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Canada won't trade principles for UN votes: PM
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his government wasn’t about to try to win a popularity contest at the United Nations if it meant bending on Canada’s foreign policy positions. Did the U.S. snub Canada at the UN vote?
Washington is staying tightlipped about the UN Security Council vote earlier this week, following a report that American diplomats were told to refrain from lobbying on Canada's behalf as it sought a seat on the powerful decision-making body. UAE sought to sink Canada's UN bid, official says
The United Arab Emirates lobbied against Canada's bid for a UN Security Council seat in the latest blow to relations that soured after disputes over airline routes, a UAE official said Thursday. Ottawa to spend $11.7B on science, tech
The Canadian government plans to spend $11.7 billion on science and technology in 2010-11, it announced Wednesday. Finance minister vows to wipe out deficit by 2016
he Harper government is vowing to wipe out the federal deficit by 2016—the first time the Conservatives have committed to a date for balancing the books since the financial crisis plunged the world into recession. Canada drops bid for UN Security Council seat
Canada has withdrawn its candidacy for a seat on the UN Security Council after not gaining the required number of votes in two rounds. Germany was elected outright in the Western powers group, while Canada's withdrawal means Portugal goes through.Rich Iott, Republican House Candidate, Dressed As A Nazi (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
An election year already notable for its menagerie of extreme and unusual candidates can add another one: Rich Iott, the Republican nominee for Congress from Ohio's 9th District, and a Tea Party favorite, who for years donned a German Waffen SS uniform an
An election year already notable for its menagerie of extreme and unusual candidates can add another one: Rich Iott, the Republican nominee for Congress from Ohio's 9th District, and a Tea Party favorite, who for years donned a German Waffen SS uniform an'SNL' Does The Best Parody Of Christine O'Donnell's 'Not A Witch' Ad Yet (VIDEO)
Parodies of Christine O'Donnell's "I'm not a witch, I'm you" campaign ad have been all over the Internet lately, but Kristen Wiig's interpretation on last night's "Saturday Night Live" was the best we've seen yet.
Parodies of Christine O'Donnell's "I'm not a witch, I'm you" campaign ad have been all over the Internet lately, but Kristen Wiig's interpretation on last night's "Saturday Night Live" was the best we've seen yet.Convoy attacks expose Achilles' heel of Afghan war
The imminent reopening of a crucial border crossing in the Khyber Pass has laid bare one of the vulnerabilities NATO forces are grappling with in prosecuting the war in Afghanistan -- the uneasy, love-hate relationship between Pakistan and the United Stat
Political | 206599 hits | 7:30 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
The imminent reopening of a crucial border crossing in the Khyber Pass has laid bare one of the vulnerabilities NATO forces are grappling with in prosecuting the war in Afghanistan -- the uneasy, love-hate relationship between Pakistan and the United Stat Ignatieff vows to fight F-35 'all the way'
HOURS after Prime Minister Stephen Harper touted the controversial purchase of F-35 fighter jets at Winnipeg's Bristol Aerospace plant, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff was at a North Winnipeg school calling the deal "undemocratic." Cannon makes final drive to put Canada in UN Security Council seat
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon issued a global appeal Wednesday for countries to ignore a claim by Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff that Canada doesn't deserve a seat on the United Nations Security Council. Williams Lake politician's comments 'offensive' as natives protest mine sitePolitical | 206674 hits | 11:57 AM on Wednesday | posted by Specimen_Yarp
Duceppe hands Harper fresh anti-coalition ammunitionPolitical | 206688 hits | 8:41 AM on Wednesday | posted by Alta_redneck
Ignatieff unveils $1-billion homecare planPolitical | 206685 hits | 5:19 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is pledging $1 billion to help Canadians care for sick or elderly relatives, a key part of his party's election platform.Tea Party darling Christine O'Donnell in first ad: 'I'm not a witch'
Tea Party darling Christine O'Donnell may be brewing more ridicule for her fledgling Senate campaign after releasing her first TV ad.
