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HALIFAX, N.S. - A member of the Nova Scotia legislature who ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:01:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - HALIFAX, N.S. - A member of the Nova Scotia legislature who became a central figure in a spending allowance scandal has resigned his seat.

P.E.I. MP Wayne Easter says the new trade deal between the Canadian ...

(CBC) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:00:28 GMT

(CBC) - P.E.I. MP Wayne Easter says the new trade deal between the Canadian and U.S. governments on an American economic stimulus package comes too late.

CALGARY - Energy and economic recovery topped the agenda when ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:05:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - CALGARY - Energy and economic recovery topped the agenda when Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with Calgary business leaders Monday ahead of the federal budget.

HALIFAX, N.S. - A Conservative member of the Nova Scotia legislature ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:29:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - HALIFAX, N.S. - A Conservative member of the Nova Scotia legislature who apologized last week for spending nearly $8,000 on a generator also charged taxpayers over $3,000 for the purchase and installation of a television.

CALGARY - Carbon capture and the state of the economy topped ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:32:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - CALGARY - Carbon capture and the state of the economy topped the agenda when Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with Calgary business leaders Monday.

OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says political aides should ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:31:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says political aides should not interfere with the decisions public servants make when deciding what documents to release under access to information laws.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Conservatives have retained just a slim ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Conservatives have retained just a slim margin over the Liberal Party, according to a Nanos poll released on Monday.

OTTAWA - A federal cabinet minister's aide killed the release ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:41:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA - A federal cabinet minister's aide killed the release of a sensitive report requested under freedom-of-information in a case eerily similar to a notorious incident in the sponsorship scandal.

Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservatives spent their annual general ...

(CBC) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:23:06 GMT

(CBC) - Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservatives spent their annual general meeting in Halifax on the weekend discussing how to win back power and who should lead them.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, a serious hockey buff, played ...

(CBC) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:34:45 GMT

(CBC) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper, a serious hockey buff, played the role of interviewer Friday night as he quizzed NHL legends Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky at a Saskatoon charity event.

Police have issued a warrant for a Mississauga, Ont., man after ...

(CBC) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:08:18 GMT

(CBC) - Police have issued a warrant for a Mississauga, Ont., man after a major fire tore through a Conservative MP's constituency office on Wednesday.

HALIFAX, N.S. - A Conservative member of the Nova Scotia legislature ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:31:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - HALIFAX, N.S. - A Conservative member of the Nova Scotia legislature apologized Friday for spending $7,995 in public money on a generator, one day after he defiantly defended the purchase as a valid expense.

TORONTO - The Opposition needs to sharpen its message on how ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:21:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - The Opposition needs to sharpen its message on how it plans to fix the perceived wrongs of the Liberal government if it hopes to fair better in the 2011 provincial election than it did in Thursday's byelection, a political expert said Friday.

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's opposition Progressive Conservatives ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:14:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - WINNIPEG - Manitoba's opposition Progressive Conservatives are willing to forego a salary increase this year if government workers face similar measures, party leader Hugh McFadyen said Friday.

The Conservative Party's national council has taken over the ...

(CBC) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:18:19 GMT

(CBC) - The Conservative Party's national council has taken over the Calgary West riding, whose board members have been trying to oust the local Tory candidate for the next election.

SASKATOON - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he'll be "pulling" ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:44:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - SASKATOON - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he'll be "pulling" for NDP Leader Jack Layton in his battle with prostate cancer.

SASKATOON - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says a deal that ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:30:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - SASKATOON - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says a deal that allows Canadian companies to be temporarily exempt from the Buy American elements of Washington's stimulus package is an important step forward.

HALIFAX, N.S. - A former Nova Scotia Conservative cabinet minister ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:10:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - HALIFAX, N.S. - A former Nova Scotia Conservative cabinet minister says he used public money to buy the three MP3 players that the province's auditor general highlighted in a spending report.

HALIFAX, N.S. - A Tory member of the Nova Scotia legislature ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:50:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - HALIFAX, N.S. - A Tory member of the Nova Scotia legislature has apologized and paid back $7,995 in public money he spent on a generator, an expense the auditor general flagged as inappropriate.

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Opposition Liberals say Prime Minister ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:46:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Opposition Liberals say Prime Minister Stephen Harper is offside in his plan to visit the sitting B.C. legislature at a time when he's shut down Parliament.

TORONTO - If Canada makes it to the gold-medal game at this ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:43:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - TORONTO - If Canada makes it to the gold-medal game at this month's Vancouver Olympics it's doubtful it would be more historically significant than the 1972 Summit Series, says Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

OTTAWA - The Harper government has jettisoned its bunker-style ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:17:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA - The Harper government has jettisoned its bunker-style media strategy and the parliamentary calendar as it scrambles to undo the self-inflicted damage over its decision to suspend Parliament.

OTTAWA - A recent poll suggests Canadians weren't buying Prime ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:14:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA - A recent poll suggests Canadians weren't buying Prime Minister Stephen Harper's contention that his government is working hard despite the suspension of Parliament.

A fire that consumed a Conservative MP's constituency office ...

(CBC) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:35:58 GMT

(CBC) - A fire that consumed a Conservative MP's constituency office in Mississauga, Ont., was arson, investigators confirmed Thursday.

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said he has no problem with ...

(CBC) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:41:06 GMT

(CBC) - Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said he has no problem with a Conservative proposal to cancel weeklong breaks for members of Parliament.

