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Canada’s biggest risks to economy are internal, OECD warns Canada’s economy will see moderate growth over the next two years, despite headwinds from Europe and elsewhere, but it faces internal risks from record household debt, lagging business innovation and low productivity, according to...

Rio draft weakened Negotiators for Canada and more than 100 other countries have signed a draft blueprint for sustainable development, but critics say Canada was instrumental in making the plan unduly weak. After months of trying to boil down proposals, environmental officials at the Rio+20...

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Must be dem unions! :lol: Bystander snaps photo of police officers snoozing in cruiser MONTREAL - A Montreal man who snapped photos of two police officers snoozing in their police cruiser Tuesday said one of the officers didn’t appear to be bothered that he had been caught napping on...

Hudak got off too easy for his role in Ontario’s budget crisis As Ontario teetered on the brink of its second election in less than a year, attention was squarely focused on the public spat between Dalton McGuinty and Andrea Horwath. But to understand why the province’s minority legislature...

Secret documents show Canada’s aggressive campaign to be included in Trans-Pacific Partnership OTTAWA — New documents reveal Ottawa has for months been pushing the United States to allow Canada into Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks, telling the Americans it’s in their economic...

Jason Kenney lobs email A-bomb at Alberta deputy premier Federal immigration minister commits mass emailing error EDMONTON - The only explanation seems to be that when Jason Kenney, the federal immigration minister, hit the button on his personal email account, he accidentally hit “reply...

Europe snaps back at Harper over lecture on debt crisis LOS CABOS, Mexico — Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a stern challenge to Europe Monday to pull itself out of its debt crisis with its own funds and to overhaul the eurozone with structural changes that create a "genuine" financial...

Tories won't release budget cut details The federal government is refusing to release details of its budget cuts to Canada’s budget watchdog even after a legal expert deemed it was breaking the law. Parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page has been fighting with the government...

Ottawa’s plans to eavesdrop on travellers appall privacy commissioner Ontario’s privacy commissioner says she is appalled that Ottawa plans to start eavesdropping on travellers’ conversation at airports and border crossings. Ann...

Google refuses Canada's request to clamp down on urination video In a case highlighted by Google as good fodder for a debate about freedom of expression, the Canadian government asked the Internet search empire last year to block public access to a YouTube video showing a man urinating on...

Legal opinion: Budget-cut secrecy breaking law OTTAWA — The federal government is breaking the law by keeping details of budget cuts secret from Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page, a legal expert says. Page has been fighting with the government over details of what $5.2...

Feds flagged Enbridge Northern Gateway project for inadequate oil spill response plan: document OTTAWA — Federal officials flagged safety concerns about Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project nearly two years ago, while warning that the Alberta-based proponent had an...

Manufacturing slows in April OTTAWA — Production at Canada’s factories fell for the third time in four months in April in yet another signal the global slowdown is starting to hit the domestic economy. Statistics Canada reported Friday that manufacturing sales declined 0.8% to $49.1-billion...

Doug Ford says he will run for Ontario PCs if Dalton McGuinty calls an election With warnings of a potential snap summer election in Ontario, city councillor Doug Ford has set his sights on provincial politics. “If [the premier] calls the election in July, I’m gone,” Councillor Doug Ford...

Conservatives draw fire for War of 1812 spending Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government is spending more than $28 million on a war that happened 200 years ago, leaving no doubt it takes the War of 1812 bicentennial very seriously. A special silver dollar coin (which sells for $60), a...

Tories fear budget-bill showdown burnt substantial political capital After almost 24 hours of bobbing up and down in their seats for votes on the government’s budget bill, there’s no doubt Conservatives MPs are tired. But government members and cabinet ministers are also expressing private...

Parks Canada staff banned from criticizing Feds Workers told they have 'duty' to support Harper government Parks Canada employees across the country have received letters warning they're not allowed to criticize the agency or the federal government. The directive comes as the agency cuts...

Canada's economic slack falls Trend could mean higher oilsands costs even as crude price falls The amount of slack in the Canadian economy in the first three months of 2012 reached its lowest since the end of 2007, prior to the economic recession, Statistics Canada...

He's smart, he's talented — but Justin Trudeau is not ready to redeem the Liberals OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau should, after a suitable period of introspection, politely thank those who would have him press-ganged into taking on the Liberal leadership. Then he should tell them to heave off. And...