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MP pension changes pulled from omnibus bill and passed
OTTAWA -- Opposition parties claimed victory on Friday after persuading the Conservatives to accept a proposal to take MP pension reforms out of the massive omnibus budget bill. Read more…
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CRTC rejects Bell's $3.48 billion buy of Astral Media, worries about competition
OTTAWA -- The federal broadcast regulator gave an unequivocal thumbs down to BCE Inc.'s takeover of Astral Media on Thursday, declaring in no uncertain terms the $3.4-billion deal was not good for Canadians. Read more…
Everything from Indian Act to Canada Labour Code altered in latest omnibus bill
OTTAWA - The latest omnibus budget bill from the Harper government makes changes to everything from the Indian Act and the Canadian Labour Code to the Canada Shipping Act. Read more…
Federal cuts to non-Christian prison chaplains 'not just': United Church leader
The federal government's decision to not renew part-time contracts for non-Christian prison chaplains is "not just" and "not right," United Church of Canada leader Gary Paterson wrote in a letter to Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews earlier this week. Read more…
Shell attempt to bar Greenpeace from oil sands hearing denied
EDMONTON - Shell Canada has failed in an attempt to use the federal government's new environmental assessment rules to try to bar Greenpeace from hearings on the company's proposed Jackpine oilsands mine in northern Alberta . Read more…
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty resigns and prorogues legislature
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says he's stepping down as Liberal leader and is also adjourning the legislature to try and negotiate with the opposition parties. Read more…
Full text of Canada-China FIPA and Explanatory Memorandum
An analysis by Andrew Nikiforuk of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's recent dealings with China has drawn intense interest, garnering within several days nearly 7,000 Facebook recommends and tweeted over 400 times. Read more…
BC medical researchers encouraged to seek US military funding
An industry group and a Canadian government agency will host a workshop next month on the University of British Columbia campus to encourage researchers to compete for contracts from the United States military. Read more…
National security in relationship with China very important: Harper
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the national-security angle to Canada's relationship with China is something his government takes very seriously. Read more…
Feds extend review of proposed Chinese takeover of Nexen
The federal government is extending its review period for the proposed takeover of Nexen Inc. by China's state-owned offshore oil company. Read more…
Ottawa to consider penning oilsands caribou behind fence
Penning wild caribou in the oilsands region is a recovery option for the species that should be considered, says a federal document that echoes a recent industry-funded study. Read more…
New data confirms 2012 will be 'warmest' in US history
The year 2012 is set to be the warmest in recorded U.S. history, according to the latest National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data. Read more…
Enbridge targets US charities in requests to review panel
Organizations founded by an American oil baron and a Silicon Valley philanthropist are among the foreign charities being targeted by Enbridge in its battle against critics of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline. Read more…
BC E. coli case linked to XL Foods recall
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control today announced that the province has had its first E. coli case linked to the recall of beef products from XL Foods in Alberta. Read more…
Budget watchdog says he'll go to court to get info from feds
There's a showdown looming between the Parliamentary Budget Officer and Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government. Kevin Page has given officials in 56 departments and agencies until Wednesday to provide information about cuts and savings in the federal budget. Read more…
Enbridge ordered back to Kalamazoo River for more clean-up
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Enbridge back to the site of the largest onshore oil spill in U.S. history to clean up remaining pools of bitumen in the Kalamazoo River. Read more…
Gordon Campbell won’t comment on abuse allegations against Furlong
A federal government spokesperson told The Tyee Friday that former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell, now Canada’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, won’t be commenting on the controversy surrounding John Furlong. Read more…
Jobs surge suggests US economic recovery underway
Canada's domestic economy turned in one of the strongest job creation months of the year in September, adding an eye-popping 52,100 new jobs that was five times more than economists expected.
But it was the labour data south of the border that drew the superlatives from economists and markets — which if true, suggest the U.S. recovery is finally underway. Read more…
AB engineers group wants 'dialogue about how pipeline safety is managed'
The Tyee asked the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta, a professional body representing more than 60,000 engineers, specific questions about the rising incidence of pipeline incidents and complaints about industry practice. Here, in part, is the APEGA’s reply. Read more…
Trudeau says Enbridge pipeline not a good idea
The company behind a proposed pipeline to carry bitumen from Alberta's oilsands to the port of Kitimat, B.C., must develop a better plan if it wants the project to proceed, Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. Read more…
