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Canadian Media Fund sees jump in funding requests

The revamped Canadian Media Fund, which pumps tax dollars into Canadian film, television and digital media production, is winding up its first year with a sharp increase in demand for money.

Journal de Montréal lockout hits 2-year mark

It has been two years since 253 journalists and office staff were locked out of Quebec's most popular French-language tabloid newspaper, the Journal de Montréal, and there is finally a glimmer of...

New fitness guidelines urge Canadians to get moving

Canada's revised physical activity guidelines are finally out and, as expected, they ease some of the pressure on Canadians but emphasize that more exercise is always better.

G20 to target currency, commodity volatility: Sarkozy

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he will use France's presidency of the Group of 20 this year to try to tame volatility in global currency and commodity markets.

Ontario MP fighting for independent drug reviewer

An Ontario MP whose daughter's death was blamed on a a now-discontinued prescription medication is in Vancouver to fight for an independent drug safety agency.

TSX gains some ground after three-day slump

The Toronto Stock Exchange showed some life Monday morning as investors snapped up shares at prices depressed by three straight days of declines.

CN reaches tentative deal with workers

A strike has been averted for about 4,000 Canadian National Railway Co. workers, according to union officials.

Is Freedom 75 boomers' new goal?

Poll after poll shows Canadians are eager to work past retirement

Canadian politics: Oy! Or not

Will next election herald final breaking of one-party rule?

Michael Ignatieff rallies Liberal hordes as House duty looms

Grit caucus gathers to hone anti-Harper message a week before MPs return to Ottawa

NDP says it's 'sticking it to Conservatives' in cross-country tour

The NDP are "sticking it to the Conservatives" with a current cross-country tour designed to go after Tory ridings that could swing their way, say NDP strategists.

Tories to focus on economy when House returns, but opposition say feds focused on election

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority governing Conservatives say the economy will be the top priority when the House returns next week, but opposition MPs say the government still doesn't have...

PMO's like a permanent campaign machine, says political observer

The volley of Conservative attack ads that touched off an ad war with the Liberal Party showed how the Prime Minister's Office has grown into a permanent campaign machine with the chief purpose of...

Grits target key battlegrounds in Ottawa, Winnipeg and southwestern Ontario

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff, who has been touring 20 unheld ridings, is targeting key battlegrounds in Ottawa, Winnipeg and southwestern Ontario and is trying to show party strength by playing...

PM Harper should return multi-millions of dollars in per-vote subsidies, says NDP

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will campaign to eliminate the multi-million dollars in per-vote subsidies for political parties in the next election because they've "made no effort to go out and raise...

New homes burn faster

It's never been more dangerous to be a firefighter. Our homes and the stuff inside them are nearly six times more flammable than they were 30 years ago.

Ben Ali's family allowed in Canada: Feds

The federal government has confirmed that members of ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's family are in Canada, and that they have every right to be here.

Harper looks back on 5 years with 'pride'

During his five years as the country's prime minister, Stephen Harper has flown a Sea King helicopter, skipped rocks into the Arctic Ocean, and played the piano in the same Abbey Road studio the...

Harper heads to Geneva to help focus U.N. maternal health initiative

OTTAWA - Stephen Harper is setting off on a motherhood mission that's being called "the logical next step" in the United Nations effort to help Third World mothers and children. The prime minister...

Frigid blast hits Central, Eastern Canada

Wind chill warnings are in effect across much of Eastern and Central Canada, with near record-breaking temperatures in a number of cities.

Brilliant Chan wins 4th Canadian skate title

Toronto's Patrick Chan came through with a scintillating performance en route to his fourth-straight Canadian figure skating title Sunday in Victoria. Chan followed through on his promise of...

Alberta man shot in RCMP standoff

An Alberta man is recovering in hospital after an RCMP officer shot him during a standoff northeast of Edmonton.

Company must give Canada drug data: court

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled this week that U.S. biotechnology firm Celgene must give Canadian regulators the information needed to review the price it charges for its Thalidomide drug.

Canada stronger under Conservatives: Harper

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he's proud of what his minority government had accomplished over the past five years, while adding there was more to be done if the Conservatives won a majority.

Carney calls for shift toward developing markets

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney says Canada has to change tack to keep up with a shift in power that has seen economies in Asia rise to the forefront and the U.S. lose much of its lustre.

Air Canada put monkeys in cargo, activists charge

A U.K.-based animal advocacy group is taking Air Canada to task for allegedly shipping lab monkeys in the cargo holds of planes.

Canadian military likely headed to Sudan: Ex-diplomat

A former Canadian diplomat to Africa said Canada's next military deployment will likely be in war-torn Sudan.

