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Accused bank robber dropped wallet

Couple spotted having sex in closed eatery

Pregnant inmate carrying more than baby

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B.C. politician sorry for Nazi comment

A British Columbia provincial politician apologized Friday for comparing a rival to a Nazi propagandist.

'World is watching' as military jury weighs Khadr sentence

A military jury has begun deliberations to decide whether Omar Khadr is a murderer and terrorist who only expressed remorse at the 11th hour, or a talented young man who was used by al-Qaida and who...

Minister vows to fight smuggling

The arrest Friday in Thailand of scores of Canada-bound migrants from Sri Lanka has stiffened the Conservative government's resolve to dig in against demands to soften legislation that would punish...

St. André mass planned in Montreal

About 50,000 people, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Quebec Premier Jean Charest, are expected to gather at Montreal's Olympic Stadium on Saturday for a mass to celebrate the recent...

One winning ticket for $50M Lotto Max draw sold in B.C.

There is one winning ticket for the $50-million jackpot in Friday's Lotto Max draw, and it was sold somewhere in British Columbia.

Runner collides with deer during race

F-35 buy could trigger Arctic arms race: Expert

A government purchase of F-35 fighter jets could cause "angst in Russia" and trigger an Arctic arms race, Arctic sovereignty expert Michael Byers said Thursday.

1st Chrysler minivan sought for Windsor museum

Windsor's Community Museum is on the hunt for one of the original Chrysler minivans.

Edmonton mayor sues campaign trickster

Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel is suing Nathan Black for half a million dollars.

Billboard ban draws legal threat

Montreal's Plateau Mont-Royal borough has received a lawyer's letter advising it to back down on its plan to ban billboards.

Over 100 Tamils arrested en route to Canada: Kenney

Thai authorities have arrested more than 100 Tamil migrants who were probably on their way to Canada, says Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.

U.S. court overturns 2 of Conrad Black's 4 convictions

A. U.S. appeals court has struck down two of Conrad Black's convictions and upheld two others, all of which stem from the case that sent him to a Florida prison three years ago.

Toronto shopkeeper cleared in citizen’s arrest case

Charges against a Toronto shopkeeper, accused of detaining and assaulting a shoplifter last summer, were dropped Friday.

Parizeau regrets quitting PQ after ’95 referendum

Former leader says he didn’t realize the extent of pro-Canada dirty tricks – and was disappointed in belief Lucien Bouchard could win independence for Quebec.

Bill Clinton decries tax-cut mantra during Ottawa visit

Former U.S. president Bill Clinton says America’s midterm elections have become a “referendum on people’s anger and frustration” over the economy.

Liberals still hobbled by fundraising woes

The odds on opposition parties bringing down the government next spring are likely to get longer after Elections Canada unveils financial reports for the main political parties on Monday. Talk in...

Bell leads telecom complaints

Bell Canada had more than double the number of customer complaints than rival Telus last year, according to the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications services (CCTS).

Fired federal adviser to get $1M settlement

A former federal bureaucrat wrongfully dismissed by the Public Works Department will collect more than a million dollars in lost wages and damages, the second former employee of the department to...

Top court rules against priest in sex-abuse suit

A church sex abuse lawsuit in Quebec dating back nearly 30 years will go ahead after a Supreme Court ruling Friday.

Future uncertain for Maritimes’ only all-girls' school

N.S. Education Department will not to fund the purchase of 126-year-old Holy Angels High School in Sydney

NDP wants foreign-takeover rules rewritten

Jack Layton calls on Conservative government to reject BHP bid for Potash Corp.

Stephen Harper again enters ‘uncertain world of coalitions’

EKOS seat projections show nearly anything is possible – except a Tory majority

Materials sector pushes TSX at midday

The Toronto Stock Exchange's materials sector was driving the market at midday on Friday, as gold prices rose and a new report suggested that the federal government would approve BHP Billiton's...

In defence of downtown latte-sipping elites

If you found yourself sickened by the sneering character assassination that marked the campaign for mayor in Canada’s largest city, you may have spared a thought for the poor sucker who suffered...

JOHNSON: Spinning the fairy tale of secession

Have our leaders learned nothing? On Oct. 30, 1995, Quebeckers voted 49.4 per cent for secession. Had the vote tipped 50 per cent, Jacques Parizeau was set to declare Quebec’s independence.

IVISON: Time out is needed on $16B jet deal

For their own sakes, the Conservatives need to press pause on the largest military purchase in Canadian history.

