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Oil downturn drives 'Alberta invasion' across B.C. border You can spot the ground forces of the Alberta invasion on just about any frontage road in Northeast B.C. Their trucks, bearing red and white plates, idle outside of all-night restaurants, hotels and gas stations, destined for oilfields...

Canada’s Economy Trying To Dig Out From Commodities Hole It is unlikely that Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen would have postponed an interest rate hike just based on the direct China-U.S. trade relationship. But China trades extensively with Mexico, and particularly with resource-rich Canada. And...

He did it all for the nookie. Stephen Harper was played ‘like a chump’ in TPP deal, Mulcair says TORONTO — Prime Minister Stephen Harper was played "like a chump" in talks that led to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair said Thursday as he ramped up attacks against both the...

Danny Williams says Stephen Harper's tactics are borderline racist Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams says some of the tactics of Conservative Leader Stephen Harper are borderline racist. Williams, who led a Progressive Conservative government in Canada's most easterly...

Oh gawd I love Hilary. *swoooooon* Clinton touches on Keystone XL, same sex-marriage in Saturday Night Live cameo Democratic presidential nominee Hilary Clinton made a cameo appearance in the season premiere of Saturday Night Live where she played a bartender who pours a drink for none...

12 countries including Canada reach tentative Trans-Pacific trade deal ATLANTA - Twelve countries, including Canada, have agreed to create the world's largest regional trade zone. After five days of marathon, around-the-clock negotiations, a deal has been reached to create the Trans-Pacific...

This is what happens when your economy depends on oil. Edmonton Police release numbers linking crime to oil prices Challenged to “prove” the drop in oil prices was linked to higher rates of crime in Edmonton, police Chief Rod Knecht has released the numbers. Knecht linked falling oil prices...

Brought to you by electioneering. Muslim convert attacked while wearing niqab in Toronto Her roots in Canada stretch back through her francophone mother to the 1600s. Last week, wearing her Islamic face veil – the niqab, which has become a central issue in the federal election – she says she...

Oil and gas companies skip Alberta's largest career fair For the first time ever, not a single oil and gas company was hiring at the Alberta Employment and Career Fair, the largest such event in the province. Terry Kuhn went to the job fair Friday with hope it might give him the breakthrough...

Key exchanges in the French-language debate NDP Leader Tom Mulcair: "You've never met a war you didn't like. When the only tool is a hammer, all the problems seem like nails. You've just said the world is dangerous, but I don't think by adding more bombs, we're going to make the world safer...

Clearly it's because they're commies, right? We Translated a Mandarin-Only Conservative Statement and It Criticized the NDP for Marrying Chinese Women Over the course of the election campaign, there's been lots of accusations of politicians saying one thing in English and another in French...

#isthisreallife They might as well just come out and say we're racist :lol: Conservatives' #BarbaricCulturalPractices pledge stirs reaction The Conservatives on Friday pledged to establish a tip line for reporting "barbaric cultural practices" to the RCMP, bringing a good deal of reaction...

Change is in the air in Conservative Alberta and opposition parties stand to gain Alberta, the Rock of Gibraltar of conservative Canada, has cracked — just how deeply and at what cost to the federal Conservatives is still unclear, but in this campaign every crack and cranny counts. In 2011...

Nenshi’s harsh words for Harper Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi calls the PM’s position on niqabs and refugees ‘dangerous’ and ‘disgusting’ Stephen Harper is playing a “dangerous” political game with his position on the niqab and “dog whistle politics” when he speaks about the Syrian refugee...

Russia starts air strikes in Syria, tells U.S. to steer clear By Andrew Osborn and Phil Stewart MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia launched air strikes against targets in Syria on Wednesday in the Kremlin's biggest intervention in the Middle East in decades, telling the U.S. air force to...

Alberta Premier Notley launches first major trade tour Despite a collapse in oil prices and gloomy economic forecasts, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is embarking on her first major trip to drum up foreign investment and let investors know her province’s economy is open for business. During the...

But but but this can't be true!!! TAXES GUBMINT TAXES GUBMINT OMG Albertans support carbon tax and are willing to pay it: survey EDMONTON - Half of Albertans who participated in a new survey supported a carbon tax and were willing to pay it. The poll, released Wednesday, found...

CBC boss disputes Harper comment about broadcaster's low ratings The head of the CBC is hitting back at Conservative Leader Stephen Harper over comments the national broadcaster is floundering because of low ratings rather than a lack of funding. CEO Hubert Lacroix says the CBC has healthy...

Carney warns of risks from climate change 'tragedy of the horizon Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, has warned that climate change will lead to financial crises and falling living standards unless the world’s leading countries do more to ensure that their companies come clean...