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Most Canadians think climate change is the planet's defining crisis, a new poll suggests.

A float plane crashed off Canada's Pacific coast, killing six people, including a Vancouver doctor and her six month-old baby, as well as two American residents.

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A CN Rail locomotive sits in a CN yard in this file photo.

An Alberta single mother says she was fired as a CN conductor after citing family reasons for refusing a temporary assignment in Vancouver. Comment?

Ottawa to table back-to-work legislation Monday if CN Rail strike isn't over

Ottawa is threatening to table back-to-work legislation Monday to end the CN Rail strike if the two sides haven't reached an agreement, a senior government official said late Sunday.

Top providers are touting new services.

Yet many businesses that accept credit cards aren't ready for end-to-end encryption.

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Capt. Dave Solaux instructs new Canadian troops on how to search for IEDs in this Oct.

The Harper government's attack on a senior diplomat could be the final blow in the unravelling of Canada's once-sacred tradition of an independent, non-partisan public service, warn experts.

Home : Canada : Bosses now firing workers who talk on cell while driving Bosses now firing workers who talk on cell while driving Date: Sunday Nov.

The second wave of the first influenza pandemic of the 21st century may have peaked in Canada, according to a new analysis of flu activity nationwide.

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Veterans, youth and politicians gathered at a sprawling cemetery here today to honour 855 Canadians buried under neat rows of aging white gravestones.

Canada has long been admired around the globe as a nation of high ethics, human rights and respect for law.

Canadian soldiers watch as U.S. helicopters land during an operation in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province in September.

Touring across the country might well be the closest that the Season 2 stars of So You Think You Can Dance Canada ever get to living the rockstar dream.

The Conservative government now says it was aware of "concerns about the state of prisons" in Afghanistan almost from the day it took office and eventually rewrote a prisoner transfer agreement as those concerns mounted.

The Canadian actors in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" are learning there's no such thing as a small role in the mega-popular movie franchise.

Wal-Mart Canada says it's not surprised the highest court in the country has ruled the multinational was entitled to close a store in Quebec in 2005 just as employees were about to unionize.

The head of the United Nations is trying to prod Canada into taking greater action on climate change, saying the Canadian government needs an "ambitious" mid-range target to reduce greenhouse gases - and needs to set one more quickly.

Even after the U.S. and China set targets this week for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the world's combined pledges ahead of next month's climate summit fall far short of what experts say is needed to avert dangerous global warming.

The permanent Arctic sea ice that is home to the world's polar bears and usually survives the summer has all but disappeared, a Canadian researcher said Friday.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip will visit Canada for a weeklong visit starting in late June.

The number of people on Canadian payrolls edged up in September as companies added staff across a wide range of sectors, Statistics Canada said Thursday.

Anniversary of economic update fiasco sees Harper riding high

If six months is a lifetime in politics, then the past year was that and reincarnation rolled into one for Stephen Harper.

Number of doctors in Canada rises, physician-to-population ratio improves

The Ontario Hospitals Association has killed a plan to solve nursing shortages and save the province money because of competition between rival hospital CEOs, according to a union representing 46,000 healthcare workers in the province.

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The number of doctors in Canada has risen over the last five years, and the rate of increase is greater than the rate of population growth, says a new report that was greeted Thursday with cautious optimism.

A father's struggle to come to terms with his son's disability and a biography of media baron William Randolph Hearst are among the nominees for Canada's richest non-fiction literary prize.

Home : Canada : Consumers less confident about jobs, finance: survey Consumers less confident about jobs, finance: survey Date: Thursday Nov.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has done an about-face and will attend the Copenhagen climate-change meeting next month.

There have been 24 confirmed cases of a type of severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis in Canadians who have received an H1N1 flu shot, including one person who died after getting vaccinated, the head of the Public Health Agency of Canada said Wednesday.

Class-action lawsuits have been filed across Canada on behalf of consumers who bought drop-side cribs now subject to a massive North American recall.

Canadian freelance journalist Amanda Lindhout, seen reporting in Iraq, was kidnapped in August 2008 in Somalia.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper defended the actions of Canadian soldiers and diplomats in Afghanistan on Tuesday and said his government would provide "all legally available information" to a House of Commons committee studying allegations that suspected insurgents captured by Canadians were tortured after being turned over to Afghan authorities.