Tea Party darling Christine O'Donnell may be brewing more ridicule for her fledgling Senate campaign after releasing her first TV ad. Harper's Bay Street PMO chief sparks ethics debatePolitical | 206624 hits | 9:06 PM on Monday | posted by hurley_108
Stephen Harper’s decision to recruit his next chief of staff from Bay Street has ignited a debate over whether senior business executives can serve a political tour of duty in Ottawa before returning to their corner-office jobs. Pot activist smokes joint in House of CommonsPolitical | 206858 hits | 7:46 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
The faint whiff of marijuana smoke wafted through the air of the House of Commons Monday when a pot activist lit up a joint as Parliamentarians traded barbs during Question Period. Municipal ballot couriered to KandaharPolitical | 206618 hits | 7:39 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Two hundred and forty dollars, and twenty-one cents.
That's the exact price of democracy, when you're a soldier stationed 10,850 kilometres from the nearest voting booth, and the government back home hasn't made election provisions for troops overseas. Feds advise caution for Canadians in EuropePolitical | 206752 hits | 4:53 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
The Department of Foreign Affairs is advising Canadians travelling in Europe to be aware of their surroundings and take precautions to ensure their safety, after U.S. officials warned Americans of potential terrorist attacks on the continent. George Galloway allowed into CanadaPolitical | 206633 hits | 5:30 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
One year after Ottawa branded George Galloway a terrorist, effectively barring him from entry into Canada, one of Britain's most controversial public figures touched down in Toronto Saturday. PM gave Jean pledges in prorogation crisis
A constitutional scholar who advised Michaëlle Jean during the 2008 parliamentary crisis says Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave the Governor General certain commitments ahead of her decision to grant his request for prorogation.U.S. apologizes for Guatemala STD experiments
U.S. government medical researchers intentionally infected hundreds of people in Guatemala, including institutionalized mental patients, with gonorrhea and syphilis without their knowledge or permission more than 60 years ago.
U.S. government medical researchers intentionally infected hundreds of people in Guatemala, including institutionalized mental patients, with gonorrhea and syphilis without their knowledge or permission more than 60 years ago. NDP renews call for public inquiry into Afghan detainee torture allegations
The NDP is renewing calls for a public inquiry into the treatment of detainees in Afghanistan after concluding that a special committee of MPs will never get to the bottom of the matter. Federal government to appeal prostitution rulingPolitical | 208171 hits | 6:10 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The federal government will appeal an Ontario court ruling that struck down Canada's anti-prostitution laws. Blogfather's ex-wife stunned by sentencingPolitical | 208087 hits | 7:48 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The former wife of an Iranian-Canadian blogger who was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for his provocative writings says she's stunned by the ruling. Ont., Que. want census reinstated 'as soon as possible'Political | 207983 hits | 7:02 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Ontario and Quebec have launched a formal complaint against the federal government's decision to axe the long-form census, calling the move a "mistake" that will have serious consequences.N. Korean leader's son promoted
North Korea's ailing dictator, Kim Jong-il, has promoted his youngest son Kim Jong-un in a sign the inexperienced Kim is being groomed to succeed his father as head of the nuclear state.
Political | 208063 hits | 4:34 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
North Korea's ailing dictator, Kim Jong-il, has promoted his youngest son Kim Jong-un in a sign the inexperienced Kim is being groomed to succeed his father as head of the nuclear state. N.W.T. floats carbon tax ideaPolitical | 208135 hits | 8:47 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
The Northwest Territories government wants the public's thoughts on whether to introduce a carbon tax on gasoline, diesel and other fossil fuels.Afghan election commission orders recounts
Afghanistan's election commission has ordered recounts of parliamentary election votes in some areas of the country, a senior official said Sunday.
Political | 207991 hits | 8:29 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Afghanistan's election commission has ordered recounts of parliamentary election votes in some areas of the country, a senior official said Sunday.West Bank settlement freeze ends
A partial moratorium on Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank has expired and Jewish settlers are preparing to resume building.
Political | 208099 hits | 8:25 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
A partial moratorium on Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank has expired and Jewish settlers are preparing to resume building.Israeli settlement slowdown to end at midnight
A slowdown in construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank expires at midnight local time Sunday, leaving negotiators with mere hours to find a compromise on the issue that would permit Mideast peace talks to continue
Political | 206681 hits | 7:24 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
A slowdown in construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank expires at midnight local time Sunday, leaving negotiators with mere hours to find a compromise on the issue that would permit Mideast peace talks to continueChild labourers pictured working on construction sites in frantic effort to get Commonwealth Games stadiums ready
India was yesterday building its chaotic Commonwealth Games venues with the toil and sweat of the country's children.
