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Canadian pipelines projects, including Keystone, facing more U.S. lawsuits WASHINGTON -- There are new threats of lawsuits against Canadian oil pipeline projects in the United States, suggesting that the election of an oil-friendly, Republican-dominated Congress won't end the industry's battles...

Idiot. Gay marriage a 'Trojan horse', says Catholic cardinal Gay civil unions and same-sex marriages are a “Trojan horse” that fundamentally weaken the institution of the family, a senior Catholic cardinal has warned, a month after the issue was raised by Pope Francis at a ground-breaking...

Justin Trudeau to protesters: 'Take a minute to explain Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau dealt with a small group of people protesting against the Energy East pipeline by briefly giving them the floor during an event in Toronto on Monday. "Take a minute to explain to people your position and then...

Rob Ford drops out of Remembrance Day ceremony due to ongoing cancer battle TORONTO - Rob Ford's office says the Toronto mayor has cancelled plans to attend the city's Remembrance Day ceremony due to his ongoing battle with cancer. Chief of staff Dan Jacobs says in an email that Ford will not...

NDP pushback against Justin Trudeau politicizes sexual harassment There are others who are feeling sufficiently emboldened to come forward to tell their stories of sexual harassment on Parliament Hill. Or, more accurately, there were others emboldened to come forward but as they survey the...

The video of an Israeli cop shooting an Arab citizen that has rocked the country JERUSALEM — It is not unusual for Israeli security forces to shoot Palestinian terrorism suspects. In the past month, it has happened three times in Jerusalem, a city roiling with anger and violence. It is also...

Fracking linked to Alberta earthquakes Carmen Langer had just left his bed to grab a drink of water when he felt his house northeast of Peace River, Alta., begin to shake. “At first I thought I wasn’t feeling very good that day... and it was just my blood sugar, but no, it shook pretty good,”...

Fishy supplements. The FDA looks into Quincy Bioscience's claims for Prevagen Quincy Bioscience, the fast-growing Madison brain supplement maker, has all but settled its problems with the federal Food and Drug Administration, says Quincy president Mark Underwood. "To make a long story...

‘Interstellar’ Gets An Unexpected Twitter Review From Neil deGrasse Tyson Neil deGrasse Tyson — astrophysicist, Pluto-hater, and meme inspiration — took to Twitter to once again point out the scientific inaccuracies (and accuracies) of a popular sci-fi movie. He’s already aired grievances about...

Obama doubles number of troops authorized for Iraq President Obama authorized Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday to send up to 1,500 additional U.S. troops to Iraq, roughly doubling the force the United States has built up since June to fight the Islamic State militants who control much of...

Thank Hudak! Honda to invest $857-million at Ontario manufacturing plant The rise of the Canadian dollar to parity with its U.S. counterpart was a wake-up call for the Canadian manufacturing plants of Honda Motor Co. Ltd. – they were uncompetitive with factories in the United States that were...

Ozone-destroying chemical making comeback, scientists find An ozone-destroying chemical long thought to be on the decline in Earth’s upper atmosphere is making an unexpected comeback, an international team of scientists has found. Backed by years of global observations that includes key...

Why are Australia and Canada following North Korea’s lead on Ebola? Despite international bodies such as the World Health Organization declaring it a shortsighted and ultimately damaging tactic, the number of countries that are placing restrictions on travel due to Ebola has been rising...

but Harper let's him hang on to his pension RESPEC FOR DA TAXPAYER Dean Del Mastro, guilty of breaking election laws, resigns Dean Del Mastro, the MP for Ontario's Peterborough riding, has quit less than a week after being found guilty of spending too much on his 2008 campaign and trying...

Fond reunion for John Tory and Kathleen Wynne Once political rivals, now regional allies, Premier Kathleen Wynne and mayor-elect John Tory met publicly for the first time since the municipal election on Wednesday night. The scene of their first meet was at the Spoke Club on King St. West...

Itsa free market man.. Tim Hortons profit down 14% on Burger King deal costs Tim Hortons Inc. said Wednesday it earned $98.1 million in its latest quarter, down from $113.9 million a year ago, as it was hit by costs related to Burger King's deal to buy the company. The coffee and doughnut...

66% of Female Restaurant Workers Report Being Sexually Harassed by Managers A large majority of restaurant workers say they face consistent sexual harassment at the hands of customers, co-workers and managers, according to a new advocacy group survey. Researchers at the Restaurant...

That's a shame. TransCanada raises price tag for Keystone XL to U.S. $8-billion CALGARY – The price tag for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline has risen by about half to US$8 billion, TransCanada Corp. said Tuesday as the U.S. regulatory process drags into its seventh year. TransCanada...

Doctored Canadarm2 photo sparks parliamentary query Canadian Space Agency unsure how altered image wound up on Tumblr account Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux wants to know how the Canada logo found its way into a digitally altered image of the Canadarm that appeared on — and subsequently...

Well that's reassuring. :lol: