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Metals mines, accounting for most federal enviro assessments, OK with Bill C-69
OTTAWA - The head of the Mining Association of Canada says the hotly contested federal environmental assessment bill is welcome in the industry it will affect the most. "This promises to be a better s...
Jun 15, 2019
Montreal borough reverts to Fete nationale festival name after uproar
Montreal festival organizers have learned the hard way that trying to rebrand Quebec's Fete nationale celebrations simply doesn't fly in these parts. The organizers of the first Festival du Solst...
Jun 15, 2019
Relationship with Metis Nation a model for reconciliation: Trudeau
OTTAWA - The Canadian government's relationship with the Metis Nation is a tangible and concrete example of reconciliation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. At a meeting known as the ...
Jun 15, 2019
Freeland rebuffs China on Meng in Washington, ahead of Trudeau- Trump meeting
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland firmly rebuffed China's latest demand Thursday to free high-tech scion Meng Wanzhou, saying it would set a dangerous precedent that could endanger a...
Jun 15, 2019
House of Commons unanimously adopts new parental-leave policy for MPs
OTTAWA - For the first time ever, members of Parliament will have the right to take paid parental leave from their jobs on Parliament Hill when they adopt or give birth. The House of Commons...
Jun 15, 2019
Flood mitigation project making slow progress
A project designed to help protect the Calgary area from another disastrous flood is moving ahead slowly.The province has provided regulators with an 8,000-page report on the Springbank off-stream res...
Jun 15, 2019
Fort McMurray officer found not guilty of causing death of man
A Mountie has been found not guilty of dangerous driving causing death of a man near Fort McMurray, Alberta.Constable Michelle Phillips was also found not guilty of dangerous driving causing bodily ha...
Jun 15, 2019
No business case for Trans Mountain expansion, says former environment minister
VANCOUVER - A former Liberal environment minister is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet to reject the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, saying there's no economic basis for the project.Da...
Jun 15, 2019
Brewers edge Rage to pad lead atop Wheatbelt standings
The County Brewers padded their lead atop the Wheatbelt Baseball League standings.That comes following a 2-1 win over the Rycroft Rage last night at the Crosslink County Sportsplex, moving the Brewers...
Jun 15, 2019
Aebly leads after day one at Evergreen Park; Bensmiller leads WPCA in Medicine Hat
Derek Aebly is the leader after day one of Boots and Moccasins, the second stop of the season in Grande Prairie for the Western Chuckwagon Association.Aebly posted a time of 1:17.70 in heat five at Ev...
Jun 15, 2019