Category Archives: Canada
NEB says stalled review of Energy East Pipeline has cost $685,000
CALGARY - The National Energy Board says its review of the Energy East Pipeline cost at least $685,000 before members of the panel presiding over hearings into the development resigned, putting the ex...
Sep 23, 2016
Royals to visit iconic, B.C., Yukon locales oozing with beauty, social values
VICTORIA - The indigenous guardians of British Columbia’s remote and largely untouched Great Bear Rainforest are preparing a royal welcome for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as part of a...
Sep 23, 2016
Xavier Dolan's 'It's Only the End of the World' is Canada's foreign-language Oscar pick
MONTREAL - When it comes to earning his first-ever Oscar nomination, the third time could be the charm for Xavier Dolan. The Montreal filmmaker’s “It’s Only the End o...
Sep 23, 2016
New Brunswick man wins Chase the Ace prize of $1.3 million
DALHOUSIE, N.B. - The second of three Chase the Ace jackpots on the East Coast has been claimed. The Dalhousie Rotary Club and the Recreaplex in Dalhousie, N.B. announced on Facebook Thursday night th...
Sep 22, 2016
Quebec woman ordered by judge to remove hijab seeks legal clarification
MONTREAL - Lawyers for a woman who was denied a court appearance because of her hijab were back in court Thursday seeking a legal opinion on the rights of Quebecers who want access to justic...
Sep 22, 2016
Cdn. Forces Sgt. found guilty of arranging online to meet girl, 3, for sex
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - A Canadian Armed Forces Sergeant posted at CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario has been found guilty of child pornography offences and arranging to commit a sexual offence against a chil...
Sep 22, 2016
Examples of sizable federal fall fiscal and economic updates of the past
OTTAWA - The federal government’s fall economic and fiscal updates typically contain little more than new batches of forecasts, however, in the past they have occasional...
Sep 22, 2016
The numbers behind the Liberal government's moving expenses controversy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s two top aides have decided to repay a portion of the $207,000 in expenses they incurred in moving to Ottawa from Toronto. In a post on Facebook...
Sep 22, 2016
Top two PMO aides apologize for controversy over moving expenses
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s two top aides have decided to repay a portion of the $207,000 in expenses they incurred in moving to Ottawa from Toronto. Chief of staff Katie ...
Sep 22, 2016

Defence files mistrial application in murder case of missing Alberta seniors
EDMONTON - Lawyers for an Alberta man found guilty of killing two seniors who vanished on their way to a camping trip have filed a motion for a mistrial. An Edmonton judge convicted Tra...
Sep 22, 2016