Fewer prisoners escaping federal custody

The number of federal inmates who have successfully pulled off escapes has dropped significantly in the last two years. Figures from Corrections Canada obtained by CBC News Network's Power & Politics through access to information show there were...

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Budget watchdog seeks opinion in showdown with government

Kevin Page, the parliamentary budget officer, is waiting for a legal opinion about the authority of his office's mandate before he takes any action against government departments that have failed to disclose how they will implement the 2012 budget cuts....

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Kenney set to release 2013 immigration levels

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has been focused on restructuring Canada's immigration system, with a strong emphasis on finding immigrants likely to integrate and succeed in the Canadian workforce. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press) Immigration Minister...

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Will Coderre run for Liberal leader or Montreal mayor?

Veteran Quebec Liberal MP Denis Coderre is expected to take a pass on the federal Liberal leadership in favour of a bid for the Montreal mayor's seat next year. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press) After weeks of speculation, veteran Quebec Liberal MP Denis...

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B.C. sockeye collapse report to be released today

The question of what happened to nearly 10 million missing B.C. sockeye salmon might finally be answered today with the release of a report into the fishery's 2009 collapse. Only 1.4 million of the highly prized salmon returned to spawn that year. ...

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Provinces informed of EI changes, says Finley

Federal Human Resources Minister Diane Finley is denying the provinces received no notice that a program providing extended employment insurance benefits was ending. The end of the Extended Employment Insurance Pilot Project was announced with its final...

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Food bank, meal program use still rising in 'hunger count'

The number of Canadians depending on charity for food continues to grow, a new study being released today has found. More than 882,000 Canadians used a food bank in March 2012, up 2.4 per cent from last year, says the annual study by Food Banks Canada....

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Sandy brings vicious winds, rain to Ontario, Quebec

Southern Ontario, Quebec and parts of the Maritimes continue to be lashed by superstorm Sandy — which has killed one woman in Toronto — as the massive weather system churns its way north. The destructive post-tropical storm has already wheeled through...

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New Windsor-Detroit bridge threatens endangered species

Canada's public works department said the construction of a new international border crossing in Windsor, Ont., poses a threat to two endangered plants. Dense Blazing Star. (Ojibway Nature Centre) The department said it's launching an effort to relocate...

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Youth unemployment outlook not so bleak

Employment prospects for younger Canadians looking for work are not as dismal as widely believed, a report released by the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada today suggests. The report argues that the peak unemployment rate among those...

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5 things to know about the Canada-China investment treaty

The federal government has come under heavy scrutiny from opposition parties and critics alike after Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed an investment treaty with China, formally known as a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA),...

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Liberals ask watchdog to probe Tory MP campaign spending

Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae is calling on Elections Canada to launch a formal investigation into the election spending "irregularities" of Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue during the last federal election. In a letter to the Commissioner...

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Kenney's economic immigration changes praised, scorned

As Immigration Minister Jason Kenney prepares to table a new immigration levels plan for 2013 this week, he has much to lay claim to in Canada's restructured immigration system. Kenney's most commonly proclaimed achievement has been to move the country...

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Petronas extends Progress Energy takeover offer

The Canadian arm of a Malaysian state-owned oil company has extended the deadline for its takeover bid for Progress Energy Resources Corp. in hopes it will be able to overcome Ottawa's objections to the $6-billion deal. Petronas Canada says the deadline...

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Lawson to become top general at change of command ceremony

Lt.-Gen. Thomas Lawson is set to become Canada's next chief of defence staff at a change of command ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m. ET at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. Lawson was named to succeed outgoing Gen. Walt Natynczyk last August. He's a...

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Baird blasts UN rapporteur for boycott call

A United Nations special investigator's latest criticism of Israel's conduct towards the Palestinians is part of a disturbing pattern, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird charged Friday. Baird's remarks marked the latest example of two of the most firmly...

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5 plot lines in the Jeffery Delisle navy spy case

When he was arrested in Halifax on a chilly Jan. 13 of this year, Jeffery Delisle's socks were damp from helping his girlfriend move into his house. She had no idea what his military desk job really was. He didn't talk about it. But to the Russians?...

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Long-form census cancellation taking toll on StatsCan data

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's cancellation of the long-form census has started to take a toll on Statistics Canada's data. The agency released its final tranche of the 2011 census last week, focusing on languages, but it included a big warning that...

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5 things to know about the Canada-China investment treaty

The federal government has come under heavy scrutiny from opposition parties and critics alike after Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed an investment treaty with China, formally known as a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA),...

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Storm fears alter U.S. presidential campaigns

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney pledged bipartisanship before early voters in Florida on Saturday while President Barack Obama worked to nail down tiny New Hampshire's four electoral votes ahead of the Nov. 6 election. Both campaigns scrambled...

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Soldier who choked fellow JTF2 commando avoided courts

A senior Canadian commando who choked and "almost killed" a subordinate in an apparently unprovoked attack in Afghanistan was never tried in court, despite a confession. CBC News has obtained exclusive details of the little-known 2005 assault showing...

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5 loose ends from past federal elections

The Supreme Court on Thursday tied up one loose end from the last federal election in a decision that maintained the result in Etobicoke Centre. Former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj had challenged the result based on the number of ballots cast by people...

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