Category Archives: Canada
Timeline: Key dates in the history of the Trans Mountain pipeline
VANCOUVER - Kinder Morgan Canada’s proposal to triple the capacity of its Trans Mountain oil pipeline to 900,000 barrels a day has made it through years of regulatory and political scrutiny to s...
Aug 10, 2017
Concerns about integrity of public health-care system prompt audits in B.C.
OTTAWA - With the blessing of the federal government, British Columbia is putting three health clinics under the financial microscope amid long-standing concerns about overbilling and the integrity of...
Aug 10, 2017
Cities press Liberals to cut red tape, revamp funding for key homeless strategy
OTTAWA - Cities struggling to house their homeless are asking the federal government to rethink its cornerstone homelessness program amid concerns about burdensome reporting requirements and inadequat...
Aug 10, 2017
B.C. joins legal battles against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER - British Columbia says it will join the legal fight against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, while warning the company it can’t begin work on public land until it gets final app...
Aug 10, 2017
As shorts land on tour, some fashion dos and don'ts for the weekend golfer
OTTAWA - The PGA of America gave its blessing to letting players wear shorts during the practice rounds for this week’s PGA Championship at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. Players cheer...
Aug 10, 2017
Census data citing major increase of anglos outside Montreal suspect: researcher
MONTREAL - Statistics Canada confirmed Thursday it will look into concerns by the head of a think-tank who is questioning the accuracy of census data indicating a significant increase in Quebec’...
Aug 10, 2017
In Brad Wall, private sector had ally whose voice rang louder than most
With Brad Wall’s departure from politics, the private sector is losing an ally whose voice reverberated louder than most on the public stage. During his 10-year tenure as Saskatchewan’s pr...
Aug 10, 2017
Removing Cornwallis statue from Halifax park is local issue:Wilson-Raybould
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said Thursday she defers to the views of local Mi’kmaq leaders on whether a statue of Halifax’s controversial founder should...
Aug 10, 2017
Alberta woman sought for alleged abduction of young son arrested in Belize
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Lethbridge police say an Alberta woman sought in the alleged abduction of her young son has been arrested in Belize. Police had been searching for the woman for three years since h...
Aug 10, 2017
Canadian brides-to-be scramble after bridal retailer files for bankruptcy
TORONTO - Margaret Perdue started bawling when she heard on the radio that the bridal retailer responsible for her wedding gown had abruptly closed its doors. “This is how bridezillas are hatche...
Aug 10, 2017