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Nova Scotia writes off $16.2 million in debt as uncollectible
The writeoffs include uncollected debts from student loans, farm loans, pharmacare premiums and unpaid fees.
ADLER: Libya trumps Ottawa
If you are a member of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, few things can be more important than whether Jack Layton blows kisses or sour gas at Stephen Harper’s budget.
PALMER: Opinion: Gordon Campbell digging around in the 'dirt'
Premier still can't get the reorganization of ministries right
MULGREW: Opinion: Conservatives' tough-on-crime agenda based on false premises
Program will replicate what has failed in the U.S., and critics say a study that supports the government plan is sloppy and 'embarrassing'
BOESSENKOOL: Get ready for the political Stampede
The chute is open and Albertans are strapped in for what promises to be a wild ride. But this ride will be in the political, not rodeo, arena because politics in Alberta is about to mimic one of our...
RADWANSKI: Ontario Liberals gear up to battle Shoppers Drug Mart again
It’s the chain drugstore that Ontario Liberals love to hate. Less than a year after trouncing Shoppers Drug Mart in a public fight over prescription costs, Dalton McGuinty’s government is...
MASON: This weekend’s snub no way to say goodbye to Gordon Campbell
When B.C. Liberals gather this weekend to choose a new leader, they will do so while all but ignoring the person who has led them for the past 17 years.
HUTCHINSON: voting system spices chase to be premier
British Columbia will have a new premier on Saturday. That person will be a provincial Liberal, of course, chosen by party members to replace the departing leader and Premier Gordon Campbell.
RILEY: Opinion: Two out of three pollsters can be wrong
I hate polls - the ones that don't confirm my own values and hopes, especially. A "bad" poll can cast a pall, make you feel isolated (am I the only Canadian who still cares about climate change?) or...
HEBERT: Quebec gang-up could add to Liberal election woes
It was not so long ago that the Bloc Québécois was a force to reckon with in the Montreal riding of Outremont.
Tory senators face election spending charges
Two Conservative senators are facing charges under the Elections Canada Act over a controversy dating back to the 2006 election.
Loonie soars to three-year high
The Canadian dollar jumped one-third of a cent to a new three-year high above US$1.02 Friday morning even as oil prices have begun to stabilize
Ontario burns up more green cash
Terence Corcoran: Ontario's green jobs come at a cost of up to $207,000 each
Alberta now home to cheap housing
Canadians confronted with soaring prices while trying to buy a home in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal this past year should consider Alberta, now the most affordable province according to a new...
Loblaw to push revamp in 'toughest year yet'
As Loblaw Cos. heads into the fifth and final year of a systemwide supply chain overhaul with an incoming executive at its helm, 2011 could be one the most difficult in the retail chain’s recovery,...
Target betting on Canada to double profit
Target Corp expects the pace of sales growth at established stores to double this year and predicted that entering Canada in 2013 could help it reach annual sales of US$100-billion within seven years
CP Railway, union ratify deal
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd and the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union on Thursday ratified a new deal they had reached earlier this month
John Ivison: Wisconsin’s union battle setting the stage for Canadian fight
For many Canadians, Wisconsin is synonymous with the Green Bay Packers, brewing, Laverne and Shirley and … er, that’s about it. But the Badger State is the main front in a messy labour...
Arctic open for biz, say Inuit
The Arctic is open for business but the Inuit want a piece of the pie, said Inuit Circumpolar Council members Thursday.
Tory support strengthens as many Canadians shrug off Oda affair
A new poll, obtained exclusively by QMI Agency, shows more than half of Canadian voters have no idea who Bev Oda is.
Ads warn of crooked immigration consultants
A series of television ads warning would-be immigrants against crooked immigration consultants is being blasted by a lobby group for consultants.
Frigid weather warnings colour Manitoba
Much of western Manitoba is under a windchill warning and b-r-r-r-reaking cold weather records.
Canadians in Libya on way out: Cannon
Nearly 200 Canadians stranded in Libya have been - or are about to be - safely evacuated, including those who were waiting at the airport in Tripoli, Canada's foreign affairs minister says.
Winter storm warning in effect for parts of Ontario
A winter storm warning is in effect for parts of Southern Ontario, but Toronto is only expected to get up to five centimetres, downgraded from earlier forecasts of 10 centimetres.
