Dan Cook: September/October, 2006
DAN COOK,
Globe and Mail Update
Tuesday morning news
National
[Quebec Ties] Liberals In Knots [The Quebec Questions]
[More Troops] At Risk, General Warns
[PM, Layton To Negotiate] Over Clean-Air Legislation
[NDP Tables Bill] To Cap Greenhouse Gas Emissions
[Lebanon Evacuation] Cost Ottawa $63-Million-Plus
[Jim Flaherty] Revives Pledge To Slash Capital Gains Tax
[$1-Billion Needed] To Sustain Forces
[Ottawa Dishes Out] Millions In Early Softwood Refunds
[Rona Ambrose] Criticizes Shortcomings Of Quebec Environmental Plan
[PM Harper] Trying To Avoid 'Dome Disease' With Media: Conservative MP Kenney
[Wheat Board Task Force] Lays Out Transition Plan
[Condoleeza Rice's] Response Doesn't Wash With Arar Lawyer [Editorial]
[Stéphane Dion] Hunts Ontario Support
[Scott Brison] Poses Nude For Charity Calendar Due Out Next Week
[Norman Spector] Joins Stronach Dog Fight
[Did Supreme Court Judge] Throw Away Briefs?
Provincial
[Files Show] Mounties Taped Premier's Phone Call
[Federal Ministers] Shoot Back At McGuinty
[Day 246] Ontario To Hand Feds $25-Million Bill For Caledonia
[Keeping Peace] At Standoff Top Priority, Fantino Says
[N.S. Creates] Cabinet Post To Link With Military
[N.S. Hospital Strikes] On Hold
[Heating Rebate Program] On Hold, Says N.B. Premier
[Tory Leadership Contenders] Ready To Tell Alberta To Butt Out
[Ontario Battling] Drug Firms
[Calgary College] Taps Klein To Teach Media Studies
[In Churchill, Open Market] In Wheat Sparks Fear
[Montreal Mayor] Grilled On Park
International
[N. Korea Set] To Rejoin Nuclear Talks
[Israeli Planes] Stage Mock Raids Over Hezbollah Strongholds
[U.S. Toll] In Iraq Reaches 101 For Month
[Bush Says] 'America Loses' Under Democrats
[Republicans See Edge] From Early Voting
[Royals Rearrange Plans] After Security Alert
[Judge Orders] That Silvio Berlusconi Stand Trial
[Go To College] Or Get 'Stuck In Iraq': John Kerry [Video]
[Wacky U.S. Election Ads] Hit New Low In Personal Smears, Analyst Say
[Death Of A President] Dies At Box Office
Columns
[John Ibbitson] Can We Back-Burner The Nation Thing?
[Jeffrey Simpson] The Great Shia-Sunni Struggle Of Middle Eastern Life
[Gary Mason] For The Most Helpless Of The Homeless
[Thomas Axworthy] Failing The Three Tests
[E.J. Dionne] From Negative To Just Plain Nasty
Updated Tuesday, October 31 at 10:22 a.m.
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Updated Tuesday, October 31 at 10:22 a.m.
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Monday morning news
National
[U.S. Hasn't Said Sorry] To Arar, But Ottawa Says It's Satisfied
[Softwood Dispute] Paid Lawyers Well, Papers Say
[David Dodge Letter] Reveals Rift With CMHC
[Michael Ignatieff] Holding To Quebec 'Nation' Concept
[Dubai Trip] Sparks Probe
[Hercs Air-Drop Supplies] On A Wing And A Prayer
[Ottawa Paid] $31-Million For Part Of Lebanon Evacuation: Report
[Veterans Victims] Of Tory Foot-dragging
[Liberal Delegates Scramble] To Foot Bills
[Ship-Jumping Sailors] Spook Arctic Port
[London By-Election] Firefighter To Run For Liberals
[Repentigny By-Election] Bloc Selects Outspoken Priest
[Harper And Son] Check Out New Hockey Museum
Provincial
[Ontario Premier] Lashes Out At Federal Tories, Say They're Shortchanging Province
[Strike Threatens] To Test N.S.
[B.C. Signs] 'Historic' Native Treaty
[N.S. Legislature] Is Least Active In Canada
[Alberta Tories] Must Fight To Win Hearts And Minds Of Rural Voters
[Manitoba To Appeal] Ruling Against Anti-Smoking Law
[As Ralph Klein] Leaves, Danny Williams Takes Reins As Canada's Most Candid Politician
[Ontario's Economic Slowdown] Expected To Persist
[Andre Boisclair] Stiffs The Wind
[Montrealers Protest Plans] For Change Of Street Name
International
[$7-Trillion Warning] On Global Warming
[China] And N. Korea: Business As Usual
[Israel May Expand] Offensive In Gaza
[High Court] Cannot Suspend Me: Israeli President
[Tony Blair] Calls For 'Decisive' Action On Climate Change
[GOP] At A Loss? Karl Rove Has An 11th-Hour Plan To Win
Columns
[Lysiane Gagnon] Mr. Igantieff's Lose-Lose Proposition
[William Thorsell] And Who Would Stephen Harper Prefer?
[Christie Blatchford] Losing The PR War At Home And Abroad
[Norman Spector] Playing The Constitutional Card Betrays Trudeau's Vision
[Murray Campbell] McGuinty's 'Fairness' Fight With Ottawa Gets Personal
[Roy MacGregor] A Day-Lightful Way to Spend This Extra Hour We've Got — Whether We Want It Or Not
[Robert Novak] Election Fiasco Looming In Nicaragua
Letters
[Marc Garneau] The Quebec Resolution
Updated Monday, October 30 at 10:32 a.m.
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Updated Monday, October 30 at 10:32 a.m.
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Friday morning news
National
[Ottawa Rules Out] Amnesty For Illegal Workers
[Harper Blasts] 'Arrogant' Liberals
[Tories Resort To] Stall Tactics As Grip On Parliament Weakens
[CSIS Kept Tabs] On 274 Terror Suspects Last Year
[PM's Senate Reform Plan] Clears First Hurdle In Upper House
[Quebec Proposal] Will Split Liberals, Rae Says [Editorial]
[Ottawa Weighs Shelving] Chinese Rights Dialogue
[Tory Bill] Wont Stop Meddling In Public Service
[More Federal Bucks] For Provinces Opposed
[Don't Rush Plan] For ID Card, Ambassador Wilson Tells U.S.
[Canada Seeks To Expel] U.S. Sex Offender
[Tax Cash] Floods In, Leaving Experts At A Loss
[Ottawa To Restore] Rural Mail Delivery
[London By-Election] Elizabeth May Formally Chosen To Run For Green's
[London By-Election] Megan Walker Handed NDP Banner
[Top Coach Puzzled] By Military's Decision To Kill Fitness Test
Provincial
[Ontario Blames] U.S. Slowdown As Deficit Rises by $700-Million
[Saskatchewan Plans] New Statutory Holiday
[Ralph Klein] Gives PM A Passing Grade
[Day 242] MP Makes Light Of Plea For Help In Caledonia
[N.S. Health Care Workers] Reject Arbitration Option
[Ad Agency Drops] Tory's Campaign
[38.2% Voter Turnout] Where Were All The Winnipeg Voters?
[Former Montreal Councilor] Must Face Trial; To Defend Himself On Molestation Charges
[P.E.I's Electoral Officer] Concerned Candidate Giving Rides To Ineligible Voters
[Event Cancellations Dog] Toronto's Mayoral Contest
[Fringe Mayoral Candidate] Charged With Trafficking Pot
International
[Iran Expands] Nuclear Program
[UN Committee] Eyes Possible Weapons Treaty
[October Deadly] For U.S. Troops, Civilians In Iraq
[Dick Cheney] Endorses Simulated Drowning
[Riding The] Anti-Republican Wave
[Amnesty International] Calls For Jailed Bloggers To Be Freed
[Shelved Muhammad Opera] To Return
Columns
[John Ibbitson] So What Signals A Consensus?
[Jeffrey Simpson] Mexico's President-Elect And His Courteous Gesture
[Daniel Henninger] George Bush Talks About "The Next Attack On America."
Updated Friday, October 27 at 10:39 a.m.
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Updated Friday, October 27 at 10:39 a.m.
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Thursday morning news
National
[Military Fitness Test] Axed
[Jim Flaherty] Plays Down Budget Surplus [Roy MacGregor]
[Canada Complains] To White House About Ad
[Mexico's Next Leader] To Meet Harper Today
[Grits Stalling] Accountability Law
[Liberals Offer] Olive Branch In Justice Reforms
[Peter MacKay's] Fresh Denials Escalate 'Dog' Uproar
[Liberal Resolution] On Quebec Sparks Fears
[PMO Officials] Not Required To Publicly Post Cost Of Challenger Flights: Tories
[Treasury Board] Defends Staff's Lack Of Disclosure
[MPs Pressure Tories] To Restore Museum Funding
[Nomination Hearings] Here To Stay, Says Justice Rothstein
[MPs Approve Ban] On Replacement Workers
[Canadian Sailors] And Aircrew To Drive Army Trucks In Kandahar
[Ottawa To Seek] Input On 'Open Skies' Policy
[Justin Trudeau] Says Quebec Nationalism An 'Old Idea'
[Bob Rae] Wears Musical Hat At Toronto Fundraiser
Provincial
[Quebec Eyes] Federal Cash to Cut Waits For Surgery
[Dalton McGuinty] Blames PM For Woes
[Saskatchewan Premier] Hints At Tax Cuts
[Conflict Charges] Leveled Against Quebec Minister
[Caledonia: Day 241] Burial Sites Suspected On Land Offered To Natives
[Alberta Tory Race] Has Mudslinging Without The Dirt
[N.S. Health Workers] Demands Could Cripple System, Minister Says
[P.E.I. Tories] Unveil Forestry Policy; Liberals Slam As Political Show
[Ruling Assails] Ontario MPP For Russo Publicity
[Four City Mayors] Booted In Sask. Elections
International
[Afghan Officials Say] Dozens Of Civilians Killed During NATO Operation
[Bush] 'Not Satisfied' With War
[Bush Signs] U.S.-Mexico Border Fence Bill
[CIA Tried] To Silence EU On Torture Flights
[Americans Expect] Major Changes If Dems Win Nov. 7
[S. Korea] To Ban Entry Of North Officials Under UN Sanctions
[A New Campaign] Tactic: Manipulating Google Data
[Michael J. Fox's] Stem-Cell Push Faces Celeb Backlash
[Rights Group] Fires Publisher Of Foley E-Mail
Columns
[Margaret Wente] We Don't Amount To A Hill Of Beans
[John Ibbitson] Tories Are Playing Politics Of Justice
[Lawrence Martin] All Roads Lead To China — Except The Tories
[Evgeny Morozov] Russia's Last Refuge: The Blogosphere
Updated Thursday, October 26 at 10:41 a.m.
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Updated Thursday, October 26 at 10:41 a.m.
