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TORONTO (Reuters) - Finance ministers from the Group of 20 will discuss the European debt crisis on Tuesday, Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Monday. Asked whether the crisis was an issue for the G20, Flaherty told reporters ...  

Last Thursday, the Archivist of Canada got up on his hind legs and tried to explain why there’s nothing to fear from the deep cuts to Libraries and Archives Canada being made by the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.read more  

Tomorrow, BMO employees in Halifax will trade their suits and keyboards for smocks and brushes to help spruce up the community room at the Supportive Housing for Young Mothers centre in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The initiative is part of the first North American-wide employee volunteer day that the bank has organized in response to employees' interest in connecting more directly with charities and organizations in their communities who can...  

I’ve already stirred up quite a bit of commotion with the notion that Dion Waiter’s could be somewhat of a secret potion for the Raptors. Some agree with. Some flat out think I’m off my rocker. Others agree, but want to trade down and take him later ...  

Just Energy Group Inc. (TSX:JE)(NYSE:JE) filed notice with the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange today announcing its June dividend. A dividend of Cdn. $0.10333/common share (Cdn. $1.24 annually) will be paid on June 30th, 2012 to ...  

This is the worst of times to be a Liberal. Right? Of course right. NDP leader Tom Mulcair is aggressively carving out a commodious niche left of centre. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, finally, is establishing his bona fides as an economic conservative. There’s no room betwixt or between for the old Grits, exhausted as they ...  

SPRUCE GROVE, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - June 4, 2012) - ENTREC Corporation ("ENTREC") (TSX VENTURE:ENT) is pleased to announce it has closed credit facilities of $95 million with a syndicate of lenders led by Canadian Western Bank ("CWB") and including Bank of Nova Scotia and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The financing replaces ENTREC's existing CWB credit facility.  

The Liberals are expected to complain in the House of Commons today that voters in the suburban Toronto riding of Etobicoke Centre received calls accusing Liberal Borys Wrzesnewskyj of plotting to "overthrow" the vote there, and saying voters will have ...  

Capicciotti is the first Simon Fraser University player taken by the Eskimos, since James Gardner in 1991 and Sean Millington in 1990. King was selected 53rd overall in the 2012 CFL Draft. He played his college football at Saint Mary’s University (08-10 ...  

Calypso Uranium Corp. (TSX VENTURE:CLP) ("Calypso" or the "Company") - Calypso announced the Company has been provided with notice by Cameco Global Exploration Ltd. ("Cameco") that Cameco will not be exercising its right to proceed with the third year of ...  

WINNIPEG - Paul LaPolice's message to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as training camp opens is pretty simple — no one's job is guaranteed. "Just because they started last year doesn't mean they start this year," said Winnipeg's coach Sunday, as perhaps 8,000 ...  

In February, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty also got into hot water with the Western Premiers after he said that a strong oilsands industry means a high Canadian dollar, which hurts Ontario's manufacturing and export sectors. "The only reason the dollar ...  

The Liberals are expected to complain in the House of Commons Monday that voters in the suburban Toronto riding of Etobicoke Centre received calls accusing Liberal Borys Wrzesnewskyj of plotting to "overthrow" the vote there, and saying voters ...  

Although Defence Minister Peter MacKay describes the hallmark plan as a “living document,” the reset comes at a time when the government has been hammered politically over the F-35 stealth fighter, an issue that tarnished the fiscally responsible image ...  

Edmonton - The Edmonton Eskimos have signed non-import wide receiver Shamawd Chambers who was selected in the first round (6th overall) in the 2012 CFL Canadian Draft, the club announced today. Chambers has recently signed for two years and an option.  

Although Defence Minister Peter MacKay describes the hallmark plan as a "living document," the reset comes at a time when the government has been hammered politically over the F-35 stealth fighter, an issue that tarnished the fiscally responsible image ...  

Olympic hopeful Ellie Black was crowned Sport Nova Scotia’s female individual athlete of the year at the 16th annual Ricoh Sport Awards on Saturday. Black, who is one of 12 female gymnasts still vying for five Canadian spots in London, edged out sprinter ...  

“She was just feeling sick … My wife could tell, actually, that something was wrong,” said Daryl, one of the participants in this years Telus Walk to Cure Diabetes event on Sunday at Wascana Park. “It totally changes the way your ...  

Corey Chamblin sent a message Sunday ... Chamblin then suggested that dropping a player down the depth chart for doing something wrong is not simply an attempt on his part to inspire his charges. For Chamblin, the practice represents part ...  

A bomb threat called into the Grande Prairie Canadian Tire location on 99 Street Sunday evening turned out to be a hoax, but RCMP officials are not treating the matter as a laughing matter. According to Community Policing and Media Relations officer Cpl.[...]  

The 26-year-old product of Chicago won a Golden Gloves championship in the Illinois city on April 13, improving his record as a boxer to 3-0 with a victory by decision over Terry Lance in the super-heavyweight (201 pounds and over) final.  

When you're a politician, you know things are getting bad when your own biggest supporters start turning on you. In the article you may read by clicking the image below, long time liberal writer Maureen Dowd outlines the bad week President Barack Obama just finished. It appears Obama's biggest supporters are not carrying the water for him anymore. Watch VideoSubscribe To The "Hutch Report" Daily Email.Enter Your Address In The Box To Continue...  

The Canadian government expects General Motors Co. (GM) will maintain a "strong presence" in the country, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday, in reaction to news that the U.S. automaker will shut a vehicle assembly line at its plant in Oshawa, Ont.  

It was a risky but successful operation: British and other NATO forces stormed a cave tucked in the mountains before dawn Saturday and rescued two foreign female aid workers and their two Afghan colleagues being held hostage by Taliban-linked militants.  

You could have the missing piece of the puzzle that will help the RCMP put someone behind bars. Here are some recent crimes that Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers hope you can help solve by calling our anonymous tips line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), visit our website at www.crimestoppers.net or text ...  

