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In the news today, May 23

May 23, 2018 | 4:45 AM

Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, May 23

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RACHEL NOTLEY SLAMS JOHN HORGAN BEFORE MEETING

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley won’t be at today’s meeting of the western premiers in Yellowknife, but she made some choice remarks about one leader who will be there. Notley said yesterday that B.C. Premier John Horgan is trying to shut down the Trans Mountain pipeline and take $15 billion out of the Canadian economy. Notley says she is not attending the conference because her time is better spent making sure the pipeline project goes ahead.

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B.C. FILES LEGAL CHALLENGE TO ALBERTA LAW

The B.C. government has filed a constitutional lawsuit countering an Alberta government bill that would limit fuel being sent to the province. It comes weeks after the B.C. government asked its highest court to decide if it has the right to limit the flow of bitumen in the Trans Mountain pipeline. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley noted that on one hand, B.C. doesn’t want Alberta oil and on the other hand they’re suing to get the oil.

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NO SUITORS EMERGE FOR PIPELINE PROJECT STAKE

No suitors have publicly emerged to step into builder Kinder Morgan Canada’s shoes with just over a week remaining until the May 31 deadline it set for abandoning its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Analysts and observers say they don’t know who Finance Minister Bill Morneau was talking about last week when he said “plenty of investors” would be willing to take on the project because the government is providing an “indemnity” to compensate them for delays.

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TRUDEAU IN LA MALBAIE, QUE., AHEAD OF G7 SUMMIT

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in La Malbaie, Que., later today to participate in events ahead of the 44th annual G7 Summit. Trudeau is scheduled to attend a community barbecue in the evening and take part in a meet and greet, two weeks before international leaders are set to descend in the region. The G7 Summit takes place June 8-9 at the Fairmont Manoir Richelieu hotel in La Malbaie, located about 140 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.

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EVACUATIONS LIFTED, BUT B.C. FLOOD FEARS REMAIN

Many people forced from their homes by flooding in southern B.C. have been allowed to return, but officials say there are still areas of concern in many parts of the province. Evacuation orders for about 171 addresses in Grand Forks were lifted Tuesday after the threat of flooding had decreased. Residents of more than 500 properties across B.C. remain out of their home, and another 6,500 are on evacuation alert.

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MINISTERS TAKE HOT SEAT ON CARBON PRICING

Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre repeatedly tried to squeeze answers out of Finance Minister Bill Morneau during a marathon Commons session last night that featured a barrage of questions on the potential costs of the federal carbon tax for Canadian families. Morneau responded to the early flurry of queries by saying those looking for specific net costs from Ottawa’s plan will have to ask for numbers from some of the provincial and territorial governments.

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EDMONTON POLICE TO WALK IN PRIDE PARADE

Police officers will march in this year’s Edmonton Pride festival, but instead of their usual uniforms, both the city police and RCMP officers will be in street clothes. The Edmonton Pride Festival Society in many communities, because police enforcement agencies were seen to make marginalized people feel unsafe, police were asked (or told) to step back and not be involved in Pride celebrations.

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ALSO IN THE NEWS TODAY:

— CIBC will release its second-quarter results.

— More than 30 business, Indigenous and labour leaders will gather in Ottawa to support for the Trans Mountain expansion.

— Statistics Canada will release travel stats between Canada and other countries for March.

— An announcement will be made in Toronto related to diabetes care in Ontario.

— Court appearance in Toronto today, likely by video, for alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur.

— Quebec singer Luck Mervil to be sentenced in Montreal for the sexual exploitation of a 17-year-old girl.

— Sophie Gregoire Trudeau to speak at the C2 Montreal business conference.

— Gov. Gen. Julie Payette will present the 2018 Governor General’s Innovation Awards at Rideau Hall.

 

The Canadian Press