Owning a home in Canada is starting to get more expensive as mortgage rates edge higher and house prices rebound, according to a report by RBC Economics Research.

The recession as experienced by individual Canadians has been significantly longer and worse than the official record indicates, says a new report.

The number of people receiving regular employment insurance benefits rose by 54,300 or 7.1 per cent in September after two months of declines.

Opposition party candidates practised "in-and-out" transactions during the 2006 election campaign similar to those at the centre of a Conservative party legal action against Elections Canada, the Tories' lawyers argued in court Tuesday.

Ontario Toronto : The animal was captured late Tuesday morning and authorities say it will be fine.

"The northeast field was the resident deer herd's primary grazing area. It is now totally gone. This means the deer will have to forage further afield and in all probability leave the safety and security of the fenced Dunlap lands - they are now at extreme risk of starvation over the winter months," Ms Cilevitz said.

"In all probability, deer will venture out onto the surrounding roads, which means they are now also at extreme risk of accidental death by travelling vehicles," she added, resulting in higher risks for drivers, as well.

An Afghan agency, at one time entrusted to monitor Canadian-captured insurgents in Kandahar, says it has documented nearly 400 cases of torture across the war-ravaged country.

Amnesty International Canada added its voice Tuesday to calls for a public inquiry into Afghan detainees who were surrendered by Canadian forces.

Ottawa is spending $27 million on advanced new X-ray equipment to scan carry-on bags at Canada's major airports.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission and manufacturer Stork Craft Manufacturing of British Columbia announced a recall of 2.1 million drop-side cribs on Monday following reports of the deaths of four children who suffocated in defective cribs.

Member of Sloan are Chris Murphy, left to right, Patrick Pentland, Andrew Scott and Jay Ferguson.

Relatives of four sealers killed when their boat capsized during a coast guard towing operation have filed a $2.7 million lawsuit.

If you believe senior Canadian diplomat Richard Colvin, the Conservative government turned a blind eye to the abuse of Afghan prisoners for more than a year while publicly feigning ignorance of the problem.

Joel Plaskett is shown in this file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan OTTAWA - Halifax singer/songwriter Joel Plaskett led a big night for East Coast musicians at the fifth annual Canadian Folk Music Awards on Saturday.

Canada Border Services Agency is on a roll in Alberta, deporting its fourth violent criminal in the past seven days.

A nuclear power plant. Ryan Touhey Canada and India have been reluctant dance partners in decades past for reasons ranging from a heated disagreement on nuclear non-proliferation to Cold War-era divergences to name but two.It is only in recent years that Ottawa has expressed an interest to make New Delhi one of its international priorities and is ...

Rankin Inlet Mayor John Hickes has become a voice for discontent about federal stimulus money in the North.

A new immigration handbook that adds sections on military history, legendary inventors and some of the darker aspects of Canada's past seems to be a hit with the public, a poll suggests.

Home : Canada : Detainee treatment a concern 'for some time': MacKay Detainee treatment a concern 'for some time': MacKay Viewer Defence Minister Peter Mackay and U.S. Secretary of Defence Robert Gates both say the federal and U.S. government's realize big challenges are ahead in Afghanistan and they are committed to securing the safety of all ...

Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac of Madison Violet recieve the award for vocal group of the year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards at the Dominion Chalmers United Church in Ottawa, Ont., Nov.

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.

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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.

Parliamentary restaurant serves up seal meat Governor-General Michaelle Jean, centre, helps an Inuit elder skin two seals during a community feast in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, on Monday.

Canada's Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart speaks during a news conference in Ottawa Nov.

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Home : Top Stories : Pullinger wins GG award for 'The Mistress of Nothing' Pullinger wins GG award for 'The Mistress of Nothing' The Canadian Press Date: Tuesday Nov.

A strong earthquake and aftershocks occurred early Tuesday in the Queen Charlotte Islands region off of B.C.'s central west coast, according to Earthquakes Canada.

OTTAWAThere's no need for Canada to apologize for abuse and exploitation suffered by thousands of poor children shipped here from Britain starting in the 19th century, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Monday.

