Anna Mehler Paperny and Patrick Cain – Global News
Syria’s protracted conflict reached a dubious milestone Tuesday: The number of Syrians who’ve fled the country thanks to 30 months of violence has passed the 2-million mark.
What costs will Montreal, Maine & Atlantic’s insurer cover in wake of Lac-Megantic explosion? It’s complicated
Anna Mehler Paperny – Global News
Montreal, Maine and Atlantic, the company whose train derailed and exploded in a fiery, fatal inferno in Lac Megantic last month, is in a “controversy” with its insurer on what, exactly, the company can claim in the wake of that crash.
Forget Keystone: Enbridge’s Eastern Gulf pipeline could reach the Gulf first – backed by cash from Alberta government
Anna Mehler Paperny – Global News
While the fate of TransCanada’s embattled Keystone XL remains uncertain 70-odd months into its quest to link Alberta’s oilsands with the Gulf of Mexico, another Canadian company’s lesser-known, less-scrutinized pipeline project is on track to make it there first.
And the Alberta government is weighing whether it wants in.
Would Blackberry’s demise spell Waterloo’s doom? Unlikely
Anna Mehler Paperny and Jamie Sturgeon – Global News
To get a sense of just how central a role the company formerly known as RIM plays in Waterloo’s civic psyche, you could start at the city’s homepage: The first image that greets you is a coterie of glossy Blackberrys (Z10s, in case you’re wondering).
Python deaths prompt feds to look at exotic pet store rules
Anna Mehler Paperny and Nick Logan – Global News
TORONTO – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Ottawa may need to play a role in regulating exotic pet stores in the wake of the deaths of two boys asphyxiated by a python while they slept.
Months after Primrose spill began, CNRL doesn’t know when it will stop
Anna Mehler Paperny and Leslie Young – Global News
Thousands of barrels of bitumen have been oozing to the surface of a remote operation for months and the oil giant responsible doesn’t know when it’s going to stop.
Python that killed two N.B. boys was in enclosure near where they slept, friend says
By Mairin Prentiss, Anna Mehler Paperny, Julia Wong and Nick Logan – Global News
HALIFAX AND TORONTO – The four-metre python that killed Connor and Noah Barthe was sleeping right beside them, says a friend of the snake’s owner.
Transcanada wants to build a $12-billion pipeline east. What are its chances?
Anna Mehler Paperny – Global News
TransCanada wants to go forward with a $12-billion plan to build a 4,400-kilometre pipeline trekking oil from Alberta to New Brunswick.
Andrea Horwath on byelections: ‘We’ve seen the people of Ontario send a pretty clear message’
Anna Mehler Paperny – Global News
Andrea Horwath is having a good night.
The NDP leader is seen as the biggest winner coming out of Thursday’s byelection quintet after her party won two Liberal ridings handily – Percy Hatfield is the new MPP for Windsor-Tecumseh, former finance minister Dwight Duncan’s riding; and Peggy Sattler beat former teachers union head Ken Coran to win London West, former redoubt of Liberal Chris Bentley.
Horwath notes she’s doubled the size of her caucus in her time as leader – not that size matters, or anything.
Canada’s next supervised injection site: Ottawa?
Anna Mehler Paperny and Laura Stone – Global News
n Ottawa group aims to open Canada’s first supervised injection site since a landmark Supreme Court ruling gave Vancouver’s Insite the right to offer addicts a safe place to shoot up.
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