Posted inCanada Magna International Inc Sex Crimes Stronach Group Stronach, Frank Toronto (Ontario) Canadian Auto Parts Billionaire Faces Sexual Assault Charges A police force outside Toronto said that charges against Frank Stronach, 91, relate to episodes from as long ago as the 1980s and as recent as last year. Posted by By Ian Austen
Posted inAlternative and Renewable Energy British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Canada Drought Electric Light and Power Energy and Power Global Warming Hydro-Quebec Hydroelectric Power internal-truncator International Trade and World Market Levees and Dams Portland General Electric Company Reservoirs Solar Energy United States International Relations Water Weather Abnormally Dry Canada Taps U.S. Energy, Reversing Usual Flow Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, raising worries in the industry about the effects of climate change. Posted by By Ivan Penn and Ruth Fremson
Posted inCanada Consumer Product Safety Commission Consumer Protection Deaths (Fatalities) Health Canada Medline Bed Assist Bar Medline Industries Inc Recalls and Bans of Products Regulation and Deregulation of Industry United States Medline Recalls 1.5 Million Adult Bed Rails After 2 Deaths Federal regulators said that the portable bed rails posed a serious entrapment hazard and a risk of death by asphyxiation. Posted by By Johnny Diaz
Posted inBloc Quebecois Canada Dairy Products International Trade and World Market Law and Legislation Legislatures and Parliaments Politics and Government Poultry Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) A Bill to Limit Canada’s Trade Negotiators on Farm Goods Edges Nearer to Law The measure from a member of the Bloc Québécois would ban changes to the supply management system for dairy, poultry and eggs. Posted by By Ian Austen