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Phoenix built to fail, HR report finds
The government's problematic Phoenix payroll software was "deliberately customized" to perform a number of tasks that have led to a cascade of pay errors, according to a document obtained by CBC.Notorious former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio running for U.S. Senate
Joe Arpaio, the criminally convicted Arizona sheriff whose approach to immigration and prison administration was widely criticized and legally contentious, has announced he is running for the U.S. Senate.
Joe Arpaio, the criminally convicted Arizona sheriff whose approach to immigration and prison administration was widely criticized and legally contentious, has announced he is running for the U.S. Senate. Sen. Lynn Beyak kicked out of Conservative caucus after refusing to remove 'racist' comments onlinePolitical | 207843 hits | 12:29 PM on Friday | posted by Zipperfish
Sen. Lynn Beyak, known for defending residential schools as "well-intentioned," has been kicked out of the Conservative caucus after she refused to remove "racist" comments posted to her Senate website. Create new watchdog to review border agency, RCMP, federal report recommends
The Trudeau government should create a new watchdog to handle public complaints about the Canada Border Services Agency, says a federally commissioned report.Political | 207729 hits | 11:28 AM on Wednesday | posted by Zipperfish
“Steve Bannon has nothing to do with me or my Presidency,” President Trump said in a statement. “When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind.” Joshua Boyle, held captive by Taliban-linked group for years, arrested in Canada | Fox NewsPolitical | 207574 hits | 3:13 PM on Tuesday | posted by maldonsfecht
Trudeau happy to say goodbye to 2017Political | 208564 hits | 10:35 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his inner circle will be breathing a sigh of relief that 2017 is coming to an end. It hasn’t been a very good year for the Trudeau government,and three news stories reveal what went wrong for the Liberals. What a federal ethics report reveals about how Justin Trudeau sees his job as PMPolitical | 212598 hits | 12:55 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Trudeau doesn't have business meetings. He has relationship sessions. And he sees his role 'as ceremonial in nature'U.S. treasury secretary receives stinky Christmas gift
Authorities say a gift-wrapped box of horse manure addressed to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin was found near his home in Los Angeles.
Authorities say a gift-wrapped box of horse manure addressed to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin was found near his home in Los Angeles. Canada abstains as UN General Assembly backs resolution to nullify U.S. move on JerusalemPolitical | 206676 hits | 9:59 AM on Thursday | posted by shockedcanadian
Trudeau violated provisions of ethics law by visiting Aga Khan last ChristmasPolitical | 207331 hits | 9:42 AM on Wednesday | posted by JaredMilne
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated some provisions of the Conflict of Interest Act when he vacationed on a private island owned by the Aga Khan last Christmas, Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson has ruled. 
Seven of the country's so-called Big 8 pension funds, representing more than 25 million workers, have used tax havens as they invest Canadians' retirement savings, a CBC investigation reveals. B.C., Britain investigate role of Canadian tech firm AggregateIQ in Brexit votePolitical | 207139 hits | 12:05 AM on Friday | posted by shockedcanadian
Trump dossier handoff happened in Canada...Political | 207912 hits | 5:57 AM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
The man who says he acted as a �go-between� last year to inform Sen. John McCain about the controversial �dossier� containing salacious allegations about then-candidate Donald Trump is speaking out, revealing how the ex-British spy who researched Alabama Election Results: Doug Jones Defeats Roy Moore in U.S. Senate Race � Election Results 2017 � The New York Times
Results for the U.S. Senate special election between Roy S. Moore, a Republican, and Doug Jones, a Democrat.
