Trish Audette-Longo
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News, Energy, Politics
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February 12th 2018
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley explained on Monday that she was moving into some online warfare as part of her pro-oilpatch and pipeline battle against British Columbia.
A letter about scientific research triggered immediate denials in a flurry of emails from officials within government in the days before the Trudeau Liberals approved two major pipeline projects.
When Miriam Diamond's son was a competitive gymnast, she tried to get toxic flame retardants removed from the foam blocks and landing mats her son was exposed to for 20 hours or more every week.
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould caught up with National Observer only days before she is scheduled to take her maternity leave — becoming the first cabinet minister in Canadian history to do so.
First off, what able-bodied youngish bunch of bureaucrats at City Hall decided that holding a consultation process involving senior citizens in the middle of winter was a smart idea? There is nothing an older person fears more than a severe fall, which, at their age can lead to serious complications and quickly turn into a life-or-death situation.
The imminent sale of one of Canada’s largest construction companies to the Peoples’ Republic of China should give Premier John Horgan pause. In fact, it should lead him to a smart reversal of his support for the Site C dam, writes Green Party leader Elizabeth May.
"We're not in a rush because we want things done right," said Colten Boushie's cousin, Jade Tootoosis, shortly after meeting with Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett.
The federal Conservatives are accusing Justin Trudeau of "political interference," after the prime minister responded to the acquittal of a white farmer in the death of a young Indigenous man by saying the criminal justice system has to "do better."
A new wave of mainstream Indigenous politicians in Canada is seeking to harness anger about the Colten Boushie verdict into a unifying call for action.
The former leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservative Party, who stepped down from his position late last month amid allegations of sexual misconduct, said on Sunday, February 11, 2018, he can disprove the accusations.
