Topic: Western Canada
A gunman who held several people hostage at an office building in Edmonton, western Canada has surrendered to police ending a tense day-long standoff, national broadcaster CBC reported. It said the hostages had been released unharmed after a near 12-hour standoff Wednesday which saw heavily armed police and SWAT teams surround the downtown building where he was holed up. Television ...
A man armed with a rifle held several people hostage Wednesday at an office building in Edmonton, western Canada as police surrounded the premises and workers fled. Dramatic television pictures showed hundreds of white collar workers streaming out of the Workers Compensation Office as police ringed the building and negotiated with the unidentified gunman. "At 8:42 this morning, we ...
PetroChina has agreed to purchase a 60-percent stake in two oil sands projects in Western Canada for 1.9 billion dollars (1.7 billion US), the seller announced Monday. The MacKay River and Dover oil sands projects owned by private Athabasca Oil Sands Corporation are located in the northeastern part of Alberta province, and have been independently assessed to hold ...
Traveling can be both an eye opener as well as a fun experience. In all my sojourns, I have had my share of the good, the not-so-good and the downright ugly. I have also had the wonderful experience of being in some of the best hotels in the world. By best, I do not mean in terms of cost and ...
