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Young adults have a right to be up in arms Talk to your kids before you dismiss those Quebec student demonstrators as a bunch of spoiled malcontents. Even if they’re not on their way into the streets to protest rising university tuitions, young adults have some legitimate grievances about...

Shooting group accuses Ontario of 'breaking intent' of long-gun law Firearms officer's letter asks businesses to record names, addresses, phone numbers The Canadian Shooting Sports Association is accusing Ontario's firearms officer of illegally asking business owners to record information...

Harper demands Mulcair apologize for suggestion that Conrad Black decision was ‘racist’ NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair should apologize to public servants for suggesting that they were “biased, prejudiced, and even racist” in granting former media mogul Conrad Black a temporary residency permit...

Conservatives limit budget debate OTTAWA — The federal Conservative government moved Thursday to limit debate on its omnibus budget bill, sparking outrage from opposition parties. A government motion was adopted Thursday in the House of Commons, by a vote of 145-122, to limit second reading...

Toronto pastor charged in wife's murder A Toronto pastor has been charged in the drowning death of his pregnant wife. Police were called to a home on Marsh Road, in the St. Clair Avenue East and Kennedy Road area last October following reports of a woman in distress. Emergency officials...

Less accuracy in monitoring climate actually benefits the deniers. And this is only in the U.S. Facts. I knows they sux, lol

Looks like you'll be getting your weather reports from RT news instead. ;)

Plants responding to climate change more than thought Experiments on how plants respond to climate change may have lulled us into a false sense of security by dramatically underestimating the effects. An analysis of 50 plant studies on four continents has found that shifts in the timing of...

Tories more trusted for decisions on Canada's interests: poll Canadians hold greatest trust in the Conservatives for making the right decisions in the country's interests — but they think the NDP does the best job of representing voters’ views, according to a newly...

Ottawa approves Conrad Black’s request to live in Canada Ottawa is granting former media baron Conrad Black permission to reside in Canada despite the fact he gave up his citizenship more than a decade ago and has since served jail time in Florida for fraud and obstruction of justice...

Veterans win disability clawback challenge A federal court has sided with a group of veterans who sued the government over the way it handles disability group insurance. About 4,500 veterans across Canada joined a class-action lawsuit, claiming the government was...

Peter MacKay as Justice Minister? Wait and See. The talk among many in the defence world in Ottawa is about the fate of Peter MacKay. Will Prime Minister Stephen Harper drop him from his job as defence minister? Various commentators have suggested MacKay will be moved in an expected...

China bests Canada in tackling climate change China is outpacing Canada in determination to tackle climate change and rein in greenhouse gas emissions, says Maurice Strong, a long-time environmentalist and secretary-general of the first global Earth Summit 20 years ago. Mr. Strong – who...

Elizabeth Witmer's Resignation Could Spell The End Of Tim Hudak's Leadership In Ontario Within a year of the 2011 provincial election, the Ontario Liberals could regain their majority government and deal Tim Hudak's Progressive Conservatives a crippling...

Real estate boom brings Toronto budget surplus as high as $270-million Fuelled largely by the city’s surging real estate market, the city of Toronto is anticipating its 2011 budget surplus will be as high as $270-million — almost double the $140-million the city had forecast in October. In...

Conservative cuts put half of Statscan jobs at risk Nearly half of the roughly 5,000 people working at Statistics Canada are being warned that their jobs are at risk, suggesting deep cuts are in store for one of the country’s most trusted sources of information. The notices to staff...

Tories accused of bungling another military purchase A $2-billion procurement contract for about 100 new Close Combat Vehicles for the military has been restarted after the latest bids didn't meet technical requirements, a Conservative MP says. The decision prompted opposition parties to...

Tories blasted over $1-million ‘bread and circuses’ royal tour The Harper government is coming under fire for hosting a new $1-million visit by Prince Charles and Camilla – a royal tour announced even as the Conservatives take the axe to thousands of more jobs in the name of austerity...

Opposition wants Commons speaker given new powers to keep unruly MPs in line OTTAWA - The Opposition says the Speaker of the House of Commons should have more power to crack down on MPs behaving badly. New Democratic Party House...

Conrad Black to be released from prison this week Former media mogul Conrad Black is expected to be released from prison this week in Miami, Fla. The 67-year-old is serving a sentence for fraud and obstruction of justice related to his company, Hollinger. Black's release date is Saturday, but...