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Osama bin Laden dead
killed today by American operatives in a firefight
in Abbottabad, Pakistan 60 miles NW of Islamabad
U.S. has bin Laden's body
Obama says "justice has been done"
Worldwide Security Alert
spontaneous street demonstrations breaking out across U.S.
FOX News broke story at 10:39 p.m. EDT
small team attacked OBL compound; 3 other males killed; no U.S. casualties

NY Times: How the Osama announcement leaked out

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, May 1 - FINAL MEMO):
National ~ CPC 38.7%, NDP 30.5%, LIB 20.9%, GRN 3.7%, BQ 5%

Éric Grenier ~ Final poll analysis (May 1):
Conservative minority is predicted
National ~ CPC 36.4% (143 seats), NDP 27.3% (78 seats), LIB 22.8% (60 seats)
BQ 6.7% (27 seats), GRN 5.6% (0 seats), 0 Independents

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, May 1 - FINAL):
Final polling shows Conservatives maintaining lead and on cusp of minority/majority

Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll: (Sunday, May 1 - FINAL)
Conservatives lead by 6%, majority possible
National ~ CPC 36%, NDP 30%, LIB 19%, BQ 6%, GRN 6%

Ekos-iPolitics poll (Sunday, May 1 - FINAL):
Final poll numbers of committed voters only
National ~ CPC 34.0%, NDP 31.6%, LIB 20.8%, GRN 5.9%, BQ 6.4%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, May 1 - FINAL):
Conservatives have 28-point lead in Prairies, Liberals drop
Prairies ~ CPC 55.4%, NDP 27.3%, LIB 10.9%, GRN 6.1%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, May 1 - FINAL):
Conservatives lead by 13 in British Columbia, NDP drop
British Columbia ~ CPC 40.9%, NDP 27.9%, LIB 23.6%, GRN 6.7%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, May 1 - FINAL):
Liberals fall to third, NDP leads by 2 in Atlantic Canada, NDP up
Atlantic Canada ~ NDP 34.7%, CPC 32.5%, LIB 30.2%, GRN 2.6%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, May 1 - FINAL):
NDP up to 16-point lead, BQ down, Conservatives pass Liberals
Quebec ~ NDP 39.2%, BQ 23.6%, CPC 18.3%, LIB 12.9%, GRN 2.5%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, May 1 - FINAL):
Conservatives lead by 10, NDP up, Liberals down
Ontario ~ CPC 39.3%, NDP 29.4%, LIB 28%, GRN 2.2%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, May 1 - FINAL):
Tories ahead on eve of Election Day
National ~ CPC 37.1%, NDP 31.6%, LIB 20.5%, BQ 5.7%, GRN 3.8%, Und 12.2%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Sunday, May 1 - FINAL):
Harper moves back to Leadership lead as Layton drops 10 points
Leadership Index: Harper 95.3 (up), Layton 87.3 (down)
Ignatieff 34.1 (down), Duceppe 9.7 (down)

Éric Grenier ~ 2nd last poll analysis (May 1, 2011):
Potential seat ceilings for parties as follows:
Conservatives ~ 167, New Democratic Party ~ 126, Liberals ~ 84

Ekos-iPolitics poll (Sunday, May 1):
National ~ CPC 34.6%, NDP 31.4%, LIB 20.4%, GRN 6.3%, BQ 5.4%

Abacus Data poll (Sunday, May 1):
National ~ CPC 37%, NDP 32%, LIB 18%, BQ 7%, GRN 7%
Quebec ~ NDP 40%, BQ 27%, LIB 14%, CPC 13%
Ontario ~ CPC 41%, NDP 29%, LIB 25%

Hill Times/Forum Research poll (Sunday, May 1):
another pollster waffles: "NDP, Tories in virtual dead heat, either could form minority"
National ~ CPC 35%, NDP 33%, LIB 19%
Ontario ~ CPC 36%, NDP 31%, LIB 25%
Toronto GTA ~ CPC 40%, LIB 30%
Quebec ~ NDP 33%, BQ 21%, CPC 16%, LIB 13%
Atlantic ~ CPC 31%, NDP 30%, LIB 26%
Prairies ~ CPC 45%, NDP 33%, LIB 15%
British Columbia ~ CPC 39%, NDP 37%, LIB 15%, GRN 9%

