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Vaughan Candidate Seeks to improve public transportationWeinberg calls Vaughan the �car capital� of York Region, stating that the only practical way to alleviate gridlock, especially with the development of Vaughan�s new �downtown� at Jane and Rutherford, is to improve public transportation.
PM won't commit to 'Own the Podium'OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the government will continue to finance elite athletes, but shied away from giving any specific commitments to renewing the Own the Podium program credited with helping the Olympic team win a record number of me
Ontario Legislature Denounces Israel Apartheid WeekPoliticians of different parties rarely agree on anything. However, this Thursday Ontario MPPs unanimously supported a motion by Thornhill Progressive Conservative MP Peter Shurman to condemn �Israeli Apartheid Week.�
New UN Resolution to Call for Gaza ProbeThe UN General Assembly is expected to debate Ttoday regarding a new resolution that would call Israel and the Palestinian Authority to investigate last year�s fighting in the Gaza Strip.
OPINION: Sheriff says he'll undermine gun banAnti-gun theorists impose dangerous policy
February 23, 2010 6:10 PM
The Colorado State University Board of Governors voted unanimously Tuesday to place students at both of its campuses in harm�s way with a sweeping weapons ban law-abiding citizens will
There�s no fooling around in Florida
By PETER WORTHINGTON
Last Updated: February 25, 2010 2:00am
Back in 1987 when there was a rash of robberies and killings of tourists in Florida, the state authorized the Carrying a Concealed Weapon (CCW) law, in
B.C. MLA rebuffs calls to step downB.C. Liberal Jane Thornthwaite has no plans to step down while she faces impaired driving charges and Premier Gordon Campbell agrees that the North Vancouver-Seymour MLA should stay on the job.
Dalton McGuinty to promote trade with IsraelOntario premier Dalton McGuinty will visit Israel in May, in order to promote trade relations between Israel and the province of Ontario. This is the first time since 1998 that an Ontario premier will be making the trip.
Budget to contain no new spending, taxes: officialThe Conservatives faced renewed accusations of showing contempt for Parliament Tuesday for revealing broad outlines of a budget the Liberals and the NDP say does nothing to justify a three-month prorogation of the House of Commons.
Greens may give May a break on leadership rulesThe Green party�s federal council is expected to move to change its leadership rules this weekend, sparing leader Elizabeth May a leadership race this year in a move that May�s critics say is undemocratic
Feds must consider cuts, taxes as population agesA growing proportion of Canadians will retire in the coming decades, leaving younger workers to pick up the slack when it comes to paying down the ballooning national debt and supporting existing social services, says a new report.
Harper visits DART in JacmelJACMEL, Haiti - Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with Canadian medical teams treating Haitian patients Tuesday during a two-day visit to the earthquake-ravaged country.
Lack of French at GamesThey had astronaut Julie Payette, race-car driver Jacques Villeneuve and pop star Garou but there was no Celine and now Vancouver Olympic officials are on the defensive over the extent of the French presence in the opening ceremonies.
Despite its very public criticism of Alberta�s oilsands, the Quebec government is quietly urging the province�s businesspeople to cash in on the energy bonanza.
Harper salutes B.C.'s 'golden moment'Stephen Harper became Canada's first prime minister to address the B.C. legislature in Victoria Thursday afternoon, and as expected, his was an apolitical salute to Vancouver, Whistler and B.C. for putting on the Winter Olympics.
Vaughan Mayoral Candidate Seeks Change and VotesAnother important issue in Martow�s eyes is the issue of public transit and getting the subway up to Vaughan. �At our own peril sometimes we set up the transit systems for everybody without really sitting and doing studies on who is using the transit,� sh
What if Stephen Harper had his elected Senate?But what if Harper had had his professed wish of an elected Senate � a wish according to a just-released Harris-Decima poll that the Prime Minister shares with a substantial majority of Canadians?
A look at the fractured federal political landscape sug
Canada discussed buying Ambassador bridgeOttawa has held talks to buy the Ambassador Bridge from Michigan billionaire Manuel (Matty) Moroun in hopes of breaking an impasse over the best way to improve the flow of trade along the busy Windsor-Detroit corridor.
Majority backs Senate reform, poll findsA new poll suggests Canadians would much rather reform the unelected Senate than abolish it or keep it as it is.
The Harris-Decima survey conducted for The Canadian Press indicates 59 per cent of respondents believed senators should be elected.
Olympic kudos expected in B.C. throne speechThe B.C. government will return to the legislature Tuesday for a three-day, pre-Olympics political warm-up that includes a throne speech and a historic visit to the legislature by the prime minister.
Commissioner objected to banning outspoken MP GallowayOTTAWA � The Canadian high commissioner to London flatly objected to barring British MP George Galloway from Canada, saying it would simply provide "a greater platform" for a vocal politician who's "not taken seriously" in his homeland.
Khadr repatriation overturned by top courtThe Supreme Court of Canada has overturned lower-court orders that the federal government must try to repatriate Toronto-born Omar Khadr from the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay.
First Nations Communities Vow to Fight HSTB.C. and Ontario First Nations are not going to accept the HST without a fight. Leaders of the communities have said the governments decision to impose the harmonized sales tax is an attack on their sovereignty and breach of their legal obligation to cons
Harper names 5 to SenatePrime Minister Stephen Harper named five new senators on Friday, including former Ontario cabinet minister Bob Runciman, giving the Conservatives effective control in both houses of Parliament as well as greater sway over the legislative agenda.
Canada violated Khadr's Charter rights, Supreme Court saysOmar Khadr is not coming home yet � but the Supreme Court of Canada has moved his repatriation considerably closer.
In an 9-0 ruling this morning, the Court said that Canada violated Mr. Khadr's Charter rights by participating in illegal interrogation
Liberals take first poll lead since JulyCanada's opposition Liberal Party has pulled narrowly ahead of the governing Conservatives in public support for the first time since last July, according to an opinion poll released on Thursday.
The Ekos survey put the Liberals at 31.6 percent support
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