Monthly Archive: April 2018

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NewsAlert: Trudeau promising money, legislation to make Trans Mountain happen

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says has instructed his finance minister to enter negotiations with Kinder Morgan to “remove the uncertainty” hanging over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Trudeau also says federal legislation is coming that will “reassert and reinforce” the fact that the federal government is well within its jurisdiction to approve […]

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Sioux Falls airport traffic spikes in 2017, may drop in 2018

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sioux Falls’ airport saw record traffic in 2017 for the seventh consecutive year, but this year could see a drop. The Sioux Falls Regional Airport had more than a million passengers go through the airport last year, the Argus Leader reported . The spike is largely due to Frontier competing with […]

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Alberta, feds to team up to ‘eliminate’ Trans Mountain risk, Notley says

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her province and the federal government have agreed on a plan to “eliminate” investor risk surrounding the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. As a result, Notley says, the pipeline “will be built,” although she refused to provide details. “The federal government, along with the government of Alberta, has […]

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NewsAlert: Alberta, feds to team up on easing Trans Mountain risk, Notley says

OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her province and the federal government have agreed on a plan to eliminate investor risk surrounding the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. As a result, Notley says, the pipeline “will be built,” although she refused to provide details. Notley’s remarks followed those of B.C. Premier John Horgan, who […]

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Horgan still blocking Trans Mountain after meeting with PM, Notley

OTTAWA — B.C. Premier John Horgan says his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley did nothing to end his ongoing efforts to block plans to expand an existing diluted bitumen line between the two provinces. Horgan, Notley and Trudeau met today on Parliament Hill in hopes of finding a solution […]

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In a close race, ‘Rampage’ takes No. 1 from ‘A Quiet Place’

LOS ANGELES — Dwayne Johnson’s arcade game-inspired “Rampage” crept past last week’s top film “A Quiet Place” to take the No. 1 spot on the box office charts, but just barely. Studios on Sunday estimate that “Rampage” has grossed $34.5 million in its first weekend in theatres. In a very close second was the modestly-budgeted […]

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Clicking ‘checkout’ could cost more after Supreme Court case

WASHINGTON — Sales Tax: $0. Online shoppers have gotten used to seeing that line on checkout screens before they click “purchase.” But a case before the Supreme Court could change that. At issue is a rule stemming from two, decades-old Supreme Court cases: If a business is shipping to a state where it doesn’t have […]

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Starbucks CEO apologizes to 2 black men arrested

PHILADELPHIA — Starbucks’ CEO says he wants to apologize personally to the black men arrested at one of his Philadelphia stores, an incident that prompted accusations of racism on social media . Kevin Johnson posted a lengthy statement Saturday night, calling the situation “disheartening” and that it led to a “reprehensible” outcome. Videos posted online […]

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With Trans Mountain in doubt, pipelines to U.S. looking increasingly likely

CALGARY — After nearly a decade since the last major oil pipeline was built, and with existing ones brimming with crude, Canada’s energy industry is wondering when and if any new lifelines to foreign markets will go into the ground. Those concerns were heightened last week after Kinder Morgan effectively put its Trans Mountain expansion […]