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House hearings begin on contempt accusations

With a possible election call in the balance, opposition MPs began grilling Conservative cabinet ministers Wednesday over allegations the government had breached parliamentary privilege.

Leak at Pickering nuclear plant poses no threat: OPG

Canada's nuclear regulator said on Wednesday that demineralized water found leaking from the power plant in Pickering, Ont., poses no threat to human health.

Toyota trims production at plants in U.S., Canada

Toyota has trimmed production at its North American plants as the company tries to get a handle on the pressing supply issues it faces as a result of the devastating disasters in Japan.

Canadians arrested in international pedophile ring

Two Canadians were among 184 suspects arrested in connection with an international pedophile ring, police announced Wednesday.

Grits take Tory criticisms to the airwaves

The Liberals are going on the attack and launching a new series of television ads recapping recent Conservative scandals, and accusing Prime Minister Stephen Harper of losing touch with middle-class...

Expert says it's unlikely sleep disorder drug contributed to Alberta man killing children

The likelihood that the sleep disorder drug Zopiclone had side-effects that contributed to James Louie killing his children and trying to kill his wife 16 months ago is extremely unlikely, a court...

Tories release some costs of law-and-order plans

Facing accusations it was in contempt of Parliament, the Conservative government released hundreds of pages of data Wednesday to clarify the costs of its law-and-order agenda.

Afghan governor praises 'peace and stability' in Canadian secured area

In a surprisingly glowing assessment of the district where Canadian troops are concentrated, the new governor of Panjwaii, in southern Afghanistan, has declared the area "100 per cent secure" from...

Federal government pledges $5-million for sports injury prevention

Hockey Canada and ThinkFirst among recipients of funding in wake of controversy over concussions, head injury

Quebec mayor tips his cap toward French-speaking Muslim immigrants

‘La Grande Séduction’ to lure newcomers to small mill town south of Montreal includes vow to build mosque, halal abbatoir

PM plays with numbers on gang-related homicides

Harper ignores general trends in trumpeting funding for anti-gang program

Ottawa seeks details on renewed Prosperity Mine proposal

Revised project that saves Fish Lake subject to back-and-forth process

U.S. think tank urges preservation of Canada’s boreal forest

Pew Environment Group says development should be restricted in forest that provides $700-billion in yearly ‘services,’ mostly carbon storage

Party’s over for the Bloc Québécois, Harper says

Support for sovereignty has tanked, PM argues, leaving a party without a mission and voters looking for alternatives

Clark increases B.C. minimum wage after decade-long freeze

$8 rate to rise by 75 cents May 1; to $10.25 by May 2012

Contempt battle sets stage for election

Despite release of new information on crime agenda costs, opposition seeks to use Tories’ recalcitrance to justify no-confidence vote

BC NDP candidates announce endorsements

Mike Farnworth announces four new supporters; Harry Lali backs John Horgan

Libyan ambassador back in Canada

Libya’s man in Ottawa has quietly returned to Canada.

Tory ministers deny secrecy over crime bill costs

If the opposition wanted different answers, it should have asked different questions, the Conservative government argued Wednesday.

Scary Skinny LeAnn Rimes Defends Her 'Healthy' Weight

Details on Emily Maynard’s Neil Lane Engagement Ring From ‘Bachelor’ Brad Womack

Nate Dogg -- Family Suspects Cause of Death

Jodie Foster tells SXSW she's grateful for Mel Gibson's performance in' The Beaver'

Oops! Olympics Clock Breaks After 1 Day

U.S. millionaires say $7 million not enough to be rich

Medical marijuana growers accused of trafficking

School Wake Up Call

Kenney dismisses Trudeau apology on 'barbaric' honour killings

Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney is dismissing Liberal MP Justin Trudeau's apology for slamming the federal government's usage of the word "barbaric" to describe honour...