He said he couldn’t say when Canada would sell its GM shares, saying that’s up to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. Mr. Buckley of the CAW said workers should not be losing their jobs after the concessions they made during the 2008-2009 auto crisis ...  

NDP leader Tom Mulcair's tone may have changed following his first trip to Alberta's oilsands but his diagnosis for what is ailing Canada's economy remains the same, says Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall. In an interview airing on CBC Radio's The House on ...  

The four work for Medair, a humanitarian non-governmental organization based near Lausanne, Switzerland. "They were kidnapped by an armed terrorist group with ties to the Taliban," said Lt. Col. Jimmie Cummings, a spokesman for the U.S.-led ...  

Although he's been accused of driving a wedge between Eastern and Western Canada by suggesting the premiers of British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta were nothing but "messengers" for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, he insisted his beef is ...  

Peter MacKay, in an interview with Reuters, said both Canada and NATO had learned tough lessons about counter-insurgency during their efforts to maintain stability after the removal of the Taliban from power in 2001. He said the Afghan mission ...  

Fredericton - Research in Motion, the struggling Canadian-owned BlackBerry-maker, will not receive a bailout from the federal government, confirmed Conservative Finance Minister Jim Flaherty Thursday in New Brunswick. For months now, there has been ...  

NDP leader creates furor among three Western premiers with his view that the resource-driven economies in Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C. have inflated the Canadian dollar.  

OTTAWA -- The Mounties are offering a pat on the back to fellow police forces in their search for suspected killer Luka Rocco Magnotta. "I'm very impressed with the speed and the developments that the Montreal and the Ottawa police are making and it sounds ...  

TORONTO - Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (11,361.20, down 152.01 points): Rubicon Minerals Corp. (TSX:RMX). Miner. Up 16 cents, or 5.61 per cent ...  

SINGAPORE - The NATO alliance will emerge strengthened from its decade-long mission to crush Taliban militants in Afghanistan with a general will to reform the 28-nation bloc, Canada’s defence minister said on Saturday. Peter MacKay, in an interview with ...  

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden called Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday to thank him for Canada's recent commitment to contribute funds to Afghan security forces, the vice-president's office said. The call came in the wake of the recent NATO summit ...  

That sharp viewpoint is revealed in a briefing note prepared by bureaucrats last summer for Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird in the months leading up to the shuttering of the Canadian Foundation for the Americas, or FOCAL. The memo offers a view ...  

NDP grassroots decided this morning at the party’s annual convention to defer a resolution calling for the provincial government to hike the PST to raise more money to fix Manitoba's crumbling roads and bridges. The decision means a call by the Manitoba Federation of Labour to increase the  

China steps up Afghan role as Western pullout nearsReutersBy Sanjeev Miglani | KABUL (Reuters) - China and Afghanistan will sign an agreement in the coming days that strategically deepens their ties, Afghan officials say, the strongest signal yet that Beijing wants a role beyond economic partnership as ...and more »  

This undated family photo released by the family of British aid worker Helen Johnston Saturday June 2, 2012 shows British aid worker Helen Johnston in London. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — NATO forces swooped in by helicopter before dawn Saturday ...  

BlackBerry-maker RIM should restructure without aid from the government, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says. Not that they’ve asked for any.  

Petursson said Canada's energy index, down almost 15 percent since the beginning of May, has been hurt by speculators getting out of the oil trade as prices fall. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S/TSX composite index closed down 152.01 points ...  

That's not to suggest that RIM is going to need Ottawa's help amid its mounting troubles - and it doesn't appear to have asked for any - only that Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is already ... growth is slowing at a faster pace than projected.  

A NATO rescue team dropped by helicopter in remote mountains of northern Afghanistan early on Saturday freed four aid workers, including two doctors, who had been seized by the Taliban last month, the alliance said. The aid workers, employed by ...  

The Campbell Collegiate student continued his dominance on the track on Friday at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association provincial track and field championships in Saskatoon. Endicott, along with O'Neill's Greg Hetterley and Luther's Reis ...  

Pop star Rumer presented U S President Barack Obama with a tin of chocolate biscuits when she performed at the White House last month May12 The singersongwriter was invited to join Stevie Wonder and Sheryl Crow on the bill at the special event in hono...  

The Manitoba legislature is joining in Winnipeg Pride celebrations: “This is one of the most significant things we are doing to celebrate the occasion of our 25th anniversary,” said Barb Burkowski, Chair, Pride Winnipeg. “What really started the Pride movement...  

The former head of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, and a billionaire entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson, have put their names to an open letter delivered to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Senate over the government’s omnibus crime bill.  

Calgary-based Agrium Inc. (TSX:AGU) will pay $1.8 billion for the majority of Viterra's retail business. Meanwhile, privately held Richardson International of Winnipeg will also acquire a 23 per cent share of Viterra's grain handling assets in Canada ...  

The deaths of three family members in St. Walburg, Sask., were confirmed as a double-homicide and suicide, RCMP say. In a statement released Friday, police said the deaths of Hayley Wourms, 23, and Cayden Wourms, 2, were being classified as homicides, and ...  

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says the Canadian recovery is fragile and vulnerable to shocks either from Europe or from a national rail strike. The finance minister says the Canadian government is doing what it can to shelter the economy from being affected by the European debt crisis. Flah  

A Nova Scotia commission has recommended that Halifax should receive two new seats and one constituency ... represent the percentage of Acadians spread across the province. Charles Gaudet, the director of the Nova Scotia Acadian Federation, said the ...  

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Canadian stocks slid lower Thursday dragged down by the mining, materials and energy sectors. The S/TSX Composite Index fell 0.3% to 11,397 as the S/TSX Capped Diversified Metals and Mining Index declined 2.1%. The S/TSX Capped Energy Index also fell 1.1% and the S/TSX Capped Materials Index shed 0.9%. Shares of Suncor Energy Inc. declined 1.3%, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan shares fell 1.5%, Canadian...  

