Category Archives: Canada
Alberta Energy Regulator to reconsider Suncor tailings plan it rejected
CALGARY - Alberta’s energy watchdog has agreed to reconsider a plan by Suncor Energy to clean up its tailings ponds so as to take into account new technology the oilsands giant plans to use. The...
May 25, 2017
Man wins new sex-assault hearing due to trial lawyer's poor performance
TORONTO - A man convicted of sexually assaulting two girls deserves a new hearing because he was blindsided at trial about a statement he had given to police, Ontario’s top court has ruled. In i...
May 25, 2017
Modernization of payment systems long overdue amid rapid changes: BoC official
The country’s payments infrastructure is long overdue for an update to ensure financial system stability amid the rapid advance of new technologies and the risks that accompany them, a senior Ba...
May 25, 2017
Families of missing, murdered women urge critics to get behind national inquiry
OTTAWA - Bernie Williams says she and other indigenous women have already been to hell and back - and now is not the time to give up on a national public inquiry they’ve spent decades fighting f...
May 25, 2017
Federal government's methane emission reduction plan raises industry concerns
CALGARY - Tougher methane emission regulations unveiled Thursday are expected to create oil and gas services jobs, but have raised concern that the costs of implementation could further weaken an indu...
May 25, 2017
Nigel Wright broke ethics rules during Duffy affair, watchdog report says
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s one-time chief of staff was never prosecuted for his role in Mike Duffy’s Senate expenses fiasco, but now Nigel Wright is getting a belated ...
May 25, 2017
Obstruction charge stayed against Ontario pig activist Anita Krajnc
TORONTO - An Ontario woman recently found not guilty of mischief after giving water to pigs headed to slaughter has scored another legal victory in a separate case involving pigs. Charges of obstructi...
May 25, 2017
CBC planning to roll out reinvented 'The National' in October
TORONTO - As Peter Mansbridge prepares to bid farewell to “The National,” the CBC’s flagship news program is looking to possibly enlist multiple hosts for the anchor desk. “We ...
May 25, 2017
Supreme Court won't hear appeal of man convicted of torturing roommate
OTTAWA - An Alberta man who tortured and starved his roommate is not getting a chance to appeal his conviction before Canada’s top court. The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Dustin Paxton...
May 25, 2017
Rayonier Advanced Materials vows to 'come to bat' for Tembec in softwood battle
MONTREAL - Rayonier Advanced Materials will “come to bat” to protect the interests of Tembec in the cross-border battle over softwood lumber, the head of the Florida-based company said Thu...
May 25, 2017