Yahoo! News Canada - Canada Headlines

---

• Thousands mourn at funeral of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo
• Environmental groups question refinery benefits of Energy East in new report
• Witnesses deny street racing in crash that killed teenager Jeremie Leblanc
• Thousands mourn at funeral of Canadian soldier slain in Ottawa
• Exclusive: Smoother grain flow points to Ottawa lifting rail regulations

Thousands mourn at funeral of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo Posted: 28 Oct 2014 02:24 PM PDT By Scott Malone HAMILTON Ontario (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners packed a church and lined adjacent streets in industrial Hamilton, Ontario, on Tuesday for the funeral of the soldier shot dead in last week's attack on the nation's seat of government. Corporal Nathan Cirillo, 24, was one of two soldiers killed in a pair of attacks last week that police said were carried out independently by radical recent converts to Islam. The assaults took place as Canada's military was stepping up its involvement in air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told mourners at the church that Cirillo had inspired and united Canadians.

Environmental groups question refinery benefits of Energy East in new report Posted: 28 Oct 2014 09:27 PM PDT CALGARY - A new report being released by environmental groups questions whether the proposed Energy East pipeline is necessary to supplant Eastern Canada's oil imports from the foreign suppliers frequently mentioned by TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP), the company proposing the $12-billion project.

Witnesses deny street racing in crash that killed teenager Jeremie Leblanc Posted: 28 Oct 2014 08:25 PM PDT Two witnesses at the trial of a man accused of killing an Edmonton teenager in an illegal street race told court they can't fully remember what happened the night of the crash, but claim the vehicles were not racing.

Thousands mourn at funeral of Canadian soldier slain in Ottawa Posted: 28 Oct 2014 02:24 PM PDT By Scott Malone HAMILTON Ontario (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners packed a church and lined adjacent streets in industrial Hamilton, Ontario, on Tuesday for the funeral of the soldier shot dead in last week's attack on the nation's seat of government. Corporal Nathan Cirillo, 24, was one of two soldiers killed in a pair of attacks last week that police said were carried out independently by radical recent converts to Islam. The assaults took place as Canada's military was stepping up its involvement in air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq. ...

Exclusive: Smoother grain flow points to Ottawa lifting rail regulations Posted: 28 Oct 2014 02:02 PM PDT By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG Manitoba (Reuters) - Barring a sudden pile-up of grain across Western Canada in the next five weeks, Ottawa will lift requirements that railways move minimum volumes of crops, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said in an interview. While Ritz says he is not ruling out any options before the rules expire Nov. 29, government data shows that grain has flowed more smoothly since the current harvest began compared to a year ago. ...

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo News Canada - Canada Headlines To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States