Category Archives: Canada

Federal judge grants B.C. injunction against Alberta's turn-off-the-taps law
CALGARY - A Federal Court judge has granted the British Columbia government a temporary injunction against an Alberta law that could have limited oil exports to other provinces.Justice Sebastien Gramm...
Sep 24, 2019

Ontario shipyard withdraws complaint alleging federal favouritism toward Davie
OTTAWA - An Ontario shipyard is ending its bid to have a trade tribunal determine whether the federal government's plan to add a third shipyard to Canada's multibillion-dollar shipbuilding strategy ha...
Sep 24, 2019

Trudeau takes fight to Singh's B.C. riding while Scheer boosts Tories in Ontario
OTTAWA - The Liberal and Conservative leaders are both in key election battlegrounds today, Justin Trudeau in B.C.'s Lower Mainland and Andrew Scheer in southwestern Ontario. Scheer starts his day jus...
Sep 24, 2019

Quebec First Nation challenging commercial lobster fishing limits
LISTUGUJ, Que. - An Indigenous band in eastern Quebec is challenging the limits of its commercial fishing licence, saying the federal government should allow its members to sell lobster caught during ...
Sep 24, 2019

Huawei, frozen toes and a titillating trip; In-The-News for Sept. 24
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 24. What we are watching ...
Sep 24, 2019

Liberals pitch middle-class savings as second full week of campaign beckons
OTTAWA - The Liberals tried to turn the page on Justin Trudeau's blackface controversy - and one-up their main rivals - with policy announcements Sunday again aimed squarely a...
Sep 24, 2019

Sentencing hearing for Calgary man guilty in five-year-old grandson's death
CALGARY - A judge is to hear sentencing arguments today in the case of a Calgary man convicted of killing his five-year-old grandson. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Richard Neufeld found Allan Perdomo...
Sep 24, 2019

B.C. supports Scheer's call for federal money laundering inquiry: Eby
VICTORIA - A national public inquiry into money laundering would be beneficial, no matter which party wins the federal election, says British Columbia's attorney general. David Eby said Monday mo...
Sep 23, 2019

Chretien, Clark help represent government at UN during federal campaign
UNITED NATIONS, United States - Former prime ministers Jean Chretien and Joe Clark are helping represent Canada at the United Nations General Assembly as the Trudeau government takes a pass during the...
Sep 23, 2019

Montreal mayor commits to 55 per cent emissions cut at UN, says cities must play big role
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. - Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante was on the international stage at the United Nations Climate Summit today, telling the audience that cities will have a key role to play in th...
Sep 23, 2019