Blending in: the Canadian military seeks camo gear that will help them go unnoticed in typical urban settings, such as the intersection of Yonge and Bloor in downtown Toronto Future Canadian soldiers could be wearing new uniforms designed to provide camouflage on the streets of our largest cities.

Mayor Greg Phelps has declared a state of emergency for the City of Courtenay. Flooding has closed down the Fifth Street Bridge, as well as the Dove Creek Bridge.

Google appears poised to give millions of out-of-print books a second life on the web but Canadian writers and publishers don't yet agree on whether that's good or bad.

The federal government's swine flu program hasn't done enough to help the provinces speed up distribution of the H1N1 vaccine, the Liberals had charged Monday.

A motorist who on his 18th birthday allegedly ran down a little girl has been ordered to stand trial.

Shopping malls across the country are decked with sales as the holiday season gets underway, but even with plenty of fanfare, both retailers and shoppers seem to be reining in their expectations.

Oct. 6 1950 b/w file photo of 10 year old twins Brian Thomas Sullivan and Kevin James Sullivan from Islington, London, who carry their luggage to the boat train "Rangitoto" as they leave Liverpool Street station in London bound for Auckland, New Zealand.

RCMP in northeastern Nova Scotia have identified a 30-year-old man who was found dead outside his home on Saturday.

Lake Agassiz, which covered much of Central Canada, was formed about 30,000 years ago and eventually held a greater total volume than all of today's Great Lakes combined.

Portrait gallery panel faced choice restrictions: report The long dream of a national portrait gallery to showcase Canada's famous faces is dead.

Are You Ready? If media reports are to be believed Canadaa s biggest Indian landlord, Bob Dhillon, is getting ready to enter the Indian rental property markets in a big way.

A military service medal that was left on board an Air Canada Jazz flight between Ottawa and Fredericton was hand-delivered back to its owner on Friday.

Not content with Georgia Strait, Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, move aims to call them call the Salish Sea after a coastal aboriginal tribe It was about twenty years ago when a marine biologist came up with a shared name for the cold waters that separate Vancouver Island from the continental mainland.

Click to enlarge 1 of 1 President Barack Obama stands with fellow leaders ; Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Philippines President Gloria Arroyo, Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for a group photo.

Bob Barker meets Lucy the elephant at Edmonton's River Valley Zoo on Thursday, September 17, 2009.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet at the summit on Saturday.

The Canadian military has played a pivotal role in making Canada a great nation.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit, or APEC, includes leaders from 21 countries that border the Pacific Ocean, ranging from giant economies China and the United States to the impoverished Papau New Guinea.

Canada needs India more than India needs Canada, says paper

A nuclear deal with India is a must to save Canada's nuclear industry, a respected Canadian daily said ahead of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's visit to India next week.

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yet VANCOUVER, B.C., OCTOBER 14, 2005. (August 23, 2003), Dr. Asha Goel was brutally murdered while visiting her ailing elder brother, Suresh Agrawal, in Mumbai (Bombay), India.

Dr. Goel, Chief of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Headwaters Health Centre, Orangeville, Ontario, was a member of the Canadian medical community for over 40 years, during which time she practised in Saskatchewan and Ontario, delivering over 10,000 babies and helping tens of thousands of women. Her shocking murder has prompted concern and outrage from Canadians seeking to understand how this happened and to assist the Goel family in finding justice. Between the Goels’ website, www.ashagoel.ca, and hand written signatures, over 11,000 people have joined the Goels in a petition to Foreign Affaires Minister Pierre Pettigrew requesting his ministry’s assistance with the case.

Quebec Premier Jean Charest revealed today that Hydro Quebec has started negotiations to take over electricity delivery on Prince Edward island.

The new Canada: a question of emphasis

The new Canada: a question of emphasis Immigration Minister Jason Kenney speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Wednesday, November 4, 2009.

The Harper government is warning the Supreme Court of Canada against becoming the first court in the western world to declare that a government has a legal duty to protect its citizens detained abroad.

Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach takes questions during a scrum at the Alberta PC party's annual meeting in Red Deer, Saturday, Nov.

