Finning International, a Canadian company, has announced that it will be cutting out 500 position sin 2015 although the exact specifics of the jobs that will be lost have not been detailed yet. These 500 jobs represent roughly 9% of the Canadian workforce that the company has. So far is is still not clear how…
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A fatal plane crash in Spokane, Washington has cost Stony Plain pilot Michael Clements his life. Clements was the only person in the plane, which took off Sunday afternoon from Fells Field in Spokane and then crashed shortly after. The crash occurred on Sunday afternoon at approximately 2 pm. Witnesses who saw the crash detailed…
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An Edmonton man accused of being a rapist has been returned to Canada in shackles from Australia. 24 year old Nicholas Lemont has been accused of committing sexual assault against a 19 year old female, and the crime occurred almost three years ago in a home in McCauley. Lemont was recently arrested in Australia, and…
Read moreFebruary 27, 2015– Richmond Hill, Ontario – Employment and Social Development Canada The Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), highlighted the Government of Canada’s work to tackle issues facing seniors in Canada in a speech delivered during her visit to the Richmond Hill Mon Sheong Care Complex. In her remarks, Minister Wong highlighted the…
Read moreFebruary 27, 2015 – St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador Roger Knee of Jamestown and Chesley Abbott of Princeton have been convicted for illegal possession of Atlantic salmon contrary to the Fisheries Act and its regulations. The Atlantic salmon were caught and retained illegally from a net set to catch herring for bait. Mr. Knee was…
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The Keystone XL pipeline bill finally passed the Senate and the House, but a presidential veto on the bill has caused the project to go back into limbo once more. Once the veto was apparent Mitch McConnell, the majority leader of the US Senate, announced that the chamber with a majority of Republicans would work…
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