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Charlie Sheen's Show Gets a Bite From the Big Apple

'Lonely' driver wins $29m lotto jackpot

Japanese Introduce Humanoid Phone, New Set of Nightmares

Man fires gun to protest slow service

Man arrested after human skulls found in shed

Teen cancels Facebook party with 200,000 'guests'

SOLBERG: Tories cranky, but maybe we can relate

If we are running headlong into that great wood chipper called a general election, then it might be worth exploring why the government has remained relatively popular through five contentious years.

MACHPHERSON: Quebec's political leaders in trouble

In the six-page text of Pauline Marois's speech to Parti Québécois association presidents on the weekend, the word "sovereignist" appeared 10 times.

MASON: Cabinet moves make it even harder for Christy Clark to unite caucus

When you’re a new Canadian Premier who won a party leadership with almost no support from within the existing government caucus, your first cabinet is as much about politics as talent.

MAHER: Harper’s irrational information retention

In July 2009, young Sebastien Togneri, then director of parliamentary affairs to Public Works Minister Christian Paradis, exchanged emails with Sylvie Lepage, the manager of the department’s access...

STEWARD: Stelmach feeling queasy over health care

Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach finally buckled last week and gave the go-ahead for an independent inquiry into claims that ER patients and patients waiting for cancer surgery have either died or...

Honour killings term angers Trudeau

Liberal MP Justin Trudeau said the government should not call honour killings "barbaric" in a study guide for would-be Canadian citizens.

Mayoral candidate stabbed in the back...literally

A former mayoral candidate in Ontario remained in serious condition in hospital Monday after being stabbed in the back on the weekend.

Tories aim at Northern Ontario, NDP at Liberals seats

So I remain an election skeptic, but while I think we can get through the spring without a vote, parties are “preparing for battle” as John Baird says. The Tories held a big meeting in...

MLSE buyer? Almost anyone

Comment: Here’s something you won’t hear OTPP, the majority owners of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, say: We’re unloading the most valuable sports franchise in Canada because we need the...

Bombardier CSeries boss shuffled to China role

Bombardier Inc. has quietly shifted one its top executives into a new position created specifically to grow the manufacturer’s foothold in emerging markets, and in particular in China

Natural gas industry fires back at Quebec

The natural gas industry is firing back with an information campaign after a Quebec regulator recommended continuing to block the nascent shale gas industry there

China slowdown could hurt Canada

Failure by Chinese policymakers to contain inflation could prove to be a “significant blow” to the Canadian economy by wiping out $100-billion in annual income as commodity prices plunge by as...

Gay rights referenced in new citizenship guide

A revised citizenship study guide for new Canadians released Monday contains a single sentence on gay and lesbian rights, which is a sentence more than in the first version of the book published a...

Liberals would fund Quebec arena, Ignatieff says

With a spring election possibly on the horizon, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff announced his party would help fund a hockey arena in Quebec City if elected.

B.C. Premier Christy Clark sworn in, unveils cabinet

The finance minister who unveiled British Columbia's unpopular harmonized sales tax is out and the dissident who quit the party over the controversial tax is back in new B.C. Premier Christy Clark's...

Citizenship guide gets single sentence on gay rights

The federal government's updated citizenship study guide contains a single sentence on gay rights in Canada, and that's a sentence more than an earlier version that contained nothing on the topic.

U.S. doctors evaluating Baby Joseph

Doctors at the U.S. hospital that has accepted Baby Joseph should know by Tuesday morning what, if anything, they can do for the dying Windsor, Ont., infant.

Canada falling behind in green job creation, say bureaucrats

Canada is falling behind many countries in creating green jobs because its economic stimulus plan is lacking an environmental component, federal bureaucrats have told the Harper government.

Spend on social infrastructure, not jets and prisons: ‘Alternative’ budget

If Canada’s economic recovery is really so “fragile” the federal government shouldn’t be spending billions of dollars on fighter jets, prisons and corporate tax cuts, a think-tank said this...

B.C.'s new premier says she will create new jobs, drive economic growth

Christy Clark took office as B.C.'s 35th premier Monday with a smaller cabinet that she said will create new jobs, drive economic growth and deliver on a lofty promise of a better life for ordinary...

CEO of scandal-plagued Ontario hospital fired

The provincially appointed supervisor in charge of Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital fired its CEO Warren Chant on Monday, saying the beleaguered organization needs "a fresh face" to move forward after a...

Alberta legislature to debate allegations of health-crisis hush-money

Opposition politicians in Alberta successfully convinced the Speaker of the provincial legislature Monday to allow an emergency debate about health care, following what they say is the premier's...

Canada launched nuclear safety review before meltdown panic in Japan

Canada's nuclear safety watchdog launched a review of standards used to approve new nuclear power plants.

Chuck Strahl's son seeks to fill dad's shoes in B.C. riding

Chuck Strahl's son announced Monday he would follow in his father's footsteps by seeking the Conservative party nomination.

Common immune booster can fight diseases, Calgary researchers say

New Canadian research on a common immune booster is being touted as a breakthrough for the development of vaccines intended to fight serious diseases, such as HIV and malaria

Canadian leads development of bovine gas gauge

A Canadian government scientist has spearheaded the development of a new, high-tech measuring device combining laser beams, GPS locators and chemical detectors to more accurately gauge the amount of...