Charest budget aims to keep a tight lid on spending

Undeterred by high disapproval rating, government aims for balanced books by 2013-14

Conservatives flood contempt hearings with phalanx of bureaucrats

Opposition cries foul as government sends up 10 civil servants to testify alongside two ministers

Christy Clark presses Harper over rejected mine proposal

Open-pit copper and gold site turned down over environmental impact

Ottawa not looking at evacuating Canadians from Japan

Foreign Affairs offers safety warnings, but those ‘wishing to leave Japan can do so by commercial means

BC Place renovation going ahead regardless of proposed casino’s fate

Lease payments would only cover small part of stadium’s renewal cost, PavCo CEO says

NDP is Quebec’s second choice among federal parties, poll shows

After years in the doldrums, party hopes to create a taste for change and increase its one-member caucus

Judge orders BC Rail papers returned or destroyed

Over one million pages of documents at issue

Tories candidate bows out in Vancouver

Rachel Greenfeld, who was to take on Liberal veteran Hedy Fry, says party forced her to resign

Outspoken MLA Raj Sherman to join Alberta Liberals

Health-care advocate to finish session as Independent

Ignatieff defends Quebec arena pledge as Tories pepper him with shots

Liberal Leader says federal contribution would benefit entire region

No election trigger in budget, Harper says

Anyone focused on economic growth and jobs should support next Tuesday’s budget, Prime Minister says as election speculation grows.

RCMP probe exposes red-flagging of access requests

At Public Works, that alert function had morphed into a political vetting machine with select information requests being placed in purple folders.

Al-Quaida luring Canadian Muslims

While members of the Winnipeg's Islamic community were stunned to learn two former University of Manitoba students are wanted on terror charges, a long-time local scholar of terrorism said it's no...

Canadian manufacturing steams ahead

Jump in sales of 4.5% dwarfed analysts’ predictions, reaching their highest since October 2008

Postmedia Network set for stock market debut

Postmedia Network Inc. has filed documents with Canadian securities regulators indicating the company's intentions to list on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Canadian paper, forestry firms could help rebuild Japan

Demand for North American wood products will likely improve over the mid- to long-term once reconstruction gets under way in quake-hit Japan, analysts at TD Newcrest said

BoC-picked currency firm in scandal probe

The Australian company chosen to help make this country’s new plastic-based currency is embroiled in an international scandal that includes allegations of million-dollar kickbacks and even of...

Canada sees no near-term impact from Japan disaster

Canada’s prime minister said on Tuesday he saw no immediate economic impact on Canada from the Japanese disaster, but warned that it was a reminder of how little it would take to derail the global...

Royal Bank cuts mortgage rates

The Royal Bank of Canada slashed residential mortgage rates by as much as 20 basis points on several of its offerings Tuesday

G20 protesters launch lawsuits

Two more protesters have launched lawsuits against Toronto police, seeking damages for the way they were treated during the G20 weekend last June.

Japan's radiation no threat here: PM

Radiation from Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami is not expected to pose a safety risk to Canadians, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says.

Terror charges laid against former Winnipeggers

Two former University of Manitoba students are wanted on terrorism-related charges following a four-year RCMP investigation.

Hearings could trigger contempt finding against gov't

Committee hearings begin Wednesday to determine whether Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government and one of his ministers are in contempt of Parliament.

Canada sending supplies, experts to Japan

Canada is sending relief supplies to Japan as the country struggles with millions of people left homeless by a 9.0-earthquake and tsunami, and ongoing problems at a nuclear power plant.

Don't force election in wake of Japanese quake: Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the massive earthquake that has devastated northeastern Japan should make his political opponents think twice about forcing an election.

Habs fans rally against NHL in wake of Chara hit

Montreal Canadiens fans are gathering to send a message to the National Hockey League after it failed to suspend Boston Bruins defenceman Zdeno Chara, who sent a Hab player to hospital with a broken...

Anti-cop rally turns violent in Montreal

More than 100 protesters were arrested in Montreal Tuesday night at the annual anti-police brutality rally, while fewer than 100 people showed up to the Toronto counterpart.

Mafia-linked weapons stockpile found in Montreal

City police have discovered a massive cache of machine guns, ammunition and explosives in an east-end depot owned by a reputed Mafia associate.

Earlier hitting increases kids' concussions: hockey study

Hockey Canada's decision to introduce bodychecking among nine- and 10-year-olds was followed by increases in hospital visits for concussions among all minor hockey age groups, according to a study...

The boys love their toys: Ladies lag in smartphone use

For all the flashing of iPhones, BlackBerrys and other smartphones, you'd think anyone without one was spending their days etching drawings onto cave walls in order to communicate.

Governments, Big Oil unite for PR fight

Senior federal and Alberta government officials are working hand-in-hand with a task force of oil and gas CEOs to "turn up the volume" on communications tactics to fight criticism about the...

Feds should reveal legal advice on Ouimet severance: Liberals

The Harper government should reveal any legal advice it received before it offered Christiane Ouimet a payout of more than $530,000, the Liberals said.

