1. How will Ottawa finish a pipeline Kinder Morgan couldn鈥檛?
Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Ottawa will cover up to $12 billion for an expansion that would triple the 65-year-old pipeline鈥檚 capacity to bring oilsands crude from Alberta to B.C.
Today and I announced that we have reached an agreement that will get TMX built, guarantee the summer construction season and protect thousands of jobs. 1/2
鈥� Bill Morneau (@Bill_Morneau)
2. Conductors and locomotive engineers strike against CP Rail
Service on the West Coast Express won鈥檛 be impacted, according to TransLink.
Conductors and locomotove engineers at are on strike, effective 7 p.m. Tuesday. Statement from Saturday when Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued intent to strike:
鈥� Ashley Wadhwani (@ashwadhwani)
3. Historic Kettle Valley rail bridge on fire near Hope
The cause of the bridge fire is unknown at this point but witnesses have posted on social media, stating the cause was a cigarette.
4. Cheam Chief Ernie Crey welcomes Trans Mountain buyout deal by feds
The livelihood of the Cheam community 鈥渁lso depends on it succeeding,鈥� and the deal injects a stabilizing element into a project that was teetering on collapse, he said.
5. Surrey Creep Catchers prez 鈥榙one with citizens arrests鈥� but not 鈥榮tings鈥� after pleading guilty to assault
In the April 3 incident, Ryan LaForge said he performed a 鈥渃itizens arrest鈥� on a man he alleged came to pay for sex with a six-year-old outside the Tim Horton鈥檚 at Central City Shopping Centre, in the 10100-block of King George Boulevard.
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