Canada’s largest oil producers are calling on the Alberta government to reward companies that commit to adding crude-by-rail capacity by easing their oil curtailment levels. The proposal would allow crude oil export capacity to increase at the same time that barrels are being produced to fill that capacity, Suncor Energy Inc. CEO Mark Little said, […]
Airbus and Boeing may pull out of a bidding process to supply Canada with new fighter jets because they say the contest is unfairly tilted toward Lockheed Martin, two sources with direct knowledge of the situation say. The three companies competing with Lockheed Martin’s F-35 jet have already complained about the way the contest is […]
The headteacher of a US school has been sacked after telling a parent he would remain neutral on whether or not the Holocaust happened. William Latson wrote in an email he could not say “the Holocaust is a factual, historical event”. His comments triggered a backlash, with more than 9,000 people signing an online petition […]
A military spokesman says a sailor who was singled out on social media for a tattoo that featured the word “infidel” in the shape of a rifle on his arm has acknowledged the concerns raised by the tattoo, but military officials say they’ve concluded there was “no ill intent on the sailor’s part.” Maj. Mark […]
The House of Commons’ public safety committee will hold an emergency meeting on the Desjardins data breach that took place last month. The Quebec financial institution revealed last month that one of its employees illegally accessed and shared externally the personal information of more than 2.9 million of its members, including 2.7 million individual members […]
The solution to the accelerating climate change crisis could be as simple as planting more trees, one group of researchers claims in a recent study. Published in the academic journal Science last Thursday, the study claims that by covering an additional one billion hectares of the planet with trees, the process of global warming could […]
Spiritwood RCMP say they believe alcohol was a factor in a crash that left one person dead. Police said a westbound vehicle was attempting to turn left onto Highway 12 from Highway 3 near Shell Lake, Sask., when it was struck by an eastbound vehicle late Friday evening. Related Serious crash near Balgonie, Sask. sends […]
[Want to get New York Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.] It’s Tuesday. Weather: Sunny most of the day, with a high near 89. Temperatures will drop to 71 by tonight. Alternate-side parking: In effect until Aug. 11. Some of the nude and partly nude images were found inside a locked safe. There were also […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Torrential rain lashed Washington, DC, and surrounding areas on Monday (July 8), flooding many neighbourhoods and hobbling electricity and transportation networks. The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning as the storm hit, drowning roads and forcing closures of many major arteries. Airports and rail networks were also hit, causing delays. […]
A report with suggestions concerning the financial future of Saint John is finished, but there is some confusion on how and when it can be released. The long overdue report from the joint provincial/municipal working group on municipal sustainability has been received by Saint John council, but a pair of motions arising from Committee of […]