Nunavut premier eyes province like powers over land and resources – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 3, 2015 13:46 By Steve Rennie THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ Nunavut’s premier is eyeing a tentative devolution pact with the federal government as early as this fall…
Manitoba NDP leadership candidate promises to expand renewable energy projects – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 3, 2015 22:00 WINNIPEG _ NDP leadership candidate Steve Ashton says if he becomes Manitoba’s next premier he’d expand renewable energy projects throughout the province. Ashton said Tuesday…
Weak 2014 numbers worsen an already bad outlook for coal companies – Mining.com
February 2, 2015 The dim outlook for U.S. coal producers has gotten even dimmer. With the release of its 2014 numbers, Peabody Energy—confirmed what we’ve been saying for some time:…
The Canadian Press News Agenda for Feb. 3 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 3, 2015 EDITORS: Following is a list of news events for Feb. 3 as of 3:03 a.m. ET: x-denotes wire, y-denotes picture, z-denotes graphics coverage. Copy from…
John Baird to resign as foreign affairs minister and not run again – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 2, 2015 22:22 By Jennifer Ditchburn THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is resigning from cabinet and won’t run in the next election, say…
NDP says mental health care in Alberta among the worst; Health spokesman says no – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 2, 2015 22:13 EDMONTON _ Alberta New Democrats say the province’s mental health care system is one of the worst in the country. Leader Rachel Notley released a…
Wall says Saskatchewan faces up to an $800 million shortfall due to oil prices – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 2, 2015 20:41 SASKATOON _ Premier Brad Wall is warning the world oil price slump means the Saskatchewan government will face a budget shortfall of between $600 to…
Prentice in Washington: An Obama veto won’t be the end for Keystone XL – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 2, 2015 19:40 By Alexander Panetta THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON _ Alberta’s premier expressed optimism during a trip to the United States that a presidential veto won’t spell…
A successful day means aboriginal opportunity – Globe and Mail
Feb 2, 2015 Ted Hughes is a retired judge who has led numerous child welfare inquiries. There are reasons why aboriginal children are taken into the care of welfare agencies…
Significant events related to a tailings spill at B.C.’s Mount Polley mine – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2015 16:31 VICTORIA _ A timeline of events related to the failure of a tailings dam at the Mount Polley gold and copper mine southeast of Quesnel,…
