Vancouver challenges Trans Mountain expansion in court
The City of Vancouver files for judicial review of the National Energy Board recommendation to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Mayor Gregor Robertson says the NEB failed proper consultation and ignored scientific evidence of potential oil spill damage to local waters. Kinder Morgan Canada seeks to triple pipeline capacity from Edmonton to Metro Vancouver.
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Squamish Nation
Federal Court of Appeal
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Kinder Morgan Canada
Trans Mountain
Edmonton
Metro Vancouver
SaskTel Faces Risk From MTS Takeover by Bell
A Regina report warns SaskTel could suffer as Manitoba Telecom Services comes under Bell control. Fewer carriers in Manitoba may shift federal policy, raising spectrum bidding costs for SaskTel and threatening its Saskatchewan market share. Premier Wall seeks clarity on SaskTel vulnerability.
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Manitoba
Bell
Saskatchewan
SaskTel
U S Man Charged With Sneaking Into Canada
Barry Roger Holmes a 58 year old Wisconsin man is charged by the Canada Border Services Agency with failing to appear for examination and wilful evasion under the Customs Act for attempting to hide in a pickup entering Manitoba at Sprague on June 13. Officers found him under a tent outside the cab amid a cooler and bags and he did not resist. A spokeswoman said the motive appeared recreational rather than nefarious.
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Canada Border Services Agency
United States
Manitoba
Barry Roger Holmes
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Border Services
Jacqueline Callin
Canada
Manitoba school policy under fire over LGBTQ discussion ban
A southeastern Manitoba school division faces a human rights complaint over a policy that bars sexual orientation discussions in elementary and middle school classrooms. Michelle McHale and Karen Phillips allege bullying of their child and say the policy fosters exclusion and unsafe environments while trustees weigh the issue amid pride events in Steinbach.
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Manitoba
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Karen Phillips
Hanover
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Allison Fenske
Ron Falk
Steinbach
Winnipeg
Phillips
Human Rights Commission
Youth arrested after gun scare at Yorkton high school
Yorkton RCMP arrested a boy after a report of a possible weapon at Yorkton Regional High School. Police seized a replica firearm and continue to investigate. One student was hurt in a lockdown incident as the school moved to secure the building.
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Yorkton Rcmp
Saskatchewan
Yorkton Regional High School
Quintin Robertson
Good Spirit School
Health Canada eases blood donation rules for MSM donors
Health Canada moves to shorten the deferral period for men who have sex with men to one year, allowing Canadian Blood Services and Hema-Quebec to accept donations from those with recent MSM activity. Funding of 3 million supports research into behavior based donor deferral and safety measures.
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New Zealand
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