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Carney's Pause "Recipe" Is Flavored by Job Losses, Housing: Canada Credit

Investors have become more convinced the Bank of Canada will stop raising interest rates at next week’s meeting than at any time since it last boosted borrowing costs on Sept. 8.

Hillier slams 'field marshal wannabes' in memoir

Canada's former top soldier is warning that "field marshal wannabes" are angling to take a bigger role in directing the day-to-day operations of military forces in the field.

Fantino to run as Tory in byelection: reports

Reports say Ontario's former top cop will take a run at joining the Harper Conservatives in Ottawa.

Ontario Amber Alert Facebook membership surges

There's been a huge surge in membership of a Facebook page that will update users about active Amber Alerts in Ontario.

Overcrowded Alberta Hospital adds beds

Cots and extra beds are being added to Edmonton's Alberta Hospital because of continued overcrowding, renewing calls for redevelopment of the mental-health facility.

Battle for PotashCorp attracts new interest: reports

More interested suitors are circling around Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and may try to top BHP Billiton's takeover offer, media reports say.

PotashCorp attracts new suitors: reports

More interested suitors are circling around Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and may try to top BHP Billiton's takeover offer, media reports say.

Thanksgiving dinner served to 1,800

About 1,800 of Edmonton's homeless and less fortunate were treated to a turkey dinner at an inner-city community agency Sunday night.

Iran holds 2 Germans linked to stoning case

Iran confirmed Tuesday that it arrested two German nationals as they approached the home of a woman whose sentence of death-by-stoning on an adultery conviction has drawn international condemnation...

Gates says free, lawful Asian waters are U.S. interest

China worked to calm nerves Tuesday among Asian neighbours jittery over its recent attempts to assert greater control over disputed waters, while its rival Washington stressed its national interest...

Storm expected to become hurricane

Tropical Storm Paula, the 16th named storm of the busy 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, formed Monday off the coast of Honduras, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Mall abduction a prank: Cops

It was a hoax among four St. Catharines, Ont. high school kids but it had cops scrambling looking for a kidnapping victim.

Quebec, Newfoundland square off over offshore oil

Both provinces claim the Old Harry oil field, one of the largest untapped hydrocarbon reserves in Eastern Canada

Rich, young males are hockey’s biggest fans, poll shows

They are also the most likely to enjoy the fights

Canada aids in Thai arrest of Tamil migrants

Covert operation part of strategy to pre-empt arrival of smuggling ship, expert says

Why PEI’s wind plan is dying

In October, 2008, Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz made a bold promise. The province was going to dramatically increase the amount of wind power it produced, boosting production to 30 per...

Keep this Miller legacy

Mayor David Miller’s Partnership Opportunities Legacy program splits $13 million among Toronto’s 13 most underserviced areas. It has paid for new playground equipment and sports facilities,...

DELACOURT: The blurred Liberal-Conservative distinction

Bruce Anderson's latest polling analysis, culled from the most recent Harris-Decima survey, may go a long way to explaining the ongoing state of paralysis in the horse race between Conservatives and...

Insiders surprised by Israel trade announcement ahead of UN seat vote

International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan has announced a bid to strengthen the trade relationship with Israel — a move whose timing could affect Canada’s bid to win a seat on the United...

Tories unveil pre-emptive ad blitz

Polls suggest Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak could win the next election but Ontarians don’t know him yet.

Election attack signs pop up

Toronto's mayoral race got down and dirty early Tuesday. Drivers along University Ave. had a brief glimpse of a handful of signs that seem to be targeting frontrunner Rob Ford.

Moose dies on Ottawa street

A blue tarp covered the body of a dead moose in Orleans in south Ottawa on Monday afternoon.

Troubled StatsCan facing $7M in cuts

Statistics Canada, already reeling from the long-form census debacle, is chopping at least five surveys after being ordered to find $7 million in savings.

Canada puts beacon on gigantic ice island

The Canadian Ice Service, has successfully deposited a satellite beacon on a mammoth ice island that broke away from Greenland in August and is now drifting in two pieces in waters off Nunavut's...

It's time Ontario steps into the ring with MMA

"Perhaps the UFC will declare Dalton McGuinty the heavyweight champion of flip-flopping," smirked Conservative Leader Tim Hudak after the Ontario government turned tail on mixed martial arts.

Canada advances on women’s equality

But we're still only in 20th place and have fallen behind the United States

Halal meat market growing on P.E.I.

An expanding Muslim population on P.E.I. has at least one grocery store on the Island looking to accommodate the community's need for halal meat.

Medical identity theft is costing Canadian insurers millions

Magnolia Soria could hardly believe what the insurance auditor was telling her. The company had received several claims for health services supposedly provided by the Toronto-area occupational...

Flaherty to give update on Canada's economy

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will release a fall fiscal update today at a meeting with the Chinese Business Association in Mississauga, near Toronto.

