Category Archives: Canada
Canada's hostile regulatory environment costing energy investments: report
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says the federal cabinet was never going to include downstream emissions as a factor when it reviewed the application for the now defunct Energy East pipel...
Oct 18, 2017
Industry may face new costs over methane cuts after high emissions reading
EDMONTON - Canada’s energy producers say they remain committed to targeted cuts of a potent greenhouse gas, even after a study suggesting those reductions may have to be much larger than previou...
Oct 18, 2017
Prosecution says accused Lindhout kidnapper is lying to court about his role
OTTAWA - A Somalian man has lied repeatedly in court about his role in the kidnapping of Amanda Lindhout, a federal lawyer says. Prosecutor Croft Michaelson contended Wednesday that Ali Omar Ader made...
Oct 18, 2017
Clock ticking on U.S. offer for Boeing-made Super Hornet fighters
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government has until the end of the year to decide on an offer for Super Hornet fighter jets, which remain on the table despite recent escalations in the bitter feud with aerospac...
Oct 18, 2017
Quebec media star Eric Salvail on leave following sexual misconduct allegations
MONTREAL - A popular Quebec media personality who is facing an array of sexual misconduct allegations took a leave from his professional activities Wednesday as employers and clients distanced themsel...
Oct 18, 2017
Big elevator companies blast Ontario bill, safety agency in new report
TORONTO - Canada’s major elevator companies, which have come under scrutiny for breakdowns and delayed repairs, are warning that proposed Ontario legislation aimed at enhancing reliability of th...
Oct 18, 2017
Some facts on ammonia and its dangers
Three workers doing emergency maintenance at an ice rink in Fernie, B.C., were killed by a suspected ammonia leak. Here are some facts about ammonia in ice rinks: - A toxic, corrosive gas with a punge...
Oct 18, 2017
Former NHL agent facing charges after allegedly defrauding players of $12M
Winnipeg police have charged an ex-NHL agent with fraud alleging he bilked former Ottawa Senators Chris Phillips and Dany Heatley out of $12 million. Stacey McAlpine, who is 54, is charged with two co...
Oct 18, 2017
CMHC says it can withstand a severe shock as it passes stress test scenarios
OTTAWA - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says stress testing has confirmed its mortgage loan insurance and securitization businesses are able to withstand a severe shock. The housing agency tested t...
Oct 18, 2017
'A national hero': Geddy Lee, Dan Aykroyd, Steven Page reflect on Gord Downie
TORONTO - As Canadian musicians tearfully reflected on the legacy of Gord Downie on Wednesday, many used a word the late Tragically Hip frontman himself belted out onstage in his signature howl: ̶...
Oct 18, 2017
