Canadian News – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 29 Jul 2017 10:45:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Canadian News – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Fort Mcmurray Ponders What’s Next Amidst Continued Wildfires And Oil Bust https://www.theinfostride.com/fort-mcmurray-ponders-whats-next-amidst-continued-wildfires-and-oil-bust/ Sun, 08 May 2016 08:28:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=127974 Long before the oil era, Fort McMurray first flourished as a fur trading hub tucked in a valley of northern Canada’s boreal forest. Even then, the area’s shiny black soil stood out. Devastated by wildfires this week, this outpost for oil-sands workers 700 kilometers (540 miles) northeast of the industry’s high-rise headquarters in Calgary has [...]

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]]> Alberta Wildfire: Canada Oil Price Surges As Production Slows https://www.theinfostride.com/alberta-wildfire-canada-oil-price-surges-as-production-slows/ Fri, 06 May 2016 22:48:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=127875 The worst wildfire in Alberta history is boosting Canadian crude prices as oil companies evacuate workers and shut in output. Western Canadian Select, the benchmark for oil sands production, strengthened $1.35 to a $11.50-a-barrel discount to U.S. West Texas Intermediate on Thursday at 7:38 a.m. Calgary time, the smallest difference since July, data compiled by [...]

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]]> Canadian government orders reinforced fuel trains after disaster https://www.theinfostride.com/canadian-government-orders-reinforced-fuel-trains-after-disaster/ Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:53:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=9867 Canada said Friday new rail cars used to transport fuel would be reinforced in order to avoid a repeat of the devastating explosion in Quebec last year that left 47 people dead. Large swathes of the picturesque town of Lac-Megantic were reduced to rubble…

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]]> First road to Canada’s Arctic coast breaks ground https://www.theinfostride.com/first-road-to-canadas-arctic-coast-breaks-ground/ Wed, 08 Jan 2014 21:30:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=9226 Prime Minister Stephen Harper officially broke ground Wednesday on the US$185 million first all-season highway to Canada's Arctic coast, which it is hoped will open up resource development in the far north. The extension of the Dempster Highway is to…

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]]> Canada squad brings back 11 to defend Olympic gold in Sochi https://www.theinfostride.com/canada-squad-brings-back-11-to-defend-olympic-gold-in-sochi/ Tue, 07 Jan 2014 23:32:44 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8970 Sidney Crosby, whose "golden goal" in overtime brought Canada the 2010 Winter Olympic crown, was among 11 National Hockey League players named Tuesday to Canada's Olympic squad for the Sochi Games. Crosby took a pass from Jarome Iginla and fired the…

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]]> Canada plunges into a deep freeze https://www.theinfostride.com/canada-plunges-into-a-deep-freeze/ Mon, 06 Jan 2014 17:01:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=8565 Extreme cold in Canada Monday disrupted flights and school classes, caused widespread power outages and created havoc on roads. Temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees Celsius (-58 Fahrenheit) with a wind chill -- colder than the surface of Mars --…

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]]> The Government of Canada Lists Boko Haram and the Caucasus Emirate as Terrorist Organizations https://www.theinfostride.com/the-government-of-canada-lists-boko-haram-and-the-caucasus-emirate-as-terrorist-organizations/ Mon, 30 Dec 2013 21:45:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=7037 Public Safety Canada December 30, 2013 16:12 ET OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Dec. 30, 2013) - The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, today announced that the Government of Canada has listed Boko Haram…

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]]> Canada approves law school accused of homophobia https://www.theinfostride.com/canada-approves-law-school-accused-of-homophobia/ Thu, 19 Dec 2013 17:51:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5689 Canada's first faith-based law school has been approved by education officials, despite objections to its allegedly homophobic policies. Trinity Western University in westernmost Canada received the nod late Wednesday from the British Columbia minister…

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]]> Canadian says will give away lottery jackpot https://www.theinfostride.com/canadian-says-will-give-away-lottery-jackpot/ Wed, 18 Dec 2013 11:40:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=5437 A Canadian retiree pledged Tuesday to give away a Can$40-million ($37 million USD) lottery prize to charity, telling Canada's public broadcaster that he doesn't need the money. "I've been fortunate enough, through my career, 44 years with a company.…

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