Harper appeals to fiscally conservative Liberals to support the Conservatives

COMPAS poll (Sunday, May 1):
Prairies ~ CPC 71%, NDP 20%, LIB 5%, GRN 4%

COMPAS poll (Sunday, May 1):
British Columbia ~ CPC 48%, NDP 29%, LIB 15%, GRN 8%

COMPAS poll (Sunday, May 1):
Atlantic Canada ~ NDP 45%, CPC 44%, LIB 11%, GRN 5%

COMPAS poll (Sunday, May 1):
Quebec ~ NDP 38%, BQ 32%, CPC 15%, LIB 14%, GRN 1%

COMPAS poll (Sunday, May 1):
Ontario ~ CPC 48%, LIB 25%, NDP 22%, GRN 5%

COMPAS poll (Sunday, May 1):
poll numbers based on 53% of voters who correctly named
local candidate of party they said they intended to vote for
National ~ CPC 50%, LIB 21%, NDP 20%, BQ 6%, GRN 3%

COMPAS poll (Sunday, May 1):
Most bizarre, unstable, upside-down election since Confederation
Conservative victory predicted, majority remains very possible
NDP has by far most to fear and most to hope for
Parties have different vote volatility and turn-out levels
poll numbers based on all parties having same support turn-out
National ~ CPC 46%, NDP 26%, LIB 17%, BQ 7%, GRN 4%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Sunday, May 1):
Layton number jumps, Harper's nudge down within error margin
Leadership Index: Layton 97.4 (up), Harper 88 (down),
Ignatieff 39.1 (down), Duceppe 8 (down)

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, May 1):
Conservatives have strong 35-point lead in Prairies
Prairies ~ CPC 60.5%, NDP 25.0%, LIB 12.9%, GRN 1.7%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, May 1):
Conservatives lead by 7 in British Columbia, little movement
British Columbia ~ CPC 41.2%, NDP 34.9%, LIB 17.9%, GRN 5.7%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, May 1):
Liberal lead cut to 1.5 in Atlantic Canada, NDP up
Atlantic Canada ~ LIB 34.4%, CPC 32.9%, NDP 29.1%, GRN 3.6%

CTV: Conservative national lead narrows to 6 points over NDP

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, May 1):
NDP down again, now 14-point lead, BQ up, Libs down, Conservatives up
Quebec ~ NDP 37.4%, BQ 23.9%, LIB 18.1%, CPC 16.7%, GRN 1.3%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, May 1):
Conservatives up, Liberals, NDP down
Ontario ~ CPC 36.2%, LIB 31.1%, NDP 27.4%, GRN 4.4%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, May 1):
Conservatives lead now 6 points, NDP up, Liberals down
National ~ CPC 37.0%, NDP 30.6%, LIB 22.7%, BQ 5.5%, GRN 3.2%, Und 11%

Prince refused to sign pre-nuptial deal
William loves Kate and trusts her implicitly

COMPAS Research poll (Saturday, April 30):
May 2nd "feast or famine" for NDP; 76% of support says could "change vote"
high proportion of NDP voters say don't know candidate's name

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Saturday, April 30):
Harper increases leadership advantage over Layton to 14 points
Leadership Index: Harper 94.5 (down), Layton 80.5 (down),
Ignatieff 45.2 (up), Duceppe 9.5 (down)

Gadhafi survives NATO airstrike that allegedly kills youngest son Saif al-Arab Gadhafi

QMI Leger Marketing poll (Saturday, April 30):
National ~ CPC 36%, NDP 31%, LIB 21%, BQ 7%, GRN 4%
Quebec ~ NDP 40%, BQ 27%, LIB 15%, CPC 15%, GRN 2%
Ontario ~ CPC 38%, NDP 30%, LIB 27%, GRN 4%
Atlantic Canada ~ CPC 34%, NDP 33%, LIB 28%, GRN 4%
British Columbia ~ CPC 42%, NDP 32%, LIB 16%, GRN 9%
Alberta ~ CPC 63%, NDP 18%, LIB 13%, GRN 5%
Manitoba/Saskatchewan ~ CPC 49%, NDP 30%, LIB 16%, GRN 4%

