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Donald Trump presents plan to re-open it. Obama presents plan to close Guantanamo prison WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama presented a long-shot plan on Tuesday (Feb 23) to shutter the Guantanamo Bay detention centre, hoping to fulfil an elusive campaign promise before he leaves office next...

Ontario pledges $100 million to help end violence against indigenous women Ontario will spend $100 million over the next three years on a long-term strategy to end violence against indigenous women, most of it on support for families. Indigenous women are three times more likely to experience...

Christy Clark government takes on staff from Harper's and Alberta's ousted Conservative ranks It appears out-of-work roughnecks from Alberta aren’t the only ones heading west across the Rockies in search of greener pastures. Judging by a recent string of political appointments, British...

RCMP creates how-to document for understanding new Syrian refugees As the federal government gets ready to meet its target of bringing 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada, possibly by the end of the week, the RCMP is preparing a document to help police forces across the country better understand...

TD Bank CEO received a 10 per cent hike in pay last year as bank laid off staff TORONTO — TD Bank CEO Bharat Masrani was given a 10 per cent pay bump in 2015, his first full year in the top job, as the bank cut staff as part of an effort to trim costs. The bank issued its management proxy...

Why? Fossil-fuel industry gets $2,000 in 'subsidies' for each $1 in party donations Major political parties have receive $3.7m in donations from fossil-fuel companies since the last election, and will deliver $2,000 in subsidies to the industry for every dollar donated, according to a 350.org...

Conservatives can’t win by being the party of angry old men Immutable truth No. 1: Granddad, it’s time for you to take a step back. Conservatives can’t win by being the party of angry old men who shake their fists at reporters, endearing though such cantankerousness may be. Immutable truth No...

Unifor calls for strong economic stimulus OTTAWA, Feb. 19, 2016 /CNW/ - With interest rates at historic lows and the need among Canadians great, now is the ideal time for the federal government to take an active role in stimulating the Canadian economy, Unifor National President Jerry Dias told...

Fascinating. Fungi from goats’ guts could lead to better biofuels Scientists report in the journal Science on February 18 that these anaerobic gut fungi perform as well as the best fungi engineered by industry in their ability to convert plant material into sugars that are easily transformed...

Now this is cool. Study maps Earth based on climate change vulnerability Sunday, February 21, 2016, 1:23 PM - We know climate change can put a strain on global ecosystems, but new research has given one of the clearest pictures yet as to what areas, exactly, are most at risk. Using satellite...

Alberta mother's battle puts spotlight on First Nations medical care rejections An Alberta mother is challenging the federal government over its refusal to pay for her daughter's medical care. Stacey Shiner lives outside Calgary. Her daughter Kennedy is a member of the Sucker Creek First...

Time to pack it up and bring em back home. Provisional agreement reached on Syrian ceasefire AMMAN, Jordan — Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that a “provisional agreement” has been reached on a Syrian ceasefire that could begin in the next few days, but he acknowledged that it’s not...

Refugee film 'Fire at Sea' wins top prize at Berlin Film Festival Gianfranco Rosi's documentary film Fuocoammare, or Fire at Sea, about the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean off the Italian island of Lampedusa, won the Golden Bear prize for best film at the Berlin International Film Festival...

Latest RCMP harassment allegations an 'embarrassment,' public safety minister says Canada's public safety minister says the latest allegations of harassment and bullying involving the RCMP are an 'embarrassment'. "This is the national police force, this is an icon of the nation and it's got to...

Premier Kathleen Wynne hails crusaders in gay rights struggle Canada’s first openly gay premier paid tribute to Canada’s gay-rights crusaders as she addressed a national conference Friday in London for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organizations. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne spoke...

Obama, Trudeau drop gloves over hockey Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may have one source of contention when the prime minister visits the White House next month: whose country is better at hockey. Obama welcomed the Chicago Blackhawks, the...

Immigration and Crime – What the Research Says With few exceptions, immigrants are less crime prone than natives or have no effect on crime rates. As described below, the research is fairly one-sided. There are two broad types of studies that investigate immigrant criminality. The...

Ontario allows sales of Canadian, international wines in 300 grocery stores TORONTO -- Wine, beer and cider will be sold in up to 300 grocery stores in Ontario in the next decade, but that appears to largely be the extent to which the Liberal government is planning to modernize alcohol...

Ottawa drops appeal of Omar Khadr’s bail TORONTO — The federal government has decided against pursuing an appeal of an Alberta court’s decision to grant former Guantanamo Bay inmate Omar Khadr bail. The decision came in a joint statement Thursday from Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and...

Liberal government fully restores refugee health care program Canada's Liberal government says all refugee health care benefits will be fully restored to pre-2012 levels by April 1. Refugees from any country of origin will be covered once again, following several years of confusion and...