OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to unveil an agreement with Alberta Thursday which could clear the way for a new oil pipeline in exchange for stronger environmental regulations, while also walking back some of Ottawa’s climate policies. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said her government has been negotiating with Ottawa a “grand […]
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to unveil an agreement with Alberta Thursday which could clear the way for a new oil pipeline in exchange for stronger environmental regulations, while also walking back some of Ottawa’s climate policies. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said her government has been negotiating with Ottawa a “grand […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday may no longer be the retail bacchanalia of years past, when the promise of one-time bargains caused people to leave Thanksgiving tables for malls where some customers got into fistfights over toys or TVs. But the event still has enough enthusiasts to make it the biggest shopping day in […]
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities say the death toll rose to 55 in apartment complex fire. The Associated Press
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Shares in Europe are mixed following gains in most Asian markets. The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were nearly unchanged ahead of Thursday’s Thanksgiving holiday. In early European trading, Germany’s DAX climbed 0.2% to 23,781.53. Britain’s FTSE 100 slid 0.2% to 9,677.14, while the CAC […]
HONG KONG (AP) — The death toll from a massive fire that broke out at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to 55, as firefighters continued to battle the blaze, among the deadliest in the city’s modern history. Hong Kong authorities said Thursday 51 people had been found dead on the scene, […]
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s energy minister says political talk of a pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific isn’t the way to do business and leaks through the media should not be considered the government’s way of engaging with First Nations over such a project. Adrian Dix says the pipeline is a “$14-million-dollar communication exercise” by […]
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say a former municipal employee has been charged with fraud leading to an estimated loss of $2.5 million for the city. The Surrey Police Service says the RCMP’s economic crimes unit began investigating allegations of financial irregularities and “a significant fraud” reported by the city last year. They say […]
VANCOUVER — A co-founder of Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front said he was surprised by Health Canada’s lack of “urgency” about the deadly toxic drug crisis, and the absence of a pharmaceutical-grade supplier meant the club had to turn to the dark web to get pure substances. Jeremy Kalicum continued his testimony in a constitutional […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic has authorized the arrival of 800 new flights to accommodate a surge in tourists who were originally planning to vacation in Jamaica and other nearby islands but were rerouted following the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. The flights, a combination of regular and charter ones, were approved […]