RCMP asked to probe former Tory staffer for interfering with info request

The Harper government has asked the RCMP to investigate a former Conservative political operative over claims that he interfered with a media request filed under the Access to Information Act.

Bouchard says Quebec shale-gas industry moved too fast, was 'shock' to citizens

Former premier now handling public relations for province's embattled industry

Saskatchewan moves ahead with nuclear agenda despite crisis in Japan

Province is the world’s largest producer of uranium

Mounties obtain warrants for missing Winnipeg boys in anti-terrorism probe

RCMP make manhunt official, laying claim to suspects by preparing to allege they are fugitives from Canadian justice

Tory ad blitz amounts to electoral ‘cheating,’ Liberals charge

David McGuinty attempts pre-emptive strike as Conservative MPs and ministers fan out for another series of break-week announcements

Bay Street sings praises of Nigel Wright

New in-depth profile appears in The Walrus

TV host accused of attempted fraud

A co-host of two popular home improvement TV shows is accused of attempted fraud, criminal harassment and extortion.

Mounties to investigate Conservative staffer over political interference

OTTAWA - The federal government has called in the RCMP to investigate political interference by a Conservative staffer in an access-to-information request. Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose has...

Telecoms the usual suspects in MLSE chase

With the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan officially shopping the Toronto Maple Leafs and the rest of its 66% stake in owner Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, the usual suspects are being bandied...

Canada creating national umbilical cord blood bank

Canada is investing $48 million over the next eight years to create a national public umbilical cord blood bank to help gravely ill Canadians who need stem cell transplants.

Incoming B.C. premier Clark promises change

Christy Clark will be sworn in as British Columbia's new premier Monday, bringing with her promises of change and wide open ears, but fully aware the harmonized sales tax looms over her Liberal...

Crosby skates for first time since concussion

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has returned to the ice for the first time since missing 29 games with a concussion.

For some Grits, 2011 looks an awful lot like 1993

Ignatieff’s vow to halt corporate tax cuts and re-open jet contract evokes Chrétien’s campaign on GST and chopper deal

Will Harper get trigger happy ahead of contempt hearings?

Pulling plug himself would allow PM to avoid being raked over parliamentary privilege coals

YAFFE: Resignations leave Tories scrambling ahead of election

An announcement Saturday that two prominent B.C. cabinet ministers and an MP are set to quit politics significantly diminishes Stephen Harper's bench strength in the province heading into a likely...

MACDONALD: Harper should bring Gary Bettman to Ottawa and read him the riot act

What do you think Canadians were talking about on the weekend, Bev Oda and the word "not," or Max Pacioretty and the NHL not doing anything about the hit to his head?

GAGNON: Don’t expect a Quebec surprise

As a federal election looms, Quebec might be the quietest place in Canada –the province will yield no surprises, and the battles will be relatively tame.

LEGER: With a debt north of $13 billion, this is no time to tinker

Seriously people, anyone who thinks we can eliminate Nova Scotia’s debt and restore the province’s finances by tinkering is deluded. What’s tinkering?

S&P launches TSX Venture 30 Index, licenses ETF

S&P launches TSX Venture 30 Index, licenses ETF

Canadians' debt burden eases

Household per capita net worth was up 2.2% in the fourth quarter to $181,700 per person

Canada's industry capacity use edges up

Canada’s industrial capacity use in the fourth quarter rose slightly, for the sixth consecutive quarter, but from a downwardly revised third quarter, Statistics Canada said on Monday

Ontario budget set for March 29

Finance Minister Dwight Duncan will deliver Ontario's budget on March 29, with a fall election looming.

Quebec group considers creation of breast milk bank

A Quebec group is mulling the creation of a breast milk bank -- which would become the country's second -- as more mothers unable to produce milk turn to the Internet to access it.

Cannon to meet with Libyan rebel leaders

Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said Monday that Canada will consider all options, from tougher sanctions to military intervention, to rid Libya of dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

TSX falls at open following major sell-off in Japan

The Toronto Stock Exchange was down as Monday trading got underway with investors treading carefully following the catastrophic earthquake that hit Japan on Friday.

Prisons to end rare solitary-confinement protocol for women

The Correctional Service of Canada says it will soon abandon a rarely used, but highly controversial program that allows female inmates deemed "high risk" to be placed in segregation for indefinite...

Shale gas could herald era of unparalled wealth in B.C.

Locked within the shale deposits of northeastern British Columbia lies a natural gas reserve of unparalleled wealth that could push the province into a resource boom unrivalled since the development...

GO Transit in $125-million deal with Bombardier

Purchases 50 railway coaches for commuter system

PMO Appointments Appointment

Anthony Near, 26, has joined PMO appointments where he reports to Renze Nauta, the unit's manager. He served in the Canadian Forces and attended the University of New Brunswick. He previously...

Next census gathering has begun, passed 'point of no return,' says new StatsCan chief

It's "logistically impossible" for the mandatory long-form census to be re-instated and sent to Canadians in 2011, no matter if the House adopts a private member's bill trying to restore the...

