Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government inherited a “high degree of mistrust” from the previous Conservative government that has left Canadians skeptical about consultations on pipelines and environmental protection. Trudeau was asked about Energy East from a man at a town hall meeting in Fredericton, who wondered if public meetings will be held in affected communities, and whether detailed maps of the pipeline route would be provided.
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Six stories in the news today, Jan. 17
Kirk Wilson, a Toronto bouncer described as a “gentle giant,” has been identified as one of five people who died when a gunman opened fire in a crowded beachfront nightclub in Mexico early Monday. Local authorities initially said two Canadians were among the dead but Global Affairs Canada later confirmed Wilson as the lone Canadian fatality.
Saskatchewan woman sentenced to seven years for killing her uncle after alleged sexual assault
A Saskatchewan woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for the fatal stabbing of her 70-year-old great uncle. Candace Gail Moostoos of Melfort was convicted by a jury last October of manslaughter in the death of Alpheus Burns.
Canadian filmmakers choose potential candidates for new Heritage Minutes
Organizers behind Canada’s Heritage Minutes are asking filmmakers to draft up their best proposals for new additions to the series on key moments or figures in the country’s history. Historica Canada says they’ll produce two new one-minute films this year that join recent additions like the stories of Viola Desmond and Chanie Wenjack.
Trudeau holds town halls in Atlantic Canada after rocky start to goodwill tour
Maritimers will have a chance to question Justin Trudeau about regional issues as he begins the second week of his roving campaign to reconnect with ordinary Canadians. The prime minister kicks off the Atlantic leg of his national outreach tour in Halifax today with a visit to a local coffee shop and a town hall forum hosted by the city’s mayor.
Next-gen 911: CRTC braces for emergency video
It’s going to take a lot more than new regulations to allow all Canadians to send urgent, life-and-death text and video messages to emergency call centres, say advocates of so-called next-generation 911 services. Organizations, including the Canadian Interoperability Technology Interest Group, say a hearing this week by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission into expanding 911 service across the country is just the beginning of what’s needed to upgrade services to take advantage of new technologies.
Building boom expected to ebb
New home construction in Kelowna surged an astounding 72 per cent in 2016, but it’s expected to fall back this year. “The pent-up demand has been satisfied to some extent, so 2017’s forecast definitely calls for a moderation from 2016,” said Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation market analyst Taylor Pardy.
‘The super-rich and the rest of us’: 2 richest Canadians have wealth equal to 11 million poorest
A man holds up a protest sign as he marches with thousands of people through the streets participating in the Occupy Vancouver protest on Oct.15, 2011. A new report called ‘An Economy for the 99%’ paints a stark picture of wealth inequality in Canada and around the world.
Britain’s Prince Charles co-authors a book on climate change
Penguin Books says Prince Charles has co-authored a book on climate change together with an environmentalist and a Cambridge scientist. The Prince of Wales, long a critic of man-made climate change, wrote the book “Climate Change” with Tony Juniper, a former Friends of the Earth director, and Emily Shuckburgh, a Cambridge University climate scientist.
Wettest, snowiest December in Muskoka in decades: Environment Canada
The final numbers are in and it proves December was one of the wettest and snowiest in decades. On the highways and in town getting around in December was very tricky at times due to double the snowfall at 180 cms.
ILWU members rail against proposed regulations changes
More than two dozen members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada rallied outside the Transport Canada offices on Second Avenue West on Thursday morning to send a strong message to the federal government: allowing the end of cabotage and privatizing Canada’s ports and airports would be a devastating mistake for hundreds of thousands of Canadian workers. Led by president of ILWU Local 400 marine section Terry Engler and president of ILWU Local 523 Regan Fletcher, union members from Prince Rupert to Vancouver rallied to tell the new Justin Trudeau Liberal government to bring in what they promised: change.
VIDEO: 65 proud new Canadians
A bunch of proud new Canadians are waving their red and white flags after taking the Oath of Citizenship this week in Kelowna. A total of 65 local residents became official Canadian citizens on Wednesday at a joy-filled ceremony held at the Rotary Centre of the Arts.
Lee now open to safe injection sites, yet not fully convinced
Mayor Ed Lee arrives for an event at the Islamic Society of San Francisco in San Francisco, Calif. on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017.
Yukon weightlifter bumped up in 2008 Olympic standings – again
Jeane Lassen competes in the women’s 75kg weightlifting final at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. She originally finished eighth, but has since been bumped up to fifth place.