Distressing pictures show children apparently as young as seven carrying hods and buckets as part of the Delhi's desperate bid to comple
India was yesterday building its chaotic Commonwealth Games venues with the toil and sweat of the country's children.
Distressing pictures show children apparently as young as seven carrying hods and buckets as part of the Delhi's desperate bid to compleStephen Colbert cracks jokes at Capitol Hill hearing
Political satirist Stephen Colbert took his show to Capitol Hill today, where he testified at a hearing about illegal immigrant farm workers and prevaricated that "the obvious answer is for all of us to stop eating fruits and vegetables."
Political satirist Stephen Colbert took his show to Capitol Hill today, where he testified at a hearing about illegal immigrant farm workers and prevaricated that "the obvious answer is for all of us to stop eating fruits and vegetables." G20 document sheds light on $1.2 billion costPolitical | 206725 hits | 3:38 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
Move over fake lake: new documents show taxpayers shelled out millions for everything from glow sticks to port-a-potties for the G8 and G20 summits. Harper asks UN assembly for Security Council seatPolitical | 206699 hits | 2:50 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
Prime Minister Stephen Harper asked the United Nations general assembly for a seat on the Security Council, in a speech Thursday afternoon that touched on Canada's work in Afghanistan and Haiti, as well as its hosting of the recent G20 meeting in Toronto. Canadian 'blogfather' faces Iran's death penalty
Derakhshan, 35, is considered the first blogger to help other Iranians post weblogs in the Persian language. He moved to Toronto in 2000 from his native Iran after the reformist newspaper he'd worked for in Tehran was closed by the authorities. He is now Election could derail economic recovery: FlahertyPolitical | 206673 hits | 4:51 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Tuesday that opposition parties would place Canada's recovery from the recession in jeopardy "just as we enter the home stretch," if they forced an election this fall.Lady Gaga lobbying senators on 'don't ask, don't tell'
Pop star Lady Gaga visited the state Monday on the eve of a key Senate vote to urge its two U.S. senators to help repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays.
Political | 206702 hits | 7:30 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Pop star Lady Gaga visited the state Monday on the eve of a key Senate vote to urge its two U.S. senators to help repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays. Baird defends killing registry as votes slip awayPolitical | 206693 hits | 7:27 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Government House Leader John Baird said Monday the Tories want to scrap the long gun registry rather than "make criminals out of duck hunters and sportsmen," but it appears the opposition has enough votes to save the registry in a vote later this week.O'Donnell: No Witchcraft Since High School
Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell on Sunday chalked up her experimentation in sorcery to being a teenager, saying there's no magical explanation to her 1999 confession that she "dabbled into witchcraft."
Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell on Sunday chalked up her experimentation in sorcery to being a teenager, saying there's no magical explanation to her 1999 confession that she "dabbled into witchcraft."Afghan poll workers found dead
The bodies of three election workers, abducted during voting in Afghanistan's parliamentary poll, have been found, the chairman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) has confirmed.
Political | 206706 hits | 7:06 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
The bodies of three election workers, abducted during voting in Afghanistan's parliamentary poll, have been found, the chairman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) has confirmed. MS sufferers to rally on Parliament HillPolitical | 206686 hits | 6:03 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Christin Benoit hopes to be around if and when a controversial surgery to treat multiple sclerosis becomes available to patients in Canada. All eyes on Wednesday's long-gun votePolitical | 206749 hits | 6:01 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
As MPs return to work Monday, all eyes will be on a cliff-hanger vote Wednesday over the fate of the long-gun registry. Is the anti-HST movement losing momentum?Political | 206863 hits | 6:38 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Between the $30 million price tag for B.C.'s pending HST referendum and the $1.6-billion the province may have to return to the federal government if it's repealed, some are questioning where they stand on the controversial tax.'Serious concerns' of voter fraud in Afghan election
Just like in last year's presidential election, officials say they have serious concerns about the legitimacy of this weekend's parliamentary voting in Afghanistan.
Political | 206647 hits | 6:20 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Just like in last year's presidential election, officials say they have serious concerns about the legitimacy of this weekend's parliamentary voting in Afghanistan. Feds expected to announce aid for wounded veteransPolitical | 206693 hits | 4:55 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
The Harper government will offer an olive branch of expanded benefits to angry war veterans, whose escalating criticism of "penny-pinching" bureaucrats threatens to derail their fall political agenda.Back to Canada News
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