OTTAWA - The Harper government is scrambling to take back the ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:31:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA - The Harper government is scrambling to take back the political agenda after suffering a beating in the polls over its decision to suspend Parliament.

Nova Scotia's opposition leaders won't name the politicians ...

(CBC) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:40:21 GMT

(CBC) - Nova Scotia's opposition leaders won't name the politicians who have been singled out for inappropriate or excessive spending claims by the auditor general.

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says he has no problem ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:14:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says he has no problem with the Conservative government's plan to cancel parliamentary breaks in March and April.

A Conservative MP is playing down suggestions someone targeted ...

(CBC) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:23:33 GMT

(CBC) - A Conservative MP is playing down suggestions someone targeted him or his staff by setting off a three-alarm blaze that consumed his constituency office in Mississauga, Ont.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A Conservative MP says he doesn't believe ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:34:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A Conservative MP says he doesn't believe a fire outside his office in Mississauga, Ont., is related to him.

HALIFAX, N.S. - The interim leader of Nova Scotia's Conservative ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:36:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - HALIFAX, N.S. - The interim leader of Nova Scotia's Conservative party says she doesn't feel the need to identify members of her caucus whose expenses were deemed inappropriate or excessive by the province's auditor general.

The Department of Transportation is again defending how it handled ...

(CBC) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:05:58 GMT

(CBC) - The Department of Transportation is again defending how it handled a contract for renovations to Fredericton's Princess Margaret Bridge.

The Conservatives and Liberals remain in a virtual tie for support ...

(CBC) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:57:47 GMT

(CBC) - The Conservatives and Liberals remain in a virtual tie for support for a third week in a row, a new EKOS poll suggests.

Four former Tory MLAs are among those who spent their constituency ...

(CBC) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:22:57 GMT

(CBC) - Four former Tory MLAs are among those who spent their constituency allowances "excessively" on questionable items, but PC Leader Karen Casey won't name them.

OTTAWA - Faced with mounting criticism over its decision to ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:03:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA - Faced with mounting criticism over its decision to prorogue Parliament, the Conservative government is moving to cancel week-long breaks once MPs return to the Commons next month.

OTTAWA - A top constitutional scholar is urging opposition ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:47:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA - A top constitutional scholar is urging opposition MPs to use the drastic and rarely invoked parliamentary power of censure to pry uncensored documents on Afghan prison abuse out of the Harper government's hands.

OTTAWA, Ont. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper's new "enlightened ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:09:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA, Ont. - Prime Minister Stephen Harper's new "enlightened sovereignty" foreign policy was months in the making.

OTTAWA, Ont. - When Prime Minister Stephen Harper introduced ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:36:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA, Ont. - When Prime Minister Stephen Harper introduced his "enlightened sovereignty" concept last week, his message was not just meant to frame Canada's foreign policy.

New Brunswick's energy minister has accused the leader of the ...

(CBC) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:17:30 GMT

(CBC) - New Brunswick's energy minister has accused the leader of the Opposition of "instigating" a boycott of Ganong products over the chairman's role in the expert panel on the proposed NB Power sale.

OTTAWA - The Conservative government will not be asking the ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:04:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA - The Conservative government will not be asking the United States to send prisoner Omar Khadr home to Canada, despite a Supreme Court ruling last week that found his Charter rights were - and continue to be - violated.

The Conservative government has violated the Constitution and ...

(CBC) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:59:10 GMT

(CBC) - The Conservative government has violated the Constitution and will be in contempt of Parliament if it continues to refuse to release uncensored documents regarding the Afghan detainee issue, a constitutional law professor says.

The Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives are denouncing ...

(CBC) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:49:23 GMT

(CBC) - The Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives are denouncing calls to boycott Ganong products over the chairman's role in the expert panel on the proposed NB Power sale.

The costs of moving the Stratford liquor store to the Sobey's ...

(CBC) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:36:07 GMT

(CBC) - The costs of moving the Stratford liquor store to the Sobey's mall is growing, says P.E.I.'s Progressive Conservative opposition.

OTTAWA - Michael Ignatieff is urging Prime Minister Stephen ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:44:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA - Michael Ignatieff is urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper not to exclude abortion and contraception from his plan to become an international champion of women's and children's health.

OTTAWA - The Harper government is openly questioning the integrity ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:03:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA - The Harper government is openly questioning the integrity of Canada's independent elections watchdog after a court granted Liberal leadership contenders a two-year extension to pay off their three-year-old campaign debts.

OTTAWA - The Harper government is being accused of trying to ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:59:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA - The Harper government is being accused of trying to gag legitimate criticism of Israel, amid a bitter dispute over alleged Conservative interference with a government-funded rights agency.

OTTAWA - Stephen Harper's Conservatives continued to rake in ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:49:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA - Stephen Harper's Conservatives continued to rake in more money than any other political party last year, but the Liberals are finally closing the fundraising gap.

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a seismic political shift is underway, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:23:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a seismic political shift is underway, with the Conservatives off balance and the Liberals gaining traction in important areas.

Three senior managers at the government-funded agency Rights ...

(CBC) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:13:12 GMT

(CBC) - Three senior managers at the government-funded agency Rights & Democracy have been suspended with pay after declaring their lack of confidence in three Conservative appointees to their organization's board of directors.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Conservatives and the opposition Liberal ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Conservatives and the opposition Liberal Party are tied in public support, but the Liberals are inching ahead in major vote-rich areas, according to a poll released on Monday.