Campbell's address cost taxpayers $240,000

B.C. taxpayers spent close to $240,000 Wednesday evening so Premier Gordon Campbell could go on prime-time television to announce a 15-per-cent personal income tax cut. Campbell said in an...

Pension killer bill likely to pass

A government bill that would end old-age benefits for inmates such as child killer Clifford Olson should include other types of pensions -- using the savings to set-up a fund for victims, opposition...

Murray gives in after Twitter furor

Twittering cabinet minister Glen Murray got the Progressive Conservatives off his back Thursday by unconditionally apologizing for accusing them of being anti-gay. This time there were no...

SIMPSON: Why Harper will deny the Potash takeover bid

In theory and in law, the Harper government has the right to approve the foreign takeover of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan. In the real world of politics, it can’t – and almost certainly won’t...

LILLEY: I spy something stupid

Perhaps the most offensive thing in Canadian politics is ethno-politics, the attempt by parties to buy voting blocks from immigrant or ethnic groups. All parties play the game and, regardless of...

KIRBYCAIRO: Khadr and Hypocrisy. . . . .

I find the trial and sentencing hearing of Omar Khadr outrageous. Not only was Khadr a child soldier but he was simply fighting a foreign occupier. Even if you believe the invasion of Afghanistan...

HUTTON: Another way to look at the Toronto election

With the official results of the Toronto municipal election out, including ward-by-ward results for the mayor's race, I decided to colour in my map based on the results. The map, as you can see, is...

WANDERER: A National Energy Strategy

Canada has been called an energy giant, or as Stephen Harper likes to put it, an "energy superpower." However, with Canadians still remembering the National Energy Policy from he 80's, thirty years...

ICEMAN: Taber Finally Scolds Ignatieff

It would appear that Jane Taber took a break Thursday from singing praises for the Liberal leader to scold him for ducking out on yet another vote in the House of Commons

NATASHA: Stupid Liberal tricks: Libs put politics ahead of national security

A senior government official, Fadden, said there are foreign governments trying to influence Canadian politicians and people are upset about this?

GDP up 0.3 per cent in August after July decline

Real gross domestic product increased by 0.3 per cent in August after a 0.1 per cent decline in July. Statistics Canada reports oil-and-gas extraction, wholesale trade and manufacturing were the...

Sask. politicians vote to oppose PotashCorp bid

Saskatchewan provincial politicians agreed on the PotashCorp file Thursday - but not before a bit of scrapping.

CRTC green lights usage-based internet billing

Metered internet usage is on the way, with the CRTC handing down its final decision on how wholesale customers can be billed by large network owners.

Khadr apologizes to family of dead soldier

Omar Khadr took the stand at his trial and apologized for killing a U.S. soldier. "I'm really, really sorry for the pain I've caused you and your family," he said, speaking directly to Tabitha Speer,...

‘We need to get healthier,’ says top physician

The new president of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada wants to spark a revolution in health care and he knows just how to do it: eliminate the patients.

Mexican police no help in hunt for missing Canadian: Family

Police in Mexico are refusing to help find an Ontario businessman who has been missing since he ate dinner at a restaurant in Acapulco a week ago, his family says.

Court upholds bail for Ottawa terror suspect

A federal Crown prosecutor's appeal of a decision granting bail to an accused Ottawa terrorist — one of the men rounded up in a RCMP-led sweep in late August — has been dismissed.

MPs chalk up almost $143 million in spending last year

MPs spent $10.2 million last year sending provocative — and oft-partisan — flyers into their competitors' ridings.

Access-to-medicine bill looks likely to die

A bill aiming to fix a complex, five-year-old law intended to get inexpensive Canadian medicine to developing countries looks poised to die, after MPs studying the bill talked the clock out Thursday.

Google's privacy breach "still unresolved," privacy commissioner's office says

Google's collection of wireless data that unintentionally led to serious breaches of Canadian privacy law is "still unresolved" as the company has not confirmed it will follow recommendations, the...

Wireless Internet making schoolchildren sick, father tells MPs

A worried parent accused Health Canada of lying about the safety of wireless Internet in schools Thursday and made an impassioned plea for help to a committee of MPs.

Federal gov't records reveal wide-ranging thefts — including $10 mug

The Supreme Court of Canada was bilked $8,400 in Christmas decorations last year, according to government spending records that show the federal treasury suffered millions of dollars in losses from...

