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Still committed to that bet, petros? ;) Conservatives continue to soften tone on Northern Gateway pipeline OTTAWA—The federal government expressed concerns Thursday about the safety record of oil pipelines as the Harper Conservatives continued to soften their once gung-ho attitude toward...

Catholic school board rejects ‘road map' deal Hamilton's separate school board says it won't back the government's deal with the Ontario Catholic teachers' union — and money isn't the sticking point. Instead, conditions around hiring practices and diagnostic tests are standing in the way...

Oshawa ethanol plant will go ahead despite objections An Ajax company has been given permission from the Oshawa Port Authority to build and run an ethanol refinery in Oshawa, despite opposition from the municipality and some residents. FarmTech Energy Corp. was given the go-ahead Thursday to...

U.S. starts landmark cleanup of Agent Orange nearly 40 years after Vietnam War’s end DANANG, VIETNAM —The United States began a landmark project Thursday to clean up a dangerous chemical left from the defoliant Agent Orange — 50 years after American...

Businessman with Conservative ties wanted in U.S A Canadian businessman who pleaded guilty to money-laundering in San Diego in 2008 was able to hob-nob with Canadian politicians for four years because American authorities kept his file sealed while he helped with their investigation into an...

Sinopec pledges help to clear Hong Kong plastic spill HONG KONG Aug 9 (Reuters) - Chinese oil giant Sinopec promised on Thursday to help clean up a big spill of tiny plastic pellets in Hong Kong waters which have washed onto many beaches and begun killing fish in fish farms. Making...

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in hospital for throat infection, report says Mayor Rob Ford, who was admitted to Humber River Regional Hospital Tuesday night, has a throat infection that makes it hard for him to swallow, the CBC reported...

Canadian miltary intends to spend $1 billion on armed drones Senior Canadian defence leaders pitched the idea of spending up to $600 million for armed drones to take part in the Libyan war shortly before the conflict ended, according to documents obtained by the Citizen. And while the...

Mitt Romney slumps in new U.S. poll Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney is losing favour among U.S. voters just three months ahead of his tough election battle with President Barack Obama, a new poll showed Wednesday. The Washington Post-ABC News poll showed that 49 per cent of...

Canada's language watchdog going undercover at major airports OTTAWA -- Canada's bilingualism watchdog is going undercover at eight major airports to see if travellers are served equally well in English and French. Official Languages Commissioner Graham Fraser says...

Ocean's rising acid levels threaten sea life A thinning of the protective cases of mussels, oysters, lobsters and crabs is likely to disrupt marine food chains by making the creatures more vulnerable to predators. This could reduce human sources of seafood. "The results suggest that...

Canada could miss green 'mega-trend' A dependence on fossil fuel resources is making the country vulnerable to a planetary "mega-trend" toward low-carbon energy that "will affect the whole of Canada's economy," Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver was told in newly released internal...

Extreme heat, drought have ‘virtually no explanation other than climate change,’ new study says WASHINGTON—Extremely hot and long summers and weather-related catastrophes — such as wildfire and drought — are poised to be the norm, and they are driven by climate change, according to a new...

Earth helping put brakes on climate change Oceans and land have more than doubled the amount of greenhouse gases they absorb since 1960 in new evidence that nature is helping to put the brakes on global warming, a study showed on Wednesday. "Even though we have done very little to decrease...

Vikileaker returns to job with Liberals OTTAWA — A disgraced Liberal staffer who was fired after splashing the lurid details of a Conservative cabinet minister’s messy divorce all over Twitter in response to the Harper government’s Internet snooping bill has been rehired by the party...

Conrad Black visa lands Jason Kenney in legal flap More than 80 lawyers have written an open letter to Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney challenging his assertion that he was not involved with the decision to grant Conrad Black a permit to live in...

S&P maintains Germany's top credit rating FRANKFURT — Ratings agency Standard & Poor's maintained its top AAA credit rating for Germany Thursday, due to what it called the strong fundamentals and outlook for Europe's top economy. "The unsolicited ratings on Germany reflect our view of its...

Ottawa’s response to Attawapiskat emergency ‘unreasonable,’ court rules Ottawa should not have responded to a housing crisis in the impoverished first nation of Attawapiskat by dispatching a third-party manager to deal with what was in fact a problem of resources, the Federal Court has ruled...

Canada's economy edged up only 0.1 per cent in May Economic growth in Canada fell short of expectations in May, with the nation’s real gross domestic product ticking up only 0.1 per cent. The modest gain released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday comes after an expansion of 0.3 per...

Northern Gateway hearings in Alberta cancelled after failing to draw participants CALGARY — As British Columbians continue to turn up by the busload at public hearings to admonish Enbridge Inc. and its $6-billion Northern Gateway pipeline plan, sessions in Alberta have been cancelled because...