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Canada knocks off Mexico in Davis Cup

ING Plans to Repay EU5 Billion in State Funds by May 2012

Spring means tax time

Magma Energy to buy Plutonic Power for C$190 mln

Oil reaches $104 US

Homicide is Edmonton's 13th of the year

Man stabbed in early morning attack

Men attacked with baseball bat during robbery

Suspect sought in Buckingham robbery

NASA scientist spies extraterrestrial life

Unlocked Motorola Xoom tablets will still receive 4G upgrade

Shuttle Discovery leaves station for last trip home

Microsoft rallies IE6 death squads

GOLDSTEIN: Dalton McGuinty’s mind games

It would be so much easier if Premier Dalton McGuinty and his government would just be honest and forthright about electricity pricing and renewable energy.

SOLBERG: In politics, spring forward or fall behind

For months now, columnists have discussed whether it's a great or horrid idea to have a federal election this spring.

MACDONALD: Election or no election? It might come down to Jack Layton's health

After weeks of hobbling around on crutches with a hip fracture, NDP leader Jack Layton underwent hip surgery in Toronto on Friday afternoon.

PECKFORD: Is Christy Clark a tipping point for Canadian women in politics?

Does Christy Clark’s election as B.C. Liberal Party leader make female politicians the new Hush Puppies?

SIMPSON: What if Stephen Harper’s previous views were used against him?

The other night, during a hockey game, appeared several of those Conservative attack ads against Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff.

RADWANSKI: Ontario Tories developing ‘mechanism’ to overhaul arbitration

The opposition is publicly calling them out. The Ontario government is grumbling about them behind closed doors.

HEBERT: Spring vote could be best bet for Layton, NDP

In an ideal world for the NDP, Jack Layton would lead the party in the next election, whenever it does come.

Michael Bay On 'Transformers 2': 'That Was Crap'

Phil Collins Quitting Music Due to Health Problems

Bambi - Disney Boss Scared Bambi Star To Get Death Scene Perfect

Lindsay Jeweler May Have Screwed Prosecutor

University to investigate live sex demonstration

Chinese Man Buried In Snow Breaks Guinness World Record

Woman accused of dressing as dead mom in plot

Duck crashes into conference room

CF rules out raids in Libyan evacuation mission; waits for orders on aid

MALTA, Malta - The Canadian military has no plans to conduct extraction raids into Libya and citizens who want out of the chaotic North African nation need to make their way to embarkation...

Conservative in and out refusenik finds solace in Federal Court ruling

OTTAWA - The only Conservative candidate who refused to participate in the party's in-and-out election financing scheme says he's gratified that the Federal Court of Appeal has sided with Elections...

Inmates at B.C. prison aim to create union to address their rights as workers

AGASSIZ, B.C. - Inmates at a B.C. prison are in the final stages of applying to create a labour union, saying the historic event would be a first in Canada. Their lawyer Natalie Dunbar says...

T.O. man swallows 45 cocaine capsules

Everything wasn't irie for a Toronto man who came back from Jamaica with 45 capsules of cocaine in his gut.

B.C. border guard gets 2 years for sex assault

A former Surrey, B.C., border guard found guilty of sexually assaulting three women while he was on duty has been sentenced to two years less a day in jail.

Possession of live Asian carp brings $50K fine

A Markham, Ont., man was fined $50,000 for possession of a live, invasive fish.

Flaherty 'open-minded' on budget

Canada's finance minister has said the next federal budget is still a work in progress, opening the door to further talks with opposition parties.

Disgraced integrity czar’s $400,000 severance deal includes gag order

Christiane Ouimet also entitled to ‘all benefits accruing to retiring appointees’

Haitian presidential candidate visits Montreal to drum up support

Mirlande Manigat is urging Haitian-Montrealers to encourage their friends and relatives back home to vote for her.

New Policy Institute part of growth plan or election ploy?

$5 million will go to create the institute, which the Opposition calls a ploy to save Liberal seats in the Oct. 6 election.

Welford leaves as Goodyear's Chief of Staff

Phil Welford is leaving his post as Chief of Staff to Minister Gary Goodyear. The full text of his email appears below.

Canadians still think country is in recession: poll

The official data shows Canada has long recovered from the recession. Canadians don't appear convinced.

Long-awaited U.S. jobs recovery augurs well for Canadian automakers, economy

OTTAWA - One of the strongest U.S. employment gains in almost five years is raising expectations for Canada's economy. Analysts say there is a direct correlation between the U.S. consumer and...

