Category Archives: Canada
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
Nova Scotia to offer free naloxone kits to the public as part of opioid response
HALIFAX - Nova Scotians will have wide-spread access to the antidote for opioid overdoses as part of the provincial plan to address the drug problem that continues to grow across the country. Free nal...
Jul 19, 2017
Veteran celebrates 101st birthday with trip across Confederation Bridge
KENSINGTON, P.E.I. - Chester Banks’ eyes lit up as he gazed back at the red soil of his beloved Island home and ticked a mission off his to-do list - crossing the Confederation Bridge for the fi...
Jul 19, 2017
University of Alberta doctors raise alarm about rare coyote tapeworm in humans
EDMONTON - Doctors at the University of Alberta are raising the alarm about a rare tapeworm that, until recently, hadn’t been seen in humans in Canada since the 1920s. The worm is harmless to co...
Jul 19, 2017