Dispute prevents MacKay from landing in Emirates

Canada’s top soldier and two cabinet ministers were up in the air Monday, their flight plans disrupted after the United Arab Emirates denied them landing in retaliation for a failed business deal.

StatsCan told to Cut $7 Million from Budget

Statistics Canada is cutting five surveys to help deal with a $7 million cut in its budget.

Canada to learn if Security Council bid a success

Canada is hours away from learning whether it will join the United Nations Security Council, returning to an organization that it has not served for 10 years.

TRAVERS: Rifle wrath puts Conservatives at risk

Former Liberal Hec Clouthier is on the hunt for votes in the Ottawa Valley.

Alberta's oilsands city wants workers to live in, not just cash in

Four years ago, Fort McMurray was a byword for boomtown. Many saw it as a "lawless frontier town overrun by transient workers with too much money and too few community linkages," Mayor Melissa...

KGB agent in sanctuary target of new campaign

A small Ukrainian-Canadian advocacy group is pressuring the federal government to deport Mikhail Lennikov, a former KGB agent who has taken sanctuary in a Vancouver church.

Alward to unveil N.B. cabinet

David Alward will be sworn in as New Brunswick's 32nd premier on Tuesday afternoon and his new 15-member Progressive Conservative cabinet will start to navigate a series of contentious issues.

Child calls 911 more than 400 times

Emergency phone lines in southwestern Ontario were kept busy over the holiday weekend, as one child called 911 over 400 times.

TANDT: Economic storm may not be past

Ever feel like you’re living in the calm before the storm? That may be because you are.

JAMES: What I like about Rocco Rossi

Rocco Rossi may be worth a second look. Or a first real examination from an electorate transfixed on Rob Ford.

MASON: Talk of Campbell striking out premature as long as NDP is pitching

Lurking in the shadows of any discussion about the future of Premier Gordon Campbell – a.k.a. Mr. Unpopular – is the dicey, often confounding wild card known as the New Democratic Party.

STEWARD: Calgary race goes down to the wire

By this time next week, Calgary will have a new mayor. But, according to the latest poll, the two front-runners are so close it’s impossible to predict who that new mayor will be.

MITCHELL: How to get more air force for the dollar

The Harper government's decision to forgo a typical competitive process to select Canada's replacement for its aging CF-18s has drawn considerable fire in the editorial pages of this country.

CFL: Als exact revenge on Stampeders

Iverson in 'serious talks' with pro team in Turkey

NHL: Sedin sleight-of-hand clinches first win

Jets continue to roll, seal win over Vikings

Lotto membership cards could be the ticket to eliminating jackpot theft

TORONTO - Questionable insider wins and lottery retailers stealing jackpots outright have been a black eye for Ontario’s gaming corporation but other jurisdictions seem to have found the golden...

TD overhauls mortgage program as housing market slows

Michaels adds five new Canadian arts, crafts retail stores this month

Flaherty to give update on Canada's economy

Saskatoon: Woman escapes after being beaten for hours

Moncton man is one of Canada's most wanted

Stabbing Death Charges to be Upgraded to Murder

Fight brings murder conviction

India extends BlackBerry access deadline by 90 days

HTC loves Android and Windows Phone 7 equally

Wow, With Windows Phone 7, Did Microsoft Actually Bring A Gun To A Gun Fight?

Developing world embracing mobile devices, social networking: survey

Courteney Cox and David Arquette call it quits

The Next Bieber Fever? Meet Big Time Rush

Parents Up in Arms Over New Miley Cyrus Video

Lil Wayne Packaging 'Human Being' with 'Rapstar' Videogame

Armless pianist plays with toes to win "China's Got Talent"

'$300m' painting hidden behind couch

Couple unknowingly buy human skeleton at yard sale

Female Urinals Installed in China To Save Water

Skydiver gets stuck in tree 40 feet up

BLACK: We belong there

There is a classically Canadian, half-hearted campaign for Canada to become a permanent Security Council member at the United Nations.

STEPHENSON: Justice is blind — the minister shouldn’t be

Never mind clamping down on the inmates; that should go without saying. But should we also be clamping down on our justice ministers, past and present?

MARTIN: Tories ready the blame for possible UN loss

We deserve it. We should win it. But if Canada doesn't score a seat on the United Nations Security Council in Tuesday's vote, beaten out by economically teetering Portugal, of all places, the...

JAMES: What I like about Rob Ford

Rob Ford has his faults, some grievous enough to render him unworthy of holding the city’s highest office he now seeks. But the city councillor is not leading the polls in the race to be...

MEEK: The perfect crime and Mr. Harper’s political genius

When it comes to politics, Stephen Harper is "playing a game with which I am not familiar. The quote has been attributed to dozens of people, but was first voiced by Bobby Jones. The legendary...

