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Link Related to Canada in some say Ads tout job grants program that doesn't yet exist
Political | 63 hits | 12:22 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
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The federal government has been airing ads touting its Canada Jobs Grant for training workers, but the Conservative government House leader acknowledges the announced program is merely a proposal that needs to be fleshed out.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Harper chief of staff resigns amid Senate expense scandal
Political | 57 hits | 12:06 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
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Nigel Wright has resigned as Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff, following revelations he wrote a $90,000 cheque to repay living expenses claimed by Senator Mike Duffy.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denies crack cocaine allegations
Political | 63 hits | 5:52 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says allegations he was caught on tape smoking crack are ridiculous, following reports that someone had been trying to sell a purported recording of such an event to U.S. and Canadian media outlets.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Mike Duffy tried to influence CRTC decision on Sun Media: source | CTV News
Political | 119 hits | 11:26 AM on Friday | posted by Robair
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Sen. Mike Duffy attempted to influence the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission’s upcoming decision involving the right-leaning Sun News Network, a source has told CTV News.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Stop teasing Trudeau, Grade 5 kids tell Harper
Political | 146 hits | 7:54 AM on Friday | posted by FieryVulpine
Seven students from an Ottawa-area Catholic school have written to Harper asking that he pull the attack ads
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Link Related to Canada in some say Mike Duffy steps down from Conservative caucus
Political | 142 hits | 6:51 PM on Thursday | posted by BeaverFever
Just days after being praised by the Conservative government for his "leadership" in paying back more than $90,000 in expenses, the P.E.I. Senator will now sit as an independent as he faces various potential ethics probes.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Liberals take Labrador, as Jones wins big over Penashue
Political | 100 hits | 6:34 PM on Monday | posted by Canadaka
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Yvonne Jones recaptured what has traditionally been safe Liberal ground, rolling up a big victory over Conservative Peter Penashue in Labrador's federal byelection.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Why Toronto has been waiting for the subway for 100 years
Political | 149 hits | 11:57 AM on Saturday | posted by BeaverFever
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Transit historian Ed Levy explores a century of big transit plans, bickering and missed opportunities
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Link Related to Canada in some say National Research Council to get business-friendly overhaul
Political | 108 hits | 7:06 AM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever
The federal government was to announce changes Tuesday to the National Research Council, bending its traditional basic science research mandate into line with the need for more research and development aimed specifically at helping Canadian industry.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Time to shutter Attawapiskat reserve
Political | 132 hits | 8:22 AM on Monday | posted by OnTheIce
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When are our political leaders going to drop their politically-correct posing and bogus empathy, and finally admit Attawapiskat is a lost cause that must be closed down?
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Link Related to Canada in some say Groups demand new Alberta energy regulator resign before he starts
Political | 112 hits | 10:45 AM on Friday | posted by BeaverFever
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"There is no neutral side to this thing with him. His main theme throughout his life is oil and gas. You can't change a person's way of thinking by appointing him to a board and saying, 'Be neutral. Don't be biased,'" Bester said.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Grim report warns Canada vulnerable to an aboriginal insurrection | Full Comment | National Post
Political | 208 hits | 1:36 PM on Thursday | posted by commanderkai
The report suggests that Canada has all the conditions for a violent native uprising — social fault lines; a large ‘warrior cohort’; an economy vulnerable to sabotage
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Bangladesh Needs Strong Unions, Not Outside Pressure
Political | 119 hits | 10:48 PM on Tuesday | posted by Zipperfish
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Westerners horrified by the latest factory disaster would make matters worse by not buying clothing made in Bangladesh. The key to improved worker safety is law enforcement and worker empowerment.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Some Tory MPs reject anti-Trudeau taxpayer-funded flyer
Political | 140 hits | 10:29 PM on Tuesday | posted by Zipperfish
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More Conservative MPs join chorus shying away from taxpayer-funded mail-out as backbenchers seek more freedoms in the Commons
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Link Related to Canada in some say Harper tightens grip on Crown Corporations
Political | 120 hits | 10:05 PM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever
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The new authority, which appears to contradict a longstanding arm’s-length relationship between the independent CBC and any government in power, is contained in a final section of the 111-page budget bill Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (Oshawa-Whitby, Ont.
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Link Related to Canada in some say BC Conservatives purge 4th candidate for controversial remarks
Political | 152 hits | 2:26 PM on Sunday | posted by BeaverFever
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In the latest incident the Conservative candidate for Vancouver-West End used the derogatory term “bitch” to describe Premier Christy Clark on Twitter and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Beverly McLachlin on Facebook.
