Source: Paul Haavardsrud, CBC News, April 13, 2016 Every big drop in oil prices raises the question of why provinces don’t hedge when they have the chance To hedge or not to hedge? It’s a question that teases governments from Alberta to Texas and beyond, especially at times when falling commodity prices leave budget makers… Continue reading Oil price hedging by governments can be a smart bet or a bad gamble
Month: April 2016
Strong earthquake strikes Myanmar, felt in India
Source: The Associated Press, April 13, 2016 YANGON, Myanmar – A strong earthquake struck Myanmar on Wednesday night and was felt in parts of eastern India and Bangladesh. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The magnitude-6.9 quake struck at a depth of 135 kilometres, 396 kilometres north of Myanmar’s capital, Naypyidaw, according… Continue reading Strong earthquake strikes Myanmar, felt in India
Python caught in Malaysia could be the longest ever recorded
Source: Oliver Holmes, The Guardian, April 11, 2016 Local authorities say snake is estimated to be 8m long, beating the previous Guinness world record for a snake of the same species called Medusa A huge python found on a construction site in Malaysia could take the record for the longest snake ever to be caught,… Continue reading Python caught in Malaysia could be the longest ever recorded
Refugees clash with police at Greek-Macedonian border
Source: The Associated Press, April 13, 2016 Police use stun grenades, tear gas and rubber bullets against refugees attempting to scale border fence More than 100 refugees engaged in running battles Wednesday with Macedonian police on the other side of a fence on Greece’s border with the country, in clashes that sent clouds of tear gas… Continue reading Refugees clash with police at Greek-Macedonian border
Saskatchewan home to 10 of top 100 highest risk rail crossings in Canada
Source: Adam Hunter, CBC News, April 12, 2016 Transport Canada 2014 risk assessment ranked Muskowekwan First Nation crossing 2nd highest risk in country. Transport Canada ranked the country’s top 500 riskiest rail crossings in an internal document and found that 63 were located in Saskatchewan. According a risk-assessment of road-level rail crossing conducted by Transport Canada in… Continue reading Saskatchewan home to 10 of top 100 highest risk rail crossings in Canada
Saskatchewan welcomes laid-off PotashCorp employees from New Brunswick
Source: Devin Heroux, CBC News, April 12, 2016 30 families about to call Saskatoon home At least 30 families living in New Brunswick are about to call Saskatoon home after a local mine in Sussex, N.B., suspended operations. In early January, all of the employees at the Sussex mine were told they no longer have work… Continue reading Saskatchewan welcomes laid-off PotashCorp employees from New Brunswick
Transport Canada list of 500 'highest risk' railway crossings not widely shared
Source: Jacques Marcoux, Holly Moore, Jeremy McDonald and Dave Seglins, CBC News, April 13, 2016 Local officials not warned site of last week’s deadly Via Rail crash is ranked on little-known list CBC News has learned Transport Canada does not routinely warn the public about all railway crossings that appear in its database of… Continue reading Transport Canada list of 500 'highest risk' railway crossings not widely shared
Police considering charges for 'reckless' passing incident caught on dash cam
Source: Josh Eliott, CTV News, April 13, 2016 Police say they are considering reckless driving charges against an individual who executed a dangerous passing manoeuvre between two cars, in a stunt captured on dash cam video in Alberta. The video shows a black Infiniti darting between two BMWs on the two-lane QEII Highway, near Red… Continue reading Police considering charges for 'reckless' passing incident caught on dash cam
Justin Trudeau got court extension after missing Elections Canada deadlines
Source: Kathleen Harris, CBC News, April 12, 2016 Four Liberal MPs missed extended deadline to file post-campaign financial reports Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and three of his Liberal MPs asked a court for more time to file post-campaign financial reports after failing to meet deadlines under Canada’s election laws. Elections Canada confirmed to CBC News… Continue reading Justin Trudeau got court extension after missing Elections Canada deadlines
Highlights from April 11 Council Meeting
Source: Town of Kindersley, April 12, 2016 Council Meeting – April 11 Representatives of Heartland Regional Health Authority attended Council’s meeting to present an update on the Kindersley Primary Health Care Needs Assessment that began in 2014 and the current process of strategies that were outlined in the final reported completed last year. A copy… Continue reading Highlights from April 11 Council Meeting