Dimitri Soudas fired as Conservative Party executive director

Dimitri Soudas has been forced out as the Conservative Party of Canada's executive director after trying to interfere with his fiancée's Conservative nomination battle. Soudas, who was Prime Minister Stephen Harper's director of communications...

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Liberal leader Philippe Couillard dodges language bullet

During Jean Charest's 14 years as Quebec Liberal leader, it is said he sermonized to his caucus the following piece of wisdom: the party cannot win an election on the language issue, but it can lose one on it. In other words, it is wisest for Liberals...

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Medical marijuana: New rules and a 'ton of confusion'

Medical marijuana users across Canada can be forgiven for being confused right now. First, they thought that with the new medical marijuana regime that comes into effect tomorrow, they would lose their ability to grow their own legal pot at home and...

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Mounties in Dziekanski case allege witness tampering and intimidation

An RCMP constable and a former Mountie charged with perjury for their testimony at the Braidwood inquiry have lodged complaints with B.C.'s civilian police watchdog. The complaints by Const. Gerry Rundel and retired corporal Monty Robinson...

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Peter MacKay says Victims Bill of Rights coming within 'next few days'

A long-promised victim's bill of rights is about to be introduced in Parliament, The Canadian Press has learned. The arrival of the legislation is bound to drive another political lightning rod into the already fractured ground in the House of Commons....

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Peter MacKay wishes Canada's Afghan troops had been better prepared

With Canada's mission in Afghanistan finally in the past, former defence minister Peter MacKay has acknowledged the government could have done more for its soldiers. In a sober interview on CBC Radio's The House, MacKay said...

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Federal budget bill loaded with unrelated measures, critics say

The latest Conservative omnibus bill weighs in at 359 pages and alters everything from the food and rail safety regimes to the Judges Act, the National Defence Act and the handling of temporary foreign workers. In all, almost 40 different pieces of...

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Residential school survivors notified of possible privacy breach

Residential school survivors have been notified of a possible breach of privacy by the agency handling their compensation claims, says Justice Murray Sinclair, the chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. "The survivors who are affected, or...

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Mark Carney pushed for Hadfield uplink for $5 note unveil

Remember the Bank of Canada's unveiling event for the $5 and $10 polymer bank notes? The one where Canada's first commander of the International Space Station, Chris Hadfield, was beamed in live — floating $5 note and all? New documents obtained by...

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Do you have the right ID to cast a ballot in a federal election?

Much of the debate over the government's proposed changes to Canadian election laws has focused on its plan to eliminate vouching, a process that lets those without proper identification have someone else in the same polling division swear to their...

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Federal budget bill loaded with unrelated measures, critics say

The latest Conservative omnibus bill weighs in at 359 pages and alters everything from the food and rail safety regimes to the Judges Act, the National Defence Act and the handling of temporary foreign workers. In all, almost 40 different pieces of...

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Residential school survivors notified of possible privacy breach

Residential school survivors have been notified of a possible breach of privacy by the agency handling their compensation claims, says Justice Murray Sinclair, the chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. "The survivors who are affected, or...

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Mark Carney pushed for Hadfield uplink for $5 note unveil

Remember the Bank of Canada's unveiling event for the $5 and $10 polymer bank notes? The one where Canada's first commander of the International Space Station, Chris Hadfield, was beamed in live — floating $5 note and all? New documents obtained by...

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Peter MacKay wishes Canada's Afghan troops had been better prepared

With Canada's mission in Afghanistan finally in the past, former defence minister Peter MacKay has acknowledged the government could have done more for its soldiers. In a sober interview on CBC Radio's The House, MacKay said...

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Do you have the right ID to cast a ballot in a federal election?

Much of the debate over the government's proposed changes to Canadian election laws has focused on its plan to eliminate vouching, a process that lets those without proper identification have someone else in the same polling division swear to their...

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The Russia options for a weakened NATO: Brian Stewart

We've now heard from the supreme commander of NATO in Europe, Gen. Philip Breedlove, that the 150,000 Russian combat troops on Ukraine's eastern border are "very, very sizable and very, very ready." NATO on the other hand is "unwilling, unable and unready,"...

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At Issue panel: The controversy over Canada's election reform bill

The debate over Bill C-23,  the federal government's proposed election reform bill, heated up today in Ottawa. The author of the report, who is often cited by the Conservatives to support their proposed changes, seems to be...

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Maine city moves to block Alberta oilsands crude from reaching its port

South Portland, Maine, could be the first U.S. city to pass a law to block Alberta oilsands crude from getting anywhere near its waterfront. The city of 25,000 people is turning into a test case for local communities that don't want oilsands bitumen...

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