Dec 10 2018 — The Canadian Press — Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says he will examine the transfer of Victoria Stafford’s murderer Michael Rafferty from a maximum-security prison to a medium-security facility — a review that will take place just weeks after Rafferty’s accomplice Terri-Lynne McClintic went back to a prison from an Indigenous healing lodge. “I will examine the facts of […]
Dec 10 2018 — The Canadian Press — Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal is allowing all applicants to intervene in an upcoming case between the province and Ottawa over a federally imposed carbon tax. The federal government, arguing the party’s interest in the case is political and speculative, had opposed a request by Alberta’s United Conservative Party to be an intervener on the side […]
Dec 10 2018 — The Canadian Press — Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr wants to be granted a Canadian passport to travel to Saudi Arabia and permission to speak to his controversial sister. Khadr, who is now 32, will be back in the Court of Queen’s Bench in Edmonton Thursday to apply for changes to his bail conditions which were imposed while […]
Dec 10 2018 — The Canadian Press — Infrastructure Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says national security must come first in deciding whether to allow Huawei Technologies to take part in developing Canada’s 5G telecommunications network. In an interview, Champagne says Canada needs to be prudent and rely on the input of its intelligence services before ruling on whether the Chinese firm should be involved […]
Dec 10 2018 — The Canadian Press — Canadian environment groups are at the global climate-change conference in Poland today calling out the federal government for letting the oil and gas industry undermine Canada’s efforts to be a climate leader. Environmental Defence and Stand Earth are among the groups releasing a report that shows emissions from the oil-and-gas sector continue to rise and […]
Dec 10 2018 — The Canadian Press — New Democrat MP Fin Donnelly says he will not be seeking re-election in 2019. Donnelly has represented the British Columbia riding Port Moody—Coquitlam, previously called New Westminster—Coquitlam, since 2009. Donnelly says in a statement that it’s time for him to step aside and spend some quality time with his family. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh thanked […]
Dec 10 2018 — The Canadian Press — Alberta’s finance minister says Quebec’s resistance to a pipeline carrying western Canadian oil across its territory shows the provincial premier’s lack of understanding about the Alberta energy industry. Speaking ahead of a federal-provincial finance ministers’ meeting today in Ottawa, Joe Ceci argues Alberta has been innovative in removing carbon from the oil it produces. Ceci […]
Dec 10 2018 — The Canadian Press — Hollywood actor Ellen Page is doubling down on her criticism of a Nova Scotia pulp mill that wants to build an effluent pipeline into the ocean. In a tweet this morning, the Halifax-born movie star said the provincial government must stop its “corporate welfare” for Northern Pulp, which Page said is “literally destroying the province.” […]
Dec 9 2018 — The Canadian Press — The detention of a top Huawei executive in Canada has derailed British Columbia’s trade mission to China. The delegation led by B.C. Forestry Minister Doug Donaldson will no longer be stopping in China, and will instead end its trip after a visit to Japan. The province says in a statement the decision was made because […]
Dec 8 2018 — The Canadian Press — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs remained optimistic Friday that, someday, a pipeline would be built to bring western crude oil to ports in his region for transport overseas. But the Quebec premier tried his best to kill that dream. While the prime minister and Canada’s premiers found common ground on issues such as trade during […]
Dec 7 2018 — The Canadian Press — Quebec Premier Francois Legault plans to press Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Friday’s first ministers’ meeting for $300 million in federal compensation to cover the cost of refugees arriving in the province. Legault said Ottawa is so far only offering half of what Quebec is seeking, but “there is an opening” from Trudeau for more […]
Dec 7 2018 — The Canadian Press — Canada’s ambassador in Beijing has briefed the Chinese foreign ministry on the arrest of a Chinese telecommunications executive in Vancouver, says Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland. Freeland said Friday that Ambassador John McCallum has assured the Chinese foreign ministry that due process is being followed in Canada and consular access will be provided. Freeland highlighted […]
Dec 7 2018 — The Canadian Press — Chart-toppers Drake and Shawn Mendes led the Canadians picking up nominations at this year’s Grammy Awards. The Toronto rapper pulled in seven nominations, including in the album, record and song of the year categories for work from his 2018 double-album “Scorpion.” The performer, born Aubrey Graham, was also recognized for his contributions to other rappers’ […]
Dec 7 2018 — The Canadian Press — A blast of 94,100 new jobs last month has knocked the country’s unemployment rate down to 5.6 per cent — its lowest level since Statistics Canada started measuring comparable data more than 40 years ago. The overall number marked the monthly labour force survey’s largest increase since March 2012 when there was a gain of […]
Dec 7 2018 — The Canadian Press — A Chinese telecommunications executive who was arrested after an extradition request from the United States is scheduled to appear in a Vancouver court for a bail hearing today. Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, was arrested Saturday while in transit at Vancouver’s airport. The company says she faces extradition to the United […]