Taxpayer-funded birthday wheel for Halifax employees grinds to a halt

HALIFAX - Officials with the city of Halifax have snuffed out the candles on a long-standing birthday tradition for workers that was funded by taxpayers. A spokeswoman with the Halifax Regional...

Chris Selley’s Full Pundit: ‘A five-year-old accounting dispute’

Ottawa diminished Today’s edition is dedicated to the late Jim Travers. We never had the pleasure of meeting him, but based on the tributes from his Toronto Star colleague Susan Delacourt, Don...

Tories rebuff calls for Kenney to resign

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is in the hot seat today, as opposition MPs demand his resignation the day after he was accused of using his official MP letterhead to solicit funds for a...

Convicted Toronto 18 member handed life sentence

Shareef Abdelhaleem, the final member of the Toronto 18 to be sentenced for his crimes, has been handed a life sentence with no chance of parole for 10 years.

Court ruling stymies revenue from contentious Toronto sign tax

Ontario Superior Court judge says billboards should be grandfathered in if erected before April, 2010

Tories deflect fire at Immigration Minister with NDP e-mail

John Baird produces missive from New Democrat staffer a day after Jason Kenney’s office sends fundraising appeal on parliamentary letterhead

Have attack-ad touting Greens gone ‘cynical’?

Elizabeth May laments their corrosive effect, but party readies TV campaign nonetheless

My baby sent someone else a letter

Ever since I heard about the letter the Conservatives mistakenly sent to the NDP asking for money and showcasing their ethnic outreach plan, I haven’t been able to get this song out of my mind....

Law-abiding ‘criminals’ shouldn’t be prosecuted

On the face of it, Ian Thomson should never have been charged. Thomson was attacked by three men throwing firebombs at his Niagara-area house last August. The 53-year-old former firearms instructor...

Canadians catching on to mobile banking

As consumers do more and more tasks on their smartphones, it's hardly surprising that the big banks are looking to climb on the bandwagon

Supreme Court rejects age discrimination case

The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected the case of two widows in an age discrimination case that could have cost the federal treasury more than $2.6 billion.

TSX up after U.S job numbers show growth

The Toronto Stock Exchange looked poised for its fifth gain in six days on Friday, following signs of faster job growth in the United States and higher commodity prices.

Ontario mulling increased coyote hunt

The Ontario government is considering new ways to control the coyote population, including contests for hunters.

Former Tory MPs speak out against ‘in-and-out’ campaign financing

Inky Mark, Helena Guergis rebuffed party’s request: ‘Why would you give me money and give it back?’

Why a leftward tilt is hobbling Michael Ignatieff

As Grits drain support from NDP and Greens, blue Liberals flee for Tories

Is Dalton McGuinty afraid to talk about sex?

The New Democrats say it looks like Premier Dalton McGuinty is afraid to talk about sex.

Canada has 2015 Women's World Cup

Taylor Hall gives fans Gordie Howe hat trick, leaves game with injured ankle

NFL, Union to Reconvene After Extending Labor Accord Deadline

Grinders blaze path for CH

Housing crisis 'inevitable' if prices outpace income

BMO Capital Markets says the kind of market correction some observers have been warning about is unlikely — though not impossible, given the right circumstances

Mubarak, inner circle stashed money in Canadian banks

Egypt's Hosni Mubarak is the latest in a growing list of embattled foreign leaders believed to have sought refuge for their fortunes in Canada.

Ontario wins court ruling on wind turbines

Billions in profits boost bank shares

No shopping spree seen for tax refund collectors

Employment: Say so long to the "she–conomy"

Accused killer nabbed in London

Disgraced bureaucrat Christiane Ouimet getting $400,000 in severance

The federal government is paying $400,000 in severance to Christiane Ouimet, the disgraced former public-sector integrity commissioner who resigned in haste last fall, Postmedia News has learned.

Investigation continuing into armed robbery

AG approved hire of former Conservative Party official now embroiled in ‘in-and-out’ scandal

Auditor General Sheila Fraser approved the decision her office made to hire Susan Kehoe, a former Conservative party financial officer who has been charged in the Conservative election advertising...

Arrests made in St-Léonard drive-by shooting

Man, 47, charged with murder

Electric cars gets boost in Ont. 

Electric cars are edging closer to reality for Ontarians with the opening of a demonstration site and charging locations.

Kenney in hot water for soliciting party funds

The NDP is calling for the immigration minister to resign after sending out a party fundraising letter on his House of Commons letterhead.

