Category Archives: Canada
MPs reprise 2008 election with battle over carbon pricing as Commons returns
OTTAWA - “Because it’s 2015” became a Liberal catchphrase after the election of the new government late last year, but Monday’s return of Parliament following a three-month sum...
Sep 19, 2016

The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Sept. 19 ____ TRUDEAU SAYS CANADA WON’T REST ON SYRIAN REFUGEES: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it’s not enough to applaud Canada’s acce...
Sep 19, 2016
Proposal to give Labrador to Quebec for energy laughable, Newfoundland Tory says
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A retired Hydro-Quebec executive has raised eyebrows in Newfoundland with his proposal that Labrador should be given to Quebec in exchange for 1,000 megawatts of energy. ̶...
Sep 19, 2016
Trump vs. Clinton: Activists hoping expat Americans tip vote balance
TORONTO - With polls suggesting a tight race for the White House in November, activists and partisans are hoping a largely untapped group of millions of potential voters, expat Americans living in Can...
Sep 19, 2016

Canadian diamond industry growing as De Beers opens Gahcho Kue mine
CALGARY - Canada’s position as a big player in the global diamond industry will be further crystallized Tuesday when it formally opens Gahcho Kue, estimated to be one of the 10 biggest diamond m...
Sep 19, 2016
QuickFacts: A look at the history and current state of Canada's diamond industry
De Beers opens Gahcho Kue, its third diamond mine in Canada, on Tuesday. A few quick facts about the industry: The newest mine: Gahcho Kue is Canada’s sixth diamond mine. It sits about 280 kilom...
Sep 19, 2016

Dallaire says peacekeeping in Canada's interest despite problems
OTTAWA - It is in Canada’s interest to play a leadership role in United Nations peacekeeping, former military commander Romeo Dallaire said Monday even as he delivered a pointed critique of how ...
Sep 19, 2016
Police arrest crane climber at downtown Calgary construction site
CALGARY - Police say they have arrested a man who climbed a 26-storey crane at a downtown Calgary construction site and occupied its cab for most of the morning. The incident, which began just before ...
Sep 19, 2016

Former Calgary police chief Rick Hanson chairs group studying 2026 Olympic bid
CALGARY - Former Calgary police chief and politician Rick Hanson is back in the public eye as the head of the city’s exploration committee studying a possible bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics. H...
Sep 19, 2016
Big jackpots ride on a few cards as Chase the Ace grips three Atlantic towns
BAY DE VERDE, N.L. - Parish secretary Diane Sparkes just wants someone to catch the God-forsaken ace. “Never again,” Sparkes said Monday of her parish’s Chase the Ace fundraiser. ...
Sep 19, 2016