La Presse/Toronto Star Angus Reid poll (Saturday, April 30):
National ~ CPC 37%, NDP 33%, LIB 19%, GRN 4%
Quebec ~ NDP 45%, BQ 26%, LIB 16%, CPC 13%
Ontario ~ CPC 41%, NDP 27%, LIB 26%, GRN 5%

Toronto Star: Harper appeals to Liberal supporters to vote Tory to stop NDP

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Saturday, April 30):
Conservatives have 65% of votes in Prairies
Prairies ~ CPC 65.1%, NDP 19.4%, LIB 13.3%, GRN 2.2%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Saturday, April 30):
Conservatives lead up to 9 in British Columbia, NDP, Liberals down
British Columbia ~ CPC 43.5%, NDP 34.7%, LIB 16.2%, GRN 5.5%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Saturday, April 30):
Liberals increase lead cut to 3 in Atlantic Canada, NDP back in third
Atlantic Canada ~ LIB 37.8%, CPC 34.5%, NDP 23.0%, GRN 2.0%

CTV: Tories ahead of NDP by 8 points, latest poll shows

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Saturday, April 30):
NDP down, still 17-point lead, BQ down, Libs, Conservatives up
Quebec ~ NDP 39.0%, BQ 22.2%, LIB 19.1%, CPC 16.3%, GRN 1.9%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Saturday, April 30):
Conservative hold lead, Liberals up, NDP stalls
Ontario ~ CPC 35.3%, LIB 31.7%, NDP 28.5%, GRN 3.8%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Saturday, April 30):
Conservatives up, now lead by 8 points, NDP down
National ~ CPC 38.0%, NDP 29.6%, LIB 23.3%, BQ 5.2%, GRN 3.1%, Und 12.7%

You don't know Jack: Layton's Toronto career: If you only knew

Toronto Sun: Layton found naked in bawdy house in 1996 raid
Ex-cop: warned Metro councillor about dangers of
hanging out in bawdy houses run by Asian triad gangs

Campaign Bombshell: Massage parlour found-in Jack Layton
says he didn't know it was "that kind" of massage parlour;
Chow and Layton admit Jack was found by police in 1996
massage parlour raid while a Metro Toronto councillor;
NDP threatens legal action; was there a cover-up?

Toronto Star endorses Jack Layton and NDP: "Ignatieff has spent
the past few days lamenting the loss of the centre ground of Canadian politics
and attacking the NDP as spendthrifts and 'boy scouts'. His partys collapse in Quebec
raises the question of whether it can truly be considered a national force
at this point. Liberal governments built much of what is best
about this country -- but voters are sending a clear message that they dont feel they owe
the Liberals anything for what the party did once upon a time.
Nor do they believe the party has fully purged itself of the cronyism and corruption
of the past. Elections are about the future, and the Liberals have not made
a persuasive case for themselves as the alternative in 2011."

A Harper government would benefit taxpayers, Toronto Mayor Ford tells big rally
says Liberal and NDP platforms would increase taxes and he had to speak out

Postmedia News/Global National Ipsos Reid poll (Friday, April 29) :
NDP surge puts Conservative majority at risk as Liberals collapse
National ~ CPC 38%, NDP 33%, LIB 18%, GRN 4%
Ontario ~ CPC 40%, NDP 34%, LIB 21%, GRN 6%
Quebec ~ NDP 42%, BQ 26%, CPC 15%, LIB 13%
British Columbia ~ CPC 42%, NDP 29%, LIB 26%, GRN 3%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Friday, April 29):
Big shift: Harper regains leadership advantage on competence, Iggy still dropping
Leadership Index: Harper 101.3 (up), Layton 91.9 (down),
Ignatieff 30.3 (down), Duceppe 11.6 (down)

Royal Wedding coverage

The Province endorses Stephen Harper and Conservative Party: "Harper
is the leader who has shown he understands the need to control public spending,
who will stand up for a strong, unified Canada, and who will
focus his policies on the needs of taxpayers."

Ekos projection: New Ontario vote splitting favours Conservatives
MP seat projections: CPC 146, NDP 109, LIB 42

Brampton Guardian endorses Stephen Harper and Conservative Party: "Canadians
on Monday will once again be asked to make a decision on who should govern
this country and its a chance once and for all for the minority status of the
Stephen Harper government to end. Harper is not lovable or sexy, but he
deserves a majority and a chance to lead the country to a complete economic
recovery and beyond -- a recovery that his government is partly responsible
for and which is the envy of the industrialized world."

