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OTTAWA -Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says there was never a specific “end game” for her during the SNC controversy that had anything to do with power. Some of Wilson-Raybould’s former Liberal colleagues and other political observers have questioned what she wanted to achieve by speaking out about pressure she ...

By Christopher Reynolds THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL -A Quebec judge has ruled there is enough evidence to send SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. to trial on charges of fraud and corruption. The Montreal-based engineering and construction giant is accused of paying $47.7 million in bribes to public officials in Libya between 2001 ...

By Laura Kane THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER-British Columbia’s top court has ruled the province cannot restrict oil shipments through its borders in a decision that marks a win for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and Alberta’s efforts to get its resources to overseas markets.   The province filed a constitutional ...

VANCOUVER- A court will rule today if a proposed British Columbia law that restricts diluted-bitumen shipments through its borders is constitutional. The decision is expected to be crucial for the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and Alberta’s efforts to get oilsands crude to overseas markets. A panel of ...

By Andy Blatchford THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA- The notion of a pan-Canadian corridor dedicated to rail, power lines and pipelines has been around for at least half a century but it looks like it’s about to get a big publicity boost. Last week, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer used a major ...

FREDERICTON- New Brunswick’s Green Party is pushing to increase the amount of renewable energy produced by municipal governments and First Nations, with the support of the leader of the People’s Alliance. The plan, which passed second reading on Thursday, would amend the Electricity Act to allow local governments and First ...

 Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman Cedric Cromwell celebrates recognition of tribe land in Taunton. (Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News file photo 2015) By Matthew Daly THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON- The House on Wednesday approved a bill reaffirming the right of a Massachusetts tribe to hold land in trust, a crucial ...

OTTAWA- Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s former chief of staff Ben Chin will start a new job as a senior adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week. Morneau’s office in fall 2017, the veteran political aide worked for former British Columbia premier Christy Clark and former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty. ...