Bombardier seals financing deal with China's ICBC Financial Leasing

Bombardier Inc. has entered into an agreement with China’s ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., to allow for up to $8-billion in financing to help facilitate the sale of its aircraft

GM estate to liquidate as creditors question stock value

General Motors Corp.’s unwanted businesses won bankruptcy court approval to liquidate, subject to minor changes, paving the way for creditors to be repaid amid concern that they won’t be...

TSX-LSE subcommittee not enough to examine risks

Ontario’s subcommittee reviewing the proposed merger of stock exchanges in Toronto and London, England, is not nearly sufficient to fully examine the risks, a finance lecturer said Thursday

NDP deem Bloc ultimatum 'laughable'

Is Bloc Leader Gilles Duceppe really that funny? On Wednesday, the separatist party threatened to withdraw from the secretive Afghan detainee documents committee if the documents aren't made public...

Gas price spike fills federal coffers

The federal government claims the rising price of gas isn't helping them, but an analysis by QMI Agency shows the feds could be pulling in hundreds of millions of extra dollars compared to last year.

Lady Gaga hits stage with Winnipeg girl

Ten-year-old singing sensation Maria Aragon of Winnipeg joined her idol, outrageous chart-topping singer Lady Gaga, to perform during a sold-out concert in Toronto.

Kenney fundraising letter breaks rules: NDP

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is being called on to resign by the NDP after his office sent out a letter to Conservative MPs asking for fundraising help to mount an ad campaign aimed at...

Feds misleading on arena funding: QC mayor

The mayor of Quebec City has accused the federal government of feeding false hopes it might help fund an NHL-style hockey arena in his city.

Liberals try again on pensioner benefits

Liberal MPs say they have not given up a fight to help more than a million Canadians get medical benefits after a company goes bankrupt.

NDP Leader Jack Layton to undergo hip surgery

NDP Leader Jack Layton will undergo hip surgery later today, his communications director has confirmed. But he is not expected to be sidelined for long.

Jim Travers, celebrated Toronto Star columnist, dies

Toronto Star columnist James Travers has died. He was 62.

Edmonton terror suspect queries warrant

An Edmonton accused terrorist facing extradition to the U.S. is trying to block seized evidence from being sent south until the validity of the search warrant is examined.

Wind turbine opponents lose fight

Wind opponents have lost a key battle in their fight against industrial turbines.

Ont. Tories, Grits virtually tied in Toronto: Poll

"Ford Nation" appears to be alive and well in Toronto, where a new poll shows the provincial Progressive Conservatives in a dead heat with the Liberals.

Class action lawsuit targets penalties under B.C.'s tough new drunk-driving law

A class-action lawsuit challenging impaired driving penalties given out under B.C.'s tough new drunk driving law was filed in Vancouver Thursday.

Bottled water way of life on some Manitoba reserves

Bottled water is a way of life on some Manitoba reserves, according to a new survey.

B.C. killer whales choking on boat exhaust: Study

B.C.'s endangered population of southern resident killer whales face serious health issues from the exhaust emissions of pleasure and whale-watching boats.

Jason Kenney apologizes, staffer quits over fundraising letter

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has apologized following revelations Thursday that his office used government resources to raise money for the Conservative party.

Conservatives prepare stay-the-course federal budget

The budget Finance Minister Jim Flaherty plans to unveil March 22 is widely expected to be a tame, stay-the-course document with freebies for no one.

Chrysler recalls 41,976 minivans, crossovers in Canada

Chrysler Group LLC is recalling about 250,000 minivans and Dodge Journey crossovers, including 41,976 in Canada, to fix potential engine stalling.

Secret Afghan documents could be ready in weeks, say Liberals

A parliamentary committee tasked with vetting documents related to the abuse of Afghan detainees could make the secret material public within the next two weeks, according to the Liberals.

Ottawa committed to improving water quality for Canadians: minister

The federal government is tackling Canada's water concerns by developing several programs and regulations that will help with water quality monitoring, restoring lakes and treating waste water,...

PM defends Conservative campaign spending

Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated his defence of his party's 2006 election spending on Thursday, days after charges against four Conservative party officials for alleged violations of the...

B.C. NDP candidate in social-media standoff with party bosses

Without a compromise, Nicholas Simons won’t be able to seek leadership if he continues to refuse to hand over user names and passwords

Canada warned not to follow U.S. tough-on-crime ‘mistakes’

One in every 100 American adults is behind bars, up from one in 400 in the 1970s, Commons public safety committee told