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Dat booming oil economy! Bank of Canada cuts economic outlook The Bank of Canada continued to hold the line on interest rates despite the recent acceleration in inflation, but adjusted its inflation outlook Wednesday to acknowledge the faster-than-expected rise in Canadian consumer prices...

Taxpayers in Alberta are on the hook for more debt than ever, says the Canadian Taxpayers Federation as they are set to send their debt clock on tour through a long list of communities. The CTF launched the Debt Clock Tour to raise the alarm over Alberta’s exploding debt, which surpassed $10B...

Fantastic news! Five-year Rule Eliminated for Canadian Electors Residing Abroad On May 2, 2014, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice invalidated certain provisions of the Canada Elections Act that prevented non-resident electors from voting by special ballot in federal electoral events if...

Called it. Rob Ford makes false claim about Sugar Beach spending Mayor Rob Ford made a false claim about Sugar Beach spending in an interview on Cantonese-language television on Friday. Ford has lambasted Waterfront Toronto for spending more than $900,000 on the two giant rocks and 36...

Germany pledges $1bn to UN climate change fund Aid group Oxfam has called on other rich nations to follow the example of Germany, which has promised €750m ($1bn) for the UN's fledgling Green Climate Fund. "This announcement ends the deafening silence we've had so far around the empty Green...

'Tornadoes of fire' in N.W.T. linked to climate change Climate change is responsible for more frequent and larger forest fires, such as the ones now plaguing the Northwest Territories, says an Edmonton professor. 'Expect more fires, larger fires, more intense fires,' says...

Google plugin plays clown music if searching Rob Ford A McGill University computer science student has written a plugin for the Google Chrome web browser that plays an iconic circus theme song when it finds references to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. The goofy trick has caught on, spawning legions...

Ottawa’s pro-Israeli message goes beyond more measured global response: Tim Harper As the world watched the civilian death toll in Gaza climb over the weekend, the international response was largely built on three pillars. Most capitals emphasized Israel’s right to defend itself, the need to...

Steaming may have caused endless Alberta oil spills, company admits For the first time, Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. has admitted a series of never-ending spills on its property could be caused, or at least exacerbated, by its own high-pressure steaming. Environmentalist critics have been...

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‘No evidence’ province monitored results of climate change strategy: auditor general EDMONTON - Six years after unveiling its strategy to combat climate change, the Alberta government has failed to meet its targets, hasn’t regularly monitored its results and has yet to publish a single public...

Who do these elitist teachers think they are? :lol: Parents Blast Climate Denial In Schools: 'You Have To Teach Real Science' New national standards for teaching science in public schools have sparked backlash in several states, particularly from officials who want teachers to teach climate...

Liberals to do more to curb spending, Sousa says Armed with a majority, the Liberals will do more to control spending and balance the budget now that they no longer have to deal with the non-stop drama of a hung parliament, says Finance Minister Charles Sousa. His comments came after...

Canada’s unemployment rate climbed to 7.1 per cent in June as the country lost 9,400 jobs. OTTAWA -- Statistics Canada says the economy unexpectedly lost 9,400 jobs last month as the unemployment rose one-tenth of a point to 7.1 per cent -- the highest since last December. Economists had...

After Rob Ford speech, Toronto council bans invite-only media events A week after Mayor Rob Ford excluded media outlets from his return-from-rehab speech, Toronto City Council has voted overwhelmingly to ban invite-only media events on city property. Council voted 38-3 to require politicians...

Rob Ford remains seated as rest of city council gives standing ovation to Pride staffers Mayor Rob Ford, long criticized for his refusal to attend Toronto’s Pride Parade, stayed in his seat Wednesday as the rest of his council colleagues stood and applauded city staff for their work on the...

It works. It works. It works. It works. It friggin works. The shocking truth about B.C.’s carbon tax: It works Ross Beaty is chairman of Pan American Silver Corp. and Alterra Power; Richard Lipsey is professor emeritus of economics at Simon Fraser University; Stewart Elgie is...

Sounds like your typical Conjob. Rob Ford ‘disruptive’ in rehab, sources say Mayor Rob Ford pushed and scuffled with fellow rehab residents and was so verbally abusive that he was kicked out of his group therapy program, according to people who have knowledge of his two month stay at...

Marijuana activist Marc Emery vows to campaign for Justin Trudeau — as soon as he gets out of U.S. jail VANCOUVER — The Liberals may be leery of the idea, but when marijuana activist Marc Emery ends his four-year U.S. prison term on Wednesday, he has vowed an all-out, cross-Canada campaign to...

Rob Ford’s sobriety coach accused of kicking protester at press conference At a chaotic press event with Mayor Rob Ford, his newly-hired sobriety coach was accused by a police officer of kicking a protester. The interaction happened as Ford was loudly shouted down by a small group of...