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Wednesday morning news
National
[Ottawa Awash] In Surplus Cash
[Opposition MPs Accuse] Government Of Muzzling Bureaucrats
[Terror Law Ruling] May Make Convictions Easier [Editorial]
[Jim Flaherty] Slams Liberal Economic Record
[Ex-Minister, Mountie] Disagree Over Arar
[Justice Gomery Disappointed] By Inaction On Inquiry Findings
[Gomery Inquiry Lawyer] Says More Criminal Charges Likely In Sponsorship Affair
[Kennedy, Dion Camps] Hold Talks
[Federal Bill] To Require Voters To Present Photo ID To Cast Ballot
[Opposition Guts] Tories Crime-Fighting Bill
[Refugees To Press Ottawa] On $550 Landing Fee
[Arab League] Takes Harper To Task On Israel
[Ottawa To Soothe] Turks Angry Over 'Genocide' Tag
[Critics Shelve Bid] To Overturn Same-Sex Law
[Grit Candidate Rae] 'Dumb,' Says Ralph Klein
[Jean Chretien] Had Publicly Paid Golf Balls, PM Has Hockey Pucks Paid By Tories
Provincial
[Auditor Questions] Figures, But Signs Quebec Fiscal Report
[Tory Ad Blitz] Fires Up Leadership Race
[Teach Darwin, Quebec] Tells Evangelicals
[Day 240] Ottawa Won't Cover Caledonia Policing Bill
[Manitoba Wants] Farmers' Vote On Wheat Board
[Use Of Electronic Voting] Machines In Que. Municipal Elections Was A Fiasco
[N.S. Duped] By Insurers, NDP Says
[Talks Revived] In Toronto's World Expo Bid
[Former MP Fontana] Slow To Jab In London's Mayoral Race
International
[Iran Expands] Controversial Nuclear Work: News Agency
[Bush Voices Concern] About Mounting Iraq Casualties
[More U.S. Troops] May Be Iraq-Bound
[Israeli PM] Faces Bribery Allegations
[Vladimir Putin] Says He'll Retain Influence Out Of Office
[Dick Cheney Says] Hillary Clinton Could Win White House In '08
[British Survey] Puts Labour 10 Points Behind Tories
[Treasury Backs Prince Charles] In Tax Row With MPs
[Kidnapped AP Photographer] Released After Day In Hands Of Gaza Gunmen
[Rush Limbaugh] On The Offensive Against Ad With Michael J. Fox
[Google Becomes] A Political Player
Columns
[John Ibbitson] Plural Honours From The Aga Khan
[Jeffrey Simpson] Ex-NATO Sortie (That's Us) In An Afghan Hard Place
[Neil Reynolds] Spending, Not Sloth, Ails Quebec
[Doug Saunders] Britain Will Not 'Cut And Run'
[Bret Stephens] Three Ways To War In Gaza
[Max Boot] How To Handle Iran
Updated Wednesday, October 25 at 10:31 a.m.
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Updated Wednesday, October 25 at 10:31 a.m.
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Tuesday morning news
National
[Judge Strikes Down] Part Of Anti-Terror Law
[Quebec To Lay] New Criminal Charges In Sponsorship Scandal
[Mounties Kept Liberal] Government In The Dark Over Arar: Former Minister
[Gordon O'Connor] Rules Out 'Re-Rolling' In Afghan Mission [Editorial]
[Ignatieff Rebound] Raise's Teams Morale [Editorial]
[Michael Fortier] Defends Decision Not To Run In By-Election
[MPs Want To Extend] Post 9/11 Anti-Terror Powers
[Federal Bill] Targets Voter Fraud
[China Invites Tories] To Relations-Warming Visit
[London's By-Election Race] Taking Shape
[Liberals] Don't Let Up On MacKay
[Ethics Amendments] Offer Vindication, Liberals Say
[Garth Turner] Keeps Options Open
[Pierre Pettigrew] Back to Deloitte
Provincial
[Caledonia: Day 239] Ontario Demands Federal Action On Native Issues
[B.C. Urged] To Take Charge In Child Deaths
[St. Johns] Calls For Probe Into Aliant's 911 Outage
[Strike Threat] Worries N.S. Health Minister
[McGuinty's Liberals] Out In Front: Poll
[Ontario MPP] Introduces Bill To Better Regulate Small Zoos
[Let Newcomers] Vote: Toronto Mayor
International
[Iraq May] Take Over Security In A Year: U.S. Officials
[Controversial Hawk] Joins Israeli Coalition
[Watchdog Investigates] Prince Charles' Tax Record
[At U.S.] Borders, Laptops Have No Right To Privacy
['I Inhaled'] Barack Obama Offers More Variations From The Norm
[Palestinian Gunmen] Kidnap Associated Press Photographer
[Ex-CIA Chief] Joins "James Bond" Research Firm
Columns
[Gary Mason] Odds Are Emerson Won't Seek Re-election
[Margaret Wente] A Small Strip Of Cloth Symbolizing Islamic Separateness
[John Ibbitson] PM's Ploy Is So Fiendish It Just Might Work
[Jeffrey Simpson] Want Some Greenhouse-Gas News? Read On
[Murray Campbell] Ontario Liberals Will Play The Politics Of Fear To Ensure Re-Election
[Richard Holbrooke] Three Choices, Mr. President
Updated Tuesday, October 24 at 10:27 a.m.
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Updated Tuesday, October 24 at 10:27 a.m.
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Monday morning news
National
[Critics Slam] Afghan Naval Mission
[Michael Ignatieff's] Quebec Strategy Fraught With Risk [Debate Highlights]
[Stephen Harper] Sets By-Elections For Vacant Federal Seats
[Gilles Duceppe] Sees Sovereign Nation By 2015
[Jack Layton] Tells MacKay To Apologize Or Resign
[John Manley] Sounds Alarm On Rush To Income Trusts
[Josée Verner] Visits Kabul
[Bloc Demands] 'Fiscal Imbalance' Fix
[Liberals To Pay Off] Quebec Wing's $1.9-Million Debt
[Canada Cannot] Abandon Afghanistan, Roméo Dallaire Says
[Tory Cabinet Frugality] Raises Questions About Who's Paying For What: Ethicist
[MPs, Parliamentary Pages] Partied At Ottawa Pubs
[It's Time To] Restore Decorum In Parliament: MPs
[Computers May] Be Put Back In Jail
Provincial
[Official Concerned] With N.L. Communication System After 911 Outage
[Nfld. Liberals] Stay Out Of Provincial By-Election
[Garth Turner's] Halifax Trip Cancelled
[Alberta Leadership Hopeful] Promises To Fix Backlog
[Toronto Mayor] Fires Back In Televised Debate
International
[Iran's] Nuke Capability Up: Ahmadinejad
[Iraq Must] 'Step Up' When It Comes to Security: White House
[Sudan Expels] UN Envoy
[U.S. Diplomat] Takes Aim At 'Stupidity' Of Iraq Policy
[President Bush] Plays Down Father's Concerns Over Upcoming Elections
[Barack Obama] vs. Hillary Clinton vs. John Kerry In '08?
Columns
[Lysiane Gagnon] Iggy Just Wants To Be Liked (Really)
[Norman Spector] U.K. Should Get Used To Muslims In Veils
[Jim Stanford] Where The Tories' Green Plan Meets The Fiscal Imbalance
[NY Times Public Editor] Banking Data: A Mea Culpa
[John Fund] Nov. 7 Is Election Day. Will Nov. 8 Be Litigation Day?
Updated Monday, October 23 at 10:22 a.m.
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Updated Monday, October 23 at 10:22 a.m.
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Friday morning news
[Critics Blast] Ottawa's 'Shameful' Green Plan [John Ibbitson] [Jeffrey Simpson] [Editorial]
['Schoolyard Bully' Quip] Sparks Furor In House
[PM Ready] To Call By-elections, Sources Say
[Elizabeth May] Will Run In London-North-Centre If By-election Is Called
[Ignatieff Camp's] New Sales Pitch: He'll Take Quebec
[Iggy's Rant] On Bush 'Campaign Rhetoric': U.S. Ambassador
[Senators Accuse PM] Of Sabotaging Afghan Probe
[Voters Cold] To Idea Of Garth Turner Switching His Party Allegiance [Editorial]
[PM Gives] Strong Defence Of Energy Sector
[Tory Claim] That Transit Tax Credit Took Out 56,000 Cars Puzzling To Experts
[200 Liberals] Demand Apology From Harper
[John Godfrey] Throws Support Behind Rae In Leadership Bid
[Ontario Liberals] Accused Of Impropriety
[PM's Fishery Stand] Confuses B.C. Premier Campbell
[Fix Economy] First, Lucien Bouchard Tells Quebec
[Day 235] Bring RCMP Into Caledonia, Poll Says
[N.W.T. Cabinet Minister] Gets The Boot
[Tory Leadership Hopeful] Mark Norris Outraged Over 'Stupid' Blog
[Toronto Council Endorsement] Leads To Family Feud
[N. Korea] Has 'No Plans' For More Tests: Report
[Iraq Threatens] To Derail Republicans
[Bush, Clinton] Ratchet Up The Drama
[Sweden's New Government] Faces Scandal After Scandal
[Palestinian PM Unhurt] In Convoy Shooting
[Vladimir Putin] Is Overheard Making Light Of Rape
[Priest Admits] Fondling Mark Foley
[Rick Salutin] Iggydocio, Pandering And Grace
[David Ignatius] The Black Box Of Tehran
Updated Friday, October 20 at 10:26 a.m.
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Updated Friday, October 20 at 10:26 a.m.
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Thursday morning news
[Garth Turner Ejected] Amid Lacklustre Poll Numbers And Calls For A Shift In Strategy [John Ibbitson]
[Turner Says] He'll Talk To Green Party [Turner Live, 1:30 P.M. ET]
[Tories Table] Clean-Air Plan
[PM Backs] Two-State Plan For Palestinians
[Michael Ignatieff] Has Harsh Words For Bush, U.S. [Lawrence Martin]
[Canadians Warm To Tax] On Energy Use, Globe-CTV Poll Says
[Paul Martin] Bill To Revive $5-Billion Aboriginal Accord Approved In Principle
[Vandoos] To Beef Up Mission, Gordon O'Connor Says
[Tories Reconsider Secrecy] On Afghan Mission
[Jean Chretien] To Skip Martin Tribute At Montreal Convention
[Canada Condemns] Killing Of Tibetan By Chinese
[Immigrant Groups] Fear Dual-Citizenship Review
[Liberal MP Savage] Considering Run At N.S. Leadership
[Controversial Ex-Mayor] Seeking Tory Nomination
[Premier Williams] Offers Olive Branch To Quebec
[Experts, Statistics] Challenge Lucien Bouchard's Productivity Theory [Editorial]
[Ontario Politics] Trumps Bid For Clean Water
[Toronto's Mayor] Offers $17.6-Million For Parks
[Condoleezza Rice] Calls For Co-Operation On UN Sanctions
[British Troops] Will Be Out Of Iraq In 16 Months, Tony Blair Tells Commons
[UK] 'Number One Al-Qaeda Target'
[Bush Accepts] Iraq-Vietnam War Comparison
[Bill Clinton] Reflects On His 2 Terms And Hits Hard At Republicans
[Senator George Allen] Fights To Shed His 'Macaca' Moment
[Tunku Varadarajan] Most Of Gen. Pervez Musharraf's New Book Cannot Be Believed
[Pui-Wing Tam] A Reporter's Story: How H-P Kept Tabs On Me For A Year
Updated Thursday, October 19 at 10:21 a.m.
