Category Archives: Canada
High-tech drones prowling Atlantic waters may have found elusive whale habitat
HALIFAX - They are known as the leviathans of the sea - elusive giants that roam the waters of the eastern seaboard, sometimes hidden from scientists’ keen attempts to track them. The rare North...
Sep 28, 2016
Future of Pacific NorthWest LNG uncertain amid high costs and depressed market
CALGARY - The Pacific NorthWest LNG project may have secured the federal government’s blessing, but it could not have come at a more inopportune time. The world market is awash in liquefied natu...
Sep 28, 2016
Five things to know about the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG project in B.C.
OTTAWA - The federal cabinet has conditionally approved the Pacific NorthWest liquefied natural gas project. Here are five things to know about the proposed development: The Players: Petronas, the Mal...
Sep 28, 2016
Timeline of proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG project in British Columbia
OTTAWA - Here is a timeline for the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG project: Feb. 19, 2013: Pacific NorthWest LNG submits its project description to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. April ...
Sep 28, 2016
Uncle Sam urges U.S. expats in Canada to vote in presidential election
TORONTO - A trickle of American citizens registered to vote for November’s presidential election on Wednesday, as Uncle Sam offered advice on doing so outside the newly flag-festooned U.S. consu...
Sep 28, 2016
Vancouver proposes licensed short-term Airbnb stays to increase rental supply
Vancouver’s mayor wants to ban Airbnb rentals for those who aren’t living in the homes they are listing, while requiring everyone else to hold a business licence. Mayor Gregor Robertson ha...
Sep 28, 2016
'Pure love:' Sister remembers slain Calgary Stampeder Mylan Hicks
The sister of slain Calgary Stampeder Mylan Hicks says he was “pure love” and was trying to be a peacemaker before he was shot outside a nightclub. Hicks, 23, and some of his teammates wer...
Sep 28, 2016
Trudeau defends LNG project approval as splitting differences among critics
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a Goldilocks defence Wednesday in an effort to position the federal Liberals in the sweet spot of a boiling debate over energy development and environmental...
Sep 28, 2016
Preliminary hearing for ex-Quebec deputy premier could last six weeks: lawyers
QUEBEC - The preliminary hearing for former Quebec deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau and her co-accused on fraud charges could last up to six weeks, lawyers in the case said Wednesday. Normandeau and...
Sep 28, 2016
Stories of courage, sacrifice as three Nova Scotians awarded medals of bravery
HALIFAX - Three Nova Scotians were presented with provincial medals of bravery Wednesday, each of their stories described by the premier as a testament to selflessness, courage and sacrifice. During a...
Sep 28, 2016