By Dan Healing The Canadian Press CALGARY — A First Nations consortium planning to offer $6.8 billion for majority ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline and its expansion is welcoming federal government principles for Indigenous buyers announced Monday. The government’s continued endorsement of Indigenous ownership is “fantastic news,” said Shane […]
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The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge An Ontario town has rejected a motion to open all its council meetings with an acknowledgment that the proceedings are taking place on lands held by Canada’s indigenous people. A councillor in the town of Richmond Hill first tabled the idea at a meeting in February–only […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–A former high-ranking OPP officer is suing Doug Ford for defamation, alleging the premier smeared his reputation for political gain. Former deputy commissioner Brad Blair filed the $5-million lawsuit over comments made by the premier that he had violated the Police Services Act. Ford’s comments came […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s environmental commissioner issued dire warnings yesterday about the “frightening” state of climate policy in the province as she delivered her office’s last report. The Progressive Conservative government announced last fall that it was eliminating the office of the environmental commissioner and merging its functions with […]
The Canadian Press A Chinese student believed to be the victim of a violent abduction is out of hospital and waiting to be reunited with his family as police hunt for the men suspected of kidnapping him, officers said yesterday. York Regional Police said Wanzhen Lu spent only a brief […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The CEO of Ontario Power Generation was the highest-paid public-sector employee in the province last year, topping a growing list of those earning $100,000 or more. The so-called “Sunshine List” released yesterday, which now includes more than 151,000 people, shows Jeff Lyash made more than $1.7 […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland CALGARY–The owner of the transport truck involved in the deadly Humboldt Broncos’ bus crash has admitted he did not follow provincial and federal safety rules in the months leading up to the collision. Sukhmander Singh of Adesh Deol Trucking was not in court yesterday when his […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber EDMONTON–The last legal restrictions on Omar Khadr were lifted yesterday when an Alberta judge ruled that a war crimes sentence for the former Guantanamo Bay prisoner has expired. “I’m really happy with the decision today,” Khadr said outside Edmonton’s courthouse. “It’s been a while but I’m […]
The Canadian Press CARMAN, Man.–Manitoba’s education minister has asked for an investigation after students at an elementary school southwest of Winnipeg were asked to show their underwear to a staff member following a prank in the boys’ bathroom. Parents and guardians of children who attend Carman Elementary got a letter […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Jody Wilson-Raybould recommended in 2017 that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominate a conservative Manitoba judge to be chief justice of the Supreme Court–even though he wasn’t a sitting member of the top court and had been a vocal critic of its activism on Charter of Rights […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario will not have all of its 25 cannabis retail shops open next week as the government had intended, as several store licence holders still are wading through a lengthy approvals process. While stores that fail to open on Monday could face escalating penalties for delays, […]
The Canadian PressKelly Geraldine Malone WINNIPEG–Justin Trudeau will be focusing on the training benefits in the recently-released budget as he meets with labour leaders in Winnipeg today. The prime minister arrived in the city yesterday evening and gave a speech at a Liberal donor event about how this fall’s election […]
