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Taliban attack Canadian 'model village'

The military announced Deh-E-Bagh to the world late last month, but before that the project was kept under embargo for fear of drawing any kind of attack

Visa rules rile foreign governments, domestic tourism industry

Hasty announcement by Immigration Minister angers Mexican travellers and prompts Czech Republic to recall its ambassador

Confusion reigns as $3B defence contract opens for bids

A $3-billion project to buy new search-and-rescue aircraft kicked off Tuesday in Ottawa amid complaints from aerospace industry officials that government representatives can’t even say how many...

Climate change, U.S. protectionism to top 'Three Amigos' summit

Mexican President Felipe Calderon is preparing to host Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama for a meeting in early August

Harper calls Communion flap 'low point' in Canadian journalism

Stephen Harper has blamed the Communion host uproar at Romeo LeBlanc’s funeral mass on people trying to cause embarrassment and division

Winter not cold enough to kill Alberta’s pine beetles

The temperatures last winter just weren’t cold enough to rid Alberta of mountain pine beetles, the province said Tuesday.

CORCORAN: The frightening thought that taxes are bad

Jeffrey Simpson turns a sound Harper tax comment into a ‘scary, scary’ idea he Reverend Jeffrey Simpson, keeper of The Globe and Mail’s firm grasp on conventional gospel, the Al Sharpton of...

Ottawa's Mounties back in the saddle

The Mounted Police are mounted again. The red-coated riders and their black steeds have returned to Parliament Hill.

Visa restrictions spark backlash

The financial cost of handling the flood of asylum claims led directly to the controversial imposition of a visa requirement on Czech and Mexican travellers, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says....

Toronto activist faces U.S. extradition

Toronto police say they have been contacted by U.S. authorities seeking to extradite Olukemi Olunloyo, who has been living in Toronto since 2007 and is wanted in the state of Georgia.

Flaherty encouraged by signs of economic revival

The recent revival of the Canadian real-estate market and a rise in consumer confidence are being heralded by federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty as positive signs for the economy.

Premier says nuke program still on track

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says a reported $26-billion price tag for two new nuclear reactors isn't going to derail the province's nuclear ambitions. McGuinty says he's confident ongoing...

Funeral home closed after sawing off corpse's legs to fit in casket

Toronto strike talks show progress, McGuinty says

PORT HOPE, Ont. (Jul 15, 2009) -- There are signs of progress in Toronto's garbage strike, Premier Dalton McGuinty said yesterday, as he expressed optimism that a resolution may be nearing in the...

Twitter gets muzzled for testimony of star witness in Bandidos case

Extra security measures were in place at the Bandidos trial yesterday -- and that put a damper on live electronic reporting during the testimony of the star witness.

New Honda CEO wants to accelerate hybrid rollout

Blockbuster, Samsung set on-demand video pact

Google Strives to Help Online Software Catch Up

Microsoft Windows 7: Getting More Bullish

Microsoft Office 2010 and Web Apps: ooh, shiny!

Mel Gibson behind the camera again

Jon will keep the clothes on backs of '8' with deal

Jessica Simpson Single, but 'On Top of World'

Baron Cohen's `Bruno' bows to $30.6M debut

Man kidnapped, force-fed beer

Woman assaults roommate with air freshener, potted plant

Carjacker strikes, demands ride

Winnipeg police are investigating an usual carjacking early yesterday afternoon in which a young female forced a 60-year-old woman at gunpoint to drive her to another location.

Jury decides Hells Angels not criminal group

Four members of the East End chapter of the Hells Angels were found guilty Monday at the end of a nine-month trial.

Missing tornado victim found in northwestern Ontario lake

The body of a missing Oklahoma man killed by a tornado Thursday was found Sunday night in Lac Seul, in northwestern Ontario.

Three-year-old boy drives toy truck into river

A three-year-old boy who rode his toy truck into a northern B.C. river and floated more than ten kilometres downstream is miraculously doing fine.

