Monthly Archive: April 2018

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Ecuadorians set to press appeal against oil giant Chevron over US$9.5B award

TORONTO — Ecuadorian villagers are set this week to try again to hold Chevron Canada legally liable for a huge award against the oil company’s U.S.-based parent for what they say are the serious health effects they suffered from devastating environmental pollution decades ago. The villagers will be asking Ontario’s top court to upend an […]

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Procrastinators rejoice: There’s still time to file taxes

Did you wake up in a panic realizing that today is April 15? Relaxe. You’ve got until Tuesday to file and pay your taxes without facing a penalty. April 15 falls on Sunday this year and Monday is Emancipation Day, a holiday in Washington D.C. That gives taxpayers nationwide until April 17 to get the […]

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Arrests, injuries as French protesters challenge Macron

PARIS — French authorities say 63 people have been arrested and nine police officers injured as protests took place in two cities amid simmering anger at President Emmanuel Macron’s labour law changes. Interior Minister Gerard Collomb denounced the violence and damage to stores and public buildings at the edges of Saturday’s protests in Nantes in […]

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The big pipeline predicament: how far will Trudeau go to get it built

OTTAWA — When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits down in Ottawa this morning with the premiers of British Columbia and Alberta it will be the first time the three biggest political players in the Trans Mountain pipeline predicament are in the same room at the same time. There may be attempts to figure out if […]

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Hundreds rally at Maine Capitol in support of gun rights

Hundreds rally at Maine Capitol in support of gun rights  ABC News Gun rights advocates hold rallies across US  The Hill (blog) Gun-rights advocates at rally: ‘Misconception’ about what proposed gun control would do  Indianapolis Star Full...