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Oh, how eager was newly minted Prime Minister Stephen Harper to do the public's business in a transparent and accountable way, as he rode to power in 2006 on a wave of promises to govern differently from the entitlement-minded Liberals who'd worn out their welcome with Canadians over the adscam fiasco.

T he House of Commons dealt a major blow to the federal long gun registry last night as 20 Liberal and NDP MPs broke ranks with their leaders to endorse a Conservative bill that would bring the program to an end.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams pictured in this Janu.

Chandler Blott was granted what many covet but few are awarded - one-on-one time with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

The national debate over gun control that many Canadians thought had been resolved a decade ago has roared back to life after the House of Commons voted in principle yesterday to end the long-gun registry.

A newly released report may add to the pressure on Health Canada to release $500 million it has frozen while federal officials decide the merits of a national eHealth project.

Quebec aboriginals have threatened to derail a showpiece plan by Premier Jean Charest's government to develop the province's north, and they're pleading for help from the federal government.

Canada has begun preparations to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in 2011. Maj. Cindy Tessier said Friday that the chief of Defense staff, Gen.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper walks with Chief of Defence Staff Walter Natynczyk while touring the Dahla Dam in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan on Thursday.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper walks away following a TV interview with Mike Duffy in Ottawa, Feb.

The cabinet ministers who oversee the country's finances, farms and fish run some of the most expensive government offices.

PM announces probe into B.C. salmon stocks In this 2006 file photo, B.C. sockeye salmon gather in the shallows of the Adams River near Chase, B.C. northeast of Vancouver.

Ontario will run out of the regular swine flu vaccine by the end of the week, forcing many immunization clinics to close and preventing priority groups from receiving the flu shot, Health Minister Deb Matthews said Wednesday.

A senior Canadian diplomat posted abroad has egg on his Facebook after accidentally sharing his views with the world, including his rather undiplomatic opinion that Stephen Harper is a "terrible leader." One might think an experienced official in a foreign service obsessed with security would know social networking websites are just slightly more ...

MPs voted by a clear margin Wednesday to repeal the federal long-gun registry, signalling for the first time since the program was adopted 14 years ago that it is headed for the scrap heap, despite police assertions that it saves lives.

The supply of H1N1 vaccine available for next week is expected to be 1.8 million doses, the federal government said on Wednesday, something which came as unexpected news to some provincial health authorities who have been eagerly awaiting that number.

An elite federal program to recruit the cream of new graduates suddenly wants to know the applicants' views on the government's vaunted Economic Action Plan before they get a job interview.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, and Jamaica's Prime Minister Bruce Golding hold a news conference at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Monday.

It's a good time for the federal gun registry to die. After 11 years of low-calibre crime-fighting -- shooting blanks at bad guys, backfiring financially or taking aim at all the wrong targets -- the billion-dollar boondoggle uncovered in 2002 by the Auditor General will likely be placed on the de-registration block Wednesday afternoon.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Charles, Prince of Wales, laugh as they visits the historic town of Cupids, N.L., on Nov.