A timeline of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project
July 2008: TC Energy Corp. — then called TransCanada Corp. — and ConocoPhillips, joint owners of the Keystone Pipeline, propose a major extension to the network. The expansion, dubbed Keystone XL, would carry hundreds of thousands of barrels of oilsand...
Alberta premier hopes cities stay in lockstep when provincial COVID mask rules lift
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he hopes the cities of Edmonton and Calgary will stay in lockstep with the province when it comes to eventually lifting mask restrictions tied to COVID-19. "I would just hope that everyone in the
Biden embraces a Trump policy in backing Arab-Israeli deals
The Biden administration is laying the groundwork for a renewed push to encourage more Arab countries to sign accords with Israel and working to strengthen existing deals after last month's devastating war in the Gaza Strip interrupted those diplomatic...
Missiles target U.S. troops, contractors in Iraqi army bases
BAGHDAD (AP) — Multiple rockets targeted two Iraqi military bases hosting U.S.-led coalition troops and foreign contractors Wednesday, Iraqi security officials and the military said.
Business Highlights: Keystone canceled, TikTok order dropped
___ Keystone pipeline canceled after Biden had blocked permit
El Chapo’s wife expected to plead guilty to US charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is expected to plead guilty to federal criminal charges after she had been charged in the U.S. with helping her husband run his multibillion-dollar criminal empire.
Nominee to oversee Indigenous affairs has widespread support
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden's nominee to oversee Indigenous affairs at the Interior Department said Wednesday he won't impede tribes as they seek to improve infrastructure, public safety and the economy on their lands.
‘Chilling effect’ of comments against trustee Barry Neufeld revive defamation suit
VANCOUVER — A defamation lawsuit by a school trustee in Chilliwack, B.C., will proceed against the former president of a teachers union after the B.C. Court of Appeal overturned a lower court ruling. In a unanimous decision, three justices of the
Longest serving death row inmate in US resentenced to life
HOUSTON (AP) — The longest serving death row inmate in the U.S. was resentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after prosecutors in Texas concluded the 71-year-old man is ineligible for execution and incompetent for retrial due to his long
Oil from vessel that sank in 1968 on Vancouver Island to be removed: Fisheries Dept.
VICTORIA — The federal government is taking steps to remove bulk fuel from a vessel that sank in 1968 and is leaking oil off the west coast of Vancouver Island. Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says recent results of a technical assessment