A Canadian law passed in June prevents Alberta oilsands crude being shipped from the British Columbia terminals along Canada’s northern Pacific coastline. This was due to fears of the environmental damage if there was an oil spill. But a test…»
Highlights / Alberta
Federal Court grants B.C. injunction against Alberta’s turn-off-the-taps law
The Federal Court has granted the British Columbia government a temporary injunction against Alberta’s turn-off-the-taps legislation, which would allow the landlocked energy-rich province to cut shipments of oil and gas to jurisdictions that oppose pipeline projects. The Alberta bill was…»
Economy, Health, International, Religion
Quebec rules for safety over turbans, religious beliefs
After years of litigation that began in 2006, the highest court in the province of Quebec has ruled workplace safety comes before religious beliefs. The ruling concerns Sikh truckdrivers who had challenged a requirement to wear safety helmets when leaving…»
Economy, Environment, International, Internet, Science and Technology
Researching a new tool against the devastating mountain pine beetle
A tiny beetle has caused enormous damage to Canada’s forests. The mountain pine beetle has been around for millennia, but the Canadian climate had previously kept their numbers and spread in balance. As the climate has changed however the small…»
WWII relic: Swedish waters finally give up bomber wreck
It was August 1943 that a crew aboard a Canadian squadron bomber were sent on a dangerous mission over Germany. The large Handley-Page Halifax never made it back. The disabled plane crashed into the sea off the coast of Sweden…»
Economy, Environment, International, Politics, Society
Major pipeline project approved, but…
Yesterday afternoon, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the Trans Mountain pipeline project had been approved by cabinet. The multi-billion dollar and highly controversial project would triple crude capacity from the Alberta oilfields to a tanker facility on the…»
10,000 people forced out by Alberta wildfires
The wildfires raging across northern Alberta have forced about 10,000 people from their homes, according to numbers released by provincial authorities. And the Western Canadian province is not going to get any respite in the coming days, officials said. “This…»
Wildfires already raging in Alberta
The northern half of Canada’s western prairie province of Alberta is experiencing a number of major forest fires. Evacuation alerts have been issued for towns in the province where fire is threatening. There has been almost no rain in the…»
Economy, Health, Indigenous, Internet, Science and Technology, Politics, Society, The Link
The LINK Online April 19, 20, 21, 2019
Your hosts, Terry, Marie-Claude, Lynn, and Marc (video of show at bottom) Court case launched against “smart city” over privacy A project by the American firm Sidewalk Labs to turn a large section of downtown Toronto into a “smart city”…»
Alberta to repeal carbon tax and press on pipelines, says incoming premier
Alberta premier-designate Jason Kenney says he’ll move fast to repeal the carbon tax legislation adopted by the previous centre-left New Democratic Party government and jump-start stalled pipeline projects, setting the stage for a confrontation with the federal government, neighbouring British…»
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