Category Archives: Canada
Baloney Meter: Brad Wall could challenge any federal carbon tax on Crown corps
OTTAWA - “We would constitutionally challenge any attempt by a federal government to impose a tax on, for example, a government Crown (corporation) like SaskPower or SaskEnergy. This does not co...
Jul 28, 2016
Clean energy project opposition from the Bay of Fundy to Powell River, B.C.
OTTAWA - It’s not just fossil fuel energy infrastructure that attracts public protests. Clean energy projects also regularly face local opposition. Here are six non-emitting electricity projects...
Jul 28, 2016
Alberta like Switzerland, Nunavut like Latvia in human development: new study
OTTAWA - Canada sits on an enviable top-10 perch when it comes to quality of life around the world, but a new analysis points to significant disparity among its provinces and territories. Albertans, f...
Jul 28, 2016
Six stories in the news today, July 28
Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: --- SENTENCING TODAY IN SAMMY YATIM CASE A Toronto police officer convicted of attempted murder in the shooting death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim ...
Jul 28, 2016
Facts about entrapment in relation to a B.C. terrorism trial
VANCOUVER - A ruling is expected Friday into whether a British Columbia couple found guilty of plotting to blow up the provincial legislature on Canada Day three years ago were manipulated by police. ...
Jul 28, 2016
Decision pending on whether police entrapped B.C. pair into committing terrorism
VANCOUVER - John Nuttall hangs his head and promises he’ll do better next time. Covert video played in British Columbia Supreme Court from the spring of 2013 shows the man Nuttall calls his Musl...
Jul 28, 2016
Toronto cop sentenced to six years in shooting of teen on streetcar
TORONTO - A Toronto police officer who gunned down a troubled teen on an empty streetcar three years ago abused his authority in a way that undermines public trust in law enforcement and the justice s...
Jul 28, 2016
Timeline of B.C. terrorist bomb plot
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is expected to rule Friday on whether the RCMP coerced a couple found guilty of terrorism-related offences into plotting to set off homemade bombs at...
Jul 28, 2016
Loblaw verifying accuracy of its coin-counting machines after concerns arise
TORONTO - Canada’s largest grocery chain says it’s trying to verify the accuracy of the coin-counting kiosks in its stores after TD Bank got rid of similar machines from its branches over ...
Jul 28, 2016
Global Affairs confirms another Canadian arrested in Turkey
Global Affairs Canada says a second Canadian citizen has been detained in Turkey. Spokesman Francois Lasalle says Canadian consular officials are in contact with Turkish authorities and are providing ...
Jul 27, 2016