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Updated Thursday, October 19 at 10:21 a.m.
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Wednesday morning news
[Liberals, Tories] In Dead Heat [John Ibbitson]
[Critics Blast] Three-Strikes Laws
[CTV Reveals] Senators' Costly Week In Dubai
[Tough Anti-Terror Measures] Should Be Extended, MPs Say
[Michael Ignatieff's] Israel Trip Cancelled
[Tory MPs] Play Down Spat With Premier Williams
[Bob Rae] Would Do Best Against Harper, Poll Says
[Pierre Poilievre] Sorry For 'Threat'
[16,000 Farmers] Removed From Voting List
[U.S. Intelligence Chief's] Cover Blown In Ottawa
[Commons Committee Recalls] RCMP Chief
[Immigration Board] Short Of Staff As Backlog Grows
[Canada Told] To Butt Out Over Native Tobacco Ads
[Federal Byelection] Buzz Growing
[Slain Teen's Parents] Push To Keep Gun Registry
['Homewrecker' Loyola Hearn] Takes Credit For Busting Up McCartney Marriage
[East Coast] Wants Atlantic Gateway; N.S. Asks For Same Treatment As The West
[Day 233] Premier McGuinty Rejects Caledonia Invite
[Sask. Premier] Sees Ally In Newfoundland's Danny Williams Over Equaliztion
[$10 Minimum Wage] Unrealistic, Says Ontario Finance Minister
[Boisclair, Charest] Clash Over PQ Sovereignty Plans
[Toronto Mayoral Candidates] To Reveal Donor Lists
[Condoleezza Rice] Vows 'Full Range' Of U.S. Defence For Japan
[Iraq War] Costs Years Of Progress In Afghanistan - UK Brigadier
[Bush Sets] Defence As Space Priority
[U.K. Targets] The Veil, And Critics Are Asking Why
[Hamas Says] It May Back Abbas Plan For Cabinet Of 'Technocrats'
[Jeffrey Simpson] How The Middle East Changed Canadian Politics
[Simon Jenkins] America Has Finally Taken On The Grim Reality Of Iraq
Updated Wednesday, October 18 at 10:29 a.m.
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Updated Wednesday, October 18 at 10:29 a.m.
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Tuesday morning news
[Trusts Cost] $1.1-Billion In Lost Tax
[Tony Blair] Says Bond With Canada Is Forged In Battle [Editorial]
[U.S. Suspends] Gun Drills On Great Lakes
[Premier Williams] Recounts 'Heated' Meeting With PM
[Ottawa To Introduce] Dangerous Offenders Bill
[Torture Fears] Stop Deportation Of Suspect
[Federal Officials] Accused Of Privacy Violations
[Harper To Probe] Phantom Jobs
[Tory Ministers Disagree] Over Causes Of Forestry Job Losses
[Jim Flaherty] Eyes More Corporate, Personal Tax Cuts
[Dion Rips] Leadership Rivals; Kennedy Hopes To Pick Up The Pieces
[Election-Night ] Blackout Laws 'Obsolete,' Supreme Court Told
[Frank McKenna] Urges Grits To Rethink Canada's Relationship With U.S.
[Focus On] Asia, Premier Campbell Urges
[Premier Williams] Says Ottawa To Cozy With Big Oil Firms
[PQ Leader] Under Fire As Opposition Party Fails To Grow Support
[Day 232] Premier McGuinty Praises OPP Work At Caledonia
[Ottawa Mayor's] $880-Million Third-Term Ticket Takes Roundhouse From Old Foe Baird
[Millbrook Chief Paul] Gets Peace Offering From Ottawa After Complaints
[U.S. Border Controls] Help Kill Windsor's Economy
[N. Korea Blasts] UN Sanctions As 'Declaration Of War'
[Tough New] U.S. Terror Bill Signed Into Law [Highlights]
[Israeli President] Lies Low After Rape Claim
[Republicans Run] From Bush
[Venezuela's UN Chances] Dip As Guatemala Gains
[Jeffrey Simpson] Pay Attention To This Voice In The Afghan Wilderness
[Margaret Wente] Here Comes More America
[Alan M. Dershowitz] Warming Up To Torture?
[Editorial] The Liberals Need Ideas, Not Nostalgia
Updated Tuesday, October 17 at 10:26 a.m.
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Updated Tuesday, October 17 at 10:26 a.m.
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Monday morning news
[Leadership Contenders] Take Gloves Off During Fiercest Debate Of Liberal Race [Jeffrey Simpson] [Norman Spector]
[The Rock] Proves A Hard Place For Harper
[Shouldn't Protect Environment] At Expense Of Business: Federal Labour Minister
[MPs Vow] To Kill Tory Clean Air Act
[Ottawa Reviewing] On-Line Tax System
[Dion, Kennedy] Join Ignatieff Push To Disqualify Most Rae Delegates In B.C.
[Joe Volpe] Faces Fresh Campaign Allegations
[Ottawa Eyes] Privatization Of CMHC
[Committee To Probe] What Zaccardelli Told Ministers
[High Court] Hears Plea To End Time-Zone Blackouts Of Election Night Results
[Day 231] Caledonia March Unravels [Heard And Scene]
[Party Memberships] Seen As Key To Alberta Race
[Premier Charest] Eager To Face Boislair In Legislature
[N.S. Premier: Tory Party] To "Market" Message
[Alberta School-Fees Fight] Puts Brakes On Car Deal
[China, Japan] Put Pressure On N. Korea
[Verdict Due] In Hussein Trial Nov. 5
[Police Consider] Indicting Israeli President
[Bush's Press Secretary] Is Raising Money, And Some Eyebrows
[John Kerry] Says He Deserves A Second Chance In '08
[Muslim MP] Backs Sacking Of School Assistant Who Wore Veil
[Hillary Clinton Apologizes] To John McCain
[Lysiane Gagnon] Capitalizing On A Road Tragedy
Updated Monday, October 16 at 10:22 a.m.
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Updated Monday, October 16 at 10:22 a.m.
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Friday morning news
[Harper Accuses Liberals] Of Being Anti-Israel [Editorial]
[Irwin Cotler's Wife] Quits Liberals Over Ignatieff Comments
[Harper Targets] Three-Time Violent Offenders [Jeffrey Simpson] [Editorial]
[Environmentalists Critical] Of Governmental Plan: Groups Say They Have Obtained Leaked Draft Of Ottawa's Clean Air Act
[Another IRB Member] Faces Sex Complaint, Source Says
[Mounties Promote] Officer Who Flagged Arar To U.S.
[Justice Minister's Urge] MPs To Pass Internet Bill
[Liberals Demand Investigation] Of Baird's Actions Regarding Ottawa's LRT
[Drivers Should Pay] Higher Parking, Congestion Fees To Reduce Gridlock: Bob Rae
[Electoral-Law Edict] Boost Small Parties
[Fifth-Place Dryden] 'Disappointed,' But He Refuses Throw In The Towel
[Paul Martin] To Advise African Development Bank
[Premier MacDonald] Backs Senate Term Limits, Elections
[Quebec Looks For Answers] For Religion In Schools
[Premier Klein] Scoffs At Dirty Alberta
[Federal Government Ponders] New Park In NWT
[Caledonia Rally] 'A Recipe For Disaster'
[British Army Chief] Denies Government Rift Over Iraq Comments
[Nations Agree] On N. Korea Sanctions; Vote Set For Sat.
[Israelis Clamour] For Olmert To Resign
[Slain Russian Reporter's] Last Story Bares Chechen Torture
[Coroner Says U.S. Forces] Unlawfully Killed British TV Journalist In Iraq
[Bush Assassination Film] To Open In Canada
[Secret Service] Questions Girl, 14, For Anti-Bush MySpace Page
[Labour Rebukes MP] Behind Spoof Video
[Air America Radio] Files For Chapter 11
[John Ibbitson] Former Chrétien Aide Lavishes Praise On Dion
[Rick Salutin] Acts Of Greenies And Meanies
Updated Friday, October 13 at 10:27 a.m.
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Thursday morning news
[Furor Costs] Ignatieff Key Backer [Op-Ed] [The Liberal Backroom Web]
[Jean Charest] Abandons Planned Fall Vote
[Emissions To Rise] In Short Term — But Slowly, Ambrose Says [Editorial]
[Canada-U.S.] Softwood Deal Takes Effect, B.C. Minister Sees Years Of Stability
[PM Confirms] $591-Million Plan: Tories To Honour Liberal Pledge Funding 12 Projects In The West
[Wheat Board] Ordered Not To Sow Discontent
[Conservative MP Flags] Concerns Over RCMP Commissioner Zaccardelli
[Zaccardelli Says] Public Release Of PM's Movements Could Lead To Attack
[Reproduction Law] Plagued By Delays
[Ottawa Inaction] Imperiling Drug Supply, Letter Says
[New Deal] For Federal Pot Grower
[Ottawa To Honour Deal] With Ontario Even If It's Unfair To Other Provinces
[Manitoba Calls Inquiry] Into Child-Welfare System
[Ottawa To Begin Inquiry] On Fraser Fishery, PM Says
[Caledonia Mayor] To Declare State Of Emergency If Violence Erupts During Weekend Rally
[Saskatchewan's New Ad Campaign] "If I Had 800-Million Dollars…"
[Lone Female Candidate] Quits Alberta Tory Race
[Federal Government 'Interference'] Irks Ottawa Mayor
[Embarrassing Start] For Toronto's Airport Ferry
[Toronto Mayoral Candidates] Spar Over City Reaching Its Full Potential
[Environmentalists Demand] Ontario Pollution Review
[N. Korea Threatens] Japan With 'Countermeasures': Official
['All-Time High' In] Baghdad Violence
[Briton Admits] Bomb Plot Against NYSE
[Bush Faults Clinton] Policy, But The Debate Is Complex
[Andre Picard] Open Drug-Price Regulation Can Save Consumers Billions
[John Ibbitson] Shunning Missile Shield Could Be A Grave Error
[John Barber] Mr. Ledrew's Benefactor
Updated Thursday, October 12 at 10:23 a.m.
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Updated Thursday, October 12 at 10:23 a.m.
