Category Archives: Canada
Manitoba premier says Churchill rail repairs need federal response
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government isn’t about to pay for repairs to a washed-out rail line that links the community of Churchill on Hudson Bay to the rest of the province. Premier Brian Pallist...
Jul 19, 2017
Trudeau pushed for details on government vetting of Payette for viceregal role
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to say what he knew - and when he knew it - about a dismissed, non-felony charge against his choice for Governor General. Julie Payette is calling th...
Jul 19, 2017
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, July 19 --- NEW B.C. PREMIER EXTENDS STATE OF EMERGENCY OVER FIRES: British Columbia’s new government is extending the state of emergency for two mor...
Jul 19, 2017
Be prepared for NAFTA talks on intellectual property, Balsillie warns feds
OTTAWA - The federal government is facing calls, including warnings from BlackBerry’s co-founder, to be particularly vigilant when the upcoming NAFTA talks shift to intellectual property. Intell...
Jul 19, 2017
Trans Mountain expansion on track to start construction in September: Kinder Morgan
CALGARY - The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion remains on track to begin construction in September, Kinder Morgan Canada president Ian Anderson said Wednesday in the face of environmental and politic...
Jul 19, 2017
Hydro One signs blockbuster deal to buy Avista for C$6.7 billion in cash
TORONTO - Hydro One Ltd. (TSX:H) has signed a friendly deal to acquire U.S. energy company Avista Corp. for C$6.7 billion in an all-cash deal that would create one of the largest regulated utilities i...
Jul 19, 2017
Feds start work on nearly decade-long overhaul of systems running EI, CPP
OTTAWA - The federal government is on the cusp of launching an overhaul of the computer systems running key social safety net programs, and hoping to avoid seeing another IT project become mired in pr...
Jul 19, 2017
Regina woman says she needed spirituality while in solitary confinement
VANCOUVER - A Regina woman who spent 3-1/2 years in solitary confinement cried Wednesday as she recalled how a spiritual ceremony led by a First Nations elder helped her through difficult times at a B...
Jul 19, 2017
Gov. Gen. David Johnston breaks rules by touching Queen's arm
A momentary breach of protocol that saw the Governor General touch the Queen’s arm has at least one British tabloid abuzz but some on social media say it’s nothing to get worked up about. ...
Jul 19, 2017
Veteran telecom exec could make CRTC less consumer friendly, advocates warn
GATINEAU, Que. - The appointment of telecom industry insider Ian Scott as the next chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has sparked both concerns that the regula...
Jul 19, 2017