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Link Related to Canada in some say BC Conservative fired over 'single mother' remarks
Political | 139 hits | 10:42 AM on Friday | posted by BeaverFever
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For the second time this week, the B.C. Conservative Party has dismissed a candidate over inappropriate remarks.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Senior Mounties told not to meet MPs without prior approval
Political | 174 hits | 4:50 AM on Friday | posted by Curtman
They are to notify a liaison office that co-ordinates RCMP strategy with the office of Public Safety Minister Vic Toews.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Harper hints he'd be open to moving Commonwealth summit from Sri Lanka
Political | 147 hits | 7:50 AM on Thursday | posted by Strutz
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper is hinting he'd like to see this year's Commonwealth summit moved out of Sri Lanka in protest over the country's human rights record.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Conservative MPs urged to send out anti-Trudeau flyers at taxpayer expense
Political | 164 hits | 9:01 PM on Wednesday | posted by BeaverFever
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The campaign urges Tory MPs to use their mailing privileges to blanket their ridings with flyers bashing the new Liberal leader
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Link Related to Canada in some say High School Fires Teacher After Her Partner's Name Appeared In Her Mother's Obituary
Political | 279 hits | 2:54 PM on Wednesday | posted by CanadianJeff
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Carla Hale, a teacher in Clintonville, Ohio, was fired just days after an anonymous parent informed the school that her partner's ...
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Link Related to Canada in some say EXCLUSIVE: Video reveals Calgary developer's plan to control city council
Political | 200 hits | 11:29 AM on Wednesday | posted by BeaverFever
Global News has obtained a recording of a November meeting hosted by Cal Wenzel, founder of Shane Homes. In the video, Wenzel presents a plan to defeat select members of city council who are perceived to be anti-development.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Cash-strapped Tory fundraising company owes federal government $1 million in unpaid taxes
Political | 146 hits | 6:39 AM on Friday | posted by Curtman
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The company behind the Conservative Party’s voter contact and fundraising operations owed the federal government nearly a $1 million in unpaid taxes when it filed for protection from creditors last week.
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Link Related to Canada in some say US asks China to hold dialogue with Dalai Lama
Political | 159 hits | 6:27 AM on Thursday | posted by Curtman
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The US today called on China to engage in an unconditional substantive dialogue with Buddhist spiritual guru Dalai Lama and his representatives to resolve the Tibet issue.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Two more Tory MPs join backbench revolt against stifling party discipline
Political | 277 hits | 3:41 PM on Tuesday | posted by Robair
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A two-week parliamentary break seems to have done nothing to quell a rebellion by Conservative backbenchers against what they describe as stifling party discipline imposed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Conservative ex-cabinet minister Penashue unlikely to win seat: poll
Political | 189 hits | 8:41 PM on Monday | posted by Curtman
Ms. Jones had the support of 63 per cent of the decided poll respondents, compared to 20 per cent who said they would vote for Mr. Penashue and 17 per cent who said they favoured Mr. Borlase.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Liberals choose Justin Trudeau as new leader
Political | 182 hits | 4:23 PM on Sunday | posted by Canadaka
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Newly elected Liberal Party of Canada Leader Justin Trudeau took to the stage before a crowd of over 1,000 supporters with a message of unity and hope with an eye to the next election in 2015.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Ottawa signals an about-face on danger-pay cut
Political | 138 hits | 5:13 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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The Prime Minister's Office said Wednesday it intends to reverse a cut in danger pay for Canadian Forces personnel serving in Afghanistan, though it later clarified its statements to say it had asked officials to re-examine the move.
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How the UN Covered Up a Cholera Epidemic in Zimbabwe
Political | 180 hits | 5:36 PM on Thursday | posted by commanderkai
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A country chief got too close to the Zanu-PF and fired an officer who was trying to stop a deadly disease.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Conservative campaign worker Sona charged in robocall probe
Political | 186 hits | 2:50 PM on Wednesday | posted by JaredMilne
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Former Conservative campaign worker Michael Sona is facing a charge under the Canada Elections Act following an investigation into mysterious robocalls that some voters in the Ontario riding of Guelph say sent them to the wrong polling station.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Conservative MPs say they've been muzzled by their own party | CTV News
Political | 224 hits | 7:17 PM on Wednesday | posted by Curtman
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Some Conservative backbenchers stirred up controversy in the House of Commons Tuesday when they accused their own party of preventing them from speaking out in Parliament.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Woman drummed out of conference over financial transparency on First Nations
Political | 310 hits | 1:59 PM on Wednesday | posted by saturn_656
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A woman who pushed for financial transparency on her First Nation was shouted down and drummed out of a news conference today with the visiting Minister of Aboriginal Affairs Bernard Valcourt.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Senator discloses details of affair with political assistant
Political | 243 hits | 8:39 AM on Wednesday | posted by Zipperfish
Conservative Sen. Pierre-Hughes Boisvenu says the Senate ethics officer told him last year he couldn't keep his girlfriend on his office payroll, but he did nothing about it for six months.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Jim Carrey backlash over gun law attack
Political | 446 hits | 2:46 PM on Tuesday | posted by Newfy
'Jim Carrey backlash over gun law attack' on Yahoo! Movies UK. ‘I don’t think I’ve ever felt so despised and so free at the same time.’