British Columbia will top the country in economic growth next year in large part because of a gold-plated boost the province is getting from hosting the Winter Olympics, the Conference Board of Canada says.

With a final royal wave from the Airbus door Thursday, Prince Charles and wife Camilla ended their 11-day Canadian tour, a visit which held a distinct military focus.

This inspection of this North Vancouver house has led to a B.C. Supreme Court decision that could have major implications for home inspectors.

Calgary experienced the third highest year-over-year decline in new house prices in September, according to Statistics Canada.

McMaster University has joined several other institutions offering four years of free tuition to the children of Canadian soldiers killed in military action.

A brief message about a felled feline really caused the fur to fly this week, prompting erroneous rumours about the demise of no less than Margaret Thatcher.

For the first time since World War I, the leaders of Germany and France held a joint ceremony on Wednesday to commemorate the end of the conflict, saying it is now time to celebrate their countries' reconciliation and friendship.

A new poll suggests Quebecers are alone in wanting to save the long-gun registry.

Linden MacIntyre, a veteran broadcast journalist best known for his investigative reporting, has won the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel The Bishop's Man .

Canadians will pause at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Wednesday, in remembrance of those who lost their lives fighting for our freedom.

The riot squad was called in on Tuesday as about 200 demonstrators protested a visit by Prince Charles to a military regiment.

Health officials are urging Canadians to wait to receive their H1N1 vaccination to allow priority groups to be inoculated first.

A massive chunk of the Berlin Wall, which has rested in a government conference centre largely out of public view for years, will be moved to the Canadian War Museum.

OTTAWA a ' The Canadian economy is headed for a decade of stagnant growth that will test the budgets of governments and ordinary Canadians, says a new TD Bank report.

The made-in - Canada swine flu vaccine that's intended for pregnant women won't be going into arms any time soon because Ottawa hasn't approved it yet, Ontario health officials said Monday.

Parks Canada wants to bring bison back to Banff and Alberta government officials aren't happy about it.

Prince Charles dressed for the occasion Monday - in a Canadian naval uniform - for his last official engagement of a four-day visit to B.C. The prince and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, visited CFB Esquimalt to mark the upcoming centenary in 2010 of the Canadian navy.

Four ridings are up for grabs in federal byelections a ' in British Columbia, Nova Scotia and two in Quebec.

With Quebec win, Tories inch closer to majority

Gov. Gen. MichaA lle Jean has presented new medals to Canadians killed or wounded while serving with military missions.

As Canada's military serving in Afghanistan prepare to mark Remembrance Day to honour their country's fallen, Calgary's latest soldier killed in combat won't be far from mind.

As delivery of H1N1 vaccine to the provinces ramps up this week after an unfortunate slowdown, some public health officials are warning that Canadians shouldn't decide they can do without vaccine just because they've made it this far without a shot.

An additional 15,800 troops are needed to properly secure Kandahar so that reconstruction efforts and training of the Afghan army can continue, says a conservative U.S. think-tank. A presentation by the American Enterprise Institute, widely circulated among western allies, painted a detailed, bleak picture of the American or NATO resources military ...

Bunny Campbell says she was excited, but also a bit frightened to be part of the front-row crowd waiting to greet Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, before Sunday church.

RCMP officers from Ottawa arrested a 37-year-old man in Windsor, Ont., on Friday for allegedly committing an act of genocide in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide in the African country.

The parents of Master Cpl. Jeffrey Walsh, killed in an accidental shooting in Afghanistan in 2006, will receive the Sacrifice Medal on his behalf at an Ottawa ceremony on Monday.

Friday, November 6, 2009 2:31 PM Van Loan misfires, Duffy fakes Jane Taber N ot: Peter Van Loan.

Wade MacLauchlan, president of the University of Prince Edward Island, was presented with Canada's highest honour Thursday.

Canadian soldiers reacted with horror, dismay and sympathy Friday to the shooting rampage that claimed 13 lives at a U.S. Army base with deep ties to the Canadian military.

There's a breed of Canadian troops who are in a league of their own - adrenaline junkies who feed off the energy they get from embracing the world's most perilous jobs.

A high-ranking Canadian soldier who is assuming a key role in Afghanistan says Canadians need to temper their expectations ahead of a planned pullout for 2011.

