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US top court rebuffs state bids to cut Planned Parenthood funds

Court declines to review Louisiana, Kansas appeals seeking to end public funding to the reproductive health organisation The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals by Louisiana and Kansas seeking to end their public funding to women’s healthcare and abortion provider Planned Parenthood through the Medicaid programme, with President Donald Trump’s appointee Brett Kavanaugh among […]

Natural gas bills in British Columbia set to rise after pipeline explosion

Most British Columbia residents will pay more for natural gas after an Enbridge pipeline exploded in October near Prince George. FortisBC says it’s received regulatory approval from the B.C. Utilities Commission on interim rates for customers to take effect Jan. 1. Diane Roy, vice-president of regulatory affairs, says in a release that Fortis strives to […]

Drugs behind meetup on Hamilton Mountain that left teen dead: police

Hamilton police say drugs were the reason for a meetup on the mountain that turned violent. On Friday, Dec. 7, 17-year-old Joshua Leo, a student at Nora Frances High School, was fatally stabbed. His 18-year-old friend also sustained minor injuries. According to police, Leo and two friends drove his mother’s white Kia Forte to the […]

Mum shares touching photo of kind stranger who held her crying son on flight

A mum has shared a touching photograph of a kind stranger who offered to hold her crying son for her on a flight. Becca Kinsey, from Dallas, Texas, said she was travelling alone with her children, aged two and five. In a heartwarming post on Facebook she wrote: "After about 45 min, this angel comes […]

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou bail hearing continues on Monday

VANCOUVER — The bail hearing for Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou entered its second day on Monday after a number of developments in the case over the weekend. The bail hearing opened on Friday with a B.C. Supreme Court judge hearing that the Chinese telecom executive, who was arrested at Vancouver International Airport on […]

Volunteer applications now open for 2019 Juno awards week in London

Residents can apply to volunteer during next year’s Juno Awards festivities in London. The week-long music celebration begins Monday, March 11, 2019, and closes with the 48th annual Juno Awards Broadcast on Sunday, March 17, 2019. According to officials, “volunteers will have the chance to meet and work alongside like-minded music lovers, while experiencing first-hand […]

UCP, Suzuki Foundation granted intervenor status in Saskatchewan carbon tax challenge

The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has rejected Ottawa’s request not to grant intervenor status to a number of parties in its carbon tax fight with the Saskatchewan government. The court released its order on Monday on who would be granted the special status. Related Alberta First Nation supports federal government in carbon pricing lawsuit New […]

Equalization payments prompt criticism as Ontario becomes ‘have’ province

OTTAWA — For the first time in a decade Ontario will not receive an equalization transfer from Ottawa, prompting the province’s finance minister to join calls for the federal government to review how the program is set up. Canada’s finance ministers are in Ottawa for the second of their two yearly meetings, which started with […]

‘Stolen’ vehicle returned to owner full of gas

What began as a report of a stolen vehicle turned out to be a misunderstanding, with a very Canadian resolution. Halifax District RCMP responded to a 911 call Sunday evening that said a vehicle had been stolen from a Hammonds Plains, N.S., parking lot. READ: RCMP reminds Nova Scotians to lock their doors after pair enter […]