More than 40 arrested in London along wedding route

Left-wing thugs crash Montreal Harper rally violent confrontation causes delay

Ekos-iPolitics poll (Friday, April 29):
NDP still closing on Conservatives; Liberal declines continue
National ~ CPC 34.5%, NDP 29.7%, LIB 20%, GRN 6.9%, BQ 6.3%
Quebec ~ NDP 39.6%, BQ 26.2%, CPC 13.6%, LIB 13.2%
Ontario ~ CPC 38.9%, LIB 26.6%, NDP 26.2%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Friday, April 29):
Conservatives increase lead to 37 in Prairies, NDP & Liberals down
Prairies ~ CPC 60.0%, NDP 22.8%, LIB 13.3%, GRN 3.9%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Friday, April 29):
Conservatives lead now 8 in British Columbia, NDP jump up, Liberals down
British Columbia ~ CPC 43.0%, NDP 35.2%, LIB 18.2%, GRN 3.7%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Friday, April 29):
Liberals increase lead to 6 in Atlantic Canada, NDP in third
Atlantic Canada ~ LIB 35.4%, CPC 29.2%, NDP 25.8%, GRN 6.8%

CTV: Conservatives hold lead, NDP trends up in Ontario, B.C.

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Friday, April 29):
NDP solid 18-point lead, Liberals/Conservatives nudge up
Quebec ~ NDP 41.4%, BQ 23.6%, LIB 16.1%, CPC 15.8%, GRN 1.9%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Friday, April 29):
Conservative lead narrows, Liberals hold second
Ontario ~ CPC 36.3%, LIB 29.8%, NDP 28.5%, GRN 5.1%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Friday, April 29):
Conservatives now lead by 5 points
National ~ CPC 36.4%, NDP 31.2%, LIB 22%, BQ 5.7%, GRN 4%, Undecided 15%

Royal wedding route in Google 3D, maps, etc.

Inside Toronto endorses Stephen Harper and Conservative Party: "We think Canada
has spent too much time worrying about federal elections during the past seven years.
We think this has negatively affected public policy and economic growth."

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Thursday, April 28):
Layton leads, Harper second, Ignatieff still dropping
Leadership Index: Layton 95.3 (up), Harper 83.2 (up),
Ignatieff 34.3 (down), Duceppe 14.2 (up)

Ekos seat projections:
CPC 139, NDP 98, LIB 56, BQ 14, IND 1, GRN 0

National Post endorses Stephen Harper and Conservative Party: "If the Tories
do not get a majority, we could end up with a government led by quasi-separatist
socialists, propped up by full-blown separatists and leavened by a rudderless Liberal
party in a state of leadership flux... The time has come to break this logjam,
which is why we urge our readers to vote Conservative on May 2."

Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll: (Thursday, April 28)
High error margins cloud reliability of regional numbers
National ~ CPC 35%, NDP 30%, LIB 22%
Quebec ~ NDP 42%, BQ 22%
Ontario ~ LIB 34%, CPC 33%, NDP 25%

Ekos-iPolitics poll (Thursday, April 28):
National ~ CPC 34.8%, NDP 27.5%, LIB 22.3%, GRN 6.8%, BQ 6.1%
Quebec ~ NDP 37.2%, BQ 25.4%, LIB 16.7%, CPC 13.8%, GRN 4.2%
Ontario ~ CPC 39.9%, LIB 28.4%, NDP 22.8%, GRN 6.5%

update: Wednesday night tornado toll now 246

Chantal Hébert: A Liberal campaign of self-destruction

Dozens of tornadoes kill 200+ in 6 Southern U.S. states
dozens of twisters wipe out entire towns in brutal night
deadliest outbreak in nearly 40 years

CTV: Harper keeps up push for Conservative majority

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Thursday, April 28):
Conservatives increase lead to 27.5 in Prairies with over half of support
Prairies ~ CPC 53.8%, NDP 26.0%, LIB 14.6%, GRN 4.9%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Thursday, April 28):
Conservatives lead by 18.5 in British Columbia, NDP & Liberals down
British Columbia ~ CPC 45.3%, NDP 26.9%, LIB 23.1%, GRN 4.1%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Thursday, April 28):
Liberals take over lead by 4 in Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada ~ LIB 33.3%, CPC 29.4%, NDP 29.2%, GRN 5.1%