BURNABY, BC, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Day4 Energy Inc. ("Day4" or the "Company") (TSX: DFE) announces that it has been advised that the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") will delist the Company's common shares at the close of markets on June 22, 2012 following an application for...  

A seven-man panel of the Supreme Court, yesterday unanimously dismissed the appeal instituted by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State in the April 2011 governorship election, Senator James Akpanudoedehe, seeking to ...  

Calgary, Alberta CANADA, May 09, 2012 /FSC/ - Alberta Oilsands Inc. (AOS - TSX Venture), (the "Company", "Alberta Oilsands" or "AOS") is pleased to announce that Mr. Wayne Bobye has joined the Board of Directors (the "Board") of AOS.  Mr. Bobye is an ...  

KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - NATO and Afghan forces killed 14 insurgents during a rebel attack ... Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said several fighters armed with heavy weapons went inside the base after the blast. Violence has surged ...  

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Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger said he's concerned EI reforms could push ... to collect EI will mean greater poverty in already struggling communities," she said. "(Finley's approach doesn't fit the reality people face in northern Manitoba," she added.  

You could have the missing piece of the puzzle that will help the RCMP put someone behind bars. Here are some recent crimes that Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers hope you can help solve by calling our anonymous tips line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), visit our website at www.crimestoppers.net or text ...  

CBC.caRCMP confirm Airdrie father killed himself after murdering wife and son660 NewsA picture of Darren and Hayley Wourms. The bodies of the two and their young son were found along a remote highway in Saskatchewan. courtesy of Facebook RCMP in Saskatchewan have confirmed the tragic death of an Airdrie family in St. Walburg is a ...Investigation confirms Airdrie dad killed his wife, son and then himselfCalgary HeraldAlta. man killed family...  

Saying he is "amazed" by what "little authority" commanders have to discipline bad Mounties, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has vowed to table new legislation "very soon" that would give local RCMP leadership the ability to act quickly in cases of misconduct.  

Edmonton Eskimos' quarterback hopeful Matt Nichols listens to the coaching staff during rookie camp at Commonwealth Stadium on Friday. Perry Mah, Edmonton Sun He’s trying to be the next Travis Lulay, the next Drew Tate. “Obviously Ricky is gone and ...  

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 15, 2012) - As a result of a review by the British Columbia Securities Commission, Apella Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:APA)(OTCQX:APAFF)(FRANKFURT:NWN) wishes to clarify certain disclosures made on the Company ...  

On his Facebook page, Mitchell posted a rant May 4 about colleagues at Victoria-based Themis Security Services, calling one an “insignificant lowly little punk who masquerades as a successful person.” He went on to write that the person, whom he identi ...  

During his days as an opposition MP, Prime Minister Stephen Harper was critical of political appointments made by former prime ministers Brian Mulroney and Jean Chrétien. A spokesman for Harper said Friday that each one of the candidates identified in the ...  

But officials say staff will work on seating, concessions and washroom ideas for the stadium, which would become the new home of the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders. The city's deputy manager says in a news release that the province needs to make a ...  

They work long hard hours, tracking suspects and detecting drugs, now the four legged Winnipeg Police canines are being rewarded with a brand new home. Friday, a ceremony marked the beginning of construction on a state of the art, 4500 square feet facility ...  

Adam van Koeverden and Mark Oldershaw won their opening heats Friday and advanced directly to finals at the third Sprint Canoe/Kayak World Cup in Moscow. Van Koeverden of Oakville, Ont., and Oldershaw of Burlington, Ont., were the only Canadian athletes to ...  

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Canadian stocks fell Wednesday dragged down by energy and mining stocks as gold and oil prices declined. The S/TSX Composite Index fell 1.3% to 11,460 with the S/TSX Capped Energy Index down 3.2% and the S/TSX Capped Diversified Metals and Mining Index down 2.5%. Suncor Energy Inc. shares fell 2.8%, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. shares dropped 5.4% and Cenovus Energy Inc. shares shed 3.6%. Also, shares of...  

If actors like to prove their range, Marc André Grondin should be a happy man. The 28-year-old Quebec actor first garnered attention as the troubled teen hero of the 2005 film C.R.A.Z.Y., playing a young gay man coming of age in the homophobic atmosphere ...  

TORONTO -- Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty believes controversial-yet-patriotic hockey commentator Don Cherry would make a "great candidate" for the Order of Canada. Flaherty's comment on Monday came four days after former NHL coach William 'Scotty ...  

Halifax, Nova Scotia--Documentary filmmaker Michele Mitchell completed a successful series of premieres in Maritime Canada of her new film, 'Haiti: Where Did The Money Go?' in this city on May 18. The film was shown in six towns and cities in three provinces--Fredericton, Summerside, Charlottetown, Sydney, Indian Brook and Halifax. The film has been showing on PBS stations in the United States. These were the first public screenings of the...  

Bob Dylan honoured by Obama - Entertainment NewsSan Francisco Luxury NewsUS President Barack Obama awards a 2012 Presidential Medal of Freedom to musician Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. REUTERS/Jason Reed President Barack Obama gave the United States' top civilian honour to musician Bob ...and more »  

EDMONTON - The quarterback helmet camera was a popular topic of discussion for the second consecutive day at the Edmonton Eskimos rookie camp. The Eskimos are using a pair of digital video cameras through training camp this year to gain a better ...  

The Canadian economy is vulnerable to any collapse of European banks largely because of the impact it would have on the Americans, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Monday as a major Spanish bank teetered. Flaherty's warning comes as opposition MPs ...  

TSX: CLQ; U.S. OTCQX: CLQMF TORONTO, May 31, 2012 /CNW/ - Canada Lithium Corp. (TSX: CLQ) (OTCQX: CLQMF) announced today the appointments of Yves Desrosiers as General Manager and Joël Gagnon as Process Plant Manager of the Québec Lithium mine and processing plant under...  

