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Canada House passes bill to block Air Canada strike TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's House of Commons passed a bill overnight to prevent a work stoppage at No. 1 airline Air Canada, sending two separate disputes to binding arbitration, Labor Minister Lisa Raitt said in a statement on Wednesday...

I think he's tired of reading the script and getting pzwned in the house. (Mckay: "derp?") F-35 purchase undecided, Fantino says Backing out of purchase 'not as yet discounted,' says procurement minister Canada could reconsider an agreement to buy new F-35 joint...

Good. Stay the hell out and keep your idiot friends with you. Canada is too dangerous for Dick Cheney, so he cancels Toronto speech Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has cancelled an appearance at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, where he was scheduled to speak, along with his...

Contentious Tory crime bill passes, as country’s biggest provinces voice concerns over costs OTTAWA — The Conservatives have used their majority to pass the so-called omnibus crime bill within the first 100 sitting days of Parliament as promised, despite continued opposition from Canada’s...

Etobicoke man hiring Clayton Ruby to get Mayor Rob Ford ousted from office Etobicoke councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby is launching court proceedings to have Mayor Rob Ford removed from office. The Ward 4 councillor is initiating the...

Climate change liquefying Great Lakes ice: Study Climate change may be wielding its heavy hand of influence over the Great Lakes. According to a report from the American Meteorological Society, Great Lakes ice coverage has decreased by an average of 71 percent over the past 40 years. The...

Canada's net foreign debt grows in fourth quarter (Reuters) - The appreciation of the Canadian dollar and continued foreign investment in the economy pushed up Canada's net foreign debt in the fourth quarter to C$213.1 billion ($220 billion) from C$178.4 billion in the third, Statistics Canada...

Elections Canada urged to investigate Fantino Three former members of Vaughan’s Conservative riding association have asked Elections Canada to investigate the campaign finances of Tory MP Julian Fantino. In sworn affidavits filed with Elections Canada, Richard Lorello, Tracey Kent and...

Oil sands, green groups unlikely allies in push for carbon tax Ottawa is facing growing calls for a carbon tax from some surprising quarters as it pursues plans to regulate industrial sources of greenhouse-gas emissions. Oil sands producers and some environmental groups that agree on...

Harper weighs in on Toronto transit debate: He prefers subways Toronto’s mayor always says “people want subways” – and as it turns out, one of those people is Stephen Harper. Although he isn’t committing any new money to public transit in Toronto, the prime minister said Friday that, if...

CBC-Quebecor conflict ends Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Quebecor appear to have reached a truce in their long-running public battle. In an agreement announced Monday, the public broadcaster will now buy advertising in Quebecor media outlets, such as the Sun newspaper chain and the...

Another month of fiscal conservatism and economic prosperity. Thanks jebus we're axing student employment centers and keeping corporate tax cuts!! Canadian economy sheds 2,800 jobs in February Canadians continued to find work hard to come by in February as 2,800 jobs were lost across the...

Where's Ezra?!? Victory for Sun News: CBC pulls porno Call it a victory for common sense. Radio-Canada, CBC's French wing, has pulled its soft-porn web-TV series, Hard, from its Tou.tv website. "This show is no longer available on Tou.tv," says a notice on the series' page. "Visit our...

Economic equality an ongoing battle for women, prof says "The reality is: even though there are nearly as many women in paid work as there are men these days, women really exist as second-class economic citizens," says Lahey, a Queen's University professor specializing in fiscal policy...

Climate change could make Canada's traditional ice hockey extinct Milder winters with shorter ice season and unfrozen lakes could render much loved winter sport unplayable, study claims A quintessentially Canadian winter tradition – outdoor ice hockey – could be facing extinction...

Mayor loses as TTC board restructured City councillors have taken the wheel from Toronto’s mayor on the crucial transit file, removing five of his allies from the TTC board and returning Karen Stintz as its chair. The defeat, which played out over a dramatic day-long council debate, sends...

Taxpayers cough up $12-million for ads touting Flaherty’s budget When Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced this week that March 29 will be federal budget day, the very first words out of his mouth heralded the coming “Jobs and Growth Budget.” If the phrase sounds vaguely familiar, it...

Canada Economy: Dollar Soared, Job Losses Piled Up OTTAWA - A new paper on the impact the strong Canadian dollar has had on the economy puts into sharp focus why Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is not the oilsands' best friend. The analysis by Bank of Montreal economist Douglas Porter...

Human Resources Minister quietly axes student job centres The employment centres for students that have opened every spring for more than four decades in communities across Canada have been cancelled by the federal Human Resources department, which says it can offer the same services...

Gas prices to rise by 10 per cent, expert predicts Closing refineries, problems in Europe and in the Arab world, and moody markets mean Canadian motorists can expect to pay high prices right into the summer, says one expert. This week Montreal drivers were unexpectedly walloped, with prices...