CTV: NDP's rise continues, Conservative national lead shrinks
Liberals still slipping, NDP up 10.5 points since March 15th

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Thursday, April 28):
NDP strengthen Quebec lead, Bloc steady in second
Quebec ~ NDP 42.5%, BQ 25.1%, LIB 15.0%, CPC 13.5%, GRN 2.4%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Thursday, April 28):
Conservatives increase lead to 11, Liberals hold second
Ontario ~ CPC 41.1%, LIB 27.9%, NDP 26.1%, GRN 4.5%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Thursday, April 28):
Conservative lead narrows to 6 points, NDP still trending up
National ~ CPC 36.6%, NDP 30.4%, LIB 21.9%, BQ 6%, GRN 4.1%

Globe & Mail endorses Stephen Harper and Conservative Party:
Harper "has built the Conservatives into arguably the only truly
national party, and during his five years in office has
demonstrated strength of character, resolve and a desire to reform.
Canadians take Mr. Harper's successful stewardship
of the economy for granted, which is high praise."

Postmedia News/Global National Ipsos Reid poll (Wednesday, April 27) :
Layton surges but trails Harper on competence, particularly with economy
"On all the issues of competence, ... Harper continues to lead the pack," Bricker
Best Prime Minister: Layton 45%, Harper 42%, Ignatieff 13%

Harper 'challenges' Canadians to vote Conservative,
avoid 'smiles and snake oil'

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Wednesday, April 27):
Layton jumps, Harper drops, Ignatieff flat
Leadership Index: Layton 86.2 (up), Harper 82.7 (down),
Ignatieff 40.1 (down), Duceppe 10.6 (up)

Ekos-iPolitics poll (Wednesday, April 27):
Liberals fall, Conservatives and NDP hold steady
National ~ CPC 34%, NDP 28.1%, LIB 22.9%, BQ 6.6%, GRN 6.5%
Quebec ~ NDP 37.2%, BQ 27%, CPC 14.9%, LIB 14.7%
Ontario ~ CPC 38%, LIB 29%, NDP 24.4%, GRN 7%

Hill Times: Trudeau, Garneau, Jennings, Kennedy, Volpe likely Liberal 'name' losers

Hill Times/Forum Research poll (Wednesday, April 27):
Liberals set to lose long-held bastions in Montreal & Toronto
National ~ CPC 34%, NDP 31%, LIB 22%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Wednesday, April 27):
Conservatives lead by 21 in Prairies with almost half of support
Prairies ~ CPC 49.6%, NDP 28.2%, LIB 17.7%, GRN 3.8%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Wednesday, April 27):
Conservatives lead by 13 in British Columbia, NDP & Liberals steady
British Columbia ~ CPC 40.9%, NDP 27.7%, LIB 24.8%, GRN 6.1%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Wednesday, April 27):
Conservatives lead by 9 in Atlantic Canada, NDP & Green up
Atlantic Canada ~ CPC 37.8%, LIB 29.0%, NDP 26.5%, GRN 6.7%

CTV: NDP in second place behind steady Tories holding campaign lead of 10 points
Liberals still slipping, NDP up 8 points since March 15th

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Wednesday, April 27):
NDP strengthen Quebec lead, Bloc steady in second
Quebec ~ NDP 36.5%, BQ 27.4%, LIB 20.3%, CPC 13.6%, GRN 2.0%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Wednesday, April 27):
Conservatives increase lead to 11, Liberals hold second
Ontario ~ CPC 46.9%, LIB 25.7%, NDP 21%, GRN 6%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Wednesday, April 27):
Conservatives lead by 10, NDP second and trending up
National ~ CPC 37.8%, NDP 27.8%, LIB 22.9%, BQ 5.8%, GRN 4.7%