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Wednesday morning news
[North Korea] Declares Test A Success [Op-Ed] [Editorial]
[PM Plans] 'Intensity' Alternative To Kyoto [John Ibbitson] [Jeffrey Simpson]
[Yukon Party] Wins Election
[Reopen Probe, Arar] Asks CSIS Watchdog
[Liberal Candidates] Fix Sights On Tories
[Politicians, Exporters] Eye Chuck Strahl's Moves In China
[Rona Ambrose] Wrong On Foreign Carbon Credits; Nothing Spent, Officials Concede [More Misinformation]
[Lobby Group] Takes Aim At Same-Sex Marriage
[Critics Question] O'Connor's Links To $5-Million Military Job
[Ottawa Failing] At-Risk Species, Groups Warn
[Expect Head-Tax Cheques] In Next Few Weeks, PM Says
[Quebec Agency] Investigating Lack Of French On DVD Packages
[B.C. To Put] Own Stamp On Canada Health Act
[Day 226] Up To Police To Keep Caledonia Peace: Ontario Minister
[Caledonia Protest] Will Lead To Violence, Politicians Warn
[No Federal Rail Money] Before Ottawa Election: John Baird
[Ottawa Gives] $17-Million For P.E.I. Projects
[N.S. Department Ordered] To Donate To Trust Fund
[Stephen LeDrew] Kicks Off His Campaign
[Iraqi Death Toll] Exceeds 600,000, Study Estimates
[Thai May Keep] Martial Law For Another Month, Official Says
[Vladimir Putin] Faces 'Murderer' Taunt As Journalist Is Buried
[John McCain Targets] Both Clintons
[Katie Couric Loses] Viewers, Falls Behind Bob Schieffer
[Doug Saunders] Test Puts Nuclear Salesman In Harsh Light
[Lorne Rubenstein] Leadership Hopeful Rae Finds Politics Free-Zone On The Golf Course
[Deborah Yedlin] Oil Patch Is Not The Only Emissions Fiend
Updated Wednesday, October 11 at 10:28 a.m.
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Tuesday morning news
[World Condemns] N. Korea [The Options] [The Consequences] [Canada's Reaction]
[Federal Government] To Launch Green Environment Agenda
[Tony Clement] Defends Waiting-Times Strategy [Jeffrey Simpson]
[Ottawa Weighs] Funding Jump For NEB
[Justice Ministers] Say Feds Should Pay For Crime Reforms
[Farmers Fretting] Over Wheat Board's Future
[Immigration Board] Finds 23 Suspect Cases
[Interview With] Joe Volpe
[Internal Dispute] Imperils Historic Nisga'a Treaty
[Alta, Sask Officials] Meet To Discuss Cross-Boundary Oilsands Pollution
[N.L. Towns] Hope For Clarity On Conflict-Of-Interest Rules
[Ten Days In Regina] Spark Civil-Service Outcry
[N.S. Residents] Stone Cold To Quarry Proposal
[Quebec Under Pressure] To Control Algae In Lakes
[Mideast Eyes Iran] In Wake Of Nuclear Explosion
[Interim Thai PM] Vows To Lift Martial Law Soon
[Cover-Up Claim] As Judge Rules Bush Memo Trial Must Be Secret
[Blair, Rushdie] Back Straw In Veil Debate
[Male Suspect] In Terror Hunt Used Veil To Evade Arrest
[Italian TV Show] Exposes Lawmakers' Drug Use
[Eric Reguly] Tories Face Rising Water Pressure
[Howard Kurtz] The Foley Finger-Pointing
Updated Tuesday, October 10 at 10:18 a.m.
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Monday morning news
[N. Korea Nuclear] Test Condemned
[Canada Slams] NATO's Afghan Role
[Audit Slams Weaknesses] In Public Works' Oversight Of Overtime Pay
[Cities Struggling] To Keep Up Infrastructure
[Liberal Leadership Candidates] Woo Crucial Ex-Officios
[Stephane Dion] Hopes To Win Grit Leadership On 2nd Ballot
[Nationwide Website] Of Criminals Urged
[Citing Toxic] Exposure, Veterans Fight Back
[Anything Goes] In The Race To Succeed Ralph Klein
[N.S. Stores] Open Up As Sunday Shopping Returns
[P.E.I. NDP] Oppose Sunday Shopping
[King Approves] Thailand's Post-Coup Cabinet
[Pervez Musharraf] Faces New Questions Over Taliban
[Kremlin Accused] Over Reporter Death
[Lawmaker Saw] Foley Messages In 2000
[A Symbol] Of Modesty Or Of Separation? Muslim Women Who Wear The Full Veil Provoke Furious Debate In Britain
[Gore And Murdoch] Join Forces In TV Deal
[Jon Stewart] Dispels Rumour Of White House Run
[Norman Spector] Senate Change Could Be Cause For Concern
[Lysiane Gagnon] That Ridiculous Francophonie
Updated Monday, October 09 at 10:02 a.m.
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Friday morning news
[Waiting Time Vow] Delays Key Surgeries, MDs Say
[Afghan Death Toll] Price Of Leadership: Harper [Editorial]
[The Afghan Mission] 'We Won't Win' Unless Aid Money Flows
[Bottled-Water] Safety Rules Are Inadequate, Ottawa Told
[Kyoto Linked] To Soaring Power Bills [Jeffrey Simpson]
[Taxpayers] Won't Have To Pay Senator's Legal Bills
[Bill Aims] To Curb Terrorist Financing
[Recount Under Way] Of All Quebec Ballots For Liberal Leadership Race
[John Baird] Dismisses Recording Of Anti-Literacy Comments
[Tories Shoot Down] Missile Defence
[Michael Ignatieff] Not Necessarily Runaway Favourite Among Ex-Officio Liberals
[Tories Play Down] Concerns About FBI Agents Operating In Canada
[Labrador Incensed] At Senate Report On Military
[PQ, Liberals Evasive] About Sovereignty
[Jim Dinning's] Lead Widens In Alberta Race
[Alberta] Wants Tax Refunds Withheld For Unpaid Tickets
[Senate Committee] Asks Ottawa To Boost Bilingualism In N.S.
[Rough And Tumble] Politics, Yukon Style
[Premier Binns] Hints At Changing Sunday Shopping Law
[Dawson Shooting Victim] On Campaign To Save Gun Registry
[Toronto's Mayoral Race] Gets Nasty As Miller Called Liar
[Lucien Bouchard] Awarded Honorary Doctorate
[World Powers] Consider Steps To Iran Sanctions
[NATO's Top Brass] Accuse Pakistan Over Taliban Aid
[Bush Defies Congress] On Privacy Rules
[Republicans Scramble] To Stanch Page Scandal
[Britain's Jack Straw] Says Muslim Women's Veils Cause 'Separation'
[John Ashcroft] Says 9/11 Commission Obsessed With Bush Blame
[Judge Ends Suspension] Of London's Mayor
[New Media] A Weapon In New World Of Politics
[Editorial] Liberal Evasions On Arar
[Rick Salutin] Sex, Religion, Politics, Boom
[Peggy Noonan] The Boring Fabulist
Updated Friday, October 06 at 10:27 a.m.
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Thursday morning news
[Legal Furor Erupts] Over Same-Sex Proposal [John Ibbitson] [Editorial]
[Rona Ambrose] Comes Under Fire Over Climate Change
[Adding Insult] To Injury? Wounded Soldiers Have Pay Cut
[Dirty-Money Crackdown] Due This Week
[RCMP Begins Probe] Into Refugee Judge Allegations
[Ottawa's GST Plan] Blasted By Hoteliers
[Tories Downgrade] "Made-In-Canada" Environmental Plan In Strategic Shift
[FBI Agents] Slip Into Canada Without Approval: Report
[Canada, U.S. Relations] Warming, Poll Finds
[Some MPs Reject] Auditor Generals Plan To Audit Parliament
[Jim Prentice] Urges Probe Of $20 Vote Inducement
[Liberals Retract Criticisms] Of Newly Appointed Conservative Chief Of Staff
[New Grits] Illegal: Lawyer
[Literacy Remarks] Fuel Commons Sire Against John Baird
[Senator Lavigne] Wants Legal Bills Paid By Taxpayers, CTV Says
[Maxime Bernier] Seeks Provinces' View On VoIP Rules
[N.S. Lifts] Sunday Shopping Ban
[Report Slams] Nfld. Custody System
[Liberal MPP] Says Sorry For 'Dumb' Swipe At Tories
[P.E.I's Electoral Officer] Says New Riding Map Won't Be Ready To Go Until December
[Alberta Tory] Leadership Hopeful Blasts Klein
[Ontario Fears] Clean-Air Fallout
[2 Rockets Defused] Outside Pakistan's Parliament
[Baghdad Bombings] Reach Record Level
[Britain Demands] Plum UN Posts In Backroom Deal
[Foley's Intentions] Appear Clear In Exchanges
[Condoleezza Rice] Makes Surprise Visit To Iraq
[Mayor Admits] Infatuation With Clerk
[Margaret Wente] Just Call Him Dalton McHarris
[Gary Mason] Nation's Trust In RCMP Grows Weaker By The Day
[Andre Picard] Bickering Stalls National Drug Plan To Cover Catastrophes
Updated Thursday, October 05 at 10:24 a.m.
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Wednesday morning news
[Tories Plan] To Protect Same-Sex Opponents
[Two Canadian Soldiers] Killed In Taliban Ambush
[Changes Promised] After Immigration Board Sex Scandal
[Cut Flow] Of Dirty Money, Ottawa Is Urged
[Rae, Kennedy] Regroup For Stretch Run
[Canadians Can Expect] More Tax Cuts: Jim Flaherty
[Rona Ambrose] Apologizes For Dismissing Quebec's Environmental Concerns
[Liberals Overruled] Lower Fine For Volpe
[PS Cancels] Phantom Jobs For Two Aides: Assistants To Former Liberal Ministers Invented Own Jobs
[In Dark] On Arar: Ex-Minister Anne McLellan
[Paid Band] To Vote, Chief Says: Says He Offered $20 To Any Member Of His Reserve Who Voted In The Liberal Leadership Race
[Propose Curbs] On Lobbyists Flawed: Tory
[Gerard Kennedy's] Language Skills Criticized
[Liberals Say] Environment Minister's Top Aide Doubts Science Of Climate Change
[Young MLAs] Win Key N.B. Cabinet Roles
[Dalton McGuinty] Blasts Emissions Plan [Jeffrey Simpson]
[N.B. Government] Ready To Clean Saint John Harbour
[Danny Williams] Unveils 'Quirky' Logo For N.L. [Logo]
[Ontario Lagging] On Water Safety, Report Says
[Heartland's Political Leaders] Reject Power Plan
[Ralph Klein] To Donate Presents To Royal Alberta Museum
[Kamloops Councilor] Draws Fire For Apology
[Toronto Councilor's] Stand-In Breaks Promise Not To Run For Office
[N.Korea's] Nuclear Test Plan Trigger Alarm
[Lebanese] Call On Government To Quit Over War
[Mark Foley] Says Clergyman Abused Him; Admits He's Gay
[Disenchantment] With Hamas Grows
[Doug Saunders] U.K's New Tory Leader A Smoothie Operator
Updated Wednesday, October 04 at 10:29 a.m.
