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Photo courtesy of National Post Rob Ford’s approval rating plummets after Toronto Star reporter confrontation Mayor Rob Ford’s citywide approval rating has fallen, nowhere more dramatically than in his home turf of Etobicoke, a new poll by Forum Research reveals. Four in 10 Toronto...

Minister says tailings ponds will be so clean 'you'll be able to drink from them' Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver says oilsands tailing ponds are being cleaned up to the point "you'll be able to drink from them" and NDP Leader Tom Mulcair's only interest is...

Ottawa pledges $1.1M to counter-terrorism research The federal government is devoting $1.1 million to terrorism-related research, the first round of funding in a five-year commitment made to honour Air India bombing victims. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews announced the initial...

Western provinces come together in single, united voice Premier Brad Wall says he and his western counterparts have come together "as one voice" to advance issues important to Western Canada and the territories. "There was a pretty dynamic agenda - that I think most jurisdictions in the...

NDP, Tories heap scorn on Montreal port chief’s $10,000 ‘tourist’ snapshots The NDP and the Conservative Party are blasting a report compiled by the president of the Old Port of Montreal after her controversial taxpayer-funded trip to Australia and New Zealand. “It’s absurd that $10,000...

Canada Census 2011: Aging population a potential health-care time bomb OTTAWA — Sixty-five is the new 55, or so the mantra among aging boomers holds. But while Canadian men and women are living longer than at any other time in the nation’s history, lifestyle diseases driven by excess weight...

Canada ranked 18th out of 35 in child poverty report Child poverty in Canada is more prevalent than the overall national poverty rate, according to a new report that ranks 18th among 35 industrialized nations when it comes to the gap between the two figures. The country falls even further...

Conservative MP stripped of election win in Etobicoke Centre says he will take case to Supreme Court OTTAWA — A Conservative whose election to the Commons was overturned by a Toronto judge says he’ll take the case to the Supreme Court of Canada. Ted Opitz won the Toronto seat of Etobicoke...

Two Monks Self-Immolate in Tibetan Capital BEIJING — Two men set fire to themselves Sunday outside the holiest temple of Tibetan Buddhism in the center of Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, and one died, according to Xinhua, the Chinese state news agency. The act was apparently in protest of...

NDP making huge gains as Canada tilts leftward The Canadian public is on a distinct tilt to the left, says a new national public opinion poll, suggesting concern over wealth distribution has traction beyond the Occupy tents and protest parades. The nationwide poll suggests the New...

Climate change: Carbon dioxide emissions reach record high Emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide reached an all-time high last year, further reducing the chances that the world could avoid a dangerous rise in global average temperature by 2020, according to the International Energy...

Major overhaul of cabinet for Saskatchewan government REGINA- Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has announced a major cabinet shuffle with only two ministers keeping their current portfolios. There are still 18 ministers, but some no longer exist and at least one new one is being created...

Global warming benefits once-rare butterfly WASHINGTON - Global warming is rescuing the once-rare brown Argus butterfly, scientists say. Man-made climate is threatening the existence of many species, such as the giant polar bear. But in the case of the small drab British butterfly, it...

Premier Dalton McGuinty seeks Stephen Harper’s help to develop Ontario’s Ring of Fire Premier Dalton McGuinty had a secret meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper this week to pitch for federal help in developing the mineral-rich Ring of Fire in northwestern Ontario. McGuinty said he’s...

Euro Recovers From 22-Month Low LONDON—Choppy trading in the euro prevailed during the European session Thursday as the currency tumbled to a 22-month low against the dollar before reversing course to regain almost all its losses for the day. The jittery start to European trading after a...

Seniors the next protest group? Seniors are under siege. Many have played by the rules and worked hard, but they are under pressure on a number of fronts: bills are going up, pensions are at risk and there is a lot of uncertainty. The government has said it will gradually raise the age of...

Strengthening Canada’s economic union: 39.7% Cracking down on gun, gang and drug crime: 23.4% Improving food and product safety regulations: 21.8% Asserting our sovereignty in the Arctic: 4.1% Rebuilding the Canadian Armed Forced: 3.7% The health of Canada’s economy is first and foremost in...

‘Officer Bubbles’ identified other Toronto officers to G20 watchdog The first time we heard from Adam Josephs — better known as “Officer Bubbles” — the constable with crossed arms was cracking down on bubble-blowing protesters. Now, nearly two years later, Josephs is back — this time not as...