How not to drive 101

A drunk woman, driving a minivan with two girls as passengers, caused an accident in Chelsea Sunday when she tried to pull a U-turn while talking on a cell phone, police say.

Comedian seeks leadership of Italy's centre-left party

Italy’s maverick comedian Beppe Grillo, whose vehement attacks on the country’s political establishment have made him a cult figure, said he wants run in a nationwide primary to become...

Toy-gun robber foiled by bat-wielding worker

Authorities in south Alabama say a gas station employee used a cricket bat to chase away a would-be robber who brandished a toy gun.

Three members of city family jailed for abusing woman

WINNIPEG--Three members of a Winnipeg family were sent to jail Monday morning after they admitted to confining and torturing a mentally disabled woman for several months while she was living in their...

MCQUAIG: Rich cause the crisis, workers get the blame

For a while, the Wall Street meltdown gave the rich a bad name. Even they seemed embarrassed by their own excess. There were reports of designer shops packaging purchases in plain paper...

YAFFE: Obama fast becoming Canada's best friend

Canada has a new secret weapon. His name is Barack Obama. At least, that's one interpretation of negative fiscal consequences likely to flow from the Democratic president's ambitious, big-ticket...

TAUBE: Tories aren't having a gay old time

Do Canadian conservatives hate or dislike the gay community? Absolutely not. Yet that's what some commentators want us to believe. The revelation that the federal government provided funding for...

SIMPSON: A very scary PM: ‘I don’t believe that any taxes are good taxes’

This assertion, from an interview the Prime Minister gave The Globe and Mail after the G8 summit in Italy, is one of the most stunning, revealing and, frankly, ignorant statements ever made by a...

Think-tanks team up to urge border flexibility

Think-tanks on both sides of the Canada-U. S. border issued a joint report yesterday that called for improved local flexibility to speed the flow of goods and people between the two countries -- and...

Rush on passports sparked security scare

Security might have been compromised as Canada's passport office scrambled to meet an unprecedented demand for travel documents, an internal review says. An audit of Passport Canada's security...

Mexicans, Czechs will need visas to visit Canada

Canada has slapped visa requirements on citizens of Mexico and the Czech Republic, citing a huge surge in refugee claims by visitors from those countries.

Edmonton MP refutes emails written in his name

Someone is sending out mass emails critical of government policies using his name, Edmonton East Conservative MP Peter Goldring said Monday.

Mayor expresses some optimism over Toronto strike negotiations

As the strike by municipal workers in Toronto heads into its fourth week, Mayor David Miller has expressed some cautious optimism that negotiations may produce a settlement.

Economy will rebound in 2010: Conference Board

The Conference Board of Canada has issued a brighter near-term outlook for the country's economy than most forecasts -- saying growth will return in the current third quarter.

Tim's becomes a 'Coffee & Bake Shop'

Tim Hortons Inc. has already conquered the Canadian coffee landscape and is now trying to take a bite out of the Big Apple in a high-profile shift into landmark American locations.

Ex-aide to Liberal senator faces more charges

Two new women have stepped forward to accuse a senior Liberal staffer of sexually assaulting them. Robert Meinzer, who until his arrest last summer, served as Senator Art Eggleton's chief of staff,...

Recovery begins this quarter: C.B.

Canada will climb out of the recession this quarter, although the path to recovery will be slow and labour markets will sorely lag the upturn in economic growth, says the Conference Board of Canada.

Tiny Quebec town is sitting on a gold mine

In a $1-billion project, the streets of Malartic will be ripped up and residents relocated to get at one of the largest gold deposits in North America discovered under the town. But the environmental...

Ontario warns of further isotope shortage

As Dutch reactor closes for maintenance, experts fear province may not have enough isotopes for emergency-room patients

PM gets mixed reviews

Quebec's francophone press assesses Stephen Harper's performance at the G8 summit in Italy

RADWANSKI: Stephen Harper: anarchist?

