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Barack Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline The Obama administration rejected TransCanada's application to build the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, capping a seven-year saga that became an environmental flashpoint in both Canada and the U.S. Speaking from the White House, Obama said Keystone...

Get it out, get it all out C'mon stretch that thing Tory MPs unusually talkative as post-Harper era begins Conservative MPs returning to Parliament Hill appeared uncharacteristically eager to share their thoughts on Thursday as they entered their first post-election caucus meeting. Almost...

Now bring back the gun registry plz. Mandatory long-form census restored by new Liberal government The Liberal government is reinstating the mandatory long-form census that was scrapped by the Conservatives five years ago. "We need good, reliable data," said Minister of Innovation, Science...

And she's pretty hot. Canada Now Has A Minister Of Climate Change Words matter, and nowhere is that clearer than with Wednesday's unveiling of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change during the swearing-in of Canada's new cabinet. Catherine McKenna, a human rights lawyer, is in...

I'm quite pleased with the minister of defense and foreign affairs minister myself. Et vous? OTTAWA - Following is a list of the new cabinet sworn in on Wednesday: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay. Foreign Affairs...

Coulter said, “The crazy diversity only started in 1970. Which again would be fine if there were fewer of them coming probably from less wildly diverse cultures, not the world’s poorest of the poor, and if we still assimilated them. That’s why I say we have to have a total moratorium. Shut down...

Bier Markt's skimpy dress code called 'sexist and discriminatory' A company that owns several popular restaurant chains across the country has changed a new uniform policy that forced female servers at Bier Markt locations to wear revealing dresses to work after Go Public made inquiries. CBC...

Ontario, elementary teachers reach deal After months of tense, on-and-off talks, the provincial government and school boards have at last reached a tentative settlement with the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, a deal to be announced by Education Minister Liz Sandals late Monday...

TransCanada asks U.S. to pause Keystone XL pipeline process WASHINGTON - In a surprise move, the company behind the controversy-plagued Keystone XL pipeline has asked the U.S. government to temporarily suspend its application. That request from TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) adds a new wrinkle to...

Liberals get more than 11,000 job applications Canadians voted in droves for the Liberal Party and now they want to work for the new federal government. On Friday night, the party put out a call on the web and social media looking to hire a diverse team of passionate and hard-working people...

DEM DIPPEN DOT POLICIES BE DRIVIN GOOD JABS ADDA MAH COUNTRY Money is flooding out of Canada at the fastest pace in the developed world Canada’s basic balance — a measure of national accounts that spans everything from trade to financial-market flows — swung from a surplus of 4.2 per cent of...

OMG! We’re ruined! Alberta’s fiscal future is down the toilet! Bob Rae, Bob Rae, Bob Rae! Aaarggghhhh! Deficit! Debt! Doom! Pass the smelling salts! Our great-grandchildren who don’t even exist — what will they think of us? Notley inherited a huge mess and she could either perpetuate the mess...

Curiosity over Canada's next PM ripples across the globe WASHINGTON -- A rare phenomenon is transpiring in a foreign capital where mentioning Canadian politics is generally about as likely to stimulate conversation at a dinner party as to get you disinvited from the next one. People are...

'I hate Halloween, I always have,' says the opposition leader At the time, Pallister was talking about the NDP's PST hike, which dominated house debate in 2014. Ultimately, he was trying to draw a comparison between the tax increase and a holiday known for costumes. "So the question becomes...

Scary Is there a pipeline under your house? This new online tool tells you A new online tool allows Canadians to enter their address or postal code and find out just how close a pipeline may be to them, how old it is, and which oil and gas products it transports. The map, which was created by...

Cameron falters but Canada understands: we need Keynes Those of us who have opposed George Osborne’s austerity policies throughout can take some comfort from two successive events on either side of the Atlantic. The first was the resounding victory of Trudeau the younger’s Liberal party in...

Getting warmer: More Republicans are starting to take climate change seriously Sen. Kelly Ayotte (N.H.) is angling to turn herself into a Republican leader on climate change — at least in part to fight a 2016 reelection challenge from a climate-hawk Democrat. On Sunday, Ayotte became the first...

Ottawa posts $2.3 billion deficit of August, according to monthly fiscal monitor OTTAWA - The federal government saw its surplus for this fiscal year cut nearly in half as it ran a $2.3-billion deficit in August, according to the Finance Department's monthly fiscal monitor. The result for...

Religious leaders call for better palliative care as assisted dying debate heats up Religious leaders from several faiths are calling on Canadian lawmakers to improve palliative care and respect human life as the contentious debate over doctor-assisted dying heats up. The Canadian Conference...

2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference United Nations Climate Change Conference Date 30 November 2015– 11 December 2015 Location Paris, France Also known as COP 21/CMP 11 Participants UNFCCC member countries Website Venue site UNFCCC site The 2015 United Nations Climate Change...