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Tuesday morning news
[Liberal Front-Runners] Begin Battle For Position [Margaret Wente] [Jeffrey Simpson] [Roy MacGregor]
[Refugee Board Member] Suspended Over Sex Allegations [Video]
[Car Makers] Called To Ottawa
[Peter MacKay] Dismisses Poll Indicating Afghan Mission Lost Cause
[Frugal Tory Travel] And Hospitality Claims Raise Liberal Eyebrows
[Liberals Blast] Tory Appointees
[Some Back] Participaction's Return Despite Costs
[Olivia Chow] Boycotting Porter Airlines
[Elizabeth May] Softens Green View Of Seal Hunt
[Ex-PM Clark] Teaching At McGill
[Portrait Gallery Project] Appears Lost In Budget Shuffle
[Quebec Opposition Parties] Assail Choice To Head Inquiry
[Heed Quebec] Warning, N.S. NDP Says
[Alberta AG] Finds Lax Inspections On Food, Water
[Feds May Brake] Ottawa's Light Rail Expansion
[Caledonia Protest Rally] Moved To Fairgrounds
[Jim Dinning] Targets Greenhouse Emissions
[David Miller] Opens Up Huge Lead On Rival Pittfield, Poll Finds
[P.E.I. Minister] Defends Beets As Fuel Source
[Iraqi PM] Unveils Plan To Fight Sectarian Violence
[CIA Director] Warned Rice On Al Qaeda Before 9/11
[No Longer] Pushing Democracy, U.S. Turns Back To Arab Autocrats
[South Korean] Wins Poll For Next UN Chief
[Bush Says] Democrats Shouldn't Be Trusted
[Republican Strategists] Say Party Could Lose House And Senate
[John Ibbitson] Harper's Excellent Francophonie Adventure
Updated Tuesday, October 03 at 10:26 a.m.
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Monday morning news
[Weekend Vote] Effectively Halves Liberal Field [Jeffrey Simpson] [John Ibbitson] [Lysiane Gagnon] [Norman Spector] [Editorial]
[Is Gerard Kennedy] Going To Be Kingmaker?
[Quebec Launches Inquiry] Into Overpass Collapse
[Military Fine Tuning] Troop Replacement
[Stockwell Day] Sees Role For MPs In Holding RCMP, CSIS To Account On Security Issues
[Irwin Cotler] Wants Independent Review Of Arar Case
[Tories Face] Balancing Act As They Prepare To Unveil Green Plan
[Tory Program Cuts] Called Strike Against The Disadvantaged
[Alberta Judge's Promotion] A Patronage Job, Liberals Say
[James Loney] To Offer Bail For Terror Suspect
[Moosehead Breweries] Sending Beer To Canadian Troops In Kandahar
[Premier McGuinty] Vows To Campaign On Liberal Record
[Alberta Candidates] Talk Tough On Oil
[P.E.I. Literacy Funds] Will Be Found: Minister MacKay
[Just How Zany] Can Toronto's Mayoral Race Become?
[FBI Files] On René Lévesque Made Public After Decades
[Scandal] Opens New Door For Democrats
[Peerage Probe Police] Quiz Tories
[Condoleezza Rice's] Mideast Trip Aimed At Showing U.S. Commitment To Talks
[White House Aides] Take To Talk Shows To Dispute Book
[John Fund] Why Did Congress Kill A Measure To Keep Felons Out Of U.S. Ports?
Updated Monday, October 02 at 10:22 a.m.
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Friday morning news
[Harper Stands Firm] At Francophonie
[Hillier Admits] Victory Not Always Clear In Afghan Mission
[Tories Mum] As Environment Report Calls For Push On Global Warming [Jeffrey Simpson]
[Maher Arar] 'Grateful' For Zaccardelli Apology: Lawyer [John Ibbitson]
[Liberals Gearing Up] For Final Ground War [Convention Info]
[Tories Try] To Influence Liberal Leadership Race On Eve Of Delegate Elections
[Minister's Father] Attends Francophonie Summit On Taxpayer Tab
[Alarm Sounds] Over Cost Of Fitness Plan
[Recession Stalking] Central Canada
[Canada To Fix] Fiscal Gap In Next Budget: Flaherty
[Jacques Chirac] Lauds Harper's Peace Pitch
[Lunchtime Bomb Threat] Empties Fed Office
[Consider Who] Can Win, Dryden Says
[Maher Arar] Nominated For Order Of Canada
[MacKay Met Stronach] Defection With 'Fury'
[CBC Wants Mandate] Review Every 10 Years
[B.C. Health-Care] Debate Goes Public
[If Ottawa] Doesn't Remove Oil From Equalization, Sask. Wants A Side Deal
[Stephen LeDrew] Enters Toronto Mayoral Race
[NATO] To Take Charge In Afghanistan
[Take UK Troops] Out Of Iraq, Senior Military Told Ministers
[Assert Power] In The Arctic, U.S. Urged
[U.S. Border Fence Bill] Clears Senate Hurdle
[House Approves Power] For Warrantless Wiretaps
[Thailand Names] Interim PM
[Rick Salutin] A Fine Clinton Whine
[Peggy Noonan] Media Anarchy Has Its Downside
Updated Friday, September 29 at 10:09 a.m.
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Thursday morning news
[Zaccardelli Apologizes] To Arar
[Harper] Pushes For UN Role In Sudan
[Opposition, Family] Of Dead Soldier Blast Musharraf
[U.S. Uses] Great Lakes For Weapons Training
[Industry Seeks Delay] In Softwood Deal
[Harper Waffles] On Fiscal Imbalance Pledge
[Report Chides Ottawa] On Climate-Change Effort
[Activists Say] Ottawa Will Delay Vote To Reopen Same-Sex Marriage
[Memo Shows] Tories Fear Ignatieff Most
[PM's Wife] Supports Literacy Campaign After Tories Cut Literacy Funding
[Accountability Act] More Open: Auditor
[Military Clamps Down] On Soldier Bloggers
[Emissions Plan] West-Friendly, Ignatieff Says
[Liberals Pull Even] With PQ In New Poll
[Premier Campbell] To Hold Health Forums
[Quebec's Politics] Make N.L. More Reliable For Power, Premier Williams Argues
[N.W.T. Legislators] Denounce Premiers Comments On Sex Abuse Case
[Atlantic Chief Upset] Over Absence Of Minister Prentice
[Public Watchdog Spending] Lags In B.C., Watchdog Says
[Land Dispute] Lingers, But Caledonia Fair Goes On
[Call To Rip Up] Gardiner Reroutes Toronto Mayoral Race
[Stephen LeDrew] Mulls Mayoral Run
[Israel Releases] Palestinian Deputy PM
[Tensions High] At Leaders' Gathering
[House OKs Rules] Regarding Detainees
[U.S. Tells] Sudan: Cooperate Or Expect Confrontation
[Bribe Video] Sends Shaky Polish Government Closer To Collapse
[Eric Reguly] Taxpayers, You're The Chumps
[John Ibbitson] Fatal Cuts To Law Panel Deeply Ideological
[Lawrence Martin] Fast Eddie Scores One For The Little Guy
[Editorial] Heed This Warning
Updated Thursday, September 28 at 10:26 a.m.
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Wednesday morning news
[Zaccardelli Plays Down] Inquiry's Criticism
[Government Has] 'Confidence' In Zaccardelli: Day
[Harper Condemns Martin] For Afghanistan Criticism
[U.S. Border Plan] Likely On Hold
[Opposition Blasts Tories] Over Spending Cuts [John Ibbitson] [Editorial]
[Michael Ignatieff] Counters Idea Rae Is Gaining
[PM, Governor-General] Disagree On Quebec
[Hillier: Canadian Forces] 'Tapped Out'
[RCMP Commissioner] On Hot Seat Over Pensions
[Hacker] Takes Over Ken Dryden's Liberal Leadership Website
[Report Targets] Oil-Sector Emissions: Auditor-General To Recommend Ottawa Take Action On Global Warming
[Air-India Inquiry] Reopens Wounds
[Ignatieff Camp] Dismisses Recruitment Complaints
[Chinese Puzzled] By Aloofness From Ottawa [Editorial]
[Harper] Off To La Francophone Summit In Romania
[Don't Assail Judge] Who Intervened, Caledonia's Lawyer Urges Court
[Caledonia Standoff] Costing $55-Million: John Tory
[Surplus Is Proof] Of Fiscal-Imbalance Between Ottawa And Provinces: McGuinty
[N.S. Website] Tackles Fiscal-Imbalance Issues
[Ottawa Handed Out] $20-Million To Island Airline Boss
[Olympics Hurting] Taxpayers, Critic Says
[Deal Reached] In Domi Divorce Battle
[Bush Releases] Portions Of Leaked Report On Terror
[Israeli Court] Orders Release Of Senior Hamas Leader
[Tony Blair] Buys Exit Time With Emotional Valedictory Speech
[New Campaign Ads] Have A Theme: Don't Be Nice
[Hillary Clinton] Returns Rice's Fire Over 9/11 Blame
[Why Some Republicans] Want To Lose
[Jon Stewart] Laughs It Up With Musharraf [Video]
[Jeffrey Simpson] We're Ignoring The Counterinsurgency Rules At Our Own Peril
[Richard Miniter] What Clinton Didn't Do About Terror, And When He Didn't Do It
Updated Wednesday, September 27 at 10:24 a.m.
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Tuesday morning news
[Ottawa's $2-Billion] Hit List
[Liberals Trade Charges] As Race Turns Ugly [Jeffrey Simpson] [Editorial]
[RCMP Chief] Free To Testify, Ottawa Says [Editorial]
[Air-India Probe] Aims To Prevent Future Attacks
[MP Kenney Sorry] For Privacy Flap
[Liberal MP Slams] B.C. Border Guards For Walking Off The Job
[U.S. Regulations] Skirt Charter, Slow Arms Deals
[Organized Crime] At Work At Montreal Airport: Study
[Belinda Stronach] Unfazed By Adultery Accusation
[Gagliano Book] Blasts Martin Over Sponsorship Scandal [Roy MacGregor]
[Grit Race] About Ideas, Not Allegations: Ignatieff
[Another MPP Quits] McGuinty's Team [Murray Campbell]
[Day 211] Province Beefs Up Caledonia Buffer Zone
[All Parties] Blast Judge Over Rulings On Caledonia
[Premier Klein] Takes A Swipe At Academics Who Protested His Honorary Degree
[Jacques Parizeau's Wife] Seeks PQ Nod In Montreal
[Ad Spoofs] Premier McGuinty
[Condoleezza Rice] Challenges Clinton Statements On Al-Qaeda Fight
[Pervez Musharraf] 'War-Gamed' U.S., Concluded Pakistan Would Lose
[Japan] Gets A New PM
[Wiretap Bill] Moves Closer To Passage
[Ex-Officers Blast] Rumsfeld For Role In Iraq War
[N.Korea May] Look Past Bush For Nuclear Deal: Armitage
[Gordon Brown] Steps Out From Behind Blair's Shadow
[Cheri Blair] Denies Calling Brown A Liar, But Damage Is Done
[Op-Ed: Jack Layton] Why Canada Must Review Mission
[John Ibbitson] Strip Away The Nonsense, And Rae Emerges Strong
[Editorial] How To Defeat Selective Politically Motivated Leaks
Updated Tuesday, September 26 at 10:19 a.m.
