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Probe says Fukushima disaster ‘man-made,’ as nuclear power returns to Japan Nuclear power returned to Japan’s energy mix for the first time in two months Thursday, hours before a parliamentary panel blamed the government’s cozy relations with the industry for the meltdowns that prompted the...

Failed refugee claimants offered $2,000 to leave Canada The federal government is offering to pay some failed refugee claimants to leave the country and will pick up the tab for their plane ticket to speed up their departures. A new pilot project, run by the...

Liberals strike wage-freeze deal with Catholic teachers The governing Liberals have reached a new labour deal with the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association. Education Minister Laurel Broten says the union, which represents 45,000 teachers, has agreed to a two-year deal with no...

WikiLeaks to release two million ‘embarrassing’ hacked Syrian government emails LONDON — The WikiLeaks website said on Thursday it had begun publishing more than 2 million emails from Syrian government officials that would embarrass not only Damascus, which is trying to crush a 16-month...

Toronto ranked 8th-best city in the world Toronto fell several spots on a best-cities list but still managed to remain in the top 10 — the only North American city to do so. Hong Kong topped a new list put out by The Economist magazine this year, followed by Amsterdam and Osaka. Toronto...

Prison guards' use of force rises with overcrowding The use of tear gas, pepper spray, guns and physical restraint is on the rise in Canada’s prisons to defuse violence — an upward trend linked to a more aggressive, gang-affiliated inmate population and overcrowded conditions. Documents...

Canada isn’t sliding into the arms of the Conservative Party Six years into the Harper era, Canadians are inching inexorably into the conservative, and Conservative, columns. Right? And though not all are pleased with this incremental, rightward shift, most — the so-called silent majority —...

Drummond: Business out of excuses in productivity slump As other economies stumble, the Canadian economy looks golden. But any gold is badly tarnished when it comes to productivity. Output per hour worked in the Canadian business sector has grown less than 1% per annum over the past decade...

U.S. summer a global warming preview, scientists say If you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, scientists suggest taking a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks. Horrendous wildfires. Oppressive heat waves. Devastating droughts. Flooding from giant deluges. And a powerful...

Rob Ford drove past open streetcar doors: TTC union A confrontation between Rob Ford and a TTC driver occurred Wednesday because the mayor drove his vehicle past the open doors of a streetcar, the head of the transit workers’ union said Friday. “My understanding is that Mayor Ford bypassed...

Tories deny flip-flop on health cuts OTTAWA -- The federal government has quietly backtracked on major cuts to health-care coverage for some refugees, a turnaround applauded by doctors and advocates even as the Tory government denies it. "It's funny the way they slipped that through on a...

NDP seen as most in touch with seniors, survey suggests The Conservatives are losing ground to the NDP among key group of voters — such as seniors and new Canadians — an exclusive new survey conducted by Nanos Research for CBC News Network's Power & Politics suggests. The national online...

G20 oversight dogged by poor communication, says report Civilian oversight of police actions during the G20 summit in Toronto was significantly hampered by inadequate communication, a top-down approach by the federal government, and the inability of a key oversight agency to assert its role...

The Nanos Number: Are taxes the way to cut the deficit? Nik Nanos digs beneath the numbers with CBC New Network's Power & Politics to get to the political, economic and social forces that shape our lives. This week: How do Canadians want governments to control deficits. Is raising taxes a...

Who can trust cops anymore these days?? Former Toronto drug squad officers guilty of obstruction Five former Toronto police drug squad officers have been found guilty of attempting to obstruct justice after a months-long trial and eight full days of deliberation...

Canadian Internet users could face draconian restrictions as result of Pacific trade A coalition of Internet advocates launched a campaign Wednesday against Canada’s participation in closed-door trade talks that could force Canada to rewrite its laws and impose draconian restrictions on...

Canadians disapprove of the prime minister and ruling Tories The Prime Minister of Canada seems to have an image problem. In a new poll, nearly half of all Canadians oppose Stephen Harper and the ruling federal Conservatives. Thirty-five per cent of Canadians were left with a favourable...

Senator Patrick Brazeau calls journalist a bitch after she reports his poor attendance record OTTAWA — The youngest senator in the upper chamber also has the poorest attendance record for this session of Parliament and now it appears he could also have worst manners when it comes to speaking...

Global report claims war on drugs is driving spread of HIV Canada must embrace a public health approach to drug addiction rather than treating it as a criminal justice issue in order to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS among drug users, says a Canadian adviser for a new global report. The...

Tory lashes out at cabinet expenses OTTAWA – A Conservative MP is sounding off against the expensive perks given to cabinet ministers. And in a sharp, online rebuke of his caucus, Alberta MP Brent Rathgeber is airing a complaint other Tory MPs say they’re also hearing about on the doorsteps...