The Biden administration has weighed in for the first time on a major cross-border legal dispute that could shut down portions of Enbridge’s Line 5 Canada-U.S. oil pipeline. The opinion came in an amicus brief that, although nuanced, argued against shutting down the pipeline, partly in order to preserve diplomatic …

A week after an earthquake in Taiwan killed 13 people and injured more than 1,000, a Canadian couple are nursing their injuries and recounting their own tale of survival.  Pair from Montreal and Edmonton walked to safety despite serious injuries from falling rocks. A Canadian couple’s near-death experience in Taiwan …

The Bank of Canada has held its key interest rate at five per cent for the sixth consecutive time since July, saying it will be looking for signs that slowing inflation is sustained before moving on rate cuts.   ‘We are seeing what we need to see, but we need …

More than 140 Bank of Montreal customers from across the country plan to sue the bank after, they say, cybercriminals stole a total of $1.5 million from their accounts.  BMO says it works to detect cybercrime and prevent customers from being scammed. Elizabeth Bernas and her husband had planned to …

Canada’s health minister is promising “hundreds of thousands” of seniors will receive subsidized dental work next month under the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), despite low sign-up rates among the dentists who are expected to provide that care.  Mark Holland says Ottawa working to make it easier for dentists to …

A study monitoring wildland firefighters’ respiratory health is underway in B.C.  B.C. Wildfire Service testing respirators for firefighters who often battle smoke with little protection. After more than a decade of combating smoky wildfires in British Columbia, Kyler Gaulin says being on the front line has taken a toll on …

Six letters that a London, Ont., man received from Nova Scotia artist Maud Lewis after he began writing her in 1965 are up for auction, and his daughter says they’re a testament to her late father’s love of art and desire to help others in need.  Moved by 1965 newspaper …

An engine cover on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 fell off on Sunday during takeoff in Denver and struck the wing flap, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to open an investigation.  Southwest declined to say when plane’s engine last underwent maintenance. An engine cover on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 …

MANILA, Philippines: San Miguel Beer relied on backup big man Moala Tautuaa’s fourth quarter heroics to lift the Beermen to a pulsating 113-110 comeback-from-behind win against a fighting Terrafirma side in the PBA 48th Season Philippine Cup on Wednesday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Moala Tautuaa PBA PHOTO The win …

Mounties and B.C.’s police watchdog are investigating after two people were found dead and a third was seriously injured by officers in a remote B.C. community on Tuesday. It happened at Tsay Keh Dene, a remote community about 360 kilometres north of Prince George and 260 kilometres west of Fort …