Market access for farm products a final hurdle in TPP trade talks: U.S

Access to Canada's tightly controlled agriculture market is among the main remaining hurdles to a historic 12-country free-trade deal, the U.S. administration said Thursday. The U.S. trade minister was asked at a public event what sticking points were...

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Ottawa attack: Was Michael Zehaf-Bibeau's attack a terrorist act

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair's comments that the deadly actions taken by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau should not be characterized as terrorism has sparked a debate among his political rivals and highlighted a controversy often ignited when using such terms. ...

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Dean Del Mastro's political fate hangs on verdict

A judge will rule today whether Peterborough, Ont., MP Dean Del Mastro is guilty of spending too much in the 2008 federal election and falsifying a document to cover it up. The prosecution argues that Del Mastro ordered $21,000 in voter identification,...

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Income splitting: What it is and who benefits

During the 2011 election campaign, Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised that if he was re-elected his government would allow families with young children to be able to shrink their tax burden by splitting parents' incomes for tax purposes. On...

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Shawn Atleo defends his actions over the aboriginal education bill

Shawn Atleo is defending his actions in the lead-up to the federal government's tabling of its controversial aboriginal education bill, nearly six months after quitting his job as national chief for the Assembly of First Nations. Speaking publicly...

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NDP hopes for 2015 election hinge on a breakthrough outside Quebec

Although the NDP remains competitive in Quebec, the scene of its historic breakthrough in 2011, the party will need to make significant gains in the rest of the country if leader Tom Mulcair is to become prime minister in 2015. In Quebec,...

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Watchdogs urge caution in boosting federal policing powers

Canada's access to information and privacy watchdogs are calling on the government to make sure that any move to boost the powers of police and intelligence agencies will be evidence-based and have effective oversight mechanisms to ensure "fundamental...

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Revenue Canada admits letters to taxpayers are almost indecipherable

The next time you puzzle over an indecipherable letter or notice from the Canada Revenue Agency, don't blame yourself: even the tax department acknowledges it churns out a lot of gobbledegook. A study of the agency last month confirms the...

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Transport Canada tightens rail safety regulations in Lac-Mégantic aftermath

New requirements for hand brakes and other safety devices to ensure parked trains stay put are among the changes Transport Canada will enforce in response to the devastating 2013 rail disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Que. Transport Minister Lisa...

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Ottawa shooting 1 week later: Security vs. privacy on Wednesdays with @Kady

Live Chat Coming Up Join our live chat with blogger Kady O'Malley at noon ET By Kady O'Malley, Janyce McGregor, CBC News Posted: Oct 29, 2014 10:01 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 29, 2014 10:11 AM ET It has been one week since a lone...

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House, RCMP security radios don't talk to each other

Radios used by RCMP officers and House of Commons security on Parliament Hill use different frequencies, CBC News has learned, just one example of possible points of delay in communication during emergencies such as the one that played out during the...

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Don't overload CSIS: The case for a separate foreign spy agency

With each new round of terrorist scares, Canada's supposedly domestic spy agency, CSIS, has taken more steps to becoming the de facto foreign intelligence service the country has always lacked. But now is where things will start...

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Liberal MP wants political ads to get a lot more personal

 As the clock ticks down to the next federal election, Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux has launched a backbench bid to force politicians to put their own faces front and centre in future political ads.       ...

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Canada's child poverty rate down despite recession, UNICEF finds

UNICEF is commending the Canadian government and its provincial counterparts after it found the country's overall child poverty rate decreased during the recession five years ago. The child poverty rate decreased from 23 to 21 per cent during the recession...

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Budget only buys half the Arctic ships promised, watchdog says

Parliamentary budget officer report concludes $3.1 billion would only pay for four ships The Canadian Press Posted: Oct 28, 2014 9:09 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 28, 2014 9:19 AM ET The Parliamentary Budget Officer says the federal government...

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RCMP takes over Ottawa shooting investigation, OPP to probe police conduct

The RCMP has taken over the investigation of Wednesday's deadly shooting on Parliament Hill that left 24-year-old Cpl. Nathan Cirillo dead after the attack was deemed a matter of national security, Ottawa police confirmed Saturday.  Ottawa Police...

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The face-to-face encounter that ended the attack on Parliament

It is the critical moment of the attack on Parliament Hill: Before any more lives could be taken by gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, he is shot dead by House of Commons Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers. CBC News has learned the dramatic details of that...

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Parliament shooter used junk mail as temporary licence plate

CBC News has learned Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, the man who attacked Parliament Hill and killed a reservist on Wednesday, drove around for almost 24 hours with a piece of junk mail taped in the rear window of his car in place of a real temporary...

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Online hate speech could be curtailed under new anti-terror push

In the wake of this week's attacks in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., and Ottawa, the Conservative government is looking at bringing in new laws to crack down on pro-ISIS sentiments like those posted to Quebec assailant Martin Couture-Rouleau's...

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'All of us were in solidarity with Canada': Parliament Hill reopens to public

The National War Memorial was the scene of a touching moment between a local paramedic and an imam as Canadians returned to the grounds of Parliament Hill for the first time after an attack in the nation's capital that left one soldier dead. On Saturday,...

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Online hate speech could be curtailed under new anti-terror push

In the wake of this week's attacks in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., and Ottawa, the Conservative government is looking at bringing in new laws to crack down on pro-ISIS sentiments like those posted to Quebec assailant Martin Couture-Rouleau's...

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Ottawa shooting: National War Memorial ceremonial guards back on duty

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Tom Lawson attended a ceremony to pay respect to slain soldier Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and mark the return of two ceremonial guards to the National War Memorial Friday...

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