Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ontario minister says opposition to Nestle water taking based on 'misinformation'
TORONTO - A senior Ontario cabinet minister is coming to Nestle’s defence, suggesting public opposition to the renewal of the multinational company’s water-taking permit in a small communi...
Sep 28, 2016
Manitoba government lets residents build provincial budget - including tax hikes
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister said Wednesday he has no plans to raise taxes in next year’s budget, but will listen to people who might want a tax hike. Pallister has launched pre-b...
Sep 28, 2016
Freed Canadian-Iranian professor Homa Hoodfar returns to Montreal on Thursday
MONTREAL - Homa Hoodfar will make her long-awaited return to Canada on Thursday after spending nearly four months in an Iranian prison. The retired Canadian-Iranian anthropology professor was released...
Sep 28, 2016
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
CFL fines Austin and removes him from sidelines for contacting official
TORONTO - Kent Austin won’t be on the sidelines this weekend when the Hamilton Tiger-Cats host the CFL’s top team. CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge CFL fined Austin $10,000 on Wednesday an...
Sep 28, 2016