Quebec gov't to sue over concrete tunnel collapse; blames shoddy prep work
The Canadian Press
4 Feb, 2012 0
MONTREAL - The Quebec government will head to court to seek a multimillion-dollar compensation from an engineering consortium it blames for last summer's collapse in a Montreal tunnel. It announced the lawsuit Friday upon releasing a report that said the collapse of a huge concrete slab onto an expr
Three winning tickets sold for Friday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot
The Canadian Press
4 Feb, 2012 0
TORONTO - Three winning tickets were sold for last night's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot — two in Quebec and one in British Columbia. Each ticket is worth $16,666,666. Five of the one-million-dollar Maxmillions prizes up for grabs were also claimed. Three winning tickets for individual prizes were s
Harper's hard line on human rights in China not softening with increased trade
The Canadian Press
3 Feb, 2012 0
OTTAWA - The prime minister heads to China next week to talk trade and senior officials insist human rights will also be part of the discussion. But they stop short of echoing concerns raised by their American counterparts that China's human rights record is worsening. In recent weeks the Chinese go
Canada says any research on lab-made bird flu must be done in top biosecurity
Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press
3 Feb, 2012 0
TORONTO - If Canadian scientists want to conduct research on H5N1 flu viruses modified to enhance their ability to spread, the work will have to be done in laboratories with the top level of biosecurity, the Public Health Agency of Canada says. The agency said in a statement that any research on the
Baird says Canada is a better friend of Israel than United States is
Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press
3 Feb, 2012 0
OTTAWA - Canada is a better and stronger friend of Israel than the United States is, says Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird. Baird offered that and other musings in a sweeping interview with the Jerusalem Post newspaper Friday that capped a Middle East trip highlighted by his unabashed support of
Federal Court won't remove appointed third-party manager from Attawapiskat
The Canadian Press
3 Feb, 2012 0
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has refused to remove the federal government's third-party manager appointed to handle the affairs of a northern Ontario reserve. The Attawapiskat First Nation sought a temporary injunction to remove the manager appointed last year by Aboriginal Affairs Minister John D
Supreme Court bends towards openness in trade secrets pharmaceutical ruling
Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press
3 Feb, 2012 0
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada issued a landmark ruling Friday on what constitutes a corporate trade secret under the Access to Information Act. The 6-3 decision is victory for advocates of more open government and it raises the bar for companies who rely on exemptions in the act to block the
Increased monitoring in oilsands, but no independent agency for now
Bob Weber, The Canadian Press
3 Feb, 2012 0
EDMONTON - A long-awaited program from the federal and Alberta governments on how to gauge the environmental effects of the oilsands — and answer the industry's international critics — will watch for more contaminants, in more places, more often. "We will begin to work immediately," federal Environm
Quebec government demands $1.9 million back from company set to close plant
The Canadian Press
3 Feb, 2012 0
MONTREAL - The Quebec government's investment arm wants its $1.9 million back from a company preparing to leave the province. Home appliance-maker Mabe has announced it will slash 700 jobs in Montreal. It says it will close the Canadian plant, which manufactures brand-name dryers, by 2014. The compa
Shafia father and son start appeal process by filing inmate notices of appeal
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press
3 Feb, 2012 0
TORONTO - A father and son convicted of killing almost half of their family have filed their intentions to appeal. Mohammad Shafia, 58, has joined his son Hamed, 21, in filing an inmate notice of appeal, which is the first step in the process toward filing a full appeal at a later date. Shafia, his
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