‘Absolutely verboten’ or ‘personal family vacation’: Trudeau…
In the wake of accusations he broke federal law when he flew on a private helicopter during a recent holiday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declined Friday to offer a justification for that decision. Trudeau and his family spent several days over the New Year as the guest of the billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader the Aga Khan at the Aga Khan’s private island in the Bahamas.
Canadian dairy could face Trump challenge
U.S. dairy groups are calling on Donald Trump to set his sights on Canada’s “protectionist” dairy practices as he seeks to safeguard American jobs. The International Dairy Foods Association, National Milk Producers Federation and U.S. Dairy Export Council, along with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture say a planned national Canadian ingredients strategy will block U.S. exports in violation of NAFTA and the World Trade Organization.
Justin Trudeau’s Ontario road show takes on partisan edge
Canadians who want to meet the prime minister during his upcoming road tour are being asked to first register their personal details with Liberal MPs. OTTAWA-Canadians who want to meet Justin Trudeau during his upcoming road tour town halls are being asked to first register their personal details with Liberal MPs.
Vancouver Island Party seeking candidates for election
But first, the Vancouver Island Party needs to find candidates for the Island constituencies before the May 9 provincial election. “We have some interest expressed by several people but we don’t have them formally signed up yet,” said party leader Robin Richardson, a Victoria resident who is a Harvard-educated economist and a former Progressive Conservative member of parliament in Toronto, back when Joe Clark was prime minister.
Safehaven continues preparations for Syrian refugee family arrival
They fled their home north of Aleppo for Turkey, but with the assistance of a local refugee sponsorship group in the Comox Valley, a Syrian family of seven is hoping to soon call the Valley home. Formed in February 2016, Safehaven: Refugee Sponsorship Group is assisting the family with its quest to immigrate to Canada, and as such, has raised more than $64,000 to help bring that goal to fruition.
Beauty salon in a war zone: Canadians with Samaritan’s Purse working give Yazidis their future back
Calgarian John Clayton, an old hand at providing emergency aid in places such as Haiti and South Sudan, says that in 26 years of humanitarian work overseas he had never seen a community in such need of assistance as the Yazidis. “I do not wish to diminish the suffering of any other group at the hands of ISIL, but the Yazidis were their No.
Mr. Trudeau, friendship with the Aga Khan should be celebrated, not hidden
Andrew Cohen is a Canadian journalist, author and professor. He is a Fulbright scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington.
Ottawa, provinces will face pressure to backtrack on emission targets under Trump
Dump trucks are parked near crude oil tanks at Kinder Morgan’s North 40 terminal expansion construction project in Sherwood Park, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada November 13, 2016. Dump trucks are parked near crude oil tanks at Kinder Morgan’s North 40 terminal expansion construction project in Sherwood Park, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada November 13, 2016.
PC gets the country to #EatTogether
As Canadians prepare to come together for the country’s 150th anniversary, President’s Choice is taking a new approach and showing how a shared meal is a perfect opportunity to reconnect with each other. In a video launching the “#EatTogether” concept, a woman comes home to her apartment building, silently lamenting how everyone else seems to be buried in their devices.
Madawaska County BBQ Dipping Sauce
This BBQ sauce is very common and well liked in the Madawaska County of Northern Maine US and New Brunswick Canada. It is most commonly used as a side dipping sauce for chicken, but is also used as a dressing for coleslaw instead of the typical creamy or vinegar ones we are used to seeing.
Winter storm warnings issued in Atlantic Canada, up to 40 centimetres expected
The Atlantic provinces are bracing for a winter wallop that could bring up to 40 centimetres of snow to parts of the region. Winter storm warnings have been issued for Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and for parts of eastern New Brunswick and western Newfoundland.
A call for frosty faces: Would you walk 1,685 km to Tuktoyaktuk… and back?
“There is a beautiful sunrise, trees are all frosty and white, and the oranges and yellows are amazing on the lake,” she said Thursday morning as she trekked up the popular trail in Yellowknife. Tremblay had just walked a little bit closer to Tuktoyaktuk, one of the northernmost communities in the territory, without having to step one foot out of town.