Ouimet to testify along with AG on AG's scathing report

Former disgraced public sector integrity commissioner Christiane Ouimet, who defiantly refuted Auditor General Sheila Fraser's scathing report last week of her office and her conduct on Parliament...

Conservatives' 'very ethnic' strategy very smart, says pollster

The minority governing Conservatives' pitch to ethnic groups, "if you look at our team, you'll see yourself," publicized through a PowerPoint presentation and inadvertently released to the opposition...

Critics slam Kenney's ethnic strategy, ministerial duties

Opposition MPs and academics say Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney (Calgary Southeast, Alta.) should step away from his role as the Conservative Party's operative in...

'Gold fever' catching on in B.C.

Not since the 1930s have so many British Columbians been catching "gold fever."

Teachers' mulls sale of Maple Leaf Sports stake

Rogers Communications Inc. said it doesn’t plan to change its relationship with Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, after Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan said it may sell its controlling stake in...

Tories' economic action ads cost $26M

The Conservative government's big Economic Action Plan ad campaign is costing taxpayers $26 million - for three months.

Canadians not at risk from radiation leak

The radiation that's leaked from the disabled reactors at Japan's earthquake-damaged nuclear power stations does not pose a health risk to Canadians on the Pacific coast, officials say.

Canada offers aid and disaster ID team to Japan

Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says that Canada is offering expertise and technical assisance to earthquake and tsunami-stricken Japan, including help from the Disaster Victim...

Canada's nuke plants safe from earthquakes

Japan's nuclear crisis has renewed debate over the safety of the energy source at home, as government officials downplayed the risk of fallout hitting Canada.

Room for improvement in Canada's sexual equality: Global report

Despite its relative wealth, Canada is tied with Australia as the sixth best place in the Commonwealth to have been born a girl, a new study has found.

Elections Canada quiet on invoices linked to in-and-out scheme

Elections Canada is refusing to say whether allegations that the Conservative party altered invoices for campaign expenses will result in charges related to the so-called "in-and-out"...

Baby Joseph airlifted to U.S. hospital

The terminally ill Ontario infant at the centre of a life-and-death debate was airlifted to a Missouri hospital Sunday night.

Christy Clark to be sworn in as B.C. premier Monday

British Columbians will get their first glimpse of Christy Clark’s era of change Monday as she is sworn in as the province’s 35th premier.

Toronto board mulls separate school for Portuguese students

Canada's largest school board is considering opening a separate school for Portuguese students in downtown Toronto in an attempt to lower a 33-per-cent dropout rate -the highest of any ethnic group...

Canadians part of global team probing possible Atlantis site

An international team of researchers — including three Canadian scientists who specialize in imaging buried ruins — says it may have discovered the site of the fabled lost city of Atlantis.

Canadians, Americans agree border should stay: polls

Proposal to erase border supported by few North Americans, Association for Canadian Studies finds

NDP preparing for spring election

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has given no signs that he’s willing to compromise to prevent a spring election, NDP Leader Jack Layton said Sunday.

BLIZZARD: Tough questions for Queen’s Park

I’m not one who believes politics should be overly polite. On the contrary. I enjoy the rough and tumble of the blood sport.

LEVANT: Sun-bashing on taxpayers' dime

Murray Eaton didn't like my last column about oil prices. I pointed out the turmoil in the Middle East is pushing up the price of energy — and that was exactly what Stephane Dion's "Green Shift"...

SIMPSON: Why Jason Kenney eats Chinese food

If diplomats, as is said, are sent abroad to lie for their country, then Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has been sent across Canada to eat for his party.

PAYNE: Tory women change the channel

Rona Ambrose showed up at an International Women's Day luncheon in Ottawa this week wearing a T-shirt with the words "Walk in Her Shoes" printed on it.

HEBERT: Bloc’s fate after election a coin toss

The Bloc Québécois has little to fear from a spring federal election. Or at least so says conventional wisdom. Notwithstanding the party’s solid position in the polls, that is not completely...

GOAR: Harper’s shadow public service

Everyone knew it was happening, but no one knew how prevalent it was or how much it cost.

MACPHERSON: Federal gov't may choke on any fat tax

Health crusaders are worried sick about obesity. No matter what they say, no matter what they do, we just keep getting fatter and fatter. So now they want to use force to make us lose weight.

CURLING: Gushue, Stoughton, Martin and Howard reach Brier playoffs

SKIING: Guay narrowly misses win in downhill

Dan Carcillo speaks his mind about Komisarek hit

A crisis for the NHL; Heat man up and NFL labour war turns into Twit-spat

Ontario solar program getting too hot to handle

Job growth of 15,000 called 'underwhelming'

Mackenzie pipeline OK'd by cabinet, energy board

February job creation disappoints as unemployment rate stays unchanged at 7.8%

Victim survived sex exploitation hell

Deported man tried to get back to Hamilton with different passport

Slain woman’s brother charged with murder

Man stabbed 22 times, doctor tells murder trial

Faster, More Secure IE 9 Set To Debut March 14

Maker of 'Angry Birds' raises $42M in financing