The ship's company of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Regina is currently preparing to deploy overseas as part of Canada's continued involvement in international operations. The ship is expected to set sail in July 2012 and replace HMCS Charlottetown.read more  

OAKVILLE, ON, June 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Vicwest Inc. (TSX: VIC) (TSX: VIC.DB) today announced the appointment of Neil D. Manning as a Director of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Manning is an accomplished senior business executive and entrepreneur with ...  

The stock is trading at 91.6% of its 50-day moving average and 86.4% of its 200-day moving average. While trading on below-average volume, Hess (HES) dropped today, hitting and then dropping past its previous 52-week low to $42.22. On volume of ...  

Under fire during question period Tuesday, the human resources minister said there's no plan to force unemployed workers receiving EI to take any job available. But Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has said that there are no bad jobs  

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed on developing a mechanism to address the issue of Afghan refugees and illegal immigrants as Afghan Minister for Refugees and Rehabilitation Dr Jamaher Anwari left for Kabul on Thursday after conclusion of his ...  

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - June 1, 2012) - The Governments of Canada and Manitoba today announced $7.77 million in joint funding for a new affordable housing co-operative in the Brooklands area of Winnipeg. The 36 units will enhance housing quality ...  

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index slumped on Friday, led by energy and financial issues, after a slew of weak data - including reports showing lackluster U.S. jobs growth and Canadian economic expansion - compounded fears of slowing global growth. After one of the worst Mays in recent years for equity markets, June began with a whimper, amid a backdrop of euro zone debt worries, a tentative recovery in the United States and a more...  

WINNIPEG — They may have two stadiums to call home this season but the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are doing what they can to make fans feel welcome in both. Next Sunday coach Paul LaPolice would like to see double the number of fans show up this season, when ...  

TORONTO, May 30, 2012 /CNW/ - Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange yesterday hosted their first Life Sciences Finance event in Toronto in conjunction with the annual BioFinance conference. The event was held in partnership with BIOTECanada, a ...  

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market closed modestly higher Tuesday as Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) delivered quarterly earnings that beat expectations and mining stocks continued to recover from sharp losses racked up earlier this month. Focus quickly switched to Research In Motion Ltd. after the close. Shar  

Ann Harvey Mayerthorpe Freelancer Two men who were arrested following an early-morning standoff at Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation on Wednesday, May 23, are scheduled to appear in Provincial Court in Stony Plain today (May 30) for a bail hearing.[...]  

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned the conviction of a British Columbia man in a case of dangerous driving causing death. The court ordered an acquittal for Randy Leigh Roy, who was convicted in 2006 over a crash in which his passenger ...  

May 31 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index was set to edge higher at the open on Thursday, but gains were expected to be limited by escalating tensions in the euro zone crisis and weak U.S. economic data. The S/TSX composite index was still ...  

Diamonds North Resource Corp. (TSX VENTURE:DDN) and Uranium North Resources Corp (TSX VENTURE:UNR) ("the Companies") announce the formation of a 50:50 strategic partnership, Minerals North LLC, a Nevada incorporated company. The partnership allows both ...  

TORONTO, June 1 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index fell sharply on Friday as energy and financial issues slid after a slew of weak global economic data, including a disappointing U.S. jobs report and soft Canadian GDP, increased growth fears.  

The Canadian economy remains fragile almost three years removed from the recession and must avoid "shocks" that can derail the recovery, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Monday.  

TORONTO — Ontario politicians have agreed to postpone their summer break by at least a week as part of a deal to get the minority government’s budget bill passed. The legislature will add one extra week to the spring session, sitting until June 14, and will have to come back again towards the end of ...  

On May 18, 2012, Passport Potash Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PPI)(OTCQX:PPRTF) ("Passport" or the "Company") through its solicitors delivered a letter to North American Potash Developments ... Looking Statements This news release includes certain ...  

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Canadian stocks rose on Tuesday as investors pinned their hopes on signs that China is pressing ahead with measures to stimulate its slowing economy by lowering the overall tax burden. The S/TSX Composite Index gained 85.01 points, or 0.7%, to 11,651.16. The S/TSX Capped Diversified Metals and Mining Index rallied 2.5% and the S/TSX Capped Energy Index rose 1.4%. Teck Resources Ltd. soared 4.7% and Agrium Inc...  

OAKVILLE, ON, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. ("APUC") (TSX: AQN) is pleased to announce that New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission has approved the acquisition of New Hampshire based electricity and natural gas distribution businesses by Liberty...  

Pace was at home with her family in ... The Road to 100: Don't forget the sunscreen Does anybody remember that Baz Luhrmann song about sunscreen from the 1990s?Well, like the song’s speaker, if I could only offer you only one tip ... RCMP investigate dog ...  

TORONTO (Dow Jones)--Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Canadian banks' exposure to their European counterparts is "modest" and any shocks to the European banking sector would be of "consequence to Canada." Flaherty said Canada can ...  

Thomas Walkom: Now the Afghan war is a political orphan. Even [Canada Prime Minister Stephen] Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama, who came to power promising to win "the good war," have disowned it. The war, it seems, was no one's idea -- just something that happened. No one has taken responsibility for it. We have again learned nothing.  

Cline Mining Corp. (TSX:CMK) is suing the Province of British Columbia for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation as a result of passage of the Flathead Watershed Area Conservation Act.  

KABUL, (Reuters) - Afghanistan's parliament approved on Saturday a strategic pact between Kabul and Washington, clearing the way for a U.S. presence in the country for at least a decade after most foreign combat troops leave in 2014. "This was done for the interest of Afghanistan," said Daoud Kalakani, an MP from Kabul. Around 180 MPs were present and only four voted against, Kalakani said. The deal, signed by U.S. President Barack Obama and...  

The murder suspect shot and killed by RCMP officers in B.C. Wednesday grew up in a wealthy family in the Okanagan region, but his life started to go off the ... the suspect in an attempted murder Tuesday in and a double homicide Sunday at a sushi restauran ...  

