Environmentalists say a moratorium on oilsands tankers off the Atlantic coast must be imposed to protect sensitive coastlines and iconic species at risk from a proposed TransCanada pipeline project.
After a week-long prelude to the apocalypse at the Republican National Convention, it was time for some sanity and optimism to be restored with the Democratic convention in Philadelphia.
When I arrived around 11 a.m., Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park (designated as the DNC protest ground) was empty other than several campsites. One belonged to Tom and Dale.
According to High Commissioner Howard Drake, Britain is bound by all European Union treaties until it formally leaves — a process destined to take more than two years.
Ontario finance minister Charles Sousa is enthusiastic about the B.C. government's announcement of a 15 per cent tax on foreign nationals looking to buy homes in Vancouver's expensive housing market.
The flavour is often said to be better from an egg where the chicken has enjoyed more time roaming but I am willing to accept that it is a matter of opinion.
