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Ottawa's bathrooms: The good, the bad and the ugly
The bad news is that if you're desperately in need of a washroom while at the Rideau Centre, the facilities there rank among the nation’s absolute worst. The good news is that if you can cross...
McGuinty putting new face on blended tax
Premier Dalton McGuinty is going on the offensive to sell the controversial harmonized sales tax, appointing one of his strongest performers as the new stand-alone revenue minister charged with...
HOLMES: Go with the pro
Most homeowners have heard by now of the home renovation tax credit, and many are taking advantage of it. The idea of the tax credit is to stimulate local economy by keeping contractors working and...
Federal Court to hear election challenge
The Federal Court of Canada is to hear arguments against the election call last fall by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Democracy Watch, a citizens' group that monitors ethics in government, is...
Illegal trash dumpers won't be tolerated, mayor says
There will be no mercy for Torontonians who dump their garbage illegally, not even for those who face long delays at drop-off points blocked by unionized workers in a strike that threatens to...
Woman swept to sea, rescued at Peggys Cove
A TANTALLON TEENAGER helped a shivering Quebec tourist survive an unexpected and bracing dip into the ocean at Peggys Cove on Tuesday. Despite signs warning that conditions were dangerous, a...
Judge slams search of terror suspect's home
A sweeping search through the home of a suspected terrorist – including a drawer full of underwear belonging to his wife – violated the man's constitutional right to privacy, a Federal Court...
MLA feels the heat over tweets
Premier Ed Stelmach gave MLA Doug Elniski a good talking-to yesterday after Elniski's blog comments angered citizens and an NDP member. "I expressed to him how disappointed I was with his comments...
China to Canada: 'We cherish this relationship'
Prime Minister Stephen Harper used a visit with China's foreign minister to signal thawing ties between the two nations, setting the stage for his own visit to Beijing expected this fall. Foreign...
Health minister keeps job in McGuinty Cabinet shuffle
A Cabinet shuffle to be announced today by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is more significant for who is not moving jobs. Mr. McGuinty will stick by embattled Health Minister David Caplan,...
WALKOM: Harper could pull EI surprise
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff presents his goal of a single national standard for employment insurance as new, timely and socially progressive. "To unite our people, to treat everyone fairly...
Desperately seeking Susan: NBC’s ‘Talent’ can’t compete with Fox’s star-maker
'GTA: Chinatown Wars' invades PSP turf
Rockstar Games announced its mature Nintendo DS title Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will debut on the PlayStation Portable this fall. The PSP version will be developed by studio Rockstar Leeds,...
Dunkin’ Donuts makes an iPhone app. Here’s why you shouldn’t bother.
HP introduces printer that connects to Web
Hewlett-Packard is betting that the humble printer, like the computer and cell phone, can be transformed with the power of the Internet. The company on Monday introduced the HP Photosmart Premium...
Dead discs: Blu-ray’s failure to launch signals end of spinning media
WALKOM: Bomb plot details finally surface
It was a bombing that, according to one of the police agents who infiltrated this hapless group of alleged terrorists, would set off "the battle of Toronto" and force Parliament to withdraw Canadian...
SIMPSON: Here's the Plan: Calgary leads us all to a greener future
Cities grow incrementally. A park bench here, a particular streetscape there, a zoning change, a new apartment or subdivision, a road widened, a transit line created. Cities are organic. They...
WENTE: The sweet smell of summer garbage
Is your garbage getting smelly? Are you plagued by the aroma of old shrimp shells and unfresh kitty litter wafting in the breeze on a hot summer day? Well, here's a helpful tip from City Hall: Freeze...
COSH: All in the family
All you have to know about the Conservative government's new package of electronic investigative powers for police is that Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan mentioned "families" about a...
TRAVERS: Tight reins choke Parliament
It's well known that a healthy democracy needs oxygen, daylight and the not-so-gentle patter of constructive dissent. Less understood is that it can't thrive without space. That space first shrank...
