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JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2012

U.S. rejects the Keystone XL pipeline plan

WASHINGTON, DC — The Obama administration has announced that it is rejecting TransCanada’a $7-billion Keystone XL pipeline project.

Keystone rejection may prompt turn to China

OTTAWA — U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to reject a permit for TransCanada Corp’s Keystone XL oil pipeline may prompt Canada to turn to China for oil exports.

‘Beyond dispute’ Iran is building a nuclear weapon: PM

OTTAWA — It is beyond dispute that Iran is developing nuclear weapons and lying about it, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told CBC News chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge. In an exclusive interview, Harper says the evidence, some from the International Atomic Energy Agency, is overwhelming that Iran has a nuclear weapons program.

HMCS Charlottetown heads to the Mediterranean

HALIFAX — A large crowd packed the Halifax waterfront Jan 8 to wave goodbye to their loved ones as HMCS Charlottetown departed for a mission in the Mediterranean Sea.

The navy frigate has a crew of about 250 and will be gone for seven months.

Liberals elects Crawley over Copps as party president

OTTAWA — Federal Liberals have elected the former head of the party’s Ontario wing Mike Crawley as their new party president, choosing him over Chretien-era, former cabinet minister Sheila Copps. Crawley and Copps were said to be the two front-runners in what was deemed to be a very tight, and hotly contested race.

Harper names seven new senators

OTTAWA — Ottawa police Chief Vern White is among seven new senators appointed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The list also includes Betty Unger, who ran for “election” to the Senate and is the first woman elected to the post. Bert Brown, who’s in the Senate now, was also selected through a vote.

Ontario Liberals fund ‘a scandal’: Opposition

TORONTO — The Opposition suggests Ontario’s Liberal government may be using a community grant program as a slush fund to reward friends and supporters, just like it did with grants for multicultural organizations four years ago. Liberal Mike Colle was forced to resign as Citizenship Minister in 2007 after the auditor general concluded millions of dollars were handed out to various ethnic groups with virtually no rules or procedures.

Maple Leaf Ball 2012

On May 19, more than three hundred great Canadians will gather to celebrate two anniversaries – Her Majesty the Queen’s and The Maple Leaf Ball – which, from its inception in 1953, had been one of the glittering gems in the social tiara known as the London Season ...

Mid-term Report Card

Jerry Todd-Jenkins assesses the Canadian NHL team positions at the halfway point of the 2011-2012 season, which is traditionally marked by the annual All-Star Game ....