David Akin: Liberal flop may reshape all parties

La Presse/Toronto Star Angus Reid poll (Wednesday, April 27):
National ~ CPC 35%, NDP 30%, LIB 22%, BQ 7%, GRN 5%
Quebec ~ NDP 38%, BQ 29%, LIB 16%, CPC 14%, GRN 2%
Ontario ~ CPC 37%, LIB 30%, NDP 27%, GRN 6%
British Columbia ~ CPC 44%, NDP 30%, LIB 16%, GRN 10%
Atlantic Canada ~ CPC 35%, NDP 32%, LIB 29%, GRN 4%

Bitter Liberal Senator Larry Campbell
says Liberals & NDP '2 peas in a pod' and should merge

Democratic Space releases most detailed seat projections yet
provides numbers for all 308 electoral districts
points to Conservative majority with 161 to 180 seats

Democratic Space projection (Tuesday, April 26):
Ontario ~ CPC 45.2%, LIB 29.2%, NDP 19.0%, GRN 5.7%
Quebec ~ NDP 32.9%, BQ 28.5%, LIB 18.3%, CPC 17.4%, GRN 2.0%, IND 0.8%

Democratic Space projection (Tuesday, April 26):
National ~ CPC 40.7%, NDP 23.6%, LIB 23.2%, BQ 6.6%, GRN 4.7%
Seats ~ CPC 161, LIB 57, NDP 53, BQ 36, IND 1, GRN 0

John Ivison: Cats have nine lives, the Liberal Party may not

good news: Manitoba river levels decline, lowering flood risk

Ekos-iPolitics poll (Tuesday, April 26):
NDP surfing Quebec wave, but will it come ashore in Ontario?
National ~ CPC 33.9%, NDP 27.9%, LIB 24%, GRN 6.8%, BQ 6.0%

Chantal Hébert: Why Gilles Duceppe has overstayed his welcome

Environics poll (Monday, April 25):
Clear Conservative lead; Quebec surge carries NDP to second
National ~ CPC 39%, NDP 25%, LIB 22%, BQ 7%, GRN 6%

Ekos-iPolitics poll (Monday, April 25):
Tories lead, NDP leapfrogs Liberals to land in second
National ~ CPC 33.7%, NDP 28%, LIB 23.7%, GRN 7.2%, BQ 6.2%

Harper ready 'to hit the ground running' post-election

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Monday, April 25):
Harper up, Layton a steady second, Duceppe down
Leadership Index: Harper 105.7 (up), Layton 73.2 (down),
Ignatieff 40.5 (up), Duceppe 5.3 (down)

Afghanistan's great escape: how 480 Taliban prisoners broke out of jail

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Monday, April 25):
Conservatives widen lead in Atlantic Canada, NDP nudge down
Atlantic Canada ~ CPC 47.5%, LIB 29.8%, NDP 21%, GRN 1.7%

CTV: 18.5 pt lead means new seats as Conservatives trend up,
Liberals slipping, in battleground Ontario

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Monday, April 25):
NDP take over Quebec lead, Bloc drop again, still in second place
Quebec ~ NDP 30.2%, BQ 27.4%, LIB 22.0%, CPC 14.1%, GRN 2.3%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Monday, April 25):
Ontario ~ CPC 47.8%, LIB 29.3%, NDP 16.9%, GRN 5.4%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Monday, April 25):
Tories now lead by 14 points, Liberals & NDP still statistically tied
National ~ CPC 39.2%, LIB 25.6%, NDP 23.6%, BQ 6.5%, GRN 3.6%

Ignatieff, Layton cross paths in Toronto

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Sunday, April 24):
Harper up, ahead of Layton by 20 points, Ignatieff drops again
Leadership Index: Harper 93.9 (up), Layton 73.7 (up),
Ignatieff 38.4 (down), Duceppe 11.2 (down)

Dont put absolute trust in politicians, Harper says

No Quebec-style bump in polls for NDP in Ontario

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, April 24):
British Columbia ~ CPC 44.9%, NDP 28.5%, LIB 22.9%, GRN 3.6%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, April 24):
Prairies ~ CPC 49.8%, NDP 23.5%, LIB 22.3%, GRN 3.6%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, April 24):
Atlantic Canada ~ CPC 42.4%, LIB 30.5%, NDP 25.4%, GRN 1.7%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, April 24):
Quebec ~ BQ 30.3%, NDP 26.8%, LIB 20.2%, CPC 15.6%, GRN 2.2%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, April 24):
Ontario ~ CPC 44.4%, LIB 32.9%, NDP 16.9%, GRN 5.4%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday, April 24):
Tories up lead to 13, Liberals & NDP still statistically tied
National ~ CPC 38.6%, LIB 25.9%, NDP 23.2%, BQ 7.2%, GRN 3.7%

