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 CBC fights to keep secrets
CBC may demand accountability from the government but Canada’s taxpayer-funded broadcaster is going to court once again in order to keep its own affairs secret.
The CBC will square off against the information commissioner, an independent officer...
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 Feds can't stop us from funding MS treatment: Wall
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says neither Ottawa nor a key federal scientific agency can stop his province from funding clinical studies of the controversial "liberation treatment" for multiple sclerosis....
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 More Canadians believe in heaven than in hell: survey
Heaven? Yes....
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 TSX on longest winning streak since February
The Toronto Stock Exchange is on its longest winning streak since February....
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THE NEWS
Order of Canada honours conferred
Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean presided over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony in Ottawa on Friday...
Jail cell sex video under lock and key: RCMP
A video recording of two women having sex in the Kamloops RCMP drunk tank is not going to turn up on YouTube anytime soon, if the RCMP have their way....
Lawyers say CBC went too far with bondage judge
Canada's top group for lawyers say the CBC went too far in reporting details about a Manitoba judge and online photos of her in bondage outfits.< ...
Man arrested in terror probe freed on unrelated charges
A man arrested but never charged in connection with an Ottawa terror investigation has been released on consent of the Crown....
Kory Teneycke blasts back at Margaret Atwood
Plus who's likely to replace Harper's chief of staff...
Smitherman, Rossi volunteer square off
Mayoral candidate Rocco Rossi is demanding an apology from rival George Smitherman after he allegedly verbally abused a Rossi volunteer....
Pelosi heads north to talk oilsands
The most powerful voice in America’s energy debate is coming to Ottawa for a series of meetings to learn more about Canada’s controversial oilsands development, the Star has learned.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected in the Canadian capit...
Health at risk if long-form census scrapped: experts
Scrapping the mandatory long-form census will endanger Canadians’ public health, put the country’s most vulnerable citizens at risk and hamper scientists’ involvement in the international research community, health experts say.
Fifteen top h...
Fuel tanker runs aground in Northwest Passage
A fuel tanker carrying more than nine million litres of diesel fuel has run aground in the Northwest Passage, the Canadian Coast Guard has confirmed....
Canadian to take command of space station in 2013
The Canadian Space Agency announced veteran astronaut Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian to take command of the International Space Station....
Western Canada has strongest labour markets: Study
Alberta and Saskatchewan were the best performing labour markets in Canada between 2005 and 2009, while Eastern Canada lagged well behind its western Canadian counterparts, according to a study released Thursday by a Canadian public policy think-tank...
Tories roll out first stage of prison plan
Prison expansion to make room for an expected inmate influx is moving ahead in Canada, with the federal government rolling out plans in recent days to spend $105 million on new cells at three prisons in Western Canada and one in Nova Scotia as part o...
`Naive' Canada Budget Officer Page Says He Won't Seek New Mandate in 2013
Canada’s parliamentary budget officer, Kevin Page, who’s clashed with Prime Minister Stephen Harper over fiscal forecasts and said his office needs more independence, won’t seek an extension of his five-year mandate when it expires in 2013.
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Ottawa firm on refusal to fund abortions in Third World
The Harper government insists it hasn't backed down from its refusal to fund abortions in Third World countries....
Ignatieff pitches Grits as best for Canadians
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff said Wednesday he’s intent on earning the support of Canadians who traditionally vote for other parties and is pitching his party — the big red tent — as the clear alternative to Stephen Harper’s “politics o...
Bevilacqua wants to mend Vaughan
Veteran Liberal MP joins race for mayor, says he wants to end city’s ‘unstable governance,’ attract new business...
PM’s top adviser leaving after months of Tory turmoil
Harper looking to make changes after Tory support erodes during politically troubled summer...
‘Smart-alecky’ Liberals unload both barrels on gun registry
But NDP could survive latest firefight, strategist says ...
Harper uses Bloc stand on parks to hammer opposition 'coalition'
At Ontario transit announcement, PM demands to know why Liberals and NDP would partner with party that sees everything as 'federalist plot'...
NDP rethinks gun registry opposition
Rural and northern NDP MPs are rethinking their support for a private member’s bill that would kill the long-gun registry.
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Fantino downplays talk of federal run
The longtime police chief says he’s more interested in unwinding after a long policing career than he is about running to be MP in Vaughan.
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Free parks passes not a ‘federalist plot’: PM
Accusations that free student passes for Canada’s national parks are part of a federalist plot aimed at separatists were dismissed as “bizarre” Thursday by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
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G20 class-action lawsuit seeks $115M
Two people who were jailed during June's G20 summit in Toronto have launched a $115-million class-action lawsuit against the Toronto Police Services Board, federal Attorney General Rob Nicholson and the Peel Police Services Board....
Montreal man charged with G20 mischief
A Montreal man has been charged with mischief relating to damages done during the G20 summit in Toronto last June, police say....
Police made mistakes in G20 tactics, chief admits for first time
Acknowledgment comes on heels of raft of complaints, lawsuits, inquiries into police actions during June weekend...
Ont. terror suspect linked to Pakistan: police
Police believe one of three Ontario men charged in connection with an alleged terrorism plot travelled to Pakistan seeking terrorist training, sources have told CBC News....
600 B.C. patients' data in stolen laptop
Personal information about more than 600 patients of the Fraser Health Authority in British Columbia is contained in a laptop stolen from Burnaby General Hospital....
Que. group launches right-wing movement
A small group of Quebec right-wing activists and politicians hopes to create a grassroots political movement in the province....
TD Bank third-quarter net profit rises 29 per cent
TD Bank (TSX:TD) says its profits grew 29 per cent in the third quarter to $1.18 billion, narrowly missing expectations....
Consumers looking beyond grocery stores for their meat
Meat from the grocery store just doesn't taste right to Melissa Gauthier. Raised in tiny Kapuskasing in northern Ontario, the 26-year-old civil servant has hunted moose, hare and partridge with her father since she was a child....
Hair-raising find could indicate men's heart attack risk
Just a small snippet of hair may hold the key to predicting a person's risk of heart attack months in advance, according to a new Canadian study....
Franklin expedition logbooks to be unearthed
The search for the logbooks of the ill-fated Franklin expedition — the Holy Grail of Arctic exploration history — has taken on new life....
Kickin' it old-school: The rise of the mature student
Study attributes nationwide rise in undergrads over 25 as the aftereffect of a volatile economy...
Anti-HST initiative inching closer to B.C. legislature
Committee to begin deliberations on whether to send petition to B.C. legislature or province-wide referendum ...
Former justice minister files countersuit against Charest
Marc Bellemare claims his reputation has been damaged by Quebec Premier’s libel suit...
B.C. Liberal calls for Colin Hansen’s resignation, then retracts
Blog post now reads: ‘I’m sorry, Mr. Hansen’ ...