Political | 207336 hits | 2:44 AM on Wednesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Results for the U.S. Senate special election between Roy S. Moore, a Republican, and Doug Jones, a Democrat. Aging fighter jets to be replaced in mid-2020s, Liberals will buy used Aussie planes as stopgap
Canada plans to buy a handful of used Australian fighter jets as a stopgap on the way to replacing all of the air force’s aging CF-18s sometime in the mid-2020s, the Liberal government said Tuesday. Morneau's counterpunches miss their mark, as Conservatives go for the kill
Andrew Scheer walked up to a podium outside the House of Commons on Wednesday and did what has seemed inevitable for months. After the drip, drip, drip of problems for the finance minister, Scheer called for Bill Morneau to go. Baloney Meter: Are Liberals welcoming ISIL returnees to Canada with open arms'
The Conservatives are insinuating that the Liberals are soft on terrorists. Justin Trudeau shot back, accusing the Tories of scaremongering. Is the government putting Canadians at risk with its approach to returning ISIL members? New Mulroney Institute is bankrolled by billionaires steeped in scandal
A new $60-million university institute in Nova Scotia celebrating former prime minister Brian Mulroney got a good chunk of that financing from donors embroiled in international controversy, a joint investigation by CBC/Radio-Canada and the Toronto Star ha Want no-strings-attached money from the government' Basic income session WednesdayPolitical | 208931 hits | 1:48 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
For its next phase to attract applicants, the province this week will start holding sessions that allow would-be recipients to apply and ask questions in person. The first one is in Hamilton on Wednesday. 'I am sorry. We are sorry': Trudeau apologizes to LGBTQ2 on behalf of CanadaPolitical | 209287 hits | 7:20 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wiped his eye while he was applauded for making a formal apology to individuals harmed by federal legislation, policies, and practices that led to the oppression of and discrimination against LGBTQ2 people in Canada, in the H Trudeau announces another plan he expects the provinces to pay forPolitical | 208770 hits | 3:47 PM on Monday | posted by Freakinoldguy
The Liberals' housing proposal came as the provinces were still steaming over a federal plan to split marijuana revenue 50-50 Tearful Justin Trudeau apologizes to N.L. residential school survivors
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally apologizes to former students of Newfoundland and Labrador residential schools, acknowledging words alone aren't enough to heal the wounds, and the apology is accepted by an emotional Toby Obed. Ottawa turns to U.S. tech giants too often: internal memo
Ottawa has long come under fire by Canada's domestic tech firms for spending too much IT money on U.S. tech giants. Now an internal memo that documents for the first time Ottawa's IT spending suggests the criticisms are valid, and that Ottawa should be gi Political | 208536 hits | 6:19 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Of 1,500 Senate of Canada Sesquicentennial Medals struck by the Royal Canadian Mint for a cost of $225,000, 47 were awarded to current and former senators Immigration qualification based on 'excessive demand' must change: minister | CTV News
Canada's immigration minister says changes must be made to current rules barring potential immigrants from settling in the country if they're deemed to place excessive demand on the medical or social system. Phoenix payroll mess will take several years and more than $540M to fix, spending watchdog says
It will take several years and far more than the $540 million the Liberal government has set aside to fix its troubled payroll system, Canada's spending watchdog said Tuesday. Canada's top general pushes back against critics of peacekeeping plan
Canada’s top general is forcefully rejecting the notion that Canada’s new peacekeeping commitment isn’t in line with the Liberal government’s initial promise. In Maxime Bernier's not-quite-tell-all book, he promises to reveal how he can 'fix' Canada
From Julie Couillard to Stephen Harper to supply management, Maxime Bernier tells CBC News what will and won't be in his forthcoming book. Prime Minister and Finance Minister under Formal Investigation by Ethics CommissionerPolitical | 207519 hits | 10:28 PM on Friday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Similarities in Nigerian asylum claims based on sexual orientation have Legal Aid Ontario asking questions
Nigerian asylum seekers in Canada are making so many similar claims based on sexual orientation that the agency in charge of funding their legal representation is worried some claims may be fabricated. MPs mark 150th anniversary of the first meeting of the first Parliament of Canada | CTV NewsPolitical | 207527 hits | 3:25 PM on Tuesday | posted by JaredMilne
It was 150 years ago today that Canada’s Parliament met for the first time. On Nov. 6, 1867 the first meeting of the first Parliament of Canada was held in the House of Commons. On Monday afternoon the occasion was feted by parliamentarians, including MPs CRA not tracking billions in potential taxes lost each year
