EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Alison Redford trimmed her cabinet, rewarded some veterans and promoted a controversial rookie to the critical post of energy minister. Ken Hughes, a first-time legislature member from Calgary, replaces defeated cabinet minister Ted Morton as the point man for the province’s wellspring oil and gas industry.…
MONCTON, N.B. — A prisoner in New Brunswick serving time for weapons offences “walked away” from correctional officials and entered a car that was waiting for him at the Moncton airport. Joshua Richard Whalen was being escorted from the Atlantic Institution, a maximum-security penitentiary in Renous, N.B., on his way…
The revelation that disgraced media baron Conrad Black will be allowed to return to Canada upon his release from a U.S. prison prompted outrage in the House of Commons from Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair. ulcair demanded to know why Canada has granted a temporary resident permit to Black – a…
FREDERICTON — The Fredericton International Airport Authority has applied for arbitration to end a three-month strike by unionized support staff and maintenance orkers. The 24 workers include electricians, mechanics, firefighters and administrative staff. They are represented by the Canadian Transportation Employees Union. Airport spokesman John Hamilton says he believes arbitration…
HALIFAX — A former lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia who served as a merchant marine during the Second World War died.John James Kinley was 86. The native of Lunenburg, N.S., served as Nova Scotia’s 29th lieutenant-governor, holding the prestigious position from 1994 to 2000. Kinley held a number of careers, working…
TORONTO — Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak is attacking a tax-the-rich scheme that saved the minority Liberals from losing a crucial budget vote.In a pro-business speech at a Toronto fundraising dinner, Hudak slammed the “punitive” surtax on those earning more than $500,000, saying it’s yet another barrier to private-sector job…
JASPER, Alta. — It’s business as usual at an iconic Rocky Mountain lodge after a fire broke out on part of the roof. Flames and smoke could be seen coming from the roof of the main lodge at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge afternoon. General manager Markus Treppenhauer says it’s believed…
HELENA, Mon — The only Canadian on death row in the United States is asking the Montana Parole Board to instead let him live the rest of his life in prison.Ronald A. Smith of Red Deer, Alberta, was sentenced to death in 1983, seven months after he marched cousins Harvey…
Armed with a historic 12th-straight Progressive Conservative majority mandate, Alison Redford says she’s switching gears from campaign mode to one focused on “growing Alberta and Canada.”At a press conference morning, Redford that voters have given her the go-ahead to pursue improving the fortunes of Alberta and the rest of Canada.…
OTTAWA — Canadian conservationists say the federal government could dramatically weaken protections for fish habitats in lakes, streams and waterways across the country with proposed changes to the Fisheries Act. Jeffery Young, a biologist with the David Suzuki Foundation in Vancouver, said the changes announced by Ottawa could add modest…
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