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Pricey limo tab for ministers in Davos OTTAWA – The Harper government is making no apologies for spending more than $20,000 to ferry three cabinet ministers around the tiny Swiss village of Davos last year. Documents obtained by the NDP show that four vehicles were hired at a cost of just...

Veterans plan protest on D-Day anniversary Former soldiers worry about low benefits after their service Canadian soldiers and veterans are planning a rally today on Parliament Hill — the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasion — to mark what they say is the low...

Tories knew last year shopping list of military equipment was ‘unaffordable,’ documents show OTTAWA — The Conservative government knew as far back as last year that Defence Department budget cuts had made its multi-billion-dollar shopping list of military equipment “unaffordable,” Postmedia...

Elections Canada budgets $585K for robocalls probe Elections Canada is earmarking at least $585,000 to probe the robocalls affair — and that price tag will likely climb as the scope of the investigation widens. Documents obtained by CBC News under Access to...

Government must stop charging Canada airports rent, report urges (Reuters) - The Canadian government should stop treating the country's airports as revenue sources and instead cut industry costs to stop millions of travelers heading to the United States for cheaper air travel, a...

Cost for MacKay to ‘park his posterior’ in F-35 mockup: $47,000 A 2010 news conference to announce Canada’s plan to buy 65 stealth fighters cost taxpayers more than $47,000, according to documents tabled in Parliament. The figure was revealed by Defence Minister Peter MacKay in a written...

Tories under fire for pulling plug on freshwater-research funding The Conservative government is facing growing pressure to reverse its decision to end funding for the Experimental Lakes Area, a unique research zone in Northwestern Ontario where scientists can gauge the impact of pollution...

Sun News Network 'Fake' Citizenship Ceremony: Broadcaster Knew About Bogus Citizens Despite Denials OTTAWA - Senior government officials insisted the Sun News Network was actively involved in the decision to have bureaucrats take the place of actual new Canadians during a televised...

Speaking of hypocrisy.. Harper's hunting panel includes groups backed by foreign money OTTAWA — While the Conservatives accuse some Canadian environmental groups of using foreign money to attack domestic interests, the government's new hunting and fishing advisory panel includes...

Mulcair blames Harper for East-West divisions Federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says he isn't pitting Canada's East against the West, in prepared remarks to provincial New Democrats gathered for a party convention in Winnipeg on Saturday. "Those are Stephen Harper's...

Environment protest over budget to black out websites Environmental groups lead online protest against Bill C-38 A coalition of Canada's top environmental groups says close to 18,000 Canadians and over 400 organizations have committed to blacking out their websites on Monday — a symbolic...

:lol: Rob Ford loses bid to buy park land TORONTO - Mayor Rob Ford’s request to buy a small parcel of parkland next to his Etobicoke home has been rejected. The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority executive committee voted 9-1 Friday against the...

Calgrians get noisy at Quebec-style casserole rally March focussed on Bill 78 More than 150 Calgarians banged pots and pans downtown Wednesday night in support of Quebec students. The group walked from Eighth Avenue and First Street S.W. to city hall and then back, making noise for over an...

Image courtesy of Globe and Mail UN tourism body disputes Canada’s reason for quitting Canada is withdrawing from the United Nations World Tourism Office, a move it said was formalized this week over the agency’s recognition of Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe. Foreign Affairs Minister John...

Wildrose may be falling for Redford's bait The PCs are already framing their new Wildrose opponents as small-time, Alberta types from some backwater hicksville that no longer exists except in their minds. And Danielle Smith's party, while appearing to relish the fight, might be falling into...

'I give him credit:' oilsands mayor happy Mulcair met with local officials FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The mayor of Alberta's oilsands region says NDP Leader Tom Mulcair has some valid points about the industry. Melissa Blake met with...

McKenzie brother calls PM ‘worst thing that ever happened to Canada’ Dave Thomas, best known as the dumber half of SCTV’s McKenzie brothers, had some choice words for Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s impact on the Great White North. The former SCTV funnyman was more than 90 minutes into a...

N.B. airports losing out to American competitors: airport association FREDERICTON — The Atlantic Canada Airports Association says airports in New Brunswick are losing almost half of their business to U.S. airports close to the border. Association president Keith Collins says the...

Who do Canadians want to vote for? Barack Obama Who is the most popular politician among Canadians? That’s easy: Barack Obama. Angus Reid is releasing a poll Thursday that shows Canadians overwhelmingly continue to support the American president. A copy of the poll was provided in advance...

Study accuses corporations of hypocrisy on climate change WASHINGTON -- Some major U.S. corporations that support climate science in their public relations materials actively work to derail regulations and laws addressing global warming through lobbying, campaign donations and support of...