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At least we've got oil right? Potash Corp. slashing 18% of work force as ‘challenging market’ weighs Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan is slashing its work force by 18 per cent at a time of widespread turmoil in the fertilizer market. The agriculture giant said Tuesday it will cut 440 jobs in...

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How the Liberals won the great byelection showdown Cue the excuses and the spin. The Conservatives nearly lost their safe Manitoba seat of Brandon-Souris Monday night and the NDP failed to take either one of the Liberal strongholds in Toronto (Toronto-Centre) and Montreal (Bourassa) while...

Canadians avoiding flu shot could benefit from needle-less vaccines While the next flu pandemic is on the radar of public health officials, Canada is still struggling to control the spread of seasonal flu, but needle-less vaccines could offer Canadians protection against influenza, a vaccine...

UN climate change deal breaks deadlock More than 190 countries agreed in Warsaw to start preparing "contributions" for the new deal, which is supposed to be adopted in 2015. That term was adopted after China and India objected to the word "commitments" in a standoff with the U.S. and other...

Iran nuclear program deal reached with world powers during diplomatic talks in Geneva Iran has reached an agreement with world powers over its nuclear program, according to diplomats at talks in Geneva. Details of the agreement have yet to be made public, but Iran said earlier on Saturday...

Wright, Duffy accused of bribery, fraud in new RCMP documents Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former chief of staff, Nigel Wright, is being investigated for bribery, fraud and breach of trust along with Senator Mike Duffy, in an RCMP probe that has expanded to include the Prime Minister's...

Canada ranked near last place on emissions OTTAWA - A European report ranks Canada 55th of 58 countries in terms of tackling greenhouse gas emissions -- ahead of only Iran, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia. And the Washington-based Center for Global Development released a report yesterday ranking...

Zimmerman Is Charged With Aggravated Assault ATLANTA — Barely four months after he was acquitted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager that spurred demonstrations across the country, George Zimmerman was arrested on Monday in Florida following a dispute with his girlfriend, the...

Alberta coal mine spill heading to N.W.T. The Northwest Territories’ Environment Minister says toxins from a massive coal mine spill in Alberta are making their way north. On Oct. 31, Sherritt International's Obed Mountain coal mine spilled about 1 billion litres of contaminated water into the...

‘Petro-currency’ limiting Canada’s economic growth: report Current federal and provincial policies around oil sands expansion show a “lack of economic foresight that may ultimately limit Canada’s long-term competitiveness,” says a new report made public Wednesday. The report by The Pembina...

Will Harper Take a Big Climate Change Opportunity? Former Progressive Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was an outspoken global leader on reducing CFCs and his leadership culminated in the Montreal Accord that saw 191 countries agree to phasing out ozone depleting chemicals. Harper's...

New warships to cost more than $100-billion The cradle-to-grave cost to Canadian taxpayers to acquire new warships will exceed $100-billion, the federal government says – tens of billions of dollars more than Ottawa has previously disclosed. It is the first time the federal government has gone...

Canada falls behind greenhouse gas emissions target OTTAWA, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Canada is falling behind in meeting its 2020 target for the greenhouse gas emission reductions under the Copenhagen Accord, a report said Thursday. Canada's greenhouse gas emissions are expected to reach 734...

Central Alberta school trustee accused of racist, homophobic tweets A central Alberta school trustee, accused of tweeting racist, sexist and homophobic material, says he regrets his behaviour, but will not step down. Jim Andre, a newly-elected trustee for the Battle River School Division based...

WWE Wrestler Iron Sheik Challenges Mayor Rob Ford To A Fight Because things CAN always get weirder at Toronto City Hall. Famous WWE wrestler, the Iron Sheik showed up to City Hall challenging Mayor Rob Ford to an arm wrestling match. The Iron Sheik, aka Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, was an...

The Senate flexed its muscle Tuesday and in an unprecedented move tossed three of its members — Senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau — out of the chamber, cutting their salaries and use of office resources. Senators were allowed to vote separately with these results: On the...

Harper, Mulcair to face off over Senate expenses Prime Minister Stephen Harper and NDP Leader Tom Mulcair will face off in question period for the third week in a row, this time amid news the RCMP are looking for a chain of emails and documents that support Mike Duffy's allegations the Senate...

Stephen Harper used what could be his last convention speech before an election to assure grassroots Conservatives that he’s still an outsider fighting elites in Ottawa despite more than seven years in power and a turbulent Senate expenses scandal. In a 3,900-word address to thousands of...

Toronto’s police chief says investigators have recovered a digital video file that shows Rob Ford in a situation that is consistent with images described in recent media reports. Last May, Gawker and the Toronto Star published reports about a video that allegedly shows Ford smoking crack...