It's no secret that many wealthy Canadians are squirrelling away fortunes offshore to avoid — or even evade — taxes. What is secret is just how much money it's costing fellow Canadians and the national treasury each year. On eve of APEC, Canada wants TPP changes on IP, supply management, culture
Canadian negotiators are pushing for three key changes to the original Trans-Pacific Partnership as leaders of the remaining countries interested in reviving the controversial treaty prepare to meet this week. Ex-Gitmo captive set to sue Canada for $50 million for alleged complicity in torture | CTV NewsPolitical | 207378 hits | 10:59 AM on Monday | posted by Freakinoldguy
An Algerian man is set to sue the federal government for the abuses he says he suffered at the hands of American security forces after he left Canada 15 years ago. Stephen Harper's NAFTA memo leaves political observers puzzled: Who would leak it'Political | 207330 hits | 11:45 AM on Wednesday | posted by shockedcanadian
Scheer ditches Morneau Shepell sponsorship for Toronto speech
Andrew Scheer swiftly dropped Morneau Shepell as the sponsor of an upcoming speech in Toronto. The Conservative leader has spent weeks invoking the firm's name as he hammers the Liberal finance minister for continuing to own shares in the company.Breitbart, other conservative outlets escalate anti-SpaceX campaign
The articles began appearing in late August, mostly in conservative publications such as Town Hall, Breitbart, and the Daily Caller and have since continued to trickle out through October. All of the dozen or so Web commentaries, variously styled as op-ed
The articles began appearing in late August, mostly in conservative publications such as Town Hall, Breitbart, and the Daily Caller and have since continued to trickle out through October. All of the dozen or so Web commentaries, variously styled as op-ed Google, Amazon, Netflix mount lobby crusade on Trudeau Liberals
U.S. tech giants including Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook have held more than 100 separate meetings with influential members of Canada's Liberal government over the past 12 months, Radio-Canada has learned. Bill proposing National Indigenous Peoples Day be a stat holiday is moving forward
A Saskatchewan MP's private member's bill on making National Indigenous Peoples Day a statutory holiday is moving forward. Ontario politician wants 'zombie law' to bar phone use while crossing roads
A proposed law targeting distracted pedestrians will open up a broader debate about the risky behaviour, an Ontario politician advocating for a 'zombie bill' said Monday. Strengthen immigrant integration strategy or risk public backlash, experts warnPolitical | 208206 hits | 9:41 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
As the Liberal government gets set to bring at least 300,000 immigrants to Canada next year, experts say a more robust integration strategy is needed to ensure their economic success and prevent a public backlash. Federal government quietly compensates daughter of brainwashing experiments victim
Years ago, Alison Steel's mother became a victim of CIA-funded brainwashing experiments at Montreal's Allan Memorial Institute. Now, 60 years later, she has won a measure of justice for her family and compensation from the federal government. Jagmeet Singh needs to get it straight on the Air India bombingPolitical | 211500 hits | 12:18 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Imagine for a moment if an American politician were asked about Osama Bin Laden, and her response was that she had no idea who was responsible for Sept. 11. EXCLUSIVE: Morneau using ethics loophole to maintain ownership of shares in family business | CTV News
Finance Minister Bill Morneau continues to own shares in his family’s business Morneau Shepell through a corporate structure that keeps him from having to divest or put his shares in a blind trust, CTV News has learned. Kent calls on ethics commissioner to investigate Morneau over corporation that holds French villa
Finance Minister Bill Morneau is facing a call for an investigation into his failure for two years to disclose one of his private corporations to Canada's ethics watchdog. Family of Attawapiskat teen who killed herself calls for coroner's inquest
The family of a teenager who died by suicide two years ago in a remote Indigenous community on James Bay is calling for a coroner's inquest into her death, which sparked a crisis that garnered international attention and political promises of change. Gov't of Canada targeting retail workers with employee discount tax
Some Conservative MPs and business lobby groups are accusing the Liberal government of targeting low-wage earners with new rules around taxation of employee discounts. Liberals face heightened political pressure over North Korean missile threat
Conservatives are demanding that the Trudeau government open negotiations with the Trump administration for Canada to join the U.S. ballistic missile defence. They say recent North Korea advances in missile and nuclear technology make it imperative to joiBack to Canada News
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