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Prime Minister Stephen Harper says freedom of the media is a cornerstone of democracy.

Canadian warship HMCS Fredericton has taken up anti-piracy duties off east Africa and will spend the next six months patrolling in the Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa.

Steve Rennie Ottawa - Published on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 1:17PM EST C ompanies that buy grain may be getting more than they paid for.

Canada has announced a new liberal business visa regime for Indian businessmen to catch up with other industrialised nations in boosting trade with India.

Ottawa's plan to spend its way out of a recession is winding down. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said yesterday he'll refrain from any new major spending programs and look to cut his own government's spending if necessary down the road.

Air Canada is testing whether travelers want to pay to surf the Web, send email or work via the Internet while flying, as the airlinea s looks at new measures to boost revenue.

Don't put eggs in one basket, Ottawa tells arts groups Heritage Minister James Moore speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Friday, March 27, 2009.

A 38 year-old semi trailer truck driver from Manitoba, Canada was killed and a 41 year-old woman from St.

Canada Federal Government & former NHL referee claim each other as Offside on $$$ stimulus sharing - Topix

Councillor, MP differ on Town's stimulus share GTA Ontario : One Halton Hills councillor is grumbling over what he says is a disparity in distribution of federal/provincial infrastructure stimulus funds within Halton Region.

MPP Arnott questioned Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Jim Watson on the arena issue in Question Period of the Ontario Legislature. According to the Hansard record, Watson suggested to Arnott that the Acton Arena was not “shovel-ready”— none of the architectural drawings or engineering has been completed in order to meet the March 31, 2011 timeline.

“There were a number of municipalities, obviously, that did have projects that were spinning their wheels at the gate, ready to go, and those were the ones that got the highest priority,” Watson told Arnott.

TV viewers turning online

Canadians already are going online in significant numbers to watch TV shows and some say it's just a matter of time before the Internet permanently weans viewers from their cable or satellite connections.

It bills itself as "Canada's University" & is headed by a former federal Liberal cabinet minister who helped bring us the Red Cross Tainted Blood Saga & supposedly fought for Canadian unity.

yet Canadian health-care spending to top $180B

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Public sector spending on drugs has moderated since 2000. Health-care spending in Canada is expected to reach $183.1 billion this year, up more than five per cent from last year, according to a report released on Thursday.

A Canadian businessman who denies allegations he was involved in a murky international terrorism plot will remain behind bars in Chicago at least until Dec.

New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham says he will try to correct misleading statements from Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams over the proposed sale of NB Power when he meets with him later today.

AMRITSAR: Visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Wednesday said that the Punjabi community settled in his country had contributed to its development and acknowledged them as "partners in progress". Harper told Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal during his brief visit to this city that Canada owed its development to the ...

Dr. Michael Mockovak, shown in a Seattle courtroom Wednesday, faces two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

Top finance officials from the G7 countries will meet in the remote Arctic town of Iqaluit on Feb 5-6 but may not issue a communique [editors note: because it's too frickin cold], Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday.

A senior Canadian diplomat said he was on orders from his Ottawa superiors to leave no paper trail about his allegations that Canada was handing detainees over to Afghan custody where they were allegedly tortured and abused.

The Liberals say Conservative MPs have distributed taxpayer-funded leaflets which suggest the Grits are anti-Semitic. They say the pamphlets, which were mailed to households in at least four ridings with large Jewish populations, are full of lies and represent a new low in petty partisanship.

The Canadian Press Quebecor boss says simply add a few more slices to the pie of fees cable and satellite carriers now pay specialty channels Gatineau, Que.