London, May 30 : President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honour, to Bob Dylan at the White House on Tuesday, insisting that there was "not a bigger giant in the history American music" than the ...  

TORONTO, May 31, 2012 /CNW/ - Neo Material Technologies Inc. (TSX: NEM) ("NEM" or the "Company") today announced that aggregate shareholder elections in conjunction with the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") with Molycorp, Inc ...  

Re: "Momentum is building for Senate reform," Bert Brown, Opinion, May 20. Will Prime Minister Stephen Harper admit, like Senator Bert Brown, that to correct the damage his Senate reform would inflict on Alberta, British Columbia and the whole of Canada ...  

Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the announcement after a performance by the Regina Symphony Orchestra at the RCMP’s training centre in Regina, Sask. He drew a connection between the traditions of the police force and those of the British monarchy.  

Saskatchewan and Manitoba used "World No Tobacco Day" on Thursday to announce that they've joined the list of provinces suing the tobacco industry for the costs of treating smoking-related illnesses. Both provinces proclaimed legislation allowing them to ...  

Vancouver, British Columbia -- Western Potash Corp. (the "Company") (TSX: WPX  FSE: AHE) announces, that the Company has adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement (the "Agreement") dated March 26, 2012, with Computershare Trust Company of Canada for a ...  

Sun Life Financial (TSE:SLF) Thursday inked a deal to start a joint venture with PVI Holdings (HNX:PVI) as the insurance company expands its footprint in Asia. Sun Life’s unit, Sun Life Assurance, made the deal with Vietnam-based PVI to form a joint ...  

While she’s concerned with the changes, the Premier suggested she doesn’t see the point in challenging Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the style of her colourful predecessor, Danny Williams. “That didn’t work for us either,” she said.  

President Barack Obama has given the United States' top civilian honour to musician Bob Dylan, novelist Toni Morrison and 11 other people he described as his personal heroes because of their powerful words, songs and actions.  

OTTAWA/TORONTO, May 25 (Reuters) - Canada on Friday posted a smaller-than-expected budget deficit for 2011-12, giving Finance Minister Jim Flaherty some leeway to react if needed to what he called an "unstable" situation in Europe. In addition ...  

Canadian stocks hit a one-week low on Wednesday, led by mining and oil and gas firms, as risk sentiment was hurt by a slew of bad news from Europe, China and the United States, and Research In Motion’s stock sank after its surprise warning of a likely operating loss for its fiscal first quarter.  

How mild are the Conservative employment insurance reforms? Even the opposition seems unable to muster much more than a frowsy “you could have consulted more,” its default response when there’s little political blood to be drawn. How mild? Compare them with the last attempt at EI reform, the package of changes introduced by Lloyd Axworthy, ...  

Wed, May 30 - Federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair is set to arrive in Edmonton tonight. As Vassy Kapelos explains, Premier Alison Redford won't be here to greet him. Wed, May 30 - A made-in-Edmonton reality TV show is casting 'real-life' people from the ...  

TSX.V:TU VANCOUVER, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Tigris Uranium Corp. (TSX.V: TU) ("the Company") is pleased to announce that it has received a resource estimate covering the Company's Crownpoint and Hosta Butte Project located in the Grants Uranium District of McKinley County, New...  

I have mixed feelings about recent lawsuits by women RCMP officers who allege they have been abused. On one hand, I deplore the effects on our Mayerthorpe RCMP, people I know, like and respect. People tend to lump together everyone who wears the uniform, and good people are hurt.[...]  

OSHAWA Ontario May 25 (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday he welcomed signs that Vancouver's housing market is cooling, but signaled concern that Toronto is still hot. "It is good to see some moderation. That means ...  

Craig Marquis, who works at MREC Feed and Tack in the community ... On Wednesday morning, Burnaby RCMP sent out an urgent warning that Angus David Mitchell was wanted by Burnaby RCMP for the attempted murder of a 51-year-old Burnaby man who was shot ...  

Proactive Investors USA & CanadaCanadian Stocks Snap Four-Day Rally Amid Spain ConcernBloombergCanadian stocks declined as concern about Spain's finances overshadowed rallies in gold and oil, preventing the fifth straight advance in the Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index. Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and Bank of Nova ...TSX Ends Modestly Higher Amid Eurozone Concerns -- Canadian CommentaryRTT Newsall 25 news articles »  

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says legislation is coming to give RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson the hammer he needs to help stomp out sexual harassment on the force and weed out bad Mounties. Paulson says his hands are tied when it comes to ...  

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos rookie camp will get underway on Wednesday, but without Shamawd Chambers. The Wilfrid Laurier University receiver, the sixth-overall choice in the recent Canadian college draft, doesn’t appear to be anywhere ...  

Embattled MP Craig Thomson caused a stir in Parliament on Wednesday by sitting with Liberals and voting against the Gillard government. Mr Thomson's move made Opposition leader Tony Abbott - who has been pushing for Mr Thomson's resignation - uncomfortable and scurry for the parliament door.  

Norine Baron from Beaver Valley Outreach, Mayor Ellen Anderson, RCMP officer Terry Russel and Cedar Run's Nicole Paara officially launched the 80-day countdown to the RCMP musical ride coming to The Blue Mountains during the Cedar Run Rodeo Weekend.  

Canada's main stock index jumped out of the traps in the early minutes of Thursday's session in racing to a 11,518.44 level, but it has retreated since then just as dramatically. Investors may be wary about getting too far ahead of themselves ...  

Mitchell, who was fatally shot by Ridge Meadows RCMP Wednesday, obtained the gun — described by police as a Mossberg Maverick rifle with a scope — in B.C. within the last six months, Burnaby RCMP Insp. Tim Shields said at a news conference Wednesday.  