Crime bill fight bogs down in Senate
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson accused the Liberals of being soft on crime yesterday, saying the Senate is stalling legislation needed to protect Canadians. "Liberal softness on crime is...
Premier accused of subverting nuclear hearings
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is being accused of undermining public hearings on nuclear-power development in the province with his recent proposal that a research reactor be built within three...
Pack journalism is media style in Ottawa
Earlier this month, a soccer game was played on the lawn of Parliament Hill – MPs versus members of the national media. A spectator, well-versed in soccer strategy, observed: no one on either...
Tories' grant program gets smaller cheques to more students
The Conservative government is aligning itself with the back-to-school crowd as the grim job market triggers a spike in college and university applications. The suburban Ottawa campus of Algonquin...
Rookie MPs say Parliament needs to change
Disturbing. Disappointing. Harmful. Infuriating. These are just some of the adjectives used by rookie MPs to describe their first impressions of Canada's Parliament. As they begin their summer...
Finding new home for Harpers delays $10M repairs to 24 Sussex
Much-needed repairs to 24 Sussex Drive are on hold while the National Capital Commission attempts to arrange a temporary home suitable for Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his family. The Harpers...
Tim Hortons sets sights on Nunavut
Whenever Iqaluit Mayor Elisapee Sheutiapik returns home from a trip to southern Canada, she brings back a gift for friends and family: a few dozen Timbits. “I'm not allowed to get off the plane...
Conrad Black applies for bail again
Conrad Black asked a U.S. federal judge Monday to release him from prison while he appeals his fraud conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court. The request followed a decision by the high court to turn...
Feds use YouTube to guilt tax cheats
The Canada Revenue Agency received 22,000 tips from Canadians tattletaling on their neighbours last year. National Revenue Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn said calls are coming in through a...
Canada's digital economy to be prioritized
Canada is lagging behind other western countries when it comes to using information technology, both government and industry leaders said Monday. “The problem is we’ve lost our competitive...
Ottawa has done its part for Khadr: lawyers
Far from being indifferent to the plight of Omar Khadr, the Canadian government has already gone well beyond its duty in helping the Canadian terror suspect, federal lawyers will argue on Tuesday in...
The days of winning by not being Dion are over
The second session of Canada's 40th Parliament was a wretched thing to behold. Faced with historic challenges – an unprecedented collapse of the auto industry and the most severe economic crisis in...
Reality clips spring rally
Toronto's stock market took a nasty tumble yesterday along with oil prices and the Canadian dollar after a World Bank report dashed hopes of an early "green-shoots" recovery from the current economic...
iPhone In-App Purchases Already Leading To The Dreaded Two Words: Bait And Switch
Ever Wondered What The Most Common Names On Facebook Are? Here’s A List
NHL deals blow to Jim Balsillie's dream
Although billionaire Jim Balsillie remains ever optimistic, the NHL pulled off a couple of coups in a Phoenix bankruptcy court yesterday that left Hamilton's hockey hopes on life support. First,...
NICHOLLS: MPs should take a longer break
The National Citizens Coalition, a conservative advocacy group, recently paid for a newspaper ad that sported the headline, "Say No to Big Government." Since I happen to be a strong proponent of...
Doctors reattach man’s palm after he chopped it off trying to get rid of steel cable
Ontario woman faces drunk driving charge after hitting Halifax cop car
Ignatieff hears from Niagarans
Welland is a community that's "living the Canadian drama" rather than the Canadian dream. And federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff described that drama as more than just a financial crisis. He...
Federal Liberals accused of being soft on crime
Justice Minister Rob Nicholson accused the Liberals of being soft on crime Tuesday, saying the Senate is stalling legislation needed to protect Canadians. “Liberal softness on crime is...
'Men are attracted to smiles,' Alberta MLA advised girls on blog
Edmonton-Calder Conservative MLA Doug Elniski apologized late Monday afternoon for controversial comments that he posted on his blog, and insisted that he is not sexist. Elniski posted the text of...
New cabinet, same battles for N.B. government
Premier Shawn Graham's shuffling of several of his most senior cabinet ministers will not calm some of his government's harshest critics and opponents. On Monday, the first working day after the...
