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Trans Mountain mulling how to remove ‘obstruction’ causing newest construction delay
CALGARY – The company building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is still working to find a solution for its latest unexpected construction challenge in B.C. Crown corporation Trans Mountain Corp. is currently removing the section of pipe it had been attempting to pull into the hole drilled for it in the Fraser Valley between Hope ... Read More »
Gunmen take hostages at US company’s Turkish factory in apparent protest of Gaza war
ISTANBUL (AP) – Two gunmen took seven hostages at a factory owned by U.S. company Procter & Gamble in northwest Turkey on Thursday, according to media reports, apparently in protest of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Turkish media published an image of one of the purported suspects inside the factory, a man wearing what appeared ... Read More »
No teams: ‘Genius: MLK/X’ suggests ‘we need both’ Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
Much has been written about the one-and-only time the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X met. It was on March 26, 1964, and the two civil rights leaders were both in Washington for a Senate debate on the Civil Rights Act. The moment is also depicted in the new installment of National Geographic’s ... Read More »
Two N.B. men waiting for compensation a month after being cleared of 1983 murder
FREDERICTON – Nearly a month after two New Brunswick men had their murder convictions overturned, the province is yet to respond to a request for compensation and an apology. New Brunswick’s Court of King’s Bench acquitted Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie on Jan. 4 and declared the justice system had failed the men, who received ... Read More »
Biden sanctions four Israeli settlers who attacked Palestinians in the West Bank
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Thursday issued an executive order that targets Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been attacking Palestinians in the occupied territory, imposing financial sanctions and visa bans in an initial round against four individuals. Those settlers were involved in acts of violence, as well as threats and ... Read More »
France’s 2 key farmers unions suspend protests after the government offers new measures
PARIS (AP) – France’s two major farmers unions announced they would lift country-wide blockades Thursday, shortly after the prime minister introduced new measures aimed at protecting their livelihoods that they described as “tangible progress.” However, farmer activists who have snarled traffic along major highways around Paris said they would stay put at least another day ... Read More »
Rogers Sugar refinery workers in Vancouver ratify new five-year contract
VANCOUVER – Rogers Sugar Inc. says unionized workers at its Vancouver refinery have ratified a new collective agreement. The five-year deal brings an end a strike that began in September. The company says the Vancouver refinery employs about 140 unionized workers. According to the Public and Private Workers of Canada union, the labour dispute stemmed ... Read More »
Federal health minister criticizes new Alberta rules on transgender youth
CALGARY – Canada’s health minister says Alberta’s proposed changes to rules surrounding transgender youth will put children at risk. Mark Holland says one of the main reasons children commit suicide is due to questions and apprehensions around their sexual identity. Holland says he plans to meet soon with Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange to find ... Read More »
Fundraising scandal: Quebec governing party to stop collecting political donations
Quebec Premier François Legault says his Coalition Avenir Québec party will no longer accept donations, and he is asking the other parties to do the same. His announcement today comes after several members of his party were accused of soliciting $100 donations from mayors hoping to meet with ministers. Legault says he won’t have the ... Read More »
S&P/TSX composite little changed in late-morning trading, U.S. stock markets up
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index was little changed in late-morning trading as gains in the industrial, base metal and telecommunication sectors were offset by losses in the financial and technology stocks. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 0.33 of a point at 21,022.21. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 20.25 ... Read More »
Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection. The decision upholds the secretary of state’s decision to disqualify the senators from the ballot under a voter-approved ... Read More »