Charter flight leaves Libya without any passengers
The Canadian government paid for a chartered plane to land in Tripoli on Friday, but the plane did not carry a single passenger with it when flew out of Libya.
Canadians rescued in Libya by foreign air charters
Most of the Canadians stranded at the airport in the Libyan capital of Tripoli have been evacuated thanks to planes hired by other countries, senior government officials said Thursday.
Canada's longest-serving lawyer dies
Harry Walsh, an icon in local legal circles, died in a Winnipeg hospital early Thursday morning at age 97.
Alberta cranks up user fees in latest budget
Alberta's Tory government wants to keep a lid on spending while cranking up user fees in a budget that continues to bleed red ink.
Walmart named one of best employers for older Canadians
One health provider, a child advocacy group and the world's largest retailer have been recognized as Canada's best employers for people 50-years-old or older.
Canadian auto-production growth expected to lead North America
The global auto industry is expected to see a banner year in 2011, and Canada will be among the main countries benefiting from rising demand for vehicles around the world, according to a report...
Bountiful dads smuggled daughters to marry accused pedophile
Two fathers from Bountiful, B.C., smuggled their 12-year-old daughters across the border to marry an accused pedophile and fugitive intent on increasing a harem that already included 57 wives.
Carleton University sued by group opposed to abortion
Members of an anti-abortion group at Carleton are suing the Ottawa university for discrimination.
Critics blast B.C. premier's letter to Harper to sink tanker bill
A last-minute manoeuvre by outgoing B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell, urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to defeat a bill to ban oil tanker traffic in northern B.C. waters, has shocked environmental...
B.C. man appealing 11-year sex tourism sentence
A British Columbia man convicted of sex tourism and sentenced to 11 years in federal prison is appealing his sentence.
Canadians paying more at the pumps
Gas prices were on the rise across Canada Thursday and many consumers aren't anticipating them to drop anytime soon.
Canada keeping quiet on Libya sanctions
While it's not a major United Nations player with particularly strong economic ties to Libya, Canada has a role to play in the debate over sanctions against the North African country.
Whistleblower protection laws are broken: critics
The federal government's whistleblower protection system was on shaky ground long before it crumbled under the "egregious misconduct" of its now-disgraced commissioner, an alliance of more than 30...
Tories fan out across Canada to tout Harper's economic action plan
Less than 30 days before a parliamentary showdown that could provoke an election, the Harper government has sent out an army of MPs across the country to promote its record.
Harper 'jihadis' forcing civil service to stick to Conservative script, Rae contends
The prime minister was accused Thursday of using unqualified "25-year-old jihadis" in his office to exert excessive control in the federal government.
Ignatieff promises to overhaul Canada's agricultural policies
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff on Thursday promised to overhaul Canada's agricultural policies and to bridge the country's urban-rural divide, which he describes as a national unity issue.
Her Majesty to have Brad Wall for tea
Saskatchewan premier in London to convince overseas businesses the province is open to investment
Get ready for the political Stampede
The likely election date is spring, 2012. About the only thing that’s guaranteed is twists, turns, jumps and dumps
Uncertainty over the U.S. means a shadow over Canada
Our best option is to get deficits down much faster than federal and provincial governments are intending
Polls pollute our democracy? Nonsense
Cellphones and online panels aren’t the issue. Any serious research firm is capable of providing an accurate picture of the opinions of ordinary Canadians
Mailing delay hampers Liberals’ ability to cast ballots, Falcon says
Thousands of party members still hadn’t received their personal identification numbers only two days before the leadership vote
Ford says budget has kept his promises
Detractors say modest savings don’t close gap with planned expenditures
Casino proposal betting on big revenues from B.C. gamblers
City casino operation projected to triple current revenue to $360-million
Canadian surgeons face flat-lining job market
Rejected by small and large cities alike, recent graduates with huge debt loads are creating the latest specialty in medicine: the on-call-ogist
Ontario Energy Minister elated to hear of possible partner in AECL deal
Duguid hopes SNC-Lavalin’s talks with pension fund results in shortening time frame for buying reactors