Ignatieff booed by 4,000 in former heart of Mississauga support
attends hockey play-off while campaign media skips game

Matt Gurney: Butchers and dictators cant be touched. Canadians? Let the war crime trials begin

Over 800 inmates escape 2 Tunisian prisons; guards on strike and fires set

Many voters don't understand enough about how government operates to vote, experts say

Election seen through New Brunswick eyes

Brian Lilley: NDP promises all a bunch of hogwash

More NDP electoral fraud and cover-up revealed: MIA Toronto NDP candidate with fake picture is actually a Thunder Bay campaign worker

2 Canadians among 15 killed in explosion at Marrakech cafe

Two ranking BQ members bolting from Duceppe and voting for 'fellow traveller' Jack Layton; remain committed to separatism

Jack Layton eager to undertake NDP-led coalition; confirms will bump aside majority party if necessary and do what Stephen Harper has said from start of campaign

In 98% French-speaking riding, NDP candidate speaks little French, lives/works 400km away

Prof. Jack Mintz reiterates that NDP cap-and-trade proposal will add 10 cents to cost of a litre of gasoline, explains math

Liberals scramble to save furniture, practice blame game and mumble about hapless 'going rogue' Iggy in elections dying days

Cradle of the NDP unrocked by Laytons surge

Tasha Kheiriddin: Michael Ignatieff, you got to be kidding

update: Wednesday tornado toll now at 295

Sony faces class-action lawsuits over PlayStation breach

Montreal Gazette editorial: Up close, the NDP's seduction loses its appeal; not really a federalist party

Randy Boswell: NDP, Liberals have a long history of co-operation

Ignatieff says put NDP under the microscope

John Ivison: The risks of radical change: unemployment, falling dollar, higher gas costs

Lorne Gunter: The impressive NDP surge wont stop a Tory majority

Thomas Walkom: The 1990 vomit bag government re-visited?

Don MacPherson: Bloc pulled goalie, but failed to score

Barbara Yaffe: When the issue is affordability, The Jack Factor comes into play

Roy Green: Liberal narcissism driving voters to NDP

Warren Kinsella: NDP "strength in places like Quebec may end up being largely illusory -- they literally have no one on the ground to GOTV" (get out the vote)

Warren Kinsella: "So sit back and enjoy your cup of hemlock, federal Liberal ostriches. Itll all be over soon."

Five signs of Liberal anxiety

Iggy loses it, tells Toronto Star editorial board that other side "can go to hell"

Global investors eye NDPs surge in Canada

Unions want open-door policy with Layton to continue

Will electing Layton raise your mortgage payments?

Martin Regg Cohn: The rise and stall of the NDP in Ontario

Layton skates and attacks back

Scott Stinson: Liberals, NDP maybe not so compatible

Economy, standard of living number one election issue for Canada's youth

Kevin Libin: Where's the outrage as U.S. group crosses boundaries in election meddling?

Graeme Hamilton: NDP look a lot like Bloc in Quebec

George Jonas: The environmentalists need to stop crying wolf

Afghan officer fires on U.S. troops, kills 9

Obama to nominate CIA Chief Leon Panetta for Defense Secretary; Gen. David Petraeus in line to replace him at CIA

White House finally releases Obama's original birth certificate

Norman Spector: Playing high-stakes constitutional poker

Jeffrey Simpson: Noisy differences, quiet agreements

NDP candidate partying in Las Vegas during election; problem attracting credible candidates?

Jack Laytons risky potential MPs in Quebec

L. Ian MacDonald: It's game on in Lac-Saint-Louis for Larry Smith

Bruce Anderson: NDP surge teaches useful lesson on low-engagement voters

Warren Kinsella: The Liberals 3 strikes; decisions that made the election a red streak of horror

Former PM Joe Clark endorses old ally Brison, but no support for Liberal Party

Former Bloc MP rips into Duceppes frightful campaign

Elections Canada official fired for illegal removal of Conservative signs

Tories chart frugal final course through vote-rich Central Canada

Kelly McParland: Global warning melts NDP support overnight

Terence Corcoran: Just a smiling Jack-in-the-box

Which one of these pollsters is off their meds?