A private funeral for a soldier who strongly supported Canada's role in Afghanistan is to be held Saturday in his hometown of Saskatoon.

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's economy shed more than 43,000 jobs last month in a clear indication that the struggling economy is still feeling the aftershock of the deep recession that erupted a year ago.

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, wave to the crowd from the balcony at Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, Ont., on Thursday.

Canadian forces, including MCpl Chris Fernandez, , and MCpl. John Feltham, , rest after a day of anti-Talban operations in intense heat June 13, 2006 in the Panjwai district about 30 kilometers southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan.

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

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.

Prince Charles and Camilla have arrived at Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, where the Duchess of Cornwall is getting in touch with her Canadian roots.

By The Canadian Press Published: November 04, 2009 3:11 PM Updated: November 04, 2009 4:10 PM OTTAWA - 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 Wednesday to end the long-gun registry.

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.

Home : Politics : NDP claims 27 new Tory senators will cost $177M NDP claims 27 new Tory senators will cost $177M Date: Thursday Nov.

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That swine flu shot isn't coming cheap. More details of the total price tag of the pandemic vaccine program emerged Wednesday.

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Canadians who fear their hard-earned tax money is disappearing down a black hole will no doubt be relieved to learn they are actually investing in government mismanagement on a grand scale.

The deaths of five British soldiers who were gunned down this week by an Afghan policeman have highlighted the dangers faced by Canadian troops and officers as they try to train an Afghan security force capable of defending the country.

A dose of the coveted H1N1 vaccine is likely still weeks away for most Canadians, but there's a host of familiar common-sense strategies people can employ to help keep themselves healthy in the meantime, experts say.

The Queen Mother "fell in love with Canada" during her first trip to the country in the summer of 1939, says William Shawcross, author of a new official biography on the late royal consort.

A Conservative MP says she's close to having enough opposition support to kill the long-gun registry in a vote on her private member's bill Wednesday.

It's probably just as well Prince Charles is leaving Canada before the broadcast of a new documentary on the monarchy.

The federal government has introduced a bill that would extend special Employment Insurance benefits to the self-employed, such as maternity, parental, sickness and compassionate care leave.

Home : Top Stories : Growth alone won't erase federal deficit: budget officer Growth alone won't erase federal deficit: budget officer Date: today Monday Nov.

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The headstone that bears the name of Gladys Winifred Fowler is shown at the community cemetery in Hammondvale, N.B. in this recent photo.

James Beare, 26, wears a mask as he waits in line for the H1N1 vaccine. As the nation faces the twin threat this week of a dramatic vaccine shortfall and "striking" increases in flu activity, federal government data released to Canwest News Service show the provinces and territories have used just over one million doses of swine flu drugs from the ...

Many are blasting the Harper government for its handling of the swine-flu outbreak as long lineups continue for flu shots and some provinces warn of dwindling supplies of H1N1 vaccine.

Charles eager to meet Canadians, show country to his wife Prince Charles and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, arrive in St.

Is the Lower Churchill project dead in the water? That's the question many are asking in the wake of last week's stunning developments between NB Power and Hydro Quebec.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall begin an 11-day royal tour of Canada on Monday.

It prompted a cabinet resignation in Ontario and is linked to an on-going RCMP investigation in British Columbia, and on Tuesday federal auditor general Sheila Fraser weighs in on Ottawa's management of the electronic health program.

OAKVILLE, Ontario - Union workers at Ford Motor Co.'s Canadian division have backed a cost-cutting agreement that the Canadian Auto Workers reached with the automaker last week.

North America Canada's chief public health officer says he is disappointed that a shortage of swine flu vaccine will result in fewer Canadians being inoculated this week than the federal government had originally planned.

Britain's Prince Charles, left, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, right, are shown in this file photo.

A jockey has been hospitalized in critical condition following a spill at Keeneland.

A long lineup of people waiting for H1N1 vaccinations at the Westmount Shopping Centre flu clinic in Edmonton, Alberta on Saturday October 31 2009.

Industry Minister Tony Clement says he will review a CRTC decision that prevents new national cellphone company Globalive from launching its service.