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Poll: Presidential election winner won't impact economy much WASHINGTON -- When it comes to the economy, half of Americans in a new poll say it won't matter much whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney wins - even though the presidential candidates have staked their chances on which would...

If a U.S. president insulted Canada, would we care anymore? Derek Burney, a Conservative stalwart, long-serving diplomat and former Canadian ambassador to Washington, has co-written an essay in the influential U.S. journal Foreign Affairs. In it, readers are presented with a veritable laundry...

Putin praises Palestinian PM Mahmoud Abbas for ‘responsible’ position on Israel Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his Palestinian counterpart Tuesday for what he said was a “responsible” position in negotiations with Israel, frozen for nearly four years, and said Russia has...

Tories release first attack ad against NDP leader Thomas Mulcair OTTAWA — The Conservatives have released their first attack ads against NDP Leader Tom Mulcair. But compared to the ferocious pit-bull attacks the Tories unleashed against past Liberal leaders, the latest effort is more like an...

Tories zero in on Quebec with olive branch to separatists Stephen Harper and more than a dozen of his cabinet ministers chose Quebec to kick off the Tories’ political “summer of love,” wooing support with their economic plan and a pledge to work with the Parti Québécois if it is elected to...

Canada languishes in world rankings for government openness As the 30th anniversary of the federal Access to Information Act approaches, Canada finds itself tied for 51st in the world on a list of freedom-of-information rankings, languishing behind Angola, Colombia and Niger. After some...

Election result challenge in federal court today The Federal Court of Canada is hearing a motion to dismiss a challenge to the 2011 election results in seven ridings. The applicants, backed by the Council of Canadians, want the Federal Court to overturn the results because of allegations of...

Harper gallery leaves MPs speechless Citizens who really want a national portrait gallery in Ottawa can rest easy. The government already has one. All you need to get in is a Commons security pass, a Conservative party membership and a keen desire to view exclusive pictures of Prime...

Climate change activists scale the gates of Buckingham Palace LONDON Four climate change activists scaled gates at Queen Elizabeth II’s Buckingham Palace home on Saturday and locked themselves to railings in a protest demanding more urgent action to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The...

'Fantastic' math teacher also a chess champion Nathan Divinsky, a mathematics professor, chess champion and civic politician who was married for 11 years to former prime minister Kim Campbell, died on the weekend. He was 86. Divinsky spent more than 40 years at the University of B.C...

Canada’s forecast looks grim as growth, jobs slow OTTAWA — New private sector forecasts see Canada’s economy struggling to maintain momentum in the next two years, held back by weak job growth and vulnerable to both external and internal shocks. Under this scenario, the CIBC says...

NDP filibuster saves F-35 probe Investigation to resume in fall OTTAWA — The Harper government’s attempt to shut down a House of Commons committee investigation into the handling of the F-35 stealth-fighter deal has failed, thanks to a filibuster by...

U.S. impatient for Canadian move on Khadr The United States is frustrated by Canada's reluctance to ask for Omar Khadr to be returned home, a U.S. military lawyer charged Thursday. Lt.-Col. Jon Jackson, Khadr's lead U.S. military lawyer, said American officials he's spoken with can't...

John Ivison: Kiss goodbye to supply management As Martha Hall Findlay reeled off the reasons why Canada’s supply management system should be dismantled, you could almost hear time’s winged chariot changing gears in the background. The former Liberal MP’s research paper, which landed in the...

Tories tout record as Parliament breaks for summer As the House of Commons shuts down for its summer break, the ruling Conservatives say they not only kept their promises, but also created a stable economy in a world of financial chaos. "While many parts of the world face political...

Andrew Coyne: Feud with budget officer a conflict between Conservatives and their own ideals Once, when the world was young, the Conservatives had an idea. The Liberal governments of Jean Chrétien were notorious for playing games at budget time, understating revenues and overstating...

Hot enough for you? Country’s top forecaster calls heatwave ‘opening act’ A hotter and drier summer than usual is in the cards for Canadians, the country’s top weather guru says. “There’s no guarantee with weather – not in Canada, maye in Malta or Cyprus or Honolulu ... But our models are...

Ancient Turtles Died Copulating A 47-million-year-old fossil of nine turtle couples in the act of mating has been found. The turtles, described in the latest Biology Letters, apparently died in the throws of passion. While deeply engaged in copulation, they drifted into poisonous water and...

Scam promised foreigners high-paying oilpatch jobs WINNIPEG — A Canadian man from Nepal says more than 100 people from the Asian country have been financially ruined in a scheme that promised them high-paying jobs in the Alberta oilpatch. Bradley Jacobson and Kendall Schmidt have...

Harper’s office praises Mountie disciplined for bullying underlings The Prime Minister’s Office is praising the work of a senior RCMP officer who was recently disciplined for workplace bullying inside of Stephen Harper’s security detail. An internal memo sent to Conservatives by Mr. Harper’s...