Closing down a world-class freshwater research program would be a shame, says former Manitoba Hydro boss Bob Brennan, who joins hundreds of scientists, cottagers and Manitoba politicians who object to Ottawa's decision. Brennan, who retired in February after 22 years at the helm of the  

Bob Dylan was honoured with the Medal Of Freedom by US president Barack Obama at the White House last night (May 29). The singer-songwriter, among 13 new recipients of the US' highest civilian award, was paid a glowing tribute by Obama, who said there was ...  

Stéphane Dion, the former Liberal leader, says he turned down a proposal from advisors to accuse Prime Minister Stephen Harper of favouring Alberta and the oil sands industry during the 2008 election campaign because he feared it would harm national unity  

The Company has no subsidiaries. The Company's head office address is Suite 970, 10655 Southport Road SW, Calgary, Alberta T2W 4Y1. The Company's shares are listed on TSX-V (Symbol: PER). There are 62,239,477 common shares issued and outstanding.  

The spring session of the Saskatchewan Legislature ended last week. “I think it went very well. This spring session, we put forward the only balanced provincial budget which was very important for us and the province of Saskatchewan.[...]  

The recent string of drug busts in the Portage area has continued. Portage la Prairie RCMP and the Portage la Prairie Police Dog Service executed a search warrant at the 800 block of Saskatchewan Avenue on Sunday.[...]  

SAN FRANCISCO – Canadian stocks fell Wednesday dragged down by energy and mining stocks as gold and oil prices declined. The S/TSX Composite Index fell 1.3% to 11,460 with the S/TSX Capped Energy Index down 3.2% and the S/TSX Capped ...  

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 28, 2012) - Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) ("Teck") is pleased to announce that it is contributing $2 million to the Nature Conservancy of Canada to help conserve Lot 48 on Columbia Lake in southeast British Columbia.  

Stephane Dion, a former federal minister of both the environment and national unity before becoming Liberal leader, confirmed Monday he turned down a proposal from advisers to accuse Prime Minister Stephen Harper of favouring Alberta and the oilsands industry during the 2008 election campaign.  

The U.S Supreme Court has refused to grant cert in an appeal by Seattle police officers who say they did not use excessive force when they used a Taser stun gun on a pregnant woman. The court denied cert today, report SCOTUSblog, Reuters and CNN. The woman, Malaika Brooks, was seven months pregnant when she was pulled over for going 32 miles an hour, 12 miles an hour over the limit in a school speed zone. She refused to sign the ticket and...  

"BRIEFING NOTE: Respond to criticism about economic impact of high-Loonie, everything-for-petrochemical-industry policy by making voters see Thomas Mulcair as recklessly un-Canadian…" This isn't an actual quote from the Tories' current list of talking points, but it seems to be what the Strategic Heavy Lifters in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative brain trust have in mind for their main attack on the leader of the NDP Opposition...  

Prince Charles inspected the Guard of Honour as Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Walt Natynczyk looked on. The couple then spoke privately with the families of fallen soldiers. Prince Charles also ...  

DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - May 30, 2012) - ID Watchdog, Inc. (TSX VENTURE: IDW) (PINKSHEETS: IDWAF) ("ID Watchdog" or the "Company"), provider of consumer-facing identity theft protection and resolution services, today announced its results for the first ...  

Toronto StarNova Scotia's old, but Halifax is hip, new census data showTheChronicleHerald.caNew census data revealed today show the province has more of its population over the age of 65 – a total of 16.6 per cent – than anywhere else in the country. New Brunswick comes in second at 16.5 per cent. Every province in the country is getting ...Canada's aging boomers place new strain on pensions, health care: CensusNational PostCensus: Canada's...  

Days after a 41-year-old man was found dead outside a north Edmonton apartment building, a third suspect is in custody, after turning himself in to police in Saskatchewan. On Monday afternoon, Edmonton homicide detectives issued a second-degree murder ...  

TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 05/30/12 -- Automated Benefits Corp.?? (the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:AUT), a software company dedicated to developing applications for the insurance industry, today reported revenue increased by 42% to approximately $ ...  

Mitchell, who was fatally shot by Ridge Meadows RCMP Wednesday, obtained the gun - described by police as a Mossberg Maverick rifle with a scope - in B.C. within the last six months, Burnaby RCMP Insp. Tim Shields said at a news conference Wednesday.  

REGINA — Odell Willis is sorry. The veteran defensive end expressed his remorse Thursday for being an off-season distraction to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Willis became one when he was arrested for driving under the influence in an Atlanta suburb on ...  

How much Canada will cover of the estimated $4.1 billion bill for the Afghan military post-2014 is expected to be announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday at the close of the NATO meetings in Chicago. Defence Minister Peter MacKay hinted Sunday ...  

"Judge's departure continues Supreme Court's makeover": In today's edition of The Toronto Globe and Mail, Kirk Makin has an article that begins, "A dramatic reshaping of the Supreme Court of Canada under Prime Minister Stephen Harper has taken another step...  

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday that rising consumer confidence in North America is a more important economic signal than the recent depreciation of the Canadian dollar. "I think consumer confidence is what's important," Flaherty told a reporter from Business News Network television when asked which of the two trends is a more accurate indicator. "If the range of movement of the dollar is relatively...  

TORONTO, May 30, 2012 /CNW/ - Neo Material Technologies Inc. (TSX: NEM) ("NEM" or the "Company") today announced that it has received shareholder approval of the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") with Molycorp, Inc. ("Molycorp ...  

First and Only Large Office Tower in Canada to Achieve LEED Platinum Certification WINNIPEG, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - The speculation is over. Manitoba Hydro Place, the game-changing headquarters designed to meet the extremely challenging objectives of the fourth largest...  

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Two Canadian children who went missing during a court-ordered visit with their father have been reunited with their mother in Winnipeg, Manitoba after a nearly four-year manhunt across North America. Winnipeg police said the ...  

Employment Minister Diane Finley says unemployed teachers won’t be forced ... Icing means you lose your goalie, and the ref can confiscate the puck, right? So keen is Flaherty to not pay EI that he may well mandate such catastrophic hiring.  

