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Saskatchewan says Supreme Court could hear carbon tax challenge in December
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says its arguments against the federal carbon tax could be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada before the end of the year, but after the federal electio...
Jun 27, 2019
$60 million from federal carbon tax to go to green projects in schools
OTTAWA - A portion of the proceeds of the federal carbon tax will go to fund green projects at schools in four provinces, but the fate of the program depends on the co-operation of those province...
Jun 27, 2019
Michigan AG sues to shut down oil pipeline in Great Lakes
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan's attorney general is suing to shut down dual oil pipelines in the Great Lakes. Democrat Dana Nessel filed suit Thursday. It was the same day she also sought to dismiss pipel...
Jun 27, 2019
Infrastructure bank gives Via $55M for work on multibillion-dollar project
OTTAWA - Via Rail is getting $71 million in federal cash - some through Transport Canada and some from an infrastructure financing agency - to tackle the last few details needed to make the ...
Jun 27, 2019
Mayor says Toronto should be putting hoops up, not putting them down
Toronto Mayor John Tory says the city should be putting basketball nets up, not pulling them down. Tory's comments follow a video that purports to show a city worker dismantling a net went viral. In a...
Jun 27, 2019
US consumer confidence hits lowest level since September '17
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence dropped to the lowest level since September 2017 as heightened trade tensions apparently took a toll on Americans' spirits. The Conference Board, a business resea...
Jun 27, 2019
Court rules against challenge to Indonesia election result
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's top court has rejected a challenge to election results that alleged massive and systematic fraud, paving the way for Joko Widodo's second term as president. The consti...
Jun 27, 2019
Rideau Hall reveals newest 83 additions to the Order of Canada
OTTAWA - Gov.-Gen. Julie Payette is naming 83 more Canadians to the Order of Canada. The list out this morning from Rideau Hall includes athletes, researchers, teachers, scientists, artists and actors...
Jun 27, 2019
Defence minister mum on details of Vice-Admiral Norman settlement
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is remaining mum on details of the government's settlement with Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Norman and the government announced on Wednesday that the military's f...
Jun 27, 2019
Man sues Kevin Spacey over alleged groping at island bar
BOSTON - A Massachusetts man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him at a resort island bar in 2016 has filed a lawsuit against the actor. The lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks unspecified damages for "se...
Jun 27, 2019