Most Canadians budgeting for recession-like conditions: Survey

The phrase "cautiously optimistic" has been 2011's favourite verbal football, as Canadians try to make sense of economic conditions that are at once encouraging and unstable.

Williams’ defence team decries courtroom tweets

The “mountain” of graphic evidence tabled by Crown prosecutors at the sentencing hearing for former Canadian Forces base commander and convicted sex killer Russell Williams has led to a new and...

Harper celebrates five years as PM

Prime Minister Stephen Harper marked the fifth anniversary of his rise to power Sunday boasting that his government has left Canada more united, safe and prosperous.

Rural residents upset at proposed Alta. gas well changes

Alberta’s energy regulator is proposing major changes to the rules governing oil and gas well density, a move that will cut red tape for the industry but is ringing alarm bells for...

Tories dangle ‘tangible benefits’ in exchange for Quebec votes

Harper’s team sharpens ideological wedge to push back against left-leaning Bloc core in Montreal and target right-wing rural seats

Tories go on offensive to defend corporate tax cuts

Harper government to launch cross-country campaign

Péladeau proposes ‘substantial’ financing for Quebec City NHL arena

Media baron says he’s willing to spend ‘tens of millions’ for new multipurpose venue

Scrappy Jack Layton besieged on two fronts

NDP Leader will be under attack by Tories in targeted, mostly rural ridings, and Liberals across the board in election that could be his last

One in four students are depressed: study

University doctors should start routinely screening for depression in their young patients, urges a new Canada-U.S. study that found one in four students who showed up at campus health clinics had...

Families of Pickton’s victims wait for answers from inquiry

An inquiry was ordered by the B.C. government after concerns were raised over the police investigation into serial killer Robert Pickton.

Bountiful women will offer different story to court

Several women from Bountiful will tell a different story when they testify in a Vancouver courtroom this week, insisting polygamy has been a positive force in their lives

MACDONALD: Harper's competent, but he's weak on the 'vision thing'

Here's today's quiz: Name the five priorities that Stephen Harper ran on in the 2006 election.

SIMPSON: Attack the policies, not the person

Of course the Conservative televised attack ads are degrading and disgusting. What did anyone expect?

MAHER: PM defied beliefs, spent way to deficit

On Jan. 23, 2006, when Stephen Harper won a minority election victory, I doubt that he thought he would be celebrating five years later by boasting about the biggest spending spree in Canadian...

LEGER: What has five years in power done to conservatism?

Today marks five years since Stephen Harper won election as Canada’s 22nd prime minister, which makes it, in traditional terms, his wooden anniversary. How apt.

HEBERT: Next election will definitely not be business as usual

What if Canada went through an election only to end up with a carbon copy of the current Parliament? Polls certainly suggest that any dramatic change is not in the offing.

CURLING: Devereaux's back in the spotlight

Can Packers keep Rodgers upright vs. Steelers?

Pittsburgh's Big Ben hopes to ring for a third time

Leafs recall Reimer, expected to start Tues

Lower corporate tax rate matters

New mortgage rules may affect you

RRSP season is here

Oxford tabs $4-billion for expansion

3 Charged in ATM Theft

One dead, one in critical condition after shooting outside restaurant

Niagara police officer charged with assault

Snow, chopper foils dim-witted thief

Winner of 10th Billionth App Download Sweepstakes Hangs Up On Apple

Virtual Computer supports next generation X86 processors

Sony PSP2 to keep in touch with 3G

VUDU optimises for HD

How YouTube is killing the video star

What Is Oprah Winfrey's Big Secret?

Ubisoft's Nintendo 3DS lineup revealed

Regis Philbin Quit Over Pay Cut

DWTS' Aaron Carter Enters Rehab

Liv Tyler approves of dad's 'Idol' gig

Has the Bermuda Triangle Mystery finally been revealed

Giant hand makes its mark in London

Bar to roast bear for Packers-Bears game

Officer suspended for giving 7-year-old a ticket

Teacher accused of taping 1st-grader's mouth

Terror suspect ordered to leave

Saying his client is innocent, Ottawa lawyer Matt Webber vowed yesterday to fight a deportation order against Mohamed Harkat all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada, if necessary.

MLA undecided on leadership favourite

The NDP caucus last week chose New Westminster MLA Dawn Black to be the interim leader until the party's leadership convention takes place this spring.

Five years on, Stephen Harper still a study in contrasts

He promised change, personal honesty, political accountability and solid economic management. He withstood allegations from his political rivals that he was a man with a hidden agenda. And on Jan....

Attack ads will be PM's 'legacy': Ignatieff

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says he believes Stephen Harper will be remembered for negative personal attack ads when the prime minister leaves politics.

