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Federal appeals court quashes Trans Mountain approval, veterans lose shot to appeal pension and more
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Kinder Morgan Canada says expanding the Trans Mountain pipeline could cost the federal government as much as $1.9 billion beyond the company鈥檚 original construction estimate and take 12 months longer to finish. Pipes are seen at the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain facility in Edmonton on Thursday, April 6, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

1. Federal court quashes approval of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

The decision means the National Energy Board will have to redo its review of Kinder Morgan Canada鈥檚 project.

2. Equitas appeal over veterans鈥 pensions denied by Supreme Court

In a judgment issued early Thursday morning, the court said it would not hear the appeal of six veterans suing the Government of Canada 鈥 on behalf of thousands of others 鈥 for a reinstatement of full lifetime disability pensions.

3. Rainbow flag opponent wants own flag raised at 91原创 City Hall

Culture Guard鈥檚 Kari Simpson released the text of an Aug. 28 letter to City mayor Ted Schaffer seeking to raise what she describes as a 鈥淐anadian Judeo-Christian Flag鈥 on the same pole as the rainbow flag was flown, outside city hall.

4. Gun club, business worry about handgun ban

As big-city mayors in Canada call for a ban on all handguns and assault rifles, shooters in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are firing off a few rounds in the debate.

5. Teenage girls injured in ATV crash on berry farm in Abbotsford

The ATV didn鈥檛 land on the girls, who were reportedly in their mid-teens, and neither sustained life-threatening injuries, according to Const. Ian MacDonald of the Abbotsford Police.


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