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Premier says threat phoned in, prompting evacuation of Manitoba legislature
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba legislature was evacuated today for over an hour due to a security threat. The fire alarm rang, and politicians, staff and visitors were ordered outside the building as Questio...
Oct 06, 2017
Highlights of Ontario's consumer protection bill
TORONTO - Ontario has introduced broad consumer protection legislation that covers home warranties, ticket sales, real estate practices, and travel services. Here are some of the provisions in the bil...
Oct 06, 2017
Teck Resources fined $1.4 million for fisheries act violations at coal operation
CALGARY - Teck Resources Ltd. says it will pay $1.425 million after pleading guilty in a B.C. Provincial Court Thursday to three counts of violating the Fisheries Act. The court ordered the Vancouver-...
Oct 06, 2017
Man acquitted in terror-related case to stay locked up during immigration review
VANCOUVER - A man who was acquitted of terrorism-related charges for posting online comments celebrating lone-wolf terrorists will remain locked up in British Columbia after the Immigration and Refuge...
Oct 06, 2017
Former U.S. energy secretary says communication key for energy project approval
CALGARY - The former U.S. secretary of energy in the Obama administration says there are no easy answers when it comes to winning public support for critical energy infrastructure projects. American n...
Oct 06, 2017
Quebec man sues provincial police for $635,000 for alleged beating
MONTREAL - A man who has been linked to organized crime filed a $635,000 lawsuit against Quebec provincial police on Thursday, alleging he was “severely beaten” by a police officer in a ho...
Oct 06, 2017
Disabled Winnipeg football player reaches settlement with Bishop's University
A former Bishop’s University football player who became mentally and physically disabled following a severe head injury during a game has settled a lawsuit with the school. Kevin Kwasny of Winni...
Oct 06, 2017
Pipeline approval put Alberta's needs ahead of B.C.'s oil-spill concerns
VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing British Columbia in its fight against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion says the federal cabinet’s approval of the project is “lopsided” because...
Oct 06, 2017
Controversial events in the history of TransCanada's Energy East pipeline
TORONTO - TransCanada Corp. has cancelled its $15.7-billion proposed Energy East pipeline, with CEO Russ Girling citing non-specific “changed circumstances” Thursday morning. Supporters of...
Oct 06, 2017
Task force developed between Ottawa, Inuit to tackle sky-high tuberculosis rates
OTTAWA - The federal government unveiled Thursday a plan aimed at eliminating the sky high rate of tuberculosis among Canada’s Inuit population. Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott announ...
Oct 06, 2017