OTTAWA—MP George Chahal says he has paid a $500 fine after taking an opponent’s pamphlet from a front door and replacing it with his own during last year’s election. The Liberal MP for Calgary Skyview was captured on a doorbell camera removing the Conservative flyer while he was going door to door as a candidate….
Liberal MP George Chahal Fined $500 for Taking Tory Election Leaflet From Front Door
New Year, Old Issues: Enbridge, State of Michigan Renew Line 5 Hostilities in Court
WASHINGTON—Enbridge Inc. and the state of Michigan are facing off in court once again in the latest chapter of the ongoing Line 5 pipeline saga. In new court documents, state Attorney General Dana Nessel is reprising her argument that the dispute over the cross-border gas line belongs in state court. And Calgary-based Enbridge says Michigan’s…
Calgary Updates Vaccine Passport Bylaw
Calgary’s city council has voted unanimously to amend the city’s COVID-19 vaccine passport bylaw. The city passed their initial vaccine passport bylaw last fall, which made it mandatory for all eligible businesses to opt into Alberta’s Restrictions Exemption Program (REP), which requires businesses to ask patrons to provide proof of vaccination, a negative COVID-19 test, or…
Hockey Federation Investigates Incident With Russia’s Junior Team at Calgary Airport
CALGARY—A New Year’s Eve disturbance on an Air Canada plane which some passengers have said was related to bad behavior by Russia’s world junior hockey team does not appear to have resulted in any charges, but the International Ice Hockey Federation says it could still take action. “The IIHF is gathering further information on this…
‘Not Getting on a Plane Any Time Soon’: Deportation Decision Delayed in Broncos Case
CALGARY—A decision on whether a former truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash should be deported to India likely won’t be coming until the new year. A lawyer for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, 33, had sent a voluminous amount of paperwork to the Canada Border Services Agency earlier this year arguing why he…
BC Mudslide Victim Identified as Rugby Player Originally From Calgary
CALGARY—Last Monday, as flooding and mudslides ravaged British Columbia, Dean Hopkins got a distraught call from his close friend’s wife, saying her husband was missing. That phone call kicked off several stress−filled days for Hopkins, which ended in tragedy when his old rugby buddy Steven Taylor was confirmed dead. Taylor moved to B.C. from Calgary…
Canada Boosts US Natgas Exports, Drills More as Global Prices Surge
CALGARY, Alberta/NEW YORK—Demand has jumped for relatively cheap Canadian natural gas, driving exports to the United States to three-year highs and prompting producers in Canada to boost capital spending and drilling activity. Global natural gas prices have hit multi-year highs as world economies recover from last year’s slowdown during the pandemic. Now, natural gas stockpiles…
New Mayors Elected in Edmonton, Calgary
Alberta’s two major cities elected new mayors in Monday night’s municipal elections across the province. Calgarians have elected former city councillor Jyoti Gondek as their mayor, while Edmontonians elected former Liberal cabinet minister and city councillor Amarjeet Sohi. Gondek will replace Naheed Nenshi, who held the city’s top job for more than a decade. “Thank you,…
Thousands Gather at Calgary Stampede’s Live Music Venue
CALGARY—A bird’s-eye view of a popular live music venue on its first night at the Calgary Stampede showed hundreds of people standing close together, waiting for a swab or to hand over proof of a COVID-19 vaccination. By night’s end Thursday, thousands had come in and out of the 18-plus party tent called Nashville North,…
Calgary Pastor Rejects Bail Terms Amid Claims of Invalid Court Order Used for His Arrest
Another pastor in Alberta has been arrested for allegedly defying the province’s COVID-19 gathering restrictions, but lawyers said the health enforcement order on which the arrest was based is no longer valid. Pastor Tim Stephens of the Fairview Baptist Church was detained by Calgary police on Sunday for allegedly refusing to limit his congregation and…
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