Inuit leaders develop guidelines for future development in the Arctic
World’s Inuit say they’re tired of being left on the sidelines as petroleum and mining companies extract resources from arctic lands
Liberals gear up to battle Shoppers Drug Mart again
McGuinty government aims to thwart pharmacy giant’s attempt to establish its own line of generic drugs
Clark exudes confidence as vote nears
Weighted voting system makes precise tracking of delegates’ intentions a mug’s game
Harper government opens wallet to hype its stimulus package
Although most funds spent, Ottawa erecting 5,000 signs across country, buying $6.5-million in advertising
Canada says it is plugging money-laundering loopholes
But experts say country still vulnerable because of a lack of investigation, enforcement and prosecution
Rejected by Swiss, Ben Ali son-in-law bought home in Canada in 2008
Diplomatic cables suggest family was planning ‘ultimate’ departure from Tunisia
Alberta budget pins hopes on oil-sands boom
Province projects more than $3.4-billion deficit in 2011-2012
Bob Rae's adventures in etymology
Someone forgot to tell him Liberals attack ideas, not people
The fear that binds Michael Ignatieff and Tim Hudak
Neither the federal Liberal Leader nor Ontario’s PC chief are willing to release their platforms
Premier accuses Tories of hiding Agent Orange use
Premier Dalton McGuinty chastised past Conservative governments for failing to warn people about the province’s widespread use of Agent Orange.
Ottawa evacuates nearly all Canadians from Libya
Officials say that 344 Canadians are registered with the embassy in Tripoli and 213 have said they want to leave.
Rebecca Thompson is leaving Parliament Hill
Thompson is currently the director of communications to Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose. She is leaving politics for the private sector. The London, Ontario-native has worked in politics for about...
Landlord accused of peeping on tenants
An alleged peeping Tom with a history of sex crimes faces charges after cops seized surveillance cameras hidden in the bathrooms of his two young female tenants.
Perimeter security deal raises privacy, sovereignty issues for Canadians: Wilson
OTTAWA - A former ambassador to Washington says a proposed perimeter security arrangement between Canada and the United States raises some "very significant issues" on privacy and...
Oda affair: burning issue with opposition but not catching fire with public
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the Bev Oda document-altering scandal may not be as damaging to the Harper government as opposition parties had hoped. The Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll found that...
Rona earnings fall in fourth quarter
Rona Inc., the Montreal-based national hardware and home improvement giant, on Thursday said economic worries and expiration of the renovation tax credits hit the fourth quarter, but the 950-store...
Tasha Kheiriddin: Will property rights finally get Charter protection?
On February 24, federal MP Scott Reid and Ontario MPP Randy Hillier held a joint press conference to promote the protection of a basic human right: the right to property. The two politicians will be...
Kelly McParland: Michael Ignatieff, all dressed up as Jack Layton
After eight weeks off for Christmas and just three back on the job, Parliament is taking a break again and Michael Ignatieff has gone off to expose himself to some more Canadians. Everyone in Ottawa...
Bob Rae blasts Harper 'jihadis'
Liberal MP Bob Rae accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper of creating a culture in his office where unelected political staffers -- which he described as "25-year-old jihadis" -- brush off the...
Agent Orange used on Ont. highways: NDP
An NDP MPP says former officials with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation have told him that Agent Orange was sprayed on highways across the province until the 1980s.
Ottawa sending C-17 military plane to Libya: CTV
Ottawa has ordered a C-17 military transport plane to fly from Germany to Rome, then on to Libya to evacuate Canadian passengers stuck in the chaotic capital, CTV News has learned.
Tories tout economic prudence in cross-country blitz
Dozens of Tories will make public appearances across Canada Thursday, as the Harper government touts its economic action plan in advance of an expected election season.
WWI soldier found in France identified as Albertan
The department of national defence has identified the remains of a First World War soldier found in Avion, France, eight years ago as Pte. Thomas Lawless of Calgary.
Nearly 200 Canadians already out of Libya
Almost 200 Canadians have already been flown out of Tripoli to European destinations, Postmedia News has learned.
Sleeping Quebec cops caught on video
An amateur videographer captured what appeared to be two Surete du Quebec officers taking a snooze in the back of their patrol car on Thursday morning.
