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Sony tariff case provides further evidence of an iPod tax The current iPod tax dispute is, at its core, over the proper tariff code for MP3 players. Can importers use a provision (9948.00.00) in the Customs Tariff that allows for the tariff-free import of computer-enhancing items, or must they...

hooo boy... Baird’s east Jerusalem coffee date causes diplomatic flap When Foreign Minister John Baird crossed the Green Line this week to meet with Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni in the mostly Arab sector of east Jerusalem, he broke with 46 years of Canadian government and Western...

Ottawa signals an about-face on danger-pay cut The Prime Minister's Office said Wednesday it intends to reverse a cut in danger pay for Canadian Forces personnel serving in Afghanistan, though it later clarified its statements to say it had asked officials to "re-examine" the move. The cuts of...

Leaks reveal secrets of the rich who hide cash offshore They sought the utmost secrecy in offshore tax havens. But now some of the world's wealthiest citizens are having their undisclosed financial records laid bare. An unprecedented leak of documents is revealing the closely guarded...

Obama says Keystone XL pipeline not major jobs creator WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has told House Republicans he's still weighing a decision on the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. At a closed-door gathering with the Republicans on...

All 45 prohibited donations flagged by Elections Alberta linked to Tory party CALGARY — As Elections Alberta revealed a list of 45 illegal political donations uncovered in the last three years, chief electoral officer Brian Fjeldheim said some of the cases could still result in charges...

MPs’ request to have RCMP investigate abortions is way off base A letter from three Conservative MPs who are opposed to abortion asking the RCMP to investigate what they call “the killing of Canadian children” is an unwelcome move. The abortion debate is not something Canadians have shown an...

Forensic audit into Rob Ford’s 2010 Toronto mayoral campaign coming today: reports The results of a forensic audit into Mayor Rob Ford’s campaign spending will be released Friday, according to CP24. The audit was ordered last year by the city’s compliance audit committee after two residents...

Redford talks economy with Ontario's premier-to-be Kathleen Wynne TORONTO - Alberta Premier Alison Redford made a stop at the Ontario legislature today to sit down with the new premier-to-be Kathleen Wynne. The two settled in a room in the legislative library to talk, giving each other a...

NDP looks to summon Diane Finley before Commons committee over Canada Student Loan data breach. OTTAWA — The minister whose department is at the centre of two investigations into the data loss of 583,000 Canadians could soon be called before a parliamentary committee to explain what happened...

NDP calls for uncivil MPs to be suspended without pay The federal New Democrats are calling for fines and suspensions of MPs who launch personal attacks on fellow politicians in the House of Commons. “To stand and speak in the House of Commons is an enormous privilege,” NDP House Leader...

Kathleen Wynne shrugs off Tory attack ads Premier-designate Kathleen Wynne is shrugging off new Progressive Conservative radio attack ads now hitting the airwaves. “It’s the Conservatives’ choice if they want to run attack ads. I can’t control that,” Wynne told CBC Radio’s Ottawa Morning on...

Gen X and millennials fret over savings It’s been a long time since the expression “a penny saved is a penny earned” was commonplace. When it comes to money, consumers in their 20s worry they’re spending too much, not saving enough — and don’t have enough, to boot. Even so, two out of three...

PM Harper appoints 5 new senators Prime Minister Stephen Harper has appointed five new senators to sit in the Upper Chamber, including one chosen by voters in Alberta. Harper made the announcement in a press release Friday afternoon. The new senators are: Denise Batters, a Regina lawyer...

Rob Ford's future as mayor of Toronto to be decided today TORONTO -- It's a make-or-break day for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. A three-judge Divisional Court panel is set to release its decision this morning on Ford's challenge of a lower court ruling that ordered him removed from office for a...

Tories would halt full-day kindergarten, cut thousands of jobs OTTAWA — Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party wants to halt the rollout of full-day kindergarten, increase class sizes, cut 10,000 support staff positions, introduce standardized testing for Grade 8 students to measure their...

Obama signals new focus on climate change WASHINGTON — After President Obama finished his inaugural speech Monday, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) thanked him for mentioning climate change, a topic environmentalists said Obama had avoided during much of his first term. "I did more...

Killer whales trapped in Quebec ice captured in haunting video A northern Quebec community is trying to save a number of killer whales trapped under a thick blanket of sea ice. Residents of Inukjuak village say the whales are using only a small patch of open water to breathe and...

Shocking. Premier Alison Redford under investigation by ethics commissioner One month after a scandal-plagued sitting of the legislature adjourned, Premier Alison Redford is the focus of an investigation by the province’s ethics commissioner into allegations she awarded part of a $10 billion...

Haiti stunned by Fantino plan to freeze aid International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino has stunned the biggest recipient of Canadian foreign aid, Haiti, by announcing via a newspaper interview that Ottawa has frozen new aid projects for the Caribbean nation. Mr. Fantino, the former...