Fix That House - Your suggestions so far

We expected MPs back in mid-September, but since Prime Minister Stephen Harper asked the Governor General to prorogue the House, members of Parliament now won't return to the Hill until October 16. The opposition parties say they aren't happy — the...

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Michael Ignatieff writes about losing, and what he learned

In his recently published book Fire and Ashes, former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff says he should have laughed it off when three party operatives he called the "men in black" visited him at Harvard, and urged him to come back to Canada and run...

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Military's procurement paralysis may see big changes

CBC News has learned the Conservative government intends to reform Canada's troubled system of military procurement and could announce its plans as early as next month's speech from the throne. Those plans could see the formation of a new agency under...

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Canada 'skeptical' of Iran despite historic talk with U.S.

It will take more than a long-distance phone call, even a historic one, to thaw diplomatic relations between Canada and Iran, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird indicated in an interview with CBC Radio's The House. U.S. President Barack Obama's spoke...

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Wynne tells Liberals not to go negative in Ontario election

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is asking the province's Liberals not to use negative tactics in the next provincial election, expected to take place as early as next spring. Wynne spoke to about 500 Liberals at a convention in Hamilton on Saturday,...

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Conservatives' long view on debt — and smaller government

The Conservative Party of Canada has launched a new fundraising drive that amounts to saying, "Give us money so we can protect you from the government." It's an odd angle coming from the governing party until you consider this: the Conservatives...

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Michael Ignatieff writes about losing, and what he learned

In his recently published book Fire and Ashes, former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff says he should have laughed it off when three party operatives he called the "men in black" visited him at Harvard, and urged him to come back to Canada and run...

21.16 | 0 komentar | Read More

Military's procurement paralysis may see big changes

CBC News has learned the Conservative government intends to reform Canada's troubled system of military procurement and could announce its plans as early as next month's speech from the throne. Those plans could see the formation of a new agency under...

21.16 | 0 komentar | Read More

Canada 'skeptical' of Iran despite historic talk with U.S.

It will take more than a long-distance phone call, even a historic one, to thaw diplomatic relations between Canada and Iran, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird indicated in an interview with CBC Radio's The House. U.S. President Barack Obama's spoke...

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Fix That House - Your suggestions so far

We expected MPs back in mid-September, but since Prime Minister Stephen Harper asked the Governor General to prorogue the House, members of Parliament now won't return to the Hill until October 16. The opposition parties say they aren't happy — the...

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Global warming 95% likely to be man-made, UN panel says

Leading climate scientists said on Friday they were more certain than ever before that mankind is the main culprit for global warming and warned the impact of greenhouse gas emissions would linger for centuries. A report, by the Intergovernmental Panel...

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Drug-sniffing dog searches to be clarified by Supreme Court

A Supreme Court of Canada ruling to be released tomorrow is expected to clarify what constitutes "reasonable suspicion" of criminal activity that would justify the use of a police sniffer dog. The court has considered two cases where police didn't have...

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Dean Del Mastro quits Tory caucus after Election Act charges

Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro has quit the party's caucus after he and a campaign staffer were charged with intentionally breaking campaign rules during the 2008 federal election, he said in a statement Thursday. Elections Canada alleges Del Mastro,...

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Striking diplomats make pay gains in tentative deal

Canada's striking diplomats have moved closer to the pay equity they wanted, according to details of the tentative agreement provided to CBC News. The agreement between the union representing foreign service officers and the Treasury Board effectively...

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Revenue Canada issues run deeper than Nicolo Rizzuto cheque: ex-staff

Problems at the Canada Revenue Agency run much deeper than a $381,000 rebate cheque mistakenly issued to a jailed mob boss, according to two former auditors who say they witnessed an attempt to stall a corruption probe and colleagues getting...

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Why Stephen Harper has no time for the UN

You could see just that hint of the smile Stephen Harper reserves for questions he doesn't agree with, as he waited out one such query during a media session this week with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Why, the reporter wondered, would Harper...

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Revenue Canada corruption feared over $400K cheque to Nicolo Rizzuto

The Canada Revenue Agency issued a rebate cheque for nearly $400,000 to a top Quebec Mafia figure even though he owed the tax department $1.5 million at the time, heightening concerns of possible infiltration of the agency by organized crime. Details...

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Climate change report's 'temperature hiatus' fuels skeptics

Climate change researchers and activists say the debate is over on the science of global warming but deniers of the evidence think a 15-year pause in temperature rise is reason enough to keep questioning conclusions. On Friday, the Inter-governmental...

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Cost of Harper campaign pledge revealed, thanks to Tory MP

Canadian taxpayers now know what it will cost the Harper government to make good on a tax break it promised during the 2011 federal election campaign thanks to Conservative MP Royal Galipeau. The Harper government promised to introduce a handful of...

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Pamela Wallin expenses subject of RCMP Senate interviews

CBC News has learned that the RCMP has begun interviews on Parliament Hill into Senator Pamela Wallin's expenses. Two Mounties are involved, questioning other senators and Senate officials. They're asking about the audit process into her expenses,...

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Information watchdog joins Kady live on Wednesday

Wednesdays with Kady returns from the summer hiatus just in time to celebrate Right To Know Week with Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault. For the last three years, Legault has fought tirelessly to carry the banner of transparency into the...

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Canada distrustful of 'rapprochement' with Iran

Canada is holding back from opening any kind of diplomatic relations with Iran despite what seem to be conciliatory steps from its newly elected president Hassan Rouhani and the U.S.  U.S. President Barack Obama, speaking Tuesday to the...

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