Fact-finder on Vancouver float plane terminal needed, says PavCo chair
Dispute continues over use of $22-m facility
U.S. judge hears case against man accused of coaxing Canadian into suicide
Carleton University student Nadia Kajouji found dead in 2008
No charges laid in case of man who claimed role in woman's death:RCMP
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - RCMP say they have released a Nova Scotia man who turned himself in to police Wednesday to discuss his involvement in a woman's death last month. Cpl. Scott MacRae says the...
Tory blitz: 80 MPs fan out to tout Harper's economic action plan
OTTAWA - Talk about a blitz. The Harper government is sending 80 MPs across the country today on a taxpayer-funded campaign to promote its economic action plan. When he was in opposition, Stephen...
Caisse de depot posts 14% return
The Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec on Thursday reported a return from investments of 13.6% for 2010, a year when most large Canadian pension funds made 10%
Lorne Gunter: Ontario gov’t board permits utilities to hose consumers
Let me see if I’ve got this right: Ontario’s local utilities used to charge exorbitant fees to customers who failed to pay their monthly bills on or before the due date. The fees worked out...
Harper wants an election: Ignatieff
The Conservatives are hoping for an election despite claims to the contrary, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff alleged Thursday.
Better-than-expected bank earnings boost TSX at midday
The TSX held on to moderate gains midday Thursday as oil prices continued to rise as its benchmark index was up to 13,984.
Sexual diversity belongs in classroom, cellphones don’t: student survey
First-of-its-kind poll in Ontario used Facebook to get youth input
Wayward pelican found at N.S. strip club to hitch a ride back to U.S.
Storm-tossed bird headed for sanctuary in North Carolina
Is Harper’s PR blitz sound strategy or a wasteful ‘gravy train’?
Though opposition howls, pollsters see little downside to Conservatives sending 80 ministers, MPs and senators across country to plug economic record
How PMO orchestrated a taxpayer-funded online marketing coup
Internal memo reveals Harper team’s central role in controversial Economic Action Plan website
Canada delivers night letters of its own to counter Taliban threats
The letters are being distributed this week in some villages in Kandahar province’s Panjwaii district, where most of Canada’s battle group is based.
Documents show Economic Action Plan marketing blitz a PMO production from the get-go
OTTAWA - A flashy taxpayer-funded website was conceived as the "key component" in marketing the Conservative government's Economic Action Plan, a secret memo prepared for Stephen Harper reveals. And...
AKIN: $23,000 for skits!
Tories roll out pork barrel to seniors in their ridings across Canada
MANNING: The rise of the grassroots movements
In the past 30 years, which has had more success in mobilizing public support for major changes in public policies: traditional political parties or “the movements”? By “the movements,” I...
SIMPSON: Playing the politics of slogans and fear
In a country of “peace, order and good government,” any government should worry about order, including threats to that order from crime.
IVISON: Election call? All eyes on Layton
The Harper government's announcement that it will spend $40-million to hire 100 new doctors for rural Canada should, in theory, reduce the babble about a federal election this spring.
PAYNE: Bev Oda should be allowed to speak for herself
Bev Oda probably wishes she had not been caught by a photographer while having a smoke outside the Parliament buildings last week.
JAMES: ‘Gravy’ dare only sets up brutal budget for 2012
“Where’s the gravy?” Dumb question when asked of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, a mere 86 days into his term.
COHN: Full steam ahead for the Ford-McGuinty express
The train is leaving the station, with Mayor Rob Ford seemingly at the controls of transit in this town.
Is $120 oil the tipping point?
Oil prices continued to surge Thursday on Middle East tensions, with Brent crude coming within a hair of the level one bank said would threaten global growth
Surging oil threatens world recovery
Oil prices continued to surge Thursday on Middle East tensions into the danger zone for the global economy
Maple Leaf Foods profit rises
Maple Leaf Foods Inc., one of Canada’s biggest food processors, posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday, overcoming rising wheat and meat costs
Toyota recalls 147,000 Canadian cars
Toyota Motor Corp. has recalled tens of thousands of vehicles in Canada - including RX, GS and Highlander models - because of links to the company's unintended acceleration problems.
Winnipeg YouTube star on Good Morning America
Winnipeg's 10-year-old singing sensation Maria Aragon, who has been on a whirlwind ride of fame, appeared on Good Morning America Thursday.
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