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Monday morning news
[RCMP Chief] Muzzled, Friends Say
[Hedy Fry] Quitting Liberal Leadership Race
[Joe Volpe] Vows To Keep Running Despite Allegations
[Liberal Leadership Race] Marred By Allegations Of Membership Irregularities
[Governor-General] Defends Remarks On Quebec
[Graphic Testimony] To Come: Air India Chief Counsel
[Chrétien Loyalist] Slams Martin In New Memoir
[Government Leaks] Part Of A Cover Up: Arar Lawyer
[Alfonso Gagliano] Blames Anti-Italian Prejudice For Volpe's Woes
[Elections Canada Chief] Says Convention Fees Are Donations
[Afghan President] Meets Layton, Duceppe
[Hill Tribute] Honours Nation's Fallen Cops
[Report Reveals] Flawed Drug System
[Governor-General] To Launch Chat Site
[B.C. Border Guards] Returning To Job
[Quebec] Goes To La Francophonie Summit With Two Primary Objectives
[It's 'Gut Wrenching' To] Pick Cabinet, Bernard Lord Says
[B.C. Green Party] Leader To Step Down In November
[N.B. Gas Pipeline] Worries Nova Scotia's Premier
[Iraq War] Worsens Threat Of Terror, Spy Agencies Say
[Donald Rumsfeld] To Come Under Fire At Iraq Hearing
[Israeli Troops] To Complete Pullout From Lebanon
[U.K.'s Brown] To Launch Bid To Succeed Blair
[Bill Clinton's] Finger-Wagging Moment [Video]
[Mel Gibson] Campaigns For Film, Against Iraq War
[Stéphane Dion's] Q&A
[Lysiane Gagnon] Reopening A Constitutional Can Of Worms
[Jim Stanford] Why The Rush To Ink More Deals?
Updated Monday, September 25 at 10:09 a.m.
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Friday morning news
[Ottawa Gets Tough] On Emissions
[Karzai Thanks Canadians] For 'Ultimate Sacrifice' [Karzai Snubs Layton]
[Bloc Demands] $12-Billion In Transfers To Back Tories
[Volpe Campaign Denies] Recruitment Allegations
[RCMP] To Follow Through On Arar Report
[Beaming Harper] Puts UN On Notice [Text: Harper's Speech] [Editorial]
[Minister Baird] Receives Lesson In Privacy Law 101
[Minister Oda Silent] On Future Of Women's Agency
[Minister Lunn Distances] Self From Global-Warming Skeptic
[Largest Undefended Border] Will Become A 'Virtual Fence'
[RCMP Boss OK] With Bob Rae
[Defence Minister] Says He Knows Of No Plans To Send CF-18s To Afghanistan
[Profile] Kennedy Is 'The One To Watch'
[Border Cards] Are Inevitable, U.S. Ambassador Wilkins Affirms
[Premier Doer] Unveils His Pre-Election Cabinet Shuffle
[N.W.T. Premier] Defends tough Stand In Teacher Sex Assault Civil Suit
[N.B. Liberal Insider] Says He Won't Arrange Meetings For Clients
[BC NDP Fuming] Over Anti-Smoking Contract
[Premier Klein] Urges Alta. Tory Hopefuls To Disclose Financial Backers
[PEI Seeks] $100-Million Investment In Highways
[Ottawa's Third Murder] In Five Days
[PEI Sets] 2016 Target For Green Energy Plan
[Hamas Says] No Coalition If Recognizing Israel A Condition
[White House, Senators] Near Pact on Interrogation Rules
[Iranian President] Ducks Question On Arms To Hezbollah
[Israel Plans] New Homes In Occupied West Bank
[Polish Conservatives] Set Monday Coalition Deadline
[President Musharraf] Tells Of 'Rude' U.S. Threat
[Ban] On Coke And Pepsi Overturned In India
[John Ibbitson] Stacking The Courts: Fair Play?
Updated Friday, September 22 at 10:19 a.m.
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Thursday morning news
[House Apologizes] For Arar's Treatment [Margaret Wente] [Editorial]
[Harper Slams] U.S. Border Plan
[Privacy Watchdog] To Probe Leak During Access Request
[National Drug Plan] Could Cost Up To $10-Billion
[Liberal MP Resigns] To Run For London Mayor
[PM To Highlight] Canada's Global Role In UN Speech
[Violent Offenders] Targeted In Tory Crime Initiative
[Tories Seek] New Rules For Dual Citizenship
[Bob Rae] Gave Money To NDP Candidates As Recently As 2006
[Gatineau Cops] Probe Blast At Indian Affairs
[Opposition Accuses] Tories Of Breaking Election Law
[PM's Pick] For Bench Draws Fire
[Ambassador Stunned] To Be Recalled
[Ignatieff Team] Regroups After Poll Shows Two Major Rivals Edging Closer
[Lawsuit Over] Anders Nomination Can Proceed, Judge Rules
[Activists Sue] Minister Ambrose Over Endangered Owl
[Profile] Joe Volpe: A Backroom Boy Steps Into The Light
[Premier Klein] Makes Resignation Official
[Defeated N.B. Premier] Says Federal Politics Unlikely Choice For Future
[Ex-Mayor Harvey] To Serve House Arrest For Fake Invoices
[Ontario Wants More] Senate Seats Or No Senate
[Ontario Grad Schools] Get $240-Million Boost
[Tie Domi] Dating Belinda Stronach
[David Dingwall] Teaching At Cape Breton University
[6,559 Civilians] Killed In Iraq In 2 months: UN
[1,000 Taliban] Slain, NATO Says
[NATO To Send] Additional Troops To Afghanistan
[U.S. To Unveil] Plan To Set Up Watchtowers Along Border
[Bush, Republicans Gain] In Poll From September Push On Terrorism
[Bush Is] 'The Devil,' Chavez Tells UN
[Police Plans] For Party Conferences Are Stolen
[Man Who Shot Pope] Warns Benedict
[Stephen Harper's] Letter To The Editor
[Gary Mason] In B.C., Lessons From A Pesky Beetle
[Lawrence Martin] Pierre Trudeau And The Quest For Perfection
Updated Thursday, September 21 at 10:02 a.m.
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Wednesday morning news
[Michael Ignatieff] Clings To Slight Lead [John Ibbitson]
[PM's Approval] Drops
[Ottawa Vows] To Fix RCMP [Editorial]
[Opposition Demands Action] From PM On Arar File
[New Judges] Won't End Court Delays, Top Jurist Says
[Harper To Defend] Afghan Mission In First UN Speech
[Softwood Lumber Deal] Sails Through First Vote
[Tories Admonished] On Convention Fees
[CBC Chair Resigns] Amid Controversy [John Doyle]
[Terminated Tory Consultant] Paid $13,000 For Ethics Advice
[Grit's Ex-Driver] Says He's Not Gay
[Ottawa Eases] Carry-On Restrictions
[Ottawa Paid] $85-Million For Lebanon Evacuation
[New Canadian Stamp] To Change Value With Time
[Premier Klein] Expected To Tender Resignation Wednesday
[N.B.'s Premier-To-Be] Brings Zest - And Determination — To Office
[Ottawa Won't] Get Involved In Argentia Debate
[B.C. Scientist Fired] For Jab At Tories Back On Job
[Electoral Reform Urged] After Latest N.B. Vote
[B.C. To Ask Ottawa] For Break On Ferry Duty
[Ralph Klein's Wife] Unveils Plan To Battle Drug
[Thai Military] Overthrows PM In Bloodless Coup
[Protests Leave] Hungarian Capital Reeling
[United States] 'Desires Peace,' Bush Tells UN
[Bush, Chirac] Back Diplomacy As Ahmadinejad Questions UN's Role
[Israel Plans] Full Lebanon Pullout Within Days
['06 Cuts] In Iraq Troops Unlikely
[White House] Puts Its Anti-Drug Message On You Tube
[Al Gore's] Current TV Inks Deal With Yahoo!
[Op-Ed: André Pratte] 'Pure Laine' Is Simply Pure Nonsense
[Jeffrey Simpson] Oil Sands Vision, Red Herrings And A Sea Of Platitudes
Updated Wednesday, September 20 at 10:24 a.m.
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Tuesday morning news
[How Canada Failed] Citizen Maher Arar [10 Key Players] [Political Reaction] [Highlights] [John Ibbitson] [Editorial]
[Liberals Grab Majority] In N.B.
[We Won't Quit] Afghanistan, PM Pledges
[Allies Would Be] "Shocked" By Canadian Retreat From Afghanistan: Australia
[Gun Registry] Hot Topic As House Returns
[Vacant Posts Crippling] Federal Panels
[Softwood Deal] Begins Move Through Parliament
[Opposition Condemns] Flood Of Tory Staffers Turned Lobbyists
[MP Pat Martin's] 'Oath Of Allegiance'
[Controversial CBC Chairman] In Trouble Over Lebanese Comment
[B.C. Scientist] Gets Old Boot Over 'Canada's New Government'
[Bob Rae] Says Vancouver Port Needs Upgrade
[Premier Klein's] Would-Be Successor's Hit Virtual Hustings
[Premier McGuinty] Admits Campaign Mistakes
[Province Gives] B.C. Ferries A Boost
[N.S. NDP] Launch Petition To Lower Tuition
[Premier McGuinty] To Announce Aid For Ontario Farmers
[Jane Pitfield] Attacks Mayor Miller In First Toronto Debate
[SNL's Lorne Michaels] Honoured With Gov.-Gen. Award
[Protesters Mob] Motorcade Of Palestinian PM
[Somali Leader] Barely Escapes Deadly Blast
[Iraq On Brink] Of Civil War, Annan Says
[Bush Detainee Plan] Adds To World Doubts Of U.S., Powell Says
[U.S. Prisons] Used To Recruit Terrorists: Study
[Bush Approval Rating] Rebounds In New Poll
[Hungarian PM] Refuses To Resign Over Election Lies
[Five Nations] To Tax Airfare To Raise Funds For AIDS Drugs
[Margaret Wente] Making Hay From Random Gun Crime
[Christie Blatchford] Can We Not Wait A Day Before Exploiting Deaths?
[Editorial] Red Herring
Updated Tuesday, September 19 at 10:19 a.m.
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Monday morning news
[Four Canadians Killed] In Afghan Suicide Attack
[Afghanistan, Gun Registry] Could Scuttle PM's Quebec Strategy
[Tories, Grits] Neck And Neck In N.B. Ballot
[Rivals Attack Ignatieff] Over Iraq, Afghanistan
[NDP Wants] Troops Out, But Can't Decide On Afghan House Vote
[Canada's Afghan Commitment] Could Be Five Years Or More, MacKay Says
[Commons Resumes] To Fall Agenda Littered With Potential Political Pitfalls
[Seat-Rich Montreal] Teases Tories
[Cash-Strapped] Grit Leadership Candidates To Financially Assist Liberal Delegates
[New Book Claims] Stronach Agonized Over Jump To Grits
[Minister Bernier] Says Ottawa Has Rule To Play On E-Mail Spam
[Government To Eye] Property Shakeup
[Dallaire, Trudeau] Lead Darfur Rally In Toronto [Editorial]
[G-G Wants To] Visit Afghanistan
[Profile] Martha Hall Findlay: 'I'm Doing This Because I Know I Can Contribute'
[New Site] At Queen's Park Honours Veterans
[Government, Business] Trying To Lure Alberta Workers To Saskatchewan
[Free Legal Aid] For Alberta Cabinet Ministers OK'd By Tories
[Pope] 'Deeply Sorry' At Backlash On Comments
[Neo-Nazis] Win Seats In German Election
[Israel Says] 'A Few Months' To Avoid Nuclear Iran
[Hugo Chavez] Extends Warm Welcome To Iranian PM
[Tony Blair] Plans Policy Review To Reassert Leadership
[China Keen] On Canadian Ties
[Google Ordered] To Remove News Content
[John Ibbitson] Harper Cleans House With A Steady Broom
[Lysiane Gagnon] Quebec's Three-Way Liberal Race
[Norman Spector] In Politics, What A Difference A Summer Can Make
[Editorial] Does John McCain Support Favour The CIA Interrogations Or Not?
