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EU vote on oilsands as harmful ends in stalemate European Union experts stopped short Thursday of supporting a motion to label the Canadian oilsands as significantly more harmful to the environment than other kinds of oil -a bid that Canada had said could spark a trade war. The vote by...

Ford Brothers Host 'The City' on NewsTalk 1010 Mayor Rob Ford and his brother Councillor Doug Ford have decided to take a shot at being talk show hosts and it'll happen right here on NewsTalk 1010. They will be the new hosts of NewsTalk 1010's The City starting this Sunday from 1p.m. to...

'Robocalls' tried to discourage voters Caller pretending to be Elections Canada told voters their polling stations had been moved Elections Canada has traced fraudulent phone calls made during the federal election to an Edmonton voice-broadcast company that worked for the Conservative Party...

‘Secret’ G20 law to be scrapped The Liberals are replacing the confusing ‘secret law’ police used to place hundreds of people under arrest during the G20 summit in 2010. The new Public Works Act will be introduced Wednesday in the Legislature, said Community Safety Minister Madeleine...

Mandatory drug sentences 'colossal mistake', Canada told 'We have learned the hard way that long sentences are not deterring people' says attorney who wrote U.S. laws An attorney who helped U.S. politicians write mandatory-minimum sentencing laws during the 1980s has a warning for Canadian...

Harper's fighter-jet project hits pricing turbulence The financial straits of Canada’s allies have caught up with the next generation fighter bomber that Ottawa plans to buy: Both the United States and the jet maker are now confirming the average cost of the F-35 Lightning will rise after...

Air Canada's pilots vote 97% for strike The union representing Air Canada's pilots voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action Tuesday, but the pilots insist the move is "defensive" and that passengers have nothing to worry about. The Air Canada Pilots Association membership voted 97...

This was a good attention grab for him. He's clever for recognizing that the media would bite at the mere mention of a Liberal alluding to sovereignty, even though he clearly doesn't support it. Trudeau faces controversy over separation remarks Liberal MP Justin Trudeau is facing a...

Damage to sub much worse than navy let on last year Leaked photos of the Victoria-class submarine that struck bottom in Nootka Sound last year show a gaping hole in the boat's nose - damage much more severe than the Royal Canadian Navy initially let on. The nighttime photos of HMCS Corner...

Tories on e-snooping: ‘Stand with us or with the child pornographers’ Canada’s privacy commissioners will be surprised to hear it, but the Conservatives are accusing anyone who opposes their bill to give police new powers to monitor the Internet of supporting child pornography. A similar...

Should we be getting into free trade deals with other nations? Does free trade produce truly beneficial results between two nations that have significantly different economies?

Feds taken to court over First Nations child welfare OTTAWA — The federal government is being taken to court today over funding for child welfare on First Nations. It's a case that could have much wider implications. Child welfare advocates, the Assembly of First Nations and the...

Ottawa’s new anti-terrorism strategy lists eco-extremists as threats After vowing to take on radical environmentalists determined to stop the Northern Gateway pipeline, the Harper government has released a new anti-terrorism strategy that targets eco-extremists as threats. With his...

US conservatives pummel Obama at conference WASHINGTON — US conservatives are invoking apocalyptic imagery to trash President Barack Obama's "terrible" record as they tamp down concern over which Republican might face the incumbent in November. The party's star power is on full display at...

Tories target homegrown terrorists and ‘lone wolf’ attackers in new counter-terror plan Public Safety Minister Vic Toews unveiled Canada’s first comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy Thursday, including response plans to major attacks and strategies for de-radicalizing homegrown...

Ford pays price of obstinacy in council’s rebuke of his transit vision He almost got away with it. For more than a year, Mayor Rob Ford has been pushing his simplistic vision for transit expansion, hoping to prevail through sheer bluster and force of will. He ignored the host of transit...

Attack on Iran would be ‘suicidal’ for U.S.: ambassador Iran is capable of hitting U.S. military forces around the world if attacked by the United States, Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted the Iranian ambassador to Moscow as saying on Wednesday. The United States has imposed sanctions...

Canada no longer leading the G7 in economic growth OTTAWA — It's going to get harder for Prime Minister Harper and his ministers to keep boasting that Canada is No. 1 among economic rivals. As the year unfolds, analysts say it will become increasingly apparent that Canada no longer...

Long-gun registry bill back for debate by MPs Bill C-19, is now at the report stage after being studied by the public safety committee. The committee finished its hearings on the controversial bill at the end of November but MPs haven't had the chance to deal with it since. The bill was sent...

Bill Gates backs climate scientists lobbying for large-scale geoengineering A small group of leading climate scientists, financially supported by billionaires including Bill Gates, are lobbying governments and international bodies to back experiments into manipulating the climate on a global...