Vaughn Palmer: Northern Gateway jobs bounty is decidedly white-collar – Vancouver Sun
Lawsuits against pipeline, challenges and related research is keeping law offices busy VICTORIA — For all the controversy associated with the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, proponents have been tireless in…
First Nations file court challenge against B.C. government over Northern Gateway – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 13, 2015 19:39 By Camille Bains THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ Two First Nations in British Columbia have launched a court challenge against the province, saying it shirked…
Prentice pans talk of Alberta recession; calls the suggestion an ‘outlier’ – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 13, 2015 19:29 By Lauren Krugel THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY _ Premier Jim Prentice is scoffing at a suggestion by the Conference Board of Canada that Alberta is…
B.C. auditor general says prisons crowded, unsafe and hardly stop repeat crime – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 13, 2015 19:32 By Dirk Meissner THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA _ British Columbia’s jails are overcrowded, unsafe, tension-filled facilities that fail to prevent inmates from returning to crime…
Fresh warnings point to cheap oil’s potential economic and political risks – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 13, 2015 17:47 By Andy Blatchford THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ The Harper government was slapped with grim reminders about the broad economic and political implications of low…
Ottawa, partners to spend $7M on Arctic fisheries research – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jan 12, 2015 16:36 IQALUIT, Nunavut _ Federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq has announced funding of more than $7 million for research on new and developing fisheries in the…
First Nation in Alberta waits on government’s next move after losing oilsands review – CBC
Athabasca Chipewyan will wait to see how premier consults with community members A First Nation in northern Alberta that is fighting a major oilsands expansion says it won’t decide what…
Will Canada Commit To Addressing Gender Inequality in 2015? – Huffington Post
Almost two decades ago, 189 countries made a commitment in Beijing, China, to achieve equality for women under the law and in practice, so that women could at last enjoy…
Canadian Natural Resources slashes spending, defers oil sands project – Mining.com
January 12, 2015 Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ), the country’s largest independent oil producer, became Monday the first main domestic energy firm to slash its 2015 budget by $2.4 billion or about…
Exxon plans to spend up to $25-billion to export BC LNG – The Globe and Mail
Jan. 12 2015 Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to spend up to $25-billion on a B.C. terminal to export liquefied natural gas, saying it has the global expertise to make the…