LETTER: Time to get beyond mudslinging
Doug Griffiths, author of “13 Ways to Kill Your Community,” and paid guest speaker, is upset by Brian W. White, CPA, CA and chairman of Pictou County ‘Amalgamation No Thank You. Now Mr. Griffiths says he no longer wants to talk to Mr. White according to his comments in “Always a way to succeed” which appeared in the New Glasgow News on Dec 21. Well that was the best bit of news I’d heard for some while! Here’s hoping he takes his booty and returns to his native province and soon relieves the Nova Scotia taxpayer.
EDITORIAL: Some ready to throw caution to the wind
Now there’s a novel approach in setting a political agenda: a moderate tone, basing comments on a positive track, avoiding the negative. There was a time when Lisa Raitt’s style in discussing her bid to lead the federal Conservatives would have made all the sense in the world.
Book documents efforts since Westray to prevent workplace deaths
The cover for Hell’s History: The USW’s fight to prevent workplace deaths and injuries from the 1992 Westray Mine disaster through 2016. The book is written by Tom Sandborn.
Some hearings by the Canadian Judicial Council into the conduct of judges
A Canadian Judicial Council inquiry committee has recommended federal Justice Robin Camp be removed from the bench after making inappropriate remarks when he was a provincial court judge presiding over a sex assault trial in Calgary. Lawyers for Camp have responded by saying removing him from the bench should be a last resort.
Floods, fire shatter insurance records
A vehicle is submerged in a residential area of Sydney after being hit by a tropical storm in October. Flooding in Cape Breton and fires in Alberta took a toll on insurers across the country in 2016.
Trudeau’s Arctic oil decision a fresh example of Canada ignoring the North
It’s unclear how appreciative Canadians who live in the region will be of Trudeau’s action, because they were not consulted. It’s unclear how appreciative Canadians who live in the region will be of Trudeau’s action, because they were not consulted.
U.S. veteran under arrest after five killed, eight wounded in airport shooting
Canadian government officials were trying to determine whether any Canadians were among the casualties of a mass shooting Friday in the baggage area of the airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The office of Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion said it had no immediate information about Canadian citizens being among the five people reported dead or eight injured after a gunman opened fire.
PTSD suspected in murders
Lionel Desmond was part of the 2nd battalion, of the Royal Canadian Regiment, based at CFB Gagetown and shown in this 2007 handout photo taken in Panjwai district in between patrol base Wilson and Masum Ghar in Afghanistan. A clearer picture is emerging of Desmond, the former soldier involved in an apparent murder-suicide in Nova Scotia, with his own words on social media revealing a man struggling with PTSD who was trying to get his life back.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Facebook-Trev Bungay A clearer picture is emerging of the former soldier involved in an apparent murder-suicide in Nova Scotia, with his own words on social media revealing a man struggling with PTSD who was trying to get his life back.
Ottawa earmarks half a billion dollars for Canada’s 150th anniversary
Fireworks light the sky during a Canada 150 event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation in Charlottetown, P.E.I. on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. Fireworks light the sky during a Canada 150 event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation in Charlottetown, P.E.I. on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016.
Cold snap freezes bridge in fixed position
Icy roads have created havoc for Metro Vancouverites this winter, and now boats near Westham Island are being affected by the cold. Chris Bryan with TransLink says the Westham Island Bridge, which connects the Island to Ladner Village, will remain in a “fixed” position.
Mother Nature can’t decide which kind of winter to send us
But according to Geoff Coulson, warning preparedness meteorologist for Environment and Climate Change Canada, that was the case in December. After a mild start to December, cold air finally made an extended appearance across the province after about the 7th of the month until the days leading up to Christmas.
Shuswap MLA satisfied with 2016
We are on track to have our entire operating debt written off in 2019, and that’s the first time since 1954. “It’s been a great year, with significant highway and infrastructure improvements,” he said, noting he was particularly pleased with the Malakwa Bridge project, which was on time and on budget, as well as the advancement of the Perry River bridge project.
Building trust with electors
The North Okanagan-Shuswap MP spoke to the Observer on a snowy Friday morning to discuss his accomplishments in 2016, his connection to the Shuswap and national politics. He had already had long day before 10 a.m., flying in from Ottawa the night before, which is three hours ahead.
Updated: 6 hours agoComments (0)The worst of the storm has passed.
A Colorado low dumped up to 30 centimetres of snow on some parts of Northwestern Ontario before moving off to the east on Tuesday. “There was a massive area of precipitation with this thing; rain in southern Ontario to heavy snow in the northern part of the province,” Environment Canada meteorologist Geoff Coulson said Tuesday.