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Rolling blackouts hit Alberta as power-generating stations fail in heat wave Six power-generating stations in Alberta failed Monday as a heat wave hit the province, causing rolling blackouts and pleas for consumers to cut back on energy use. Alberta rarely forces power distributors to...

Climate change is not science fiction, Jeremy Clarkson Scientifically illiterate celebrity deniers are hiding behind their pulpits in the national press One of the most irritating things that climate scientists have to put up with these days is the bombardment of what I call...

Enbridge handled Michigan spill like "Keystone Cops," says U.S. regulator OTTAWA — U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Debbie Hersman said Tuesday Enbridge Inc. managers handled the massive 2010 crude oil spill in Michigan like the "Keystone Cops." She made the...

Public safety minister going to Manitoba's Appeal Court: sources WINNIPEG — Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is destined for a new job on Manitoba's highest court, sources say. There are nine judges on the Manitoba Court of Appeal — one works part time — but one is due to retire shortly...

Corporations need to boost dividends to save the Canadian economy It’s no secret that Canadian companies are sitting on record amounts of cash, a byproduct of conservative management practices that emerged following the financial crisis of 2008. That huge cash pile could also be a savior...

Rob Ford's chief of staff steps down Mayor Rob Ford's second chief of staff since he was elected less than two years ago is stepping down. Amir Remtulla, who replaced Ford's campaign manager Nick Kouvalis in February last year, is leaving July 20 to take a job...

The Economist to Harper: Your bullying ways are giving the NDP a chance CALGARY — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been ridiculed for being a bully in a scathing editorial by the influential Economist news magazine. The Economist, a mostly right-leaning British weekly, criticized the Harper...

Confusing Canadian rules scaring away Chinese investments in oil patch: report OTTAWA — Canada is missing out on billions of investments from cash-rich China because of Ottawa’s confusing foreign takeover rules, says a report from the Conference Board. The Ottawa-based think-tank makes...

Canada's job creation stalls again in June * Economy creates 7,300 net new jobs * Unemployment rate dips to 7.2 pct * Employment rose in Ontario with little gain in other provinces * Services sector did most hiring, goods sector shed workers OTTAWA, July 6 (Reuters) - Canada's job growth...

Twitter parody accounts carve out new realm of political satire When Toronto City Councillor Karen Stintz released her sweeping OneCity transit plan, criticism from the adamantly pro-subway Mayor Rob Ford camp was predictably swift. But one voice that rose above the din that seemed to...

Probe says Fukushima disaster ‘man-made,’ as nuclear power returns to Japan Nuclear power returned to Japan’s energy mix for the first time in two months Thursday, hours before a parliamentary panel blamed the government’s cozy relations with the industry for the meltdowns that prompted the...

Failed refugee claimants offered $2,000 to leave Canada The federal government is offering to pay some failed refugee claimants to leave the country and will pick up the tab for their plane ticket to speed up their departures. A new pilot project, run by the...

Liberals strike wage-freeze deal with Catholic teachers The governing Liberals have reached a new labour deal with the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association. Education Minister Laurel Broten says the union, which represents 45,000 teachers, has agreed to a two-year deal with no...

WikiLeaks to release two million ‘embarrassing’ hacked Syrian government emails LONDON — The WikiLeaks website said on Thursday it had begun publishing more than 2 million emails from Syrian government officials that would embarrass not only Damascus, which is trying to crush a 16-month...

Toronto ranked 8th-best city in the world Toronto fell several spots on a best-cities list but still managed to remain in the top 10 — the only North American city to do so. Hong Kong topped a new list put out by The Economist magazine this year, followed by Amsterdam and Osaka. Toronto...

Prison guards' use of force rises with overcrowding The use of tear gas, pepper spray, guns and physical restraint is on the rise in Canada’s prisons to defuse violence — an upward trend linked to a more aggressive, gang-affiliated inmate population and overcrowded conditions. Documents...

Canada isn’t sliding into the arms of the Conservative Party Six years into the Harper era, Canadians are inching inexorably into the conservative, and Conservative, columns. Right? And though not all are pleased with this incremental, rightward shift, most — the so-called silent majority —...

Drummond: Business out of excuses in productivity slump As other economies stumble, the Canadian economy looks golden. But any gold is badly tarnished when it comes to productivity. Output per hour worked in the Canadian business sector has grown less than 1% per annum over the past decade...

U.S. summer a global warming preview, scientists say If you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, scientists suggest taking a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks. Horrendous wildfires. Oppressive heat waves. Devastating droughts. Flooding from giant deluges. And a powerful...

Rob Ford drove past open streetcar doors: TTC union A confrontation between Rob Ford and a TTC driver occurred Wednesday because the mayor drove his vehicle past the open doors of a streetcar, the head of the transit workers’ union said Friday. “My understanding is that Mayor Ford bypassed...