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Tory MP’s candid comments caught on camera suggest internal dissent over Conservative omnibus budget OTTAWA — A Conservative MP says plenty of government backbenchers share opposition concerns about the wide array of controversial measures crammed into the massive budget implementation bill...

Law stripping voting rights from Canadian ex-pats unconstitutional, legal challenge argues TORONTO — A law stripping voting rights from more than a million expatriate Canadians who have lived abroad for more than five years should be struck down as unconstitutional, according to a legal...

Tories backpeddle on EI rule, say minister speaking in 'generalities' Canadians on EI will be expected to stomach a long commute under new rules the Conservative government is preparing to announce. Human Resources Minister Diane Finley will soon outline the details of her government’s...

Alberta No. 3 in domestic violence Women living in rural areas at greater risk Albertans continue to report an alarming number of domestic violence incidents to police, but a new study indicates the territories - alongside Saskatchewan and Manitoba - have the highest rates in the country...

Mayoral rival says Rob Ford needs to spend more time at office Councillor Shelley Carroll, who is considering her own bid for mayor, says Rob Ford isn’t doing the job and needs to show up more at the office. Ms. Carroll, a key member of former mayor David Miller’s team and a frequent...

Harper confirms Canada’s soldiers will be out of Afghanistan after 2014 CHICAGO — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says there will be no Canadian boots on the ground in Afghanistan after 2014. But he says Canada will continue to financially support the Afghan military with $110-million a year for...

Climate Change Impacts Human Evolution Most scientists agree that the Earth is undergoing significant climate change, partly due to the greenhouse gases produced when fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal are burned. However, earth scientists know that the planetary environment has...

Ottawa mum on Afghan funding ahead of G8 summit U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Canada’s prime minister and five other world leaders today to this bucolic presidential retreat as he kicks off two international summits. Prime Minister Stephen Harper joins the leaders of the UK, France...

Cross-border shopping ‘drain’ on economy Duty-free hikes will make matters worse, bank report says OTTAWA — Cross-border shopping is costing the Canadian economy much more than believed and new rules raising duty-free limits will only make matters worse...

Chicago braces for NATO ... and Occupy CHICAGO — With world leaders set to arrive in Chicago this weekend for a long-planned summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, reinvigorated Occupy protesters plan to take to the streets in large numbers, hoping to disrupt tight security with...

Quebec’s anti-protest legislation tramples basic rights: legal experts Even as the Quebec legislature continued Friday morning its section-by-section adoption of a special law to stop this spring’s student protests, legal experts are saying the legislation goes too far and contravenes...

More details expected on G20-related police charges Toronto police are expected to release more details on Friday after announcing that as many as 28 officers will face charges in the wake of a scathing report on police action at the G20 summit. The charges, all issued under the Police Act...

NDAA Authorizes War Against Iran This week, Congress is considering two pieces of legislation relating to Iran. The first undermines a diplomatic solution with Iran and lowers the bar for war. The second authorizes a war of choice against Iran and begins military preparations for it...

RCMP conducted 5-month probe into leaked F-35 story The Harper government called in the RCMP to investigate a politically embarrassing story involving the decision to sole-source the purchase of the F-35 stealth fighter, claiming it was a breach of national security, The Canadian Press has...

Harper government refuses to release secret report on pensions OTTAWA — Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's department has clamped a lid of secrecy on a draft report it prepared in 2007 on the costs and "policy implications" of Canada's aging population, Postmedia News has learned. But the very...

Old Age Security affordable without changes, watchdog says Parliamentary Budget Officer says no need to raise OAS eligibility age to 67 from 65 Canada can afford its Old Age Security system without making younger Canadians wait an extra two years to receive...

French President François Hollande’s first order of business: Cutting his own salary PARIS — France’s new left-wing government started work on Thursday with pledges to combat excessive austerity but better manage public finances, marking the debut with a 30% cut in pay for President François...

We need bear baiting: Province George Pollard has lost count of the bears he’s had a hand in killing over the decades — with a personal record of 13 bruins in one day, it’s safe to say his gun could easily boast hundreds of notches. Now 86-years-old, the retired Alaskan hunting guide is...

Surprise! Mayor Rob Ford appears at gay event Toronto Mayor Rob Ford shocked gays, their parents and friends Thursday by appearing at a flag-raising event at city hall...

Softening, Merkel Says She Is Open to Stimulus for Greece BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said Wednesday that she was ready to discuss stimulus programs to get the Greek economy growing again and that she was committed to keeping Greece in the euro zone, signaling a softer...