BRYAN: National job market cools, but Quebec's heats up

The booming job market that enabled Canada to wipe out its recessionary job losses in just over a year has slowed to a crawl, it's now clear. But there are some significant bright spots.

WALKOM: Recession and the failure of the left

Today’s economic slump is routinely compared to that of the 1930s. But the most striking difference is political. The Great Depression gave a boost to both labour unions and the left. This time,...

NATO sketches out possible end-game in Kandahar

Senior military officials in the southern province of Kandahar are expressing confidence and outlining what an end-game with the Taliban might look like.

Canada lags in gender gap ranking

Canada sits behind Sri Lanka, Lesotho and Latvia, at No. 20, in a global measure of equality between men and women.

Ballooning public service ranks about to burst: report

The federal government's stimulus plan to boost the economy helped fuel a 3.4 per cent increase in the number of jobs in the public service last year.

Small plane lands on Toronto highway

A major Toronto highway was closed for more than two hours on Friday night after a small plane landed on the four-lane roadway.

EI programs under review: Flaherty

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he's not closing the door on extending some employment insurance programs now under review.

A more civil Parliament

British Columbia's politicians take note: In Ottawa, the daily 45-minute question period -- where opposition members toss pointed queries at cabinet ministers -- is going to become more civil.

Supreme Court restricts right to have a lawyer during police questioning

The Supreme Court of Canada in a split 5-4 decision has rejected a "Miranda rule" for Canada and reined in the constitutional right to have a lawyer present during police interrogations.

MP apologizes for ignoring security station on Parliament Hill

The parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Stephen Harper was involved in a "security breach" after the impatient MP refused to wait at a security station on Parliament Hill as he rushed to a...

Sewell backs Smitherman in mayor's race

Former Toronto mayor John Sewell joined up with mayoral candidate George Smitherman Thursday, to promise to lead a panel that would find ways to bring city government closer to city...

Hume: Why the 905 needs Rob Ford

Even if Rob Ford were the right guy, Toronto is the wrong city. He shouldn’t be running for mayor of Toronto; he should be seeking elected office in Mississauga, or Vaughan. These are the...

McDonald says no Go

Do not pass Go. And do not collect $1 million. That’s what McDonald’s is saying to Ryan Doon, who thought he won the $1 million grand prize for playing the company’s Monopoly game. Two...

Canada Post reminds about holiday mail deadlines

The holiday season is creeping up on us and there's nothing worse than important mail showing up late. Canada Post is out with the international deadlines for when you should ship things to make...

Oz, Canada mull over `plain white packets' to curb smoking rate

Even as India continues to defer the introduction of gory pictorial warnings on tobacco packs, some countries like Australia and Canada are planning to strip cigaretee packs of company logos, colours...

Job growth stalls as economy slows

Job growth in Canada stalled in September as the economy lost 6,600 jobs but the jobless rate edged down to eight per cent.

U.S. to deport terror suspect from Canada

Mohammed Abdullah Warsame to be released from U.S. prison Friday

UAE threatens to kick Canada out of Camp Mirage

Canadian government preparing to relocate forces rather than give in to what it considers unreasonable demands for Canadian landing rights

Provocative Putin calendar provokes retort

Airline "surprised" as dance safety demo goes viral

L. IAN: Liberals line up as kinder, gentler party

Michael Ignatieff’s promise of $1 billion a year for family homecare is part of an emerging Liberal narrative of differentiation from the Conservatives.

IVISON: The NDP: Not your father's socialism

Jack Layton used to boast about being a socialist. "I'm proud to call myself a socialist. I prefer it by far to democratic socialist," he said in an interview seven years ago.

SIMPSON: Looking for Nixon-like tendencies in Harperland

Rick Perlstein’s Nixonland, published in 2008, was one of the most celebrated books about U.S. politics in the modern era.

LEGAULT: Legault-Facal 'movement' won't likely morph into a party

The two former PQ ministers are more likely interested in their old party

LILLEY: Ignatieff in wrong house

Michael Ignatieff travelled 56,000 kilometres across Canada this summer speaking to “the Canadians” and he learned something very important. He wants to be premier.

MARTIN: Harper facing dogfight over fighter jet deal

Confronted by an insider warning against the sole-sourced purchase of a fighter jet dubbed the Flying Credit Card, a furious Stephen Harper yesterday chose to attack the whistle-blower -- and warn...

PALMER: Ousted MLA elicits toughness from James

As MLA Bob Simpson told it in the blog entry that led to his ouster from the New Democratic Party caucus, party leader Carole James gave a lacklustre speech last week to local government leaders.

IBBITSON: Harper, Ignatieff duel over jets

An infuriated Stephen Harper has accused Michael Ignatieff of “playing politics with the lives of the men and women in uniform” by opposing Ottawa's decision to spend $16-billion on new fighter...