Category Archives: Canada
B.C. pipeline lawsuit dropped over worries costs would bankrupt non-profit group
VANCOUVER - A non-profit group has abandoned a legal challenge of the Trans Mountain pipeline project in British Columbia, saying losing the case could bankrupt the organization. Duff Conacher of Demo...
Nov 08, 2017
B.C. man charged after truck commandeered and driver held for several hours
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A British Columbia man is facing several charges including kidnapping and use of a firearm after a semi-tractor trailer and its driver were allegedly commandeered by an armed assailan...
Nov 08, 2017
Charges laid, motive still unclear in Vancouver double homicide: police chief
VANCOUVER - Investigators are still trying to determine a motive in the double murder six weeks ago of a couple in their home, Vancouver’s police chief said Wednesday. Chief Const. Adam Palmer s...
Nov 08, 2017
'Walk of shame:' Alberta RCMP lay kidnapping charges against naked suspects
NISKU, Alta. - Derek Scott was driving to a job site south of Edmonton when he got a call about an accident involving one of his work trucks, a stolen baby and some naked people. It was something he h...
Nov 08, 2017
Despite outcry, committee makes few changes to Access to Information bill
OTTAWA - A Liberal-dominated committee is sending the government’s Access to Information bill back to the House of Commons with few changes, despite the deep concerns of transparency advocates a...
Nov 08, 2017
Moose Jaw Times-Herald to cease publication after more than a century
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - The Saskatchewan newspaper where former CBC radio host Peter Gzowski got his start in journalism is closing down after more than 125 years in the business. The last edition of the M...
Nov 08, 2017
Sea level maps show Canada's coastal communities in race against time
OTTAWA - From the slow-paced, tree-lined streets of downtown Charlottetown to the modern, western architecture of metro Vancouver, Canada’s urban waterfronts are a beacon for condo developers, t...
Nov 08, 2017
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Nov. 8 --- PM SAYS HE’S SATISFIED WITH BRONFMAN’S PARADISE PAPERS EXPLANATION: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday he’s satisfie...
Nov 08, 2017
Saskatchewan tables bill to invoke notwithstanding clause on school funding
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation to invoke the notwithstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. If passed, the legislation would allow the government to kee...
Nov 08, 2017
Mansplaining, hepeating roiling debate at the Alberta legislature
EDMONTON - Gender and vocabulary are clashing on the floor of the Alberta legislature. Premier Rachel Notley, one day after accusing a male opponent of mansplaining, is calling out another for “...
Nov 08, 2017