Updated Monday, September 18 at 10:08 a.m.
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Friday morning news
[Quebec To Push] PM On Guns [John Ibbitson] [Editorial]
[Carolyn Bennett] Ends Leadership Bid [Profile]
[B.C. Auditor] Sounds Alarm Over Financing For Olympics
[NDP Aligning] With Terrorists, Israeli Ambassador Says
[Scott Brison] Proposes Tax Holiday For Young Adults In Work Force
[No Need For Brains] Or Strategy To Be Tory Candidate: Party Official
[NDP Thumps Liberals] In Vicious Ontario By-Election
[Minister Flaherty] Says 'Important Step' Already Taken On Canadian Trusts
[Minister Ambrose] Denies Retreating From International Co-Operation On Environment
[PS Boss] Wants To End 'Jobs For Life' Reputation
[Liberals Top] N.B. Poll, Barely
[Alberta Tory Hopefuls] Campaign Beyond Province
[N.S. MLAs] Perk Under Fire
[Toronto Struggles] To Determine Who Can Vote
[Secret Service Probe] Leads To Edmonton Charge
[Alberta Allows] 'NEWFIE' On Licence Plate
[Sean Penn's] $600 Smoke
[U.S. Outraged] As Pakistan Frees Taliban Fighters
[NATO Renews Call] For More Troops For Afghanistan [Editorial]
[Senate Panel Nixes] Bush's Plans For Terror Suspects
[Pakistan's Parliament] Condemns Pope's Remarks
[South Korean] Leads Race For Kofi Annan's Job
[Israeli Report Blames] Map For Strike On UN Observers
[Hamas Predicts] Embargos End, Release Of Israeli Corporal
[George Clooney] Warns UN Of Darfur Genocide
[Monopoly's Extreme] Makeover: Halting Railroads
[Jeffrey Simpson] It's Divisive To Talk Of Quebec Nationhood
[Op-Ed: Michael Ignatieff] Diversity Demands Equality Of Citizenship
Updated Friday, September 15 at 10:16 a.m.
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Thursday morning news
[Suspected Montreal Gunman] Called Himself 'Angel Of Death' [Political Reaction] [Analysis] [Blog's Dark Portrait] [Photos] [Video] [Roy MacGregor] [John Ibbitson] [Christie Blatchford]
[Auditor Set] To Slam Liberals Over Kyoto
[Government Won't Say] If Environment Ambassadors Job Being Abolished
[Canadian Forces Ads] Zoom In On Combat Mission
[Journalist Graham Fraser] Selected To Become Language Watchdog
[Donation Limits] On Leadership Candidates Went Too Far, Law Architect Admits
[Ottawa Considers] Van Doos Vanguard
[No Bad Blood] With Premier Williams, Hearn Insists
[Canada Revenue Agency] Letting Tax Cheats Off Too Easy Says Audit
[Condoleezza Rice] Laughs Off Romance Rumours
[Gerard Kennedy Would] Trim PM Powers
[Profile] Ken Dryden: The Star Who Hates To Lose
[Premier Klein] Takes Lougheed To Task For Second-Guessing His Record
[Ontario By-Election] Race Finishes On A Sour Note
[N.S. Lawmakers] To Get 21% Pay Raise
[Tories Shelve Promise] On Leaky Condos
[Judge Rips] B.C. Bureaucrats Over Firing
[Ontario's Health Minister] Tells Sean Penn To Butt Out
[Amnesty: Hezbollah Committed] War Crimes Against Israel
[Nato Faces Crisis] As Call For Troops Goes Unanswered
[Tony Blair Rapped] For Revealing Unemployment Figures
[President Bush] Gets A Lift From Emphasis On Terror, Iraq
[Bill Clinton] Backs Brown For No. 10 Downing
[Jimmy Carter Says] He Hopes Lieberman Loses
[Air America] Faces A Cash Crunch, Its Star Host Says
[Mom Kills Herself] After CNN Interview
[Robert Novak] Real Story Behind Armitage's Role
[Lawrence Martin] An Attraction That Could Prove Politically Fatal
Updated Thursday, September 14 at 10:22 a.m.
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Wednesday morning news
[Use 12,000 Troops] To Guard Canadian Border, U.S. Urged
[$1,400 Buys] MRI In Daytime At Public Hospital
[Condoleezza Rice] Warms To 'Cool, Atlantic Breezes'
[Ottawa Accused] Of Trying To Tame Watchdog
[Feds To Levy] 19 Per Cent Special Tax On Softwood Lumber Deal Holdouts
[Canadian Tank Deployment] Carries Political Risks
[Former Day Adviser] Now Working On Government Contract
[Gerard Kennedy] Eyes London Seat
[Bloc Firm] On Support For Afghan Mission
[Harper's Moral] Reinforcements: Families Volunteered To Join PM For Sept. 11 Address
[Detained Canadians] Fear RCMP Conspiracy
[Scott Brison] Says Liberal Leadership Hopefuls Giving Short Shrift To The Economy
[Overzealous Staff] Fingerprinted Canadians: U.S. Official
[Minister Bernier] Touts New Fuel-Cell Institute
[Habs To Retire] Ken Dryden's Jersey: Report
[Liberals Step Up Attack] In Messy Ontario By-Election [John Barber]
[Rae And Kennedy] Wade Into Tight Local Race
[Alberta Tories] Face Off In Party Leadership Forum
[Ontario Announces Funds] To Reduce Waiting Times
[Israeli General] Who Oversaw War In Lebanon Resigns
[Nato Plea] For Extra Troops To Fight Taliban Will Be Ignored
[EU Resumes] Nuclear Talks With Iran
[Iran Vows] To Help Establish Security In Iraq, Boost Bilateral Ties
[At The Finish Line] In NY, Hillary Clinton Forgoes A Victory Dance
[George Clooney] Will Address U.N. About Darfur
[Neil Reynolds] Don't Forget What Rae's Mistakes Did To Ontario
[John Ibbitson] A Hatchet Aimed Squarely At Ignatieff
[Jeffrey Simpson] The Tragic Consequences Of 'Getting Iraq'
Updated Wednesday, September 13 at 10:12 a.m.
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Tuesday morning news
[U.S. Embassy] In Damascus Attacked
[We Must] 'Sacrifice' To Stop Terrorists, PM Says
[Critics Blast] Federal Failure To Hire Judges
[Airbus Investigation] Draws To A Close
[Condoleezza Rice] Thanks Canada During Halifax Visit
[Canada, U.S.] To Sign Softwood Deal Tuesday
[Harper Speech] Hit Right Notes, But Missed Political Marks: Analysts
[Green Party Leader] Aims To Recruit Senators
[Gay-Wed Foes] May Get Shield
[Liza Frulla] To Head Arts Institute
[Mud Flies] In Toronto By-Election
[Minister Attacks] Tony Clement's Record
[Premier Calvert] Wants Action On Promise To Change Equalization Formula
[N.B. Paper Bans] Election Talk From Letters Page
[Hearings To Begin] On New Electoral Map
[Sid Ryan] Plans To Sue Over Pamphlet
['We Will Defeat] Our Enemies,' Bush Says [John Ibbitson]
[Israeli Court] Orders Hamas Politicians' Release
[Palestinian Unity Deal] Aims To End Aid Boycott
[World's Goodwill] Towards The U.S. Wanes
[NATO Rejects Appeal] To Boost Afghan Troops
[Bush Assassination Film] Set For U.S. Release [Review]
[Nine States] Hold Primaries Tuesday
[Brown Family] To Move To Number 10 Downing
[Margaret Wente] An Inconvenient Truth About Climate Change
[Roy MacGregor] Talk Of The Constitution Rattles The Dead And Jolts Sleepy Leadership Race
[Jeffrey Simpson] Jockeying For Position Among The Country's 'Progressives'
Updated Tuesday, September 12 at 10:10 a.m.
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Monday morning news
[Canada Sending] 15 Tanks, 120 More Troops To Afghanistan [Norman Spector]
[U.S. Secretary Rice] To Thank Atlantic Canadians [Christie Blatchford] [Doug Saunders] [John Doyle] [Christoper Hitchens] [Live Discussion]
[Time To] Bring Troops Home, NDP Resolves
[Michael Ignatieff's] Plan For Quebec Draws Fire
[Tories To] Flesh Out Agenda In Critical Fall House Session
[Voters Cool] To GST Cut, Tories Warned
[Tories' Child-Care Plan] Falls Flat, Poll Says
[Federal Liberals] Have 'Absolutely No Credibility,' Says Ethics Panel
[MP's Not Expected] To Reopen Same-Sex Marriage Debate
[Ottawa Reneges Pledge] To Help Poor Countries Cut Greenhouse Gases
[Gilles Duceppe] Rejects 'Rumours' Of More Bloc Departures
[Airport Security] Alarmingly Lax: Probe
[Canadian Held] In China Given 15-Years, Sister Says
[Bill Clinton's] Toronto Birthday A Fête Accompli
[Setback Not Stopping] Injection-Site Plans
[Dalai Lama] Awarded Honorary Citizenship
[Premier Lord] Goes On Attack In Election Debate
[Premier Doer] Warned To Address Métis Issues Before Vote
[Prank Callers] Anger N.B. Tory Candidate, Seniors
[Al-Qaeda] No.2: Gulf, Israel Next Targets
[Iran Considers] Nuclear Concession, Diplomats Say
[Fatah Reaches Deal] With Hamas On Coalition Government
[Tony Blair] Orders Ceasefire As Labour Fears Poll Damage
[Dick Cheney] Returns To A 9/11 Forum For Iraq Defense
[Al Gore] Doesn't Rule Out Presidential Candidacy
[Party Lines Blur] In Surveillance Debate
[ABC Makes Changes] In 9/11 Miniseries
[Jeffrey Simpson] Format Keeps Candidates On Script
[Lysiane Gagnon] Why Would Charest Go In the Fall?
[Op-Ed: Hedy Fry] A 10-Year Plan To Shore Up Canada's Skills
Updated Monday, September 11 at 10:16 a.m.
