Unpublished Newswire

Oil and gas producer MEG Energy said on Wednesday its Christina Lake regional project in Alberta was ramping up to full operations, following recent regional wildfires south of the facility.The company said it has safely returned all personnel to the Christina Lake site and has begun restarting Phase 2B operations after the successful completion of a scheduled turnaround.

Mike Smith played basketball at university, went to nationals a few times, and today is a successful executive in Halifax. But his charmed life was upended when his marriage collapsed and his access to his three children evaporated. Seven years ago, he and his wife of nearly two decades had an intense verbal fight. His wife left the house, called the police and reported Smith had a mental health disorder. According to his telling, when they arrived he was given an hour to vacate the premises or face arrest. When he initially challenged the demand, one of the officers told him, “She...