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Link Related to Canada in some say Conservative backbenchers say they're being muzzled in Parliament
Political | 229 hits | 2:05 PM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Mark Warawa says Conservative whip Gordon O’Connor struck him from the list of backbenchers who were scheduled to deliver a member’s statement last Thursday
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Link Related to Canada in some say Liberals worried about leadership vote turnout
Political | 215 hits | 7:25 AM on Saturday | posted by OnTheIce
OTTAWA — Despite a frantic, last-minute push by the Liberal party to sign up voters for its leadership race, the party appears set to have fewer voters for its race than the NDP did last year.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency rebrands country ‘Harper Canada'
Political | 149 hits | 11:20 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
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It could have been a post-budget typo, or a cut-and-paste accident, but one government agency briefly rebranded the country 'Harper Canada'
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Link Related to Canada in some say Budget 2013: Ottawa drops tariffs on hockey equipment, baby clothes
Political | 193 hits | 4:41 PM on Thursday | posted by OnTheIce
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The federal government is trying to make Canada's favourite pastime a little more affordable, and also ease the financial burden for new parents, by proposing $76 million in tariff relief for sports equipment and baby clothes.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Transgender rights bill approved in Commons, with help from 16 Tories
Political | 181 hits | 5:58 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
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A bill that would make it illegal to discriminate against transgender Canadians was approved by the House of Commons on Wednesday. The Opposition private member's legislation passed by a vote of 149-137, with the crucial support of 16 Conservatives, inclu
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Link Related to Canada in some say Justice spending rising sharply as crime rates fall, budget watchdog warns
Political | 163 hits | 4:45 PM on Wednesday | posted by Curtman
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Spending on courts, prisons and policing has increased sharply in Canada over the past decade, at a time when crime rates in the country continue to decline
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Link Related to Canada in some say Under attack, Jim Flaherty defends mortgage meddling
Political | 247 hits | 4:10 PM on Wednesday | posted by Strutz
On the eve of the federal budget, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is defending his decision to meddle in Canada’s mortgage market, warning that historically-low interest rates may entice Canadians to borrow more than they can afford.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Corruption probe asks about ties between engineering firm, Tory senator
Political | 157 hits | 8:07 AM on Wednesday | posted by Curtman
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Quebec's corruption inquiry is asking questions about the relationship between a Conservative senator and an engineering firm linked to illegal commissions.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Canada's 'No' To Iraq War A Defining Moment For Prime Minister, Even 10 Years Later
Political | 232 hits | 9:13 AM on Tuesday | posted by Zipperfish
TORONTO -- Liberal prime minister Jean Chrétien's decision to break with U.S. President George W. Bush on the 2003 invasion of Iraq was a very public and rare expression of Canadian sovereignty that many critics here feared would jeopardize U.S.-Canada re
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Link Related to Canada in some say Sun News host Ezra Levant issues rare apology for Roma ‘slurs'
Political | 205 hits | 9:59 PM on Monday | posted by Zipperfish
Television commentator says he hopes his comments ‘will serve as an example of what not to do when commenting on social issues’
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Link Related to Canada in some say Canada's federal librarians fear being 'muzzled'
Political | 173 hits | 5:34 PM on Monday | posted by JaredMilne
Federal librarians and archivists who set foot in classrooms, attend conferences or speak up at public meetings on their own time are engaging in “high risk” activities, according to the new code of conduct at Library and Archives Canada.
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Link Related to Canada in some say ‘Muzzling' of Canadian government scientists sent before Information Commissioner
Political | 186 hits | 6:07 AM on Saturday | posted by Curtman
Federal Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault is being asked to investigate the “muzzling” of Canadian government scientists in a request backed by a 128-page report detailing “systemic efforts” to obstruct access to researchers.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Thomas Mulcair champions the case of a convicted cop shooter barred from Canada
Political | 232 hits | 6:03 AM on Saturday | posted by jj2424
Gary Freeman, convicted in 1969 Chicago cop shooting, believes the colour of his skin has barred his return to Canada
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Link Related to Canada in some say Liberal Senator Harb rarely seen in area he calls home: neighbours | CTV News
Political | 182 hits | 12:44 AM on Saturday | posted by martin14
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A Liberal senator whose living expenses are being audited is rarely seen at an Ottawa Valley home he claims is his primary residence, neighbours say.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Peter Penashue steps down as MP over 'ineligible' campaign donations
Political | 198 hits | 1:19 PM on Thursday | posted by Curtman
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue's letter of resgination -- not just from cabinet, but from the House of Commons
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Link Related to Canada in some say Ottawa still blocking UN Indigenous peoples rapporteur from landing in Canada on official visit
Political | 259 hits | 10:56 AM on Thursday | posted by Curtman
James Anaya, the special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples, says the federal government continues to ignore his year-old request to visit Canada to investigate the “human rights situation of Indigenous peoples,”

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