Ottawa sues law firm for alleged legal fee fraud in residential schools case – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2015 18:07 REGINA _ The federal government is suing a Saskatchewan law firm, alleging lawyers fraudulently overbilled for their work with survivors of Indian residential schools. In…
New Gold’s Rainy River project gets key environmental nod – Mining.com
January 30, 2015 Canadian New Gold (TSX:NGD) is closer than it’s ever been to developing its Rainy River mine in Ontario as the intermediate bullion producer has just received two…
N.W.T. opens land for first oil exploration auction since devolution – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 30, 2015 15:37 OTTAWA _ The Northwest Territories is holding its first auction for energy exploration licences since that responsibility was delegated to Yellowknife from Ottawa. The territory…
Ontario public sector bargaining expected to be lengthy amid tight constraints – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 1, 2015 10:00 By Allison Jones THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Some of the biggest public sector unions expect to be butting heads with the Ontario government in…
Assaults nearly double at Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, records say – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 1, 2015 10:01 By Michael Tutton THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX _ The number of assaults at Nova Scotia’s largest jail nearly doubled in the first six months of…
As Canadian politicians focus on the ‘middle class,’ who are they talking to? – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 1, 2015 13:28 By Andy Blatchford THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ Canada’s middle class is the darling of doting politicians everywhere _ the focus of a growing list…
‘Failure resides in the design’: Mount Polley Review Panel – Mining.com
January 30, 2015 Mount Polley’s tailing dam failed because of design failures, wrote the government appointed panel that released its findings today. The panel said that “. . . there…
Makivik Corp. creates obstacles for Inuit law graduates in Nunavik – Nunatsiaq News
January 29, 2015 “I gave up on finding work at Makivik” I am originally from Nunatsiavut and Nunavik. My family lives in both regions. I am a beneficiary of the…
N.W.T. premier launches study to lay groundwork for oil pipeline to Arctic Ocean – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 29, 2015 18:14 By Bruce Cheadle THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ The premier of the Northwest Territories says it’s time to start laying the groundwork for a potential…
Keystone XL pipeline bill passes in U.S. Senate, faces Obama veto – CBC
Republican-led Senate passed bill that would approve TransCanada Corp’s project Republicans in the U.S. Senate made good on a pledge to pass the long-pending Keystone XL oil pipeline on Thursday,…