The Prime Minister might want to think through his claim that all taxes are bad taxes

B.C. court refuses woman’s bid to ‘unadopt’ child

B.C. Supreme Court decision states that the adoption of a child by a common-law couple in Victoria will not be undone to allow the female partner to abandon her parental responsibility

Canadian doctor faces murder charge in Kentucky

A Canadian doctor has been charged in the death of his wife, who was struck and killed by a boat the doctor was piloting on a Kentucky lake May 29.

IVISON: Harper heads north to revive the brand

Stephen Harper will travel to Canada’s Arctic next month, fulfilling an election promise to create a new regional economic development agency for the North. In addition to watching a major...

ARNOLD: Fourth annual Politicians in Cowboy Hats

There were no see-my-vest incidents this year but, thanks to a few news stories, a few e-mails, and Jim Prentice's facebook page, I'm able to present the fourth annual Stampede Fashion Round-Up....

Jean Chrétien joins Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela

He is no Mother Teresa but Jean Chrétien now has something in common with the late nun of Calcutta.

TRAVERS: Michael Ignatieff hurt by his own tactics

There are two basic political rules that rookie leaders break. One warns against taking a position that can't be abandoned without severe damage or high risk. The second, related to the...

Isotope supply remains unclear

The already shaky isotope supply may get a whole lot shakier. A Dutch reactor stepping in for its downed counterpart at Chalk River, Ont., is scheduled for a month of maintenance starting this...

Court: Feds breaks law by failing to save habitat

An endangered bird with a spectacular mating dance could be the key to protecting at-risk species all across Canada.

Trudeau offers support to couple facing deportation

Liberal MP Justin Trudeau is weighing in on behalf of a Montreal-based Pakistani couple facing deportation.

Hudak raises $1.2M for campaign

Ontario’s New Progressive Conservative leader raised more than a million dollars in contributions during his bid for the party’s top job.

Police arrest robber shoe fetishist of Troisdorf

Wedding crasher booked after knocking out guest

Lost wallets which contain a snapshot of a baby are more likely to be returned to their owners, scientists have discovered.

Pop star Kim used to be Tim

'Entourage' season premiere: Are you still pals with these guys?

Jon Gosselin shows off new girlfriend, Hailey Glassman, while in St. Tropez

Web site recreates Apollo 11 mission in real time

Swearing can make you feel better, lessen pain: study

Google's Chrome Operating System: We've Got It All Wrong

Windows 7 faces an upgrade uphill struggle

Boxer Gatti's wife prime suspect in killing

Brazilian authorities have charged the wife of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti with murder, according to a report on Sunday.

Child-sex trade flourishing in Winnipeg, says expert

An activist against human trafficking has given Winnipeg a dubious distinction: He says it's the worst Canadian city for child sex crimes.

LaToya Jackson says brother murdered for his money

Two British tabloids quote LaToya Jackson as saying she believes her brother Michael Jackson was murdered as part of a conspiracy to steal his fortune.

American students flocking north

Stefani Greco has only been to Canada a couple of times and never to Nova Scotia, but this fall she will join some 9,000 other American students flocking north to weather the recession at affordable...

Parolee robs bank, hitches ride from undercover cop

Authorities say a parolee who robbed a Michigan bank was caught when he tried to hitch a ride from an undercover police detective.

Violent rampage ends in Winnipeg man’s stabbing death

A group of armed thugs threatened, robbed or assaulted as many as eight people, before they stabbed a 24-year-old man to death Friday night in Winnipeg, police say.

Critic frustrated by slow pace of pension reform

Susan Eng says she is one in a growing wave of frustrated Canadians wondering why the federal Conservative government is so slow to address alarming gaps in pension and retirement security the...

Sacha Baron Cohen's easy pickings

Like journalism, comedy is generally most appealing when it afflicts the comfortable. This is especially true of the particular brand of humor pioneered by Sacha Baron Cohen, which functions as a...

