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Government to listen to all Canadians: Harper YELLOWKNIFE — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says his Conservative government will respond to Canadians and to the elected opposition, despite a majority mandate and the absence of any permanent opposition leader in the House of Commons...

Alaska Woman Charged With Child Abuse After Appearing on 'Dr. Phil' Show Video from the "Dr. Phil" television show of an Alaska mother forcing her son to drink hot sauce and take cold showers prompted a police investigation that has led to charges of child abuse against the mother...

Tornado watch issued for Ontario There is the threat of more severe weather across Ontario Wednesday, including tornadoes, as Goderich continues its clean-up from a recent storm. Environment Canada issued a tornado watch covering much of Ontario from Windsor to Thunder Bay and Muskoka, late...

I wanted to go over some of these principles to see if we can all agree. It would be nice to actually be on the same page when we get the onslaught of conflict-based news. This way, instead of just spouting j00 vs. muslim or dictator vs. oil, we can have some real talking points to go on...

85% of drivers have never used transit The vast majority of Canadians who drive every day have never attempted any other way of getting to work, according to a new survey published Wednesday on the typical commute last year. The survey by Statistics Canada found that 82 per cent of...

The Syrian uprisings (and government crack down) have been a hot topic in the last few weeks. I'd like to keep all of the developments on this one in this thread so we can have a clearer picture of what is going on. As far as I can understand, here is the chronology of recent events.. 1...

Protest Makes Canada-To-U.S. Pipeline Project Newest Front in Climate Clash In the year since a cap-and-trade climate bill failed on Capitol Hill, a funny thing happened -- gradually but unmistakably -- to the U.S.-Canada pipeline project known as Keystone XL: It became the global warming...

U.S.’s ‘keep your DAM water’ sign blames Canada for flood REGINA —Frustrated over flood waters in the Souris Rover that travelled from Saskatchewan into their city earlier this summer, some residents of Minot, North Dakota, put up a billboard this week to — as the Oscar-nominated songs...

Russia stands by Assad despite further bloodshed in Syria Russia's Foreign Ministry refused yesterday to back the West's call for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to resign, saying that the regime in Damascus must be given sufficient time to implement reforms. The statement came as Syria's...

Why report advocating massive military cuts will be ‘a hard sell’ A major report that advocates streamlining the Canadian military by chopping headquarters staff sits in limbo, awaiting a champion to drive its recommendations home. But with its author, Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie...

Canada's Wonderland shows us next year's tallest, fastest ride A roller-coaster being built at Canada’s Wonderland will be vying for a coveted title in the race to build the...

Province launches interactive maps of flood-prone areas Parts of North Shore, False Creek, Kits identified as vulnerable LOWER MAINLAND (NEWS1130) - Parts of Kitsilano, False Creek, and the North Shore could be getting a lot soggier in the coming decades. The BC government has released...

Elections Canada lobbies for test of online voting Internet and social media prompt look at reforming election laws The head of the agency in charge of federal elections says it's time to modernize Canada's elections, including testing online voting and ending a ban on publishing early...

Several dead, many wounded in bus attack in Israel At least five people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in a series of attacks in southern Israel near the Egyptian border this morning, media and military reports say...

A good primer for TV and audio cuts currently employed by the media. There's a pretty thorough breakdown of a few different examples: 60 minutes interview with Julian Assange 60 minutes interview with Mark Zuckerberg Ventura "Conspiracy" show interview with IPCC member, Santer Documentary of...

Interesting article up on Guardian about the Clash and recent London Riots, etc.. Punk spoke up for angry kids. Why won't today's bands follow suit? Last Tuesday, copies of the latest NME magazine hit the shelves of any central London newsagent that was still open for trade following the...

CBC hires ex-Bloc leader Duceppe MONTREAL - Former Bloc Quebecois head Gilles Duceppe said he doesn't think there is anything controversial about an ex-soveregnist leader working at the state broadcaster. Duceppe starts work as a columnist for the French CBC next week. “Pierre Bourgault...

Stephen Harper second-best and worst PM since 1968 OTTAWA — Stephen Harper has moved up to rank as Canada's second-best prime minister since 1968 — while also dropping to rank as the country's worst, according to results of a poll released Tuesday by Angus Reid Public Opinion. The poll's...

It seems to me that with a conservative government and a growing Canadian economy, there will be a new rise in private business and an attempt to quash the public sector. We have already seen the beginning of this trend in the last few months with a couple of examples.. 1.) The back to work...

Clement steered G8 funding in riding, documents show OTTAWA—Tony Clement personally presided over the $50 million G8 legacy payouts, funneling requests for taxpayer-funded projects in his riding directly through his political office in Huntsville, new documents show. NDP MP Charlie Angus...