Tag: Canada

Parks Canada Drops Charges Against Northwest Passage Kayakers

In an Iqaluit courtroom on Monday, charges against four kayakers accused of breaking national park laws in the Canadian Arctic last year were dismissed. Edward (West) Hansen, Mark Agnew, Eileen Visser, and Jeffrey Wueste were each confronted with 45 charges for alleged violations in the Bylot Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary and Sirmilik National Park. These […]

Three men charged with killing Sikh activist in Canada appear in court

Three Indian men charged with killing Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia last year have appeared in court. The case set off a diplomatic spat after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there were “credible allegations” of Indian involvement. Canadian police had arrested the three Indian men last week in Edmonton, Alberta, […]

Foreign Meddling Didn’t Impact Canada Election Outcome: Inquiry

(Bloomberg) — China made some attempts to interfere in the last two Canadian elections but did not affect the overall result or undermine the integrity of the elections, a public inquiry concluded. Most Read from Bloomberg “It is generally impossible to draw a straight line between a particular incident and the outcome of an election,” […]

Air Canada abandons plans for two Boeing 767 converted freighters

Air Canada operates two Boeing 767-300 factory-built freighters (pictured) and six 767-300 passenger-to-freighter aircraft. (Photo: Air Canada) Air Canada has again scaled back growth plans for its startup freighter division, announcing Thursday it has canceled orders with a vendor to convert two Boeing 767-300 passenger jets into freighters. The airline took a one-time charge of […]

Canada police make arrests over Sikh separatist’s murder

Police have made arrests in connection with the killing of a prominent Sikh separatist leader, according to Canadian media reports. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, was shot dead last June by two masked gunmen in a busy car park in a Vancouver suburb. His killing sparked a major diplomatic row between India and Canada, with Prime […]

US stands to lose Canadian natural gas when LNG Canada terminal starts up

By Rod Nickel and Scott DiSavino The start-up of LNG Canada, the country’s first such export terminal, is likely to strain its natural gas supplies for multiple years and force producers to reduce exports to the U.S., where demand for the fuel is record high, companies said. Shell-led LNG Canada has begun testing its C$40-billion […]

Smoke from Canada wildfires is impacting air quality across the Northeast

Smoke fills the sky in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Sunday as an out-of-control fire in a suburban community quickly spreads, engulfing multiple homes and forcing the evacuation of local residents. (Kelly Clark/The Canadian Press via AP) A spate of early season wildfires in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia are spreading smoke across the Northeast. […]