No improvement in grizzly bear mortality in Alberta: Report

With mortality rates for grizzlies unchanged and unsustainable for the third year in a row, environmentalists are demanding the Alberta government toughen up a bear management strategy they say isn't...

Controversial youth justice bill set to die if election called

Legislation to change the Youth Criminal Justice Act to let judges name some young offenders will die if a federal election is called in the next few weeks.

Canadian university puts ancient, mysterious sculpture on display

A mysterious sculpture held by Montreal's Concordia University — an artifact possibly thousands of years old and thought by some experts to predate the pyramids of Egypt — is being displayed...

Harper attacked for tying Japan quake to election speculation

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the earthquake that has plunged Japan into chaos is a "wake-up" on how the global economy remains fragile — and that Canada's parties should be focusing on the...

OxyContin prescriptions by Ontario MDs vary greatly, study finds

Some doctors are writing significantly more prescriptions for such powerful painkillers as OxyContin than their colleagues: Study.

Provinces still moving forward on nuclear projects

As fears of a nuclear meltdown escalated in Japan, provincial officials here said they're pushing ahead with their own nuclear plans.

Human-rights tribunal 'missed opportunity' in dismissing First Nations case: youth advocate.

Ontario's child and youth advocate is rebuking a decision from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal after it dismissed a claim that discrimination is behind funding discrepancies between children...

Canadians don't want the federal government brought down on its budget: Poll

Canadians are not keen on opposition parties defeating the Harper government over next week's budget and strongly believe the fiscal blueprint should include spending for seniors, health care and...

Corrections still falling short in preventing inmate deaths: document

Corrections Canada is still failing to meet legal obligations and to fix problems that might prevent the deaths of prisoners: Confidential document.

Task force wants sled-dog euthanasia ended

Calling the killing of retired sled dogs "unacceptable," the head of a B.C. task force reviewing the industry says euthanizing the canines could come to a halt.

Kovalev leaves an uneven legacy

CFL: Simon shines with any QB

No appetite for NHL to eliminate head shots

Caps sink Habs, win 9th in row

TSX, loonie pare early huge losses

Royal Bank cuts mortgage rates

Home sales reflect consumer optimism

Canada’s economy after Japan disaster: The good, bad, and ugly

TransCanada's Keystone pipeline delayed for extra environmental review

Man wanted in slaying, child porn

Man charged in Niagara child porn bust

Friend panicked after seeing house on TV linked to crime

Family robbed at gunpoint in N.D.G.

Suspect wanted on Canada-wide murder warrant

Netflix Continues To Dominate Online Video Streaming

Vancouver developer builds wind farm to meet demand

Microsoft releases IE9 for chip happy Windows world

Meteoric Twitter serving a billion tweets every week

BlackBerry PlayBook to have proprietary video calling app

MCRAE: You want barbaric? Check out Ottawa’s sewage system

Now, if Liberal MP Justin Trudeau had been an Ottawa city councillor and used barbaric in that sense to criticize, say, the multi-million-dollar upgraded regulators that were put in place last year...

BELL: 'Capt. Alberta' joins race

Gary Mar is in the race to replace Ed Stelmach as Tory boss and, until an election, as premier.

PALMER: Veteran minister put up with a lot

As Christy Clark sounded out B.C. Liberals in anticipation of this week's appointment of a new cabinet, veteran minister Colin Hansen made an offer she was not about to refuse.

MACDONALD: Liberals' election strategy comes down to 'Let's get it over with'

The question arises to why the Liberals, down anywhere from seven to 16 points in the polls, would plunge the country into an election that they seem almost certain to lose.

SIMPSON: If Alberta can't cut its deficit quickly, who can?

The Alberta budget, the first provincial one of the year, illustrates how hard it is to reduce deficits quickly. Some of the lessons from that Feb. 24 budget might show up in Thursday’s Quebec...

GARDNER: The gloves are always off in the PMO

On Tuesday, we got another glimpse into the soul of what truly is the Harper government.

HEBERT: Tories have made major inroads in Ontario’s auto belt

There was a time not so long ago when Liberal strategists confidently calculated they would get a head start on the long road back to federal power in recession-battered Southwestern Ontario.

Netflix controls 61% of movie streaming; stock jumps on upgrade

Kathy Griffin: 'A Dream Come True' When Sarah Palin Fought Back

Nicole Scherzinger `envies Halle Berry`s figure`

Royal Wedding Details: Kate's Parents to Contribute Six Figures