THE RCMP honoured 40 of its best in a ceremony at Lower Fort Garry Wednesday. Most of the award recipients celebrated between 20 and 35 years of service, but two Mounties received coveted Bravery Awards. Const. Kevin Bernier was recognized for coming to the aid of woman who was being attacked  

The actions of a senior Alberta Mountie who engaged in a pattern of inappropriate behaviour and sexual misconduct, as well as the punishment he received, represent a "sorry, sad and shameful set of facts," the RCMP commissioner has told Postmedia News in a series of candid emails.  

The fact homes are more affordable here also means Manitobans should be better ... "Affordability headwinds are likely to increase next year, as interest rates make their way towards more normal levels." RBC expects Canada's central bank will hike rates ...  

Re: Feds backing away from Flaherty's 'no bad job' EI comment, by Jason Fekete and Mark Kennedy, Postmedia News, May 15. According to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, there are no bad jobs. I guess that's easy to say when in one year he makes more than most ...  

Ottawa - After weeks of warning about changes to EI, the Conservative government finally announced measures that would reform EI, which would place recipients into different tiers.  The revisions come as Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told ...  

Earlier this month, President Barack Obama paid a surprise visit to Kabul to sign a deal with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai that will cement post-war ties with Kabul after 2014, when NATO-led combat forces leave Afghanistan. The pact ...  

Western Potash Corp. (the "Company") (TSX: WPX FSE: AHE) announces that the Company has adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement (the "Agreement") dated March 26, 2012, with Computershare Trust Company of Canada for a term of three years. The Agreement ...  

Bonnie Korzeniowski, who served 12 years as the representative ... With Ottawa cutting positions in its Veterans Affairs Department and closing a regional office in Brandon, the role of special envoy is becoming more important, he said, adding that ...  

TORONTO - Two more big banks on Thursday lowered their five-year fixed mortgage rates. TD (TSX:TD) and Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) dropped their five-year rates by a tenth of a percentage point to 5.34 per cent, matching a rate announced Wednesday by the Royal Bank (TSX:RY). TD and BMO's new...  

Burnaby RCMP are issuing an urgent public safety warning involving a man wanted for attempted murder with a sniper. Police say 26-year-old Angus David Mitchell is armed with high-powered rifle and scope. He wanted in connection with the attempted murder of ...  

CuOro Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:CUA)(FRANKFURT:6BC) ("CuOro" or the "Company"), is pleased to present a long-term financing plan for the Company to its shareholders for consideration and approval as per the news release dated May 28, 2012 concerning the ...  

TORONTO - NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair has it wrong when it comes to the oilsands, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Friday. Mulcair told a CBC radio program last weekend that the oilsands are artificially inflating the Canadian dollar and hollowing out the ...  

Chicago (AFP) May 21, 2012 US President Barack Obama and NATO allies will focus Monday on logistical aspects of ending the protracted Afghan war after President Hamid Karzai vowed his country will no longer be a "burden" for the international community. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's attendance at the summit here had raised hopes his government was ready to lift a blockade on NATO convoys, but talks on reopen  

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was little changed Friday afternoon with buyers inclined to be cautious going into the weekend as the eurozone debt crisis continued to cast a pall over trading. The S/TSX composite index inched up 2.4 points to 11,568.47, finely balanced as gold and energy...  

He did exit the van but there was an exchange of gun fire with police ... Mitchell is wanted in connection with the attempted murder of a 51-year-old Burnaby man who was shot last night in front of his home located in the 4400 block of Gilpin ...  

Though there is much we still have yet to learn, based just on what Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has already said, the Conservative plan to reform the Canadian Employment Insurance (EI) program is the right idea. Ahead of a House of Commons vote to further passage of the government’s budget implementation bill, Mr. Flaherty spoke ...  

Afghan war dominates NATO summit Top news: A two-day NATO summit got underway in Chicago on Sunday shortly after a deal to reopen supply lines through Pakistan to Afghanistan collapsed, placing the brittle relationship between the two countries at the center of the conference. President Barack Obama has reportedly refused to meet with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari without a deal on the supply routes, which were closed after an...  

Five people were arrested on Friday after police executed search warrants on two homes in the Royal Oak Avenue and Imperial Street area. According to a police press release, members of the Burnaby RCMP's prolific offender suppression team and ...  

WINNIPEG, MB - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers, in conjunction with Manitoba Lotteries ... Mike and Tracy are the first big winners in the first SCRATCH'N WIN lottery in Canadian Football League history. There is still another $100,000 prize waiting for another ...  

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Legislators say Afghanistan's parliament has approved a strategic partnership agreement with the United States. The approval came in a vote Saturday and by a simple majority of those present in the 249-seat body.Parliamentarian Mohammad Iqbal Safi from Kapisa province and others say more than 150 representatives were present.He said the vote was by show of hands, with an overwhelming majority approving and less than...  

Police say 26-year-old Angus David Mitchell is armed with Mossberg Maverick high-powered rifle and scope. He wanted in connection with the attempted murder of a 51-year-old Burnaby man who was shot May 29 in front of his home on Gilpin Crescent in Burnaby.  

Lump sum payments primarily directed to credit cards and lines of credit; having a plan is key to successful debt reduction TORONTO, May 28, 2012 /CNW/ - More than half of all Manitoba and Saskatchewan residents holding debt made at least one extra payment ...  

Nova Scotia RCMP are investigating the sudden death of a passenger on a cruise ship that was travelling from Charlottetown to Sydney. The body of an 82-year-old man from San Diego, California was removed from the Maasdam — a ship from the Holland America ...  

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says the eurozone is reaching a turning point but that Greece's departure is not yet inevitable. Flaherty says he's concerned failure to resolve the issue could have serious rebound effects on the Canadian banking sector and economy.  

