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Ontario police break up ‘domestic dispute’ between man and pet parrot BRIGHTON, Ont. — An Ontario man ran afoul of provincial police this week after spending a night at home with his pet parrot. Police in Brighton, between Toronto and Kingston, say they received complaints about loud yelling...

Alberta has plunged into a "depression", says Mullen Group CEO The crash in crude prices has spurred thousands of job losses, billions in spending cuts and countless other cost-saving measures across Canada's energy heartland. And now the ripple effect from lower oil prices is prompting one...

Budget watchdog says meeting climate targets won't ruin economy A new report by Canada's Parliamentary Budget Office refutes claims that a carbon price would ruin the Canadian economy. "This should not be dismissed as trivial, but it would also not substantially alter the Canadian economy,"...

Welp. Judge in Mike Duffy trial dismisses 8 charges of fraud, breach of trust An Ottawa judge has found Senator Mike Duffy not guilty of eight charges of fraud and breach of trust related to living and travel expense claims, the first rulings in a 308-page decision. Justice Charles...

Saudi-Iranian oil feud gives Justin Trudeau climate-change leeway: Walkom In the short term, the oil-price feud between Iran and Saudi Arabia delivers no joy to the Canadian economy. But it does give Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government more leeway as it attempts to negotiate a climate...

I'm assuming it will be 04/20/2017 Federal marijuana legislation to be introduced in spring 2017, Philpott says Federal legislation to legalize marijuana will be ready in a year, Canada's health minister told the UN in New York today. "We will introduce legislation in spring 2017 that...

Pro-life activists are taking aim at sex-selective abortions—but that’s merely a Trojan horse, to help them curtail access to abortion services in Canada Why the anti-abortion movement is embracing gender equality Pro-life types have cannily glommed onto sex-selective abortion as a means to...

Federal deficits won’t be as deep as Liberals’ outlook: budget watchdog OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget office projects federal deficits in each of the next five years won't be as deep as those in Ottawa's forecasts. A new report by the budget watchdog also contests the Liberal government's...

At lowest point with you know whooooooo Canadians’ trust in government at highest point in 17 years of tracking The level of trust Canadians have in the federal government is at its highest point since EKOS Research began measuring the key indicator 17 years ago, a new survey shows...

No more pipelines jumping on the bed. B.C. Orders Enbridge to Seek New Environment Certificate for Northern Gateway Enbridge will have to secure an environmental assessment certificate from the B.C. government if it wants to proceed with its Northern Gateway oil pipeline according to an...

Suncor to improve climate-change risk and political lobbying disclosure CALGARY — Suncor says it will be provide more information about political lobbying and how it plans to compete under tougher climate-change policy. The company said Monday that the information will be included in its 2016...

Well he's definitely smarter than Harper. We Asked Some Experts to Score Justin Trudeau’s Explanation of Quantum Computing Amr Helmy—Director, University of Toronto’s Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Control “His account of the distinction between a classical and quantum state is...

Oil Industry Knew Effects Of Fossil Fuels On Climate Change In 1950s A new report reveals that Big Oil companies have been covering up the detrimental effects of climate change around 20 years earlier than previously thought. Although researchers are now aware that Amoco, Exxon, Mobil...

Supreme Court strikes down 2 Conservative sentencing reforms The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that two key "tough on crime" measures brought in by the previous Conservative government are unconstitutional. In the first case, the court ruled 6-3 that a mandatory minimum sentence of one...

Canada ranks near bottom on UNICEF's 'fairness' report card Canada's poorest children are falling further behind, according to a UNICEF report card that ranks the country in the bottom third among OECD and EU nations when it comes to inequality in the well-being of its youngest citizens...

Canadian Medical Association lauds historic federal law on assisted dying OTTAWA, April 14, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is very pleased that the federal government's proposed legislation on medical assistance in dying introduced in Parliament today closely follows...

And he got a bruising. Kevin O'Leary and Armine Yalnizyan debate the ethics of tax shelters There will be some people using the tax shelters to hide money, O'Leary admitted, but that is a different story from the majority of Canadians using offshore accounts for their capital. Instead...

'Massive increase' in human trafficking cases reported, says Alberta agency An Alberta group that works to fight human trafficking says there has been a "massive increase" in the number of cases reported and frontline healthcare workers could be key in identifying victims. Andrea Burkhart is...

Here's Why TransCanada's Keystone Pipeline Leaked Again According to a preliminary report, Keystone leaked that day because of a "weld anomaly." VICE News has found the section of pipe that leaked was manufactured overseas in India by a company known in the past to make leaky, substandard pipe...

Patrick Brown tries to sell carbon pricing to conservatives You know who liked the environment? Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, the Ontario Progressive Conservatives are very keen to have you realize. Or, rather, they’re keen to have reluctant Progressive Conservatives realize, as those...