Alberta's Conservative party chooses Redford as leader
(Reuters) ? Alberta's ruling Conservative party has named Alison Redford, a former human rights lawyer, as the next premier of the province that is seeking to expand markets for its oil sands while fending off criticism from international environmental groups. Redford won by a narrow margin in the early morning hours on Sunday. She beat out Gary Mar, a former health minister, and Doug Horner, who had been deputy premier.
Flagging Hurricane Ophelia enroute to Newfoundland
MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Ophelia weakened to a Category 1 storm on Sunday as it raced toward Newfoundland off Canada's Atlantic coast. Ophelia, which had earlier strengthened to become the third major hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, was still expected to be a powerful storm when it passed near or over the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland on Sunday night or early Monday.
Serial killer Clifford Olson dead
(Reuters) - Canadian serial killer Clifford Olson, serving a life sentence for murdering 11 boys and girls in the early 1980s, has died in a Quebec hospital, local media reports said on Friday. Earlier reports said Corrections Canada had told the families of Olson's victims that he was dying of cancer.
Canada minister mocked for demanding golden cards
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian opposition legislators mocked Foreign Minister John Baird on Friday after it emerged he had demanded gold-embossed business cards at a time when the government is pushing the need for austerity. The news - revealed by an access to information request by the Canadian Press - broke as Canada's governing Conservatives prepare to slash billions of dollars in spending to eliminate the budget deficit.
Safe drug-injection site can stay: Supreme Court of Canada
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Vancouver's Insite clinic, the only safe-injection site for drug addicts in North America, can stay open, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday in a landmark defeat for the federal government's tough-on-crime agenda. The top court, slapping down the Conservative government with some harsh language, ruled unanimously that closing the site in the Pacific Coast city would threaten the lives of drug users and therefore violate their human rights.
Recovering economy grows in July
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The economy grew in July, the second straight month of expansion, setting the stage for a positive third quarter after the second-quarter's worrying contraction. The 0.3 percent growth in Canadian gross domestic product was exactly as predicted in a Reuters survey of economists and follows a 0.2 percent rise in June.
Canada lashes Sri Lanka, summit showdown looms
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada publicly criticized Sri Lanka over its human rights record for the first time on Thursday, setting the scene for a confrontation at a major international summit next month. Sri Lanka is under increasing Western pressure to probe allegations of war crimes and humanitarian law violations at the end of its war with Tamil Tiger separatists in 2009.
Climate change to cost Canada billions: panel
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Climate change will cause damage in Canada equivalent to around 1 percent of GDP in 2050 as rising temperatures kill off forests, flood low-lying areas and cause more illnesses, an official panel said on Thursday. The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy said Canada's Conservative government - criticized by green activists for not doing enough to fight global warming - should take measures to mitigate the effects of climate change, which most scientists blame on greenhouse gas emissions.
Watchdog warns Canada governments of fiscal crunch
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The finances of Canada's federal government and its 10 provinces are unsustainable over the long term and they will need to either raise taxes or cut spending, in part because the population is aging, the country's budget watchdog said on Thursday. "Fiscal sustainability requires that government debt cannot ultimately grow faster than the economy," Kevin Page, the parliamentary budget officer, said in a report that looked at likely trends over the next 75 years.
Lower Canadian dollar helps lift Canada August producer prices
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A weakening of the Canadian dollar helped pushed up the Canadian producer price index in August by 0.5 percent, Statistics Canada said on Thursday. Prices for motor vehicles and other transportation equipment jumped 1.7 percent in the month as the currency fell from the 3-1/2 year highs recorded in July.
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