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Canadian Federal Polling Averages The following is a weighted average of the latest federal polls. A full description of the methodology used to weigh the polls can be found here. The federal polling average was last updated on March 17, 2014 with the addition of a new poll by Abacus Data. The...

Energy East pipeline boon for refineries an ‘empty promise’ because most oil will go overseas: Report CALGARY — The proposed Energy East pipeline won’t be the boon to Eastern Canadian refineries that supporters claim because the vast majority of the oil in it would be bound for export markets...

G&M: Anti-Vaxxers need a kick in the pants A measles outbreak in B.C.’s Fraser Valley has spread into the general population, beyond the Chilliwack Christian school where it is thought to have started. There’s one important component missing from that sentence: I should have said, “an entirely...

Greenland's ice loss nearly tripled in a decade Sea levels will probably rise more now that the last remaining stable portion of Greenland's ice sheet — the world's second-largest — is no longer stable, a study says. Scientists have known Greenland's ice sheet has been thinning for decades...

Right in da kisser! Olivia Chow hits Rob Ford hard in first Toronto mayoral speech Sprinkled throughout her feel-good speech about families and working together, newly registered mayoral candidate Olivia Chow hit Rob Ford hard over and over — on his policies, on his record, and on his personal...

Experts quiet climate-change skeptics: Warming leads to longer cold snaps Climate-change skeptics -- and everyone else in Canada -- had better bundle up. Research shows extended cold snaps like we’ve seen this winter could be a direct result of climate change. In a Rutgers University paper...

Wtf is this ****??? Placement of ‘Mother Canada’ statue has Cape Bretoners on war footing A massive monument to honour war dead, featuring a 10-storey-high statue called “Mother Canada,” is igniting a fierce battle among Cape Bretoners living near and along the ruggedly beautiful Cabot Trail...

Americans’ support for Keystone falling, poll finds Support for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline has fallen sharply in the U.S. though it continues to have majority approval, as the Obama administration weighs whether to allow the project to proceed, a new poll says. The survey of 1,000...

Obvious news is obvious. Christie Blatchford: If only Ezra Levant was a little bit kinder he’d be a much better torchbearer for free speech Ezra Levant had what he describes as a “bombshell moment” at the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal hearing in 2008, when Khurrum Awan testified that he and his...

We Need to Save Canada From the Harper Economy Canada's economy has lost its balance. Trouble looms. Those are not words you will hear from Prime Minister Stephen Harper but it is the grim reality of the unsustainable economic ethos of his Conservative government. Instead of the telling us...

For Blackleaf. ;) Don't scrub: Many get it wrong when it comes to tooth-brushing technique TORONTO - Watching people brush their teeth in movies or on TV can really irk Dr. Andrea Johnstone. A Toronto-based periodontist with a gleaming smile, Johnstone says the technique on display is often...

Morgan Baskin, 18, takes on Rob Ford in Toronto mayoral race TORONTO – Toronto’s mayoral race is about to get a serious injection of youth with the addition of 18-year-old Morgan Baskin joining the likes of Rob Ford, John Tory and Karen Stintz in the race for the city’s top job. “I want to be...

Namaste! The myth of yoga as a cure for everything NEW YORK—Fifteen years ago, a handful of poorly constructed, clearly biased studies purported to show that prayer was a legitimate medical tool. Americans fell for it, and we still haven’t learned our lesson. It’s hard to resist something we...

Influential U.S. think tank urges Obama to reject Keystone XL An influential liberal think tank is urging President Barack Obama to reject TransCanada Corp.’s plan to build the Keystone XL pipeline, dismissing the State Department’s conclusion that the project won’t lead to higher greenhouse...

Under fire for muzzling Mayrand, Conservatives to amend elections bill The Conservative government is signalling it will amend its proposed Fair Elections Act to ensure the Chief Electoral Officer can continue to speak publicly – a key complaint against a bill under fire. Democratic Reform...

'Status quo' report incites outrage A Parliamentary report has sparked renewed anger over Ottawa's refusal to call a national inquiry into missing and slain aboriginal women. The report by the Conservative-dominated special committee on violence against indigenous women was a year in the...

Democrat senators to stage all-night session of climate change speeches More than two dozen Democratic senators will take to the Senate floor on Monday for an all-night session of speeches on climate change. The marathon session will get underway after the last vote on Monday night and could...

Last original member of Rob Ford’s staff quits Tom Beyer, the last member of Mayor Rob Ford’s original staff and one of the people who convinced him to run in 2010, left his job on Friday. Beyer served as a special assistant, manning the front desk and managing Ford’s social media accounts. He...

Federal government pulls funding to successful treatment program for sex offenders EDMONTON - A successful program to deal with Canada’s highest-risk sex offenders has unexpectedly had its funding cut by the federal government, leaving those who run the program scrambling to keep it going. “We...

Canada sheds 7,000 jobs in February, unemployment stuck at 7% Canadian employers cut 7,000 jobs in February as the unemployment rate held stubbornly at 7 per cent. More to come Canada sheds 7,000 jobs in February, unemployment stuck at 7 per cent - The Globe and Mail