Rollie Pemberton is a poet — in fact, he was poet laureate of his hometown, Edmonton, Alberta, for a couple of years. That meant he was expected to write three poems a year about events in a town sometimes nicknamed "Dirt City." But outside of Edmonton, Pemberton is better known under a different name: Cadence Weapon, the hip-hop artist. In poetry and song, Pemberton finds inspiration, tough and otherwise, in his Edmonton roots. The latest...  

In trading on Tuesday, shares of Bank of Nova Scotia Halifax (Toronto: BNS) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $52.44, changing hands as high as $52.48 per share. Bank of Nova Scotia Halifax shares are currently trading up about 2.4% ...  

Globe and MailBC Liberals try to corner NDP on Mulcair's 'Dutch Disease' commentsGlobe and MailWestern premiers are expected to roundly condemn Thomas Mulcair's position on resource extraction when they meet this week, but BC's governing Liberals are finding there might be something to love in the federal NDP Leader's controversial statements.Mulcair tones down oilsands rhetoric ahead of Alta. visitCTV.caMulcair to get an earful during...  

So do the two semirural ridings held by Conservatives in the Quebec City area. The last government to tackle EI was that of Jean Chrétien in the mid-1990s. But to compare the politics of Chrétien and Harper’s reforms is akin to comparing hand-to-hand ...  

Afghanistan's parliament has approved a strategic pact between Kabul and Washington.   The deal was approved Saturday in the lower house of parliament with more than 150 lawmakers turning out for the vote in the 249-seat body. Only a handful of lawmakers voted against the measure.   The pact covers security, economics and governance, and spells out the U.S. relationship with Afghanistan beyond 2014 when most NATO forces are planning to...  

* TSX ends down 176.08 pts, or 1.52 pct, at 11,433.22 * Index has shed more than 7 pct in May * Energy, materials tumble on Spain, China woes * RIM's shares plunge more than 7 pct By Jon Cook TORONTO, May 30 (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock ...  

TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index hit a one-week low on Wednesday as oil and gas and mining firms slumped on increased global growth fears, fueled by the escalating euro zone debt crisis and signs from China that it is not planning a large economic stimulus. Rising borrowing costs for Spain and Italy and the latest poll showing a lead for Greece's left-leaning, anti-austerity parties ahead of next month's elections added to...  

BMO Financial Group today announced the seventh in a series of weekly BMO Team of the Week winners for 2012. The Ladner Girls Development Team Storm, a group of U-10 girls, was awarded this week's title after being selected by the BMO of Team of the Week ...  

The manhunt for Mr. Mitchell had spread as far as Victoria, where the employees of a security firm were warned by police. Mirko Filipovic, president and owner of Themis Security Services Ltd., said he was awakened by a phone call from police at 2 a.m ...  

The manhunt for Mr. Mitchell had spread as far as Victoria, where the employees of a security firm were warned by police. Mirko Filipovic, president and owner of Themis Security Services Ltd., said he was awakened by a phone call from police at 2 a.m ...  

The royal couple are to end the day — and their visit to Canada — with a concert by the Regina Symphony Orchestra and a reception at the RCMP training academy with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Prince Charles and Camilla mingled with ...  

Also returning this season is CFL all-star defensive back Jonathan Hefney, who finished 2011 with six interceptions, a team-high 11 pass knockdowns, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and one sack. Brandon Stewart and Alex Suber, both settling into ...  

REGINA — Fans of the Saskatchewan Roughriders will have to wait an extra day to see the CFL team’s rookies. The Roughriders announced Monday that they have revised the schedule for their rookie camp. Instead of beginning on Wednesday, the ...  

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwire - May 25, 2012) - Media are invited to attend an announcement pertaining to the care and support provided to ill and injured Canadian Forces (CF) personnel and their families at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax, Windsor Park.  

Listed: TSX, NYSE  Symbol: POT SASKATOON, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of US $0.14 per share payable August 3, 2012 to shareholders of record July 13,...  

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — France's president defended his decision to pull the country's 2,000 combat troops out of Afghanistan two years early, telling French soldiers stationed in the east on Friday that "the time for Afghan sovereignty has come." While Paris will still support Kabul and keep some trainers behind, France's decision to leave ahead of oth...  

(RTTNews) - Retained executive search firm The Caldwell Partners International Inc. (CWL.TO: News ) said Wednesday that the Toronto Stock Exchange has accepted its Notice of Intention to purchase through a normal course issuer bid up to 845,000 of its ...  

SASKATOON, SK, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Canpotex Limited (Canpotex) plans to make its first potash shipment to Myanmar following the removal of economic sanctions by the Government of Canada against Myanmar. "The relaxation of economic sanctions and export prohibitions following...  

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Monday new rule changes to define "suitable employment" and "reasonable" efforts at finding work have yet to come down, but as far as he's concerned people should be prepared to take pretty well any available job.  

OTTAWA - The Harper Conservatives are signalling they are preparing to get tough with unemployed Canadians who refuse jobs they consider below them or too far away. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Monday new rule changes to define "suitable employment" and "reasonable" efforts at finding work  

Jason Roy said he wonders whether announcing nominees and selecting a candidate so soon may put those parties at a disadvantage. “I don’t understand why the Conservatives would do it this soon, given that it just gives the other parties so much more ...  

A former Burnaby RCMP corporal was announced Tuesday as the new top cop in Surrey. Supt. Bill Fordy, who was in Burnaby from 1998 to 2001 as the officer in charge of the serious crime section, was chosen as the new officer in charge of Canada's ...  

The Toronto stock market lost early momentum Monday as worries about Spain’s financial sector trumped early optimism about the prospects of Greece remaining in the euro zone monetary union. The S/TSX composite index had risen as much as 59 points to ...  

TSX down 161.67 pts, or 1.4 pct, at 11,447.63 * Energy, materials tumble on Spain, China woes * RIM's shares plunge 8 pct By Jon Cook TORONTO, May 30 (Reuters) - Canadian stocks hit a one-week low on Wednesday, led by mining and oil and gas ...