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Thursday, February 12, 2015

Yahoo! News Canada - Canada Headlines

Unifor serves strike notice on CP Rail; could walk off the job Sunday

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 02:30 PM PST

Canadian Pacific Railway crews drive past trains at the CP Rail yards in CalgaryThe union representing safety and maintenance workers at Canadian Pacific Railway issued strike notice on the company Thursday and could be off the job by the weekend if negotiations on a new contract fail. The 1,800 workers, represented by Unifor, said if a deal cannot be reached by midnight Saturday, their members will be off the job. It comes after the Teamsters Canada Rail conference union, representing 3,300 locomotive engineers conductors, trainmen and yardmen across Canada, served CP with the same deadline. The labour strife could hamper freight service across the country, but negotiations with both unions are ongoing in Montreal this week with the help of federal mediators.

Nova Scotia justice minister promises mother report on son's death in jail

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 10:35 PM PST

Clayton Cromwell is shown in a family handout photo. Elizabeth Cromwell has been fighting for almost a year to get answers about the jailhouse death of her son Clayton, a 23-year-old who was in prison awaiting a court hearing when he suddenly overdosed on methadone. THE CANADIAN PRESS/hoElizabeth Cromwell has been fighting for almost a year to get answers about the jailhouse death of her son.

Sun News Network to shut down as of Friday morning: source

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 09:34 PM PST

The Sun News Network is going off the air Friday after negotiations to sell the troubled television channel were unsuccessful. Sources tell The Canadian Press that Sun News will cease broadcasting early Friday morning. The closure of the conservative-angled news channel follows months of uncertainty surrounding its fate, after Postmedia Network Canada Corp. announced plans to purchase the Sun Media newspapers and websites from Quebecor for $316 million. The Sun News channel was not included in the deal, which sparked outsiders to suggest the network could fold after years of struggling in the ratings.

Canada looking at LNG tax breaks in federal budget: document

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 02:22 PM PST

Cranes in the water at the Kitimat LNG site near Kitimat, in northwestern British ColumbiaBy Mike De Souza OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government is studying the idea of providing new tax breaks in the upcoming federal budget for companies that build liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals, according to internal records obtained by Reuters. Such incentives could help companies move forward with stalled developments in Canada, even as they cut spending around the world in response to plummeting oil prices. More than a dozen LNG terminals have been proposed in Canada, mostly in the West Coast province of British Columbia. Backed by energy giants like Malaysia's Petronas, Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron Corp , the projects would ship cheaper North American gas to Asian markets.

Canada's Sun News Network to shut down permanently: CBC

Posted: 12 Feb 2015 06:52 PM PST

(Reuters) - Sun News Network is about to shut down permanently as the Canadian cable news television network struggled to attract viewers, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp (CBC) reported, citing sources. The news channel will shut down as early as Friday, CBC said. The supporters of Sun News blamed the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for not giving it the same access enjoyed by its competitors CBC and CTV, CBC said. The news network employs about 200 people, CBC said. Sun News was not immediately available for comment outside regular business hours. ...
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