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Friday morning news
[Canada Needs Help] Fighting Taliban, Allies Told
[PM's Latest] Senate Bill Due In Fall
[Memorial Service] To Be Held For Five Fallen Soldiers
[Ottawa Backs Down] On Cost-Savings Plan
[Is Ottawa] Tilting Away From China? [Rod Mickleburgh]
[Child-Benefit Costs] Under Control: Ottawa [Editorial]
[Name Political] Donors, Liberals Urge Top Tories
[Cut Wait Times] For Health Care, Bob Rae Urges
[MP Joe Fontana] To Announce Mayoralty Intentions Friday: Report
[Eyes Left] As NDP Gathers In Quebec City [Jeffrey Simpson]
[New Poll Shows] Liberal Leadership Race Lacks A True Frontrunner
[U.S. Slowdown] Not Hurting Canada So Far: Minister Flaherty
[B.C. Liberals] Decide To Cancel Fall Session
[Premier Williams Chafed] By PM's Silence On Hebron
[Few Fireworks] In First Debate Of N.B. Election Campaign
[Bill Clinton Invitation] Sparks Controversy Within Waterloo Catholic Group
[Condoleezza Rice] Might Be In Halifax On Sept. 11 [John Doyle] [Rick Salutin]
[Tory Hopefuls] Set To Square Off In Race To Replace Ralph Klein
[Mario Dumont] Says Job Offer Was 'Reprehensible'
[Moose Jaw Airport] Could Close, Manager Warns
[Ontario Hydro Chief] Gets In Heat Over Family Riding In Copter
[History Made, A Dream] Fulfilled: African-Canadian Raised In A Mining Town Is Nova Scotia's 31st Lieutenant-Governor
[Former B.C. Cabinet Minister] Peter Hyndman Dies
[August Body Count] In Baghdad Nearly Triples
[Labour Backbenchers] Welcome Ceasefire But Warn Of Further Skirmishes Ahead
[President Bush Defends] Record On Security As Election Campaigning Kicks Off [Editorial]
[Furor Erupts] As Saudis Plan To Bar Women From Shrine
[Iraqi Government] Closes Network's Baghdad Bureau
[President Bush Faces] An Onslaught Of Silver-Screen Attacks
[Groups Blast] U.S. Border-Travel Plans
[Neil Reynolds] Mr. Ignatieff's Mischievous Tax Argument [Editorial]
Updated Friday, September 08 at 10:23 a.m.
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Thursday morning news
[President Bush] Admits Secret Prisons
[Tony Blair] To Quit As Britain's PM Within Year
[BQ To Support] Softwood Lumber Deal, Meaning Tories Won't Fall
[Government Leery] Of Providing Cost Details On Child-Care Plan
[Senate Committee] To Get PM's Pitch For Reform
[Latest Polls Suggest] Conservatives Can't Break Past Electoral Numbers
[Two Senior Tories] Anger China With Plan To Greet Dalai Lama
[No New Powers] For Quebec, Ignatieff Says [John Ibbitson]
[Whistleblower Allan Cutler] Fighting Feds Again
[Bob Rae] Proposes Limited Drug Plan
[NDP Association] Drops Controversial Wording
[Ads Reflect] Military's Changing Character
[Profile] Scott Brison: A Different Kind Of Liberal
[New Logo] Costs Ontario Lottery Agency Millions
[London Mayoral Bid] Kicks Up Plans For Byelection: MP Joe Fontana Expected To Run
[BC NDP Leader] Returns To Work After Cancer Battle
[Little Drama Expected] In First Debates Of Dull N.B. Election Campaign [Shawna Richer]
[63% Buy Into] N.S. Sunday Shopping: Poll
[Quebec Starts] New Version Of "Most Wanted" Site
[Proposed Lobbyist] Crackdown Falls Short, Expert Says
[Taliban Bolster] Force Fighting Canadians [Margaret Wente]
[NATO Commander] Calls For Reinforcements In Afghanistan
[Iran's President] Proposes Debating Bush At U.N.
[Document Warns] Iran Trying To Split Foreign Powers
[Clinton Administration Officials] Assail ABC's 'The Path To 9/11'
[Missing Israeli] Surfaces On Lebanese Broadcast
[Former Illinois Governor] Sentenced To 6 1/2 Years
[Editorial] Ironing Out The Bill
[John Doyle] With Katie Couric, CBS Stays Classy
[Lawrence Martin] In Defence, The Civilian Side Is On The Slide
Updated Thursday, September 07 at 10:10 a.m.
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Wednesday morning news
[Mountie] Won't Be Charged In B.C. Slaying
[Canadian Troops] Advance On Taliban
[Ethics Czars] Blast Proposed New Rules
[Showdown Brewing] In Ottawa Over Afghanistan [Lewis MacKenzie] [Editorial]
[Emergency Foreign Policy] Debate Unlikely: Peter MacKay
[Conservatives Face Suit] Over Nomination Process
[Tories Rebrand Government] To Reflect Change Of Guard
[Quebec Members] Of The NDP Proposing To Remove The Queen As Head Of State [NDP Resolutions]
[Straight Shooter Dion] Looks To Lead
[Dion Campaign Scrambles] To Fix Glitch [Jeff Jedras]
[Compare & Contrast] Ignatieff v. C.D. Howe
[Ken Dryden] Unveils 'Big' Plans
[Day 191] Caledonia Barrier Delay Angers Premier McGuinty
[Lobbyists] Could Face Fines Under Toronto Council Proposal
[N.S. Lt.-Gov.] Gets $6,000 Per Month To Live In Own Condo
[Iran-EU Talks] On Nuclear Program Postponed
[It's Official: Calderon] Wins Mexican Vote [Editorial]
[Six British Officials] Quit In Blair Revolt
[Best Defence] Against Terrorism Is A Split With US, Say British Voters
[Tony Blair's Speech] On Child Care Draws Fire
[Candidates Of Both Parties] Turn Criticism Of Rumsfeld Into Political Chorus
[Katie Couric] Makes Debut In CBS Anchor Seat
[Jeffrey Simpson] Why The Conservatives Are Doing So Poorly
[Michael Geist] Education Ministers' Proposal In Need Of A Rewrite
[Editorial] Liberals, Cleaning House
Updated Wednesday, September 06 at 10:22 a.m.
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Tuesday morning news
[U.S. Error] Kills Canadian, Stalls Attack On Taliban [Political Fallout] [Tactics] [Biggest Battle?]
[Bloc Wants Urgent] Debate On Foreign File
[Carleton Student] Says She Funneled Cash To Terror Cell
[Stephane Dion] Touts $10-Billion Bid To Meet Kyoto Goals
[Dion v. Suzuki] Plagiarism?
[Tory 'Green Plan'] Could Be Years Away
[Accountability Act] Faces Rough Ride In Senate
[After Winning] Election, $85,000 Government Poll Rated Tory Policy Popularity
[Federal Report Recommends] Seven Arctic Harbours, But Funding Uncommitted
[Outcome Of N.B.] Election Hard To Predict
[More Secrecy, Control] For Dalton McGuinty
[Calgary Mayor] Slams Premier Klein
[N.S. Liberals] Licking Their Wounds
[Carolyn Parrish ] Launching Political Comeback
[Iran's President] Calls For Purge Of Liberal Teachers
[Thinner Castro] Says He's Getting Better
[Leaked Memo] Maps Out Blair's Exit Strategy
[Mexican Court] Won't Overturn Election Result
[Democrats Urge] Pentagon Changes
[Congress's Fall Agenda] Takes Shape [Editorial]
[Katie Couric] Goes Solo As CBS Anchor Tonight
[Jeffrey Simpson] It's About Keeping Quebec Happy, Ontario Not Too Unhappy
Updated Tuesday, September 05 at 10:19 a.m.
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Monday morning news
[Afghan Offensive] Claims Fifth Canadian Soldier
['This Is The Wrong] Mission For Canada,' Layton Says [Christie Blatchford]
[Canadian Air Authority] Seeks To Screen Behaviour [Lysiane Gagnon]
[Political Elite] Pay Respects To Late BQ MP
[Senate To Amend] PM's Proposal For Single Ethics Officer: Senator
[Majority Critical] Of PM's Decision To Skip AIDS Conference
[Stephane Dion Event] In N.S. No Dine And Dash: Liberal Organizer
[It's Not Easy] Being Green: Finding Few Allies In Other Parties
[Politicians Staying] Closer To Home: Municipal Elections Attracting Candidates From Federal And Provincial Spheres
[N.B. Party Leaders] Find Their Comfort Zones
[No Prisoner] Swap, Ehud Olmert Says
[Sudan Orders Peacekeepers] To Leave Darfur By Sept. 30
[Iran Wants] Nuclear Talks, Plans Holocaust Review
[Is Hezbollah] Cashing In On Viagra And Vice?
[GOP] Seen To Be In Peril Of Losing House
[Steve Irwin Brought] Joy To Millions: PM John Howard
[Trials In Aircraft] Terror Plot Unlikely Until '08
[Debate Goes On] Over Tony Blair's Exit Date
[Friends Of Hillary] Hint She May Pull Out Of Presidential Race
[Op-Ed: Peter MacKay] Canadian Presence Improving Afghan Lives
[Op-Ed: Patrick Luciani] Happy Birthday, Mr. Clinton
[Norman Spector] YouTube Will Spare Neither Politicians Nor The Media
Updated Monday, September 04 at 10:17 a.m.
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Friday morning news
[Jack Layton] Suggests Talks With Taliban [Jeffrey Simpson] [Editorial]
[Michael Ignatieff] Not Apologizing For Remarks On Quebec
[Armed Guards] Hit Border In 2007
[Public Works Advisers] Sent Packing
[Bloc MP's] Fatal Car Crash Sparks Questions
[Privacy Commissioner Questions] Federal Plans For Internet Surveillance
[Transit Trumps] Climate Change, Ottawa Told
[Minister Emerson] Lashes Opposition Parties As Anti-American For Softwood Stance
[Liberal Candidates Flock] To Townships To Press The Flesh, Sample The Wine
[$14,345] First-Class Ambrose
[Soldier With Kidney Stones] Fights Forced Retirement
[New Poll Gives N.B.] Conservatives Mid-Campaign Lead
[Fall Vote In Quebec] Doubtful As Liberals Trail PQ In Poll
[Boom Caught Alberta] Off Guard, Premier Klein Says
[Day 186] Caledonia Protesters Warned To Stop Harassment
[B.C. Ministry Shirked] Foster Home Policies
[N.S. Tory Support] Tumbles: Poll
[PEI Poll] Shows Liberals, Ghiz Starting To Gain Some Ground
[U.S. Plans] Tougher Inspections At Border
[Iran's Nuclear Plans] Pose 'Grave Threat,' Bush Says [David Ignatius] [Editorial]
[EU Cautions] Against Early Sanctions For Iran
[EU Begins] Paying Aid To Palestinians
[Democrats Target] Donald Rumsfeld: Lawmakers To Seek A Vote Of No Confidence
[Tony Blair] Departure Plan Discussed
[Terrorists Drive Cabs] By Day, U.S. Senator Says
Updated Friday, September 01 at 10:14 a.m.
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