Missing Gods River teen's body found

A boater searching for a missing Gods River teen found a body in the Burntwood River Sunday afternoon.

PERSICHILLI: Summit means more work ahead on climate change, food crisis and economic crisis

Canada and the other G8 countries pledged at least $15-billion on agricultural development over the next three years to prepare for another food crisis, and Canada is already looking at organizing...

LEGER: Has the time finally come for a true market cop?

FINANCE MINISTER Jim Flaherty hasn't picked a great time to promote the idea of a new national securities regulator. This time, it’s not just provinces protecting their fiefdoms. Insecurities...

MACLEOD: Deficit fight next on agenda

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is still searching for an issue that separates him from the Conservatives. Here’s one for him — if he’s got the courage — lay out a credible plan to eliminate...

POTTER: Say it ain't so, John

It is hard to know which is more depressing -- the fact that John Manley was recently appointed president of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, or that the appointment has been greeted with so...

COPPS: Sometimes a government dies death of a thousand cuts

Sometimes a government just dies the death of a thousand cuts. There is not one big bang that does it in, merely a series of little explosions that ultimately prove fatal. One such wound was...

YAFFE: Liberal advances in January receding in recent months

Two polls last week confirm that Liberal party support, which has been growing steadily since Michael Ignatieff took the helm, has stalled or is in decline. Liberals and Conservatives were...

FLANAGAN: Have the Liberals gone soft? Why are they upset over attack ads?

These words come from the world's first campaign manual, reportedly written by the brother of the Roman statesman Cicero. Not much has changed since then. Election campaigns have always been, and...

MP Says He's the Victim of Identity Theft

An Alberta Conservative MP says someone is sending emails using his name. Edmonton East MP Peter Goldring said Sunday someone is sending out mass emails under his website address and the moniker...

Pressure to move stimulus money out door quickly starting to show in senior ranks

Pressure to get the federal government's $35-billion massive stimulus package out the door quickly while respecting the new Federal Accountability Act, is showing some cracks in the upper echelon of...

Quebec to be fierce two-way battle between Grits and Bloc: pollster Léger

Historically a faltering economy is bad news for the electoral fortunes of the governing party, but in Quebec the Conservative government's poll numbers are already so dismal the recession could...

Liberals broke embargo on PBO's five-year forecast

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff's office leaked the Parliamentary Budget Officer's sweeping five-year economic forecast to the media last week, even though Liberal MP John McCallum asked for the...

MacKay announces $300M to clean up Labrador airbase

Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced Sunday the federal government will spend $300 million over the next decade to clean up toxic waste left on a Labrador airbase during the Cold War when it was...

Queen's visit for 2010 confirmed

The Queen and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, have accepted an invitation to visit Canada next year, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Sunday.

Federal government cuts back on 2010 tickets

The federal government has returned almost half of its 2010 Winter Olympics tickets and anticipates giving back even more.

Afghan insurgents in 'disarray:' Canadian general

Mounting casualties and unprecedented numbers of roadside bomb attacks are more a sign of increased activity by coalition troops than a growing insurgency, Canada's top soldier in Afghanistan says.

More universities won't accept credit cards for tuition

Students who are accustomed to the swipe now, pay later approach to tuition payments may have to re-think their finances this fall as more Canadian universities eliminate the option of paying with...

Will H1N1 cases rise in fall?

About one third of the North American population may become infected with the H1N1 virus this fall, according to a Canadian microbiologist.

Layton urges Tories to push for Canadian-Iranian journalist’s release

NDP Leader Jack Layton is calling on the Conservative government to secure the release of a Canadian-Iranian journalist imprisoned in Iran since June.

Public Safety Minister to look into 1999 unsolved prison murder

The Prime Minister’s Office, after "carefully" reviewing a heartfelt letter from the mother of slain Ottawa inmate Donald James Mongeon, has flagged the 1999 unsolved case and forwarded the...

Military recruits drawn to steady jobs, not combat: poll

It’s all about the career — not the combat.