Canadians caught in spat between Ottawa and U.A.E.

Two Canadian businessmen were stranded at an airport in Abu Dhabi for more than 15 hours on Friday, when their attempts to enter the U.A.E. hit a wall of red tape that appeared during a diplomatic...

Harper fixated on keeping Liberal enemy in sight

In five years in power, Stephen Harper has never let anyone forget that he wants to crush his Liberal foes. That hyperpartisanship defines his rule.

Canadian terror arrest prompts shock, gratitude from families of U.S. soldiers

TORONTO - An unexpected arrest on foreign soil has brought a measure of comfort to distraught relatives almost two years after a group of American soldiers were killed in an Iraqi bomb blast. Heidi...

Sikhs reach out to Bloc over proposed Parliament kirpan ban

The World Sikh Organization of Canada reached out to the Bloc Quebecois Thursday in an attempt to calm a brewing storm about the kirpan, a ceremonial dagger carried by religious Sikhs.

Canada's North frozen out of doctor supply

In southern Canada, one doctor cares for an average of 438 people, but in the country's northern regions, one physician is responsible for the health of as many as 3,333 people, according to a new...

Loonie dips below parity for first time in two weeks

The loonie temporarily slipped below parity on Thursday for the first time in more than two weeks before closing at $1.0029 U.S., down 16 basis points from the previous day.

Jim Flaherty, the reluctant surgeon

In its approaching budget, the federal government must give Canadians confidence that the deficit will actually be cut, as was promised a year ago. It should detail, not at some later date but on...

Harper’s index

Canada’s Prime Minister, by the numbers

The five-year shadow of Stephen Harper

Canada’s twelfth longest-serving prime minister is adroit with the most daunting files - a war and a recession. But it’s the small stuff that trips him up

Harper’s democratic record wins little praise

Critics say the Harper government's five years in power has been marred by secrecy, wanton disregard for Parliament and hyper partisan politics.

Liberals and NDP side against ban on Sikh kirpan in Parliament, Tories mum

MONTREAL - A proposal to ban a Sikh ceremonial dagger from Parliament had two of Canada's three main national parties racing to the defence of the religious symbol — while the Conservatives refused...

Mayerthorpe killer could not be held

Amongst the belongings of his deceased son, Rev. Don Schiemann found a list of dangerous criminals in the Mayerthorpe area, which included the killer, James Roszko.

Harkat expects deportation papers Friday

An Ottawa man declared a threat to Canadian security expects to be served with formal deportation papers Friday, but his lawyers don't expect him to be leaving the country any time soon.

Ottawa gallery to rent out space for porn shoots

An Ottawa art gallery struggling to pay the bills is offering its space to adult film producers looking for an "artsy" backdrop.

Hundreds of Igor claims still under review

Newfoundland and Labrador officials are still sorting through claims to cover damage from Hurricane Igor.

Liberals gather today for funeral of Keith Davey

Liberals will gather in Toronto today for the funeral of Keith Davey, the legendary party organizer dubbed the "Rainmaker" because of his near-magic political instincts.

Grits launch attack ads against Tories

Striking back at the Conservative Party's own attack ads, which were launched earlier this week, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff Friday morning announced a new round of ads attacking Stephen Harper.

Women not protected on First Nations reserves: Poll

Women don't get the protection they need or deserve from First Nation chiefs in Western Canada, many reserve residents conclude in a new poll.

B.C. criminal released by immigration officials ahead of deportation

A South African-born criminal who police say is a member of the Game Tight Soldiers and Renegade gangs was released by immigration officials Thursday over the federal government's objections.

Feds vow not to balance budget on backs of taxpayers

The Harper government is vowing not to balance the budget on the backs of taxpayers after a report by Parliament's budget watchdog suggested the Conservatives will have to lay off federal employees...

Governor-General honours veteran of the war on war

Governor-General to present award to Ernie Regehr who has stuck with the movement amid all its flickering fashions

Clement urges Canadians to complete long-form census

National Household Survey will be voluntary, but it is still important to fill it out, Industry Minister says

Ottawa seeks nuclear commitment from Ontario

Federal government wants province to agree to purchase new reactors as part of AECL privatization deal

Ottawa sends warning to organizers of Canadian Gaza aid boat

But after nine activists were killed as part of an attempt to defy Israel’s naval blockade last year, Ottawa is strongly advising against the plans by to send the Canadian-registered aid boat.

Wi-Lan secures Wi-Fi patent deal

RILEY: The wrong tax questions

The next federal election, whenever it comes, will feature heated arguments about corporate taxes, upward-creeping sales taxes, personal taxes -- and, perhaps, promises of special breaks -- but the...