MacKay 'outraged' how DND treated family of dead soldier

Defence Minister Peter MacKay says he is "outraged" at how the government treated the family a Canadian soldier who killed himself in 2008 after suffering symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Quaids: 'We are not criminals, nor are we fugitives from justice, nor are we crazy'

Actor Randy Quaid on Thursday accused a network of Hollywood lawyers and business managers of conspiring to steal money and royalties from him by sabotaging his career, orchestrating "false arrests"...

Russia warns Canadian visa requirements could land applicants in jail

New form said to ask for such military service details as commanding officers and where they served

Don’t write off the future of peacekeeping

A renewed Canadian commitment to ‘Pearsonian idealism’ might well be the way for Canada to show better global leadership

Universities bowed to pressure by Balsillie-funded think tank over academic freedom, report says

Inquiry held over dismissal of first director of Balsillie School of International Affairs

Supreme Court to hear case on ‘two beer’ defence

Case to examine whether Criminal Code amendment to drunk-driving charges can be applied retroactively

Tax changes will favour land trusts

Americans who donate Canadian property will be eligible for tax breaks

Chrétien satisfied with ruling citing bias in Gomery report

Mr. Chrétien won a Federal Court of Appeal decision earlier this week that struck down part of the report from the inquiry into the sponsorship scandal

The new kid in school: Abbott readies for education challenges

The heat is on for minister after Campbell sets ambitious targets for K-12 education, and contract talks loom for teachers’ federation

NDP medicine bill has K'naan, Atwood singing same tune

Novelist and rapper support bill to facilitate sale of generic drugs still under patent to developing countries

N.L. Liberal director sorry for asking if Premier had STD

'Unacceptable' email

Amnesty International decries defeat of mining bill

Says it will lead to further deterioration of Canada’s image abroad

Dead ducks found at Kearl oilsands site

Dead ducks were found at another oilsands site north of Fort McMurray, this time at Imperial Oil's Kearl oilsands project, CBC News has learned.

MACDONALD: Liberals pointless in plan to ground F-35s

The new Liberal narrative this fall is one of product differentiation from the Conservatives, in a move to the left that is also meant to skate the NDP into the boards.

JACOBS: Again, ideology tops science

Politicians often go through the motions of soliciting the advice of public health specialists when developing drug policy. Then they routinely ignore those experts.

PALMER: Premier eyes projected windfall for political purposes

On the day after the premier announced the big tax cut, it fell to Finance Minister Colin Hansen to explain how government could slash revenues by a projected $1.8 billion over three years and still...

ROBSON: Shaking up the elites

Within a week the American political landscape will be altered almost as dramatically as Toronto's would have been had -- to take an absurd idea -- Rob Ford become mayor. Oh, that actually happened...

COYLE: Tweets and egos – a cautionary tale

Albert Schweitzer once reportedly remarked that there are only three ways to teach. Example, example and example.

HEBERT: A perfect storm in Quebec could bring Duceppe home

Although there has so far been more smoke than fire to the rumour of the impending birth of a centre-right Quebec party it could still be a catalyst for game-changing moves, starting with the...

Champion may get a chance to prove it

Calgary offence on verge of making history

Alouettes not writing off Argos' Lemon

Kessel held scoreless as Bruins shut out Maple Leafs

Cogeco earnings slip in 4th quarter

B.C. companies among Canada's best employers

Majority of Alberta boomers have paid off their mortgages

Billing errors, disputes drive wireless complaints

Counterfeit luxury goods worth $1m seized in Burlington, Oakville, Toronto

Ex-Ottawa cop guilty in U.S. sex case

Librarian allegedly continued teen tryst

Murder suspect, 18, will remain in custody until Nov. 25

Technology blamed for lack of free time

Driverless electric van cruises 8,000 miles from Italy to China without stopping for directions

Microsoft updates IE9 code, unveils new apps

Microsoft Profits Soar 51%

Celine Dion - Dion Names Twins After Mandela And Marnay

Charlie Sheen's XXX-film gal leads double life

Mariah Carey expecting her first baby

James Cameron ready for 'Avatar' sequels

Sri Lankan caught smuggling over 2,000 diamonds in swallowed condoms

Nepal firm takes high speed Internet to Mt Everest

Vending machines sell miniature art in boxes

Judge: McDonald's Must Pay Obese Employee $17.5K

Balloon Boy's dad invents back scratcher, pitches it on YouTube

Soldier's mother wants DND apology

The New Democrats are calling on Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Canada's chief of defence staff to meet with the mother of a soldier who took his own life after serving in Afghanistan.

Ontario man missing in Mexico

They already knew something was wrong but when Daniel Dion didn't return to Ottawa on a flight from Mexico Tuesday, his family really started to panic.