Quebec Liberals win two byelections
Premier Jean Charest's governing Liberals won two provincial byelections on Monday, including one in a riding that had been an Action democratique du Quebec stronghold since 1994 because of Mario...
STEWARD: Longer wait for election and for EI
If anything became clear last week when Stephen Harper and Michael Ignatieff agreed they didn't want a summer election, it was that neither one of them has ever had to apply for employment...
Leaders start summer season of undeclared campaigning
Federal politicians have kicked off a summer of undeclared election campaigning with the federal Tories moving to define Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff as soft on crime. The characterization...
Garbage, tempers sizzle
What a dump. Just hours into the strike by City of Toronto unionized employees, bags of garbage were piling up outside some waste transfer stations where civic officials told residents they could...
Miller ripped by City Hall foes
Mayor David Miller is to blame for allowing city workers to shut down Toronto, according to some of his colleagues on council. Miller failed to properly communicate the city's fiscal challenges,...
Toronto 18 attack was to mimic 9/11
It was to be "the Battle of Toronto," a three-day bombing assault aimed at shutting the downtown core, crippling the economy and killing civilians. Members of the so-called Toronto 18 would pack...
NDP leader may compromise on EI eligibility reforms
NDP Leader Jack Layton signalled willingness Monday to compromise on employment-insurance eligibility reforms over the summer. He said he does "not close the door" on a work requirement for...
Critical EI Fixes Stalled by Political Games, says CAW President
CAW President Ken Lewenza called on the federal government to introduce long-overdue reforms to Canada's EI system, and considers Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff and Prime Minister Stephen Harper's...
Cannon to speak with Iranian envoy over journalist
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon has called in Iran's top diplomat in Canada over the arrest of a Canadian journalist working in the country for Newsweek magazine. Cannon will express his...
Canadian PM calls for Iran to release journalists
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Monday called on Iran to halt its assault on press freedoms and release all political prisoners and journalists, including Canadians. Iranian authorities...
Revitalize Harper and rebuild his inner circle
The Conservative brain trust badly needs a vacation. They worked through last summer on campaign readiness for the eventual fall election and have been running full-out for almost two years now. They...
Info commissioner cites personal reasons as he retires
Information commissioner Robert Marleau is retiring after serving less than half of the usual seven-year term. Marleau says his reasons for quitting are personal and private. Suzanne Legault,...
Layton to Harper: Don't wait for NDP support
Jack Layton says nobody should hold their breath this fall waiting for his party to express a vote of confidence in the Harper government. The NDP chief held a session-ending news conference...
EI claims rise, but by smallest number in six months
The number of people receiving regular employment insurance benefits rose 2.7% to 697,000 in April, the smallest increase in six months, Statistics Canada said Monday. Alberta and Saskatchewan saw...
Consumer confidence rises slightly in June
Consumer confidence rose in Canada in June, pointing to what the Conference Board of Canada says will be a "soft recovery coming out of a very deep recession." The latest report from the group was...
Kendra Wilkinson on her laugh, cheesesteaks, and not raising her kids like Jon & Kate
Week in Apple: Snow Leopard news, iPhone OS 3.0 review, AT&T concessions
L. IAN: An idea catches on
This series is drawn from the translation of a book of political essays edited by Andre Pratte, editorial pages editor of La Presse, which caused a significant stir when it was first published in...
FLANAGAN: Coming to terms with minority government
Canada entered a period of potential minority government when the Bloc Quebecois won 54 seats in the 1993 election, but the effect was obscured for a decade by the split on the right that allowed...
COPPS: Something tells me an election will be sooner rather than later
History has a funny way of repeating itself. At the tail end of the last recession, I sat on a Cabinet committee established specifically to deal with the delicate issue of unemployment insurance...
PERSICHILLI: Future of Harper's government depends more on economy than it does on Libs
Last week's political events ended exactly the way most thought they would: no summer election. However, while the outcome was easily foreseeable, the reasons for this made-for-TV-political-drama...
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