Confident Harper asks Ontarians to side with party in power

Harper spurs local Tories: 'Windsor is coming back'

John Sainsbury: Rewriting history for political gain; Ignatieff caught again

Ignatieff to make last stand in Ontario, trying to save seats at risk; no last day coast-to-coast flight

Paul Wells: Stephen Harper is winning (written pre-Ekos & Environics polls)

Ekos projects 100 seats for NDP, Bloc drop to 14

With time running out, Ignatieff bids adieu to B.C.

Should Ignatieff get another chance?

Harper pledges Senate reform, but without constitutional wrangling

Ignatieff gives conflicting reports on his time and experiences in Serbia

John Ibbitson: I dont feel squeezed, Ignatieff says in launching two-front assault

A passport to learning, but not to the job market

Layton scoffs at strategic voting: What sense would that make?

NDP makes hay of Ignatieff truancy as serene Liberals lash out

Joe Volpe turfs campaign worker caught trashing Green pamphlets; Greens lodging complaint with Elections Canada

Photos of Toronto Liberal Joe Volpe (Eglinton-Lawrence) back accusation he's trashing Green Party brochures as he canvasses

Stephen Gordon: How sensible tax policy gets mired in politics

Harper, Ignatieff both have choice of three voting stations to cast a ballot

Radwanski: How Tory rush to kill per-vote subsidy could backfire

Ignatieff grilled over sponsorship on Quebec TV

Corbella: Layton as PM would tank Canada's economy

Angelo Persichilli: Liberals shooting blanks at a ghost

NDP promises arent meant for power

Ignatieff ignores ADSCAM sponsorship scandal, defends role of Chrétien in campaign

Ignatieff says would work with Layton in NDP-led 'coalition'

NDP backtracks on pace of green spending, carbon trading scheme in platform

Canada: Where political donations come from, go to

Matt Gurney: Liberals love democracy, except when its unprincipled

Boswell: Trust message backfires on Liberals

Éric Grenier: Tory majority could hinge on where votes bleed to NDP in final week

John Ibbitson: Ignatieff a master of delivery, but whos listening? As votes slip away, reduced to pleading

Ignatieff works to quell orange tide

Susan Delacourt: Sleeping Liberals need wake-up call to avoid 2008 repeat

Martin Regg Cohn: Tories beating Liberals at their own game of ethnic politics

Wall Street Journal: Canada reduces deficit by a third; U.S. gets credit warning

David Frum: Why Canada should vote Conservative

Éric Grenier: How high could the party totals get? Polls suggest vote ceilings

Another Liberal MP asked to repay improperly claimed expenses

Joël-Denis Bellavance/La Presse: The NDP rise changes political spectrum

Don't vote for an NDP 'amateur hour': Ignatieff

Jeffrey Simpson: The Liberals health-care folly

Going for broke: Duceppe recruits Parizeau, says Quebecers 'want a country'

Rex Murphy: Setting the post-election stage

Conrad Black: Royal Wedding a reminder of why the monarchy remains useful

How Chinas crooked consultants help the rich enter Canada

Roy Green: Sympathy for murderers, but not the murdered

Tornado closes St. Louis airport, damages nearby cities

Tory crowd drowns out question about support from man acquitted in Air India

Rex Murphy: Ignatieffs coalition comments come too late to be a mistake

Robert Fulford: Theres only one thing Harper and Lester B. Pearson share

Graeme Hamilton: In the Quebec City region, the voters are immune to left-leaning politics

Kelly McParland: Liberal remedy to Layton is to look in the mirror

Student vote faces end-of-year crunch

Calgary Herald editorial: Ignatieff is legally right, but morally wrong

Molson and roots rock during Harpers campaign pause

NDP rise creates new political math, with possible impact on Tory majority hopes

David Akin: Let the seat projection silly season begin!

Stephen Taylor: If the NDP surge holds, this is a game changer for our politics

Advance polls across Canada overflowing with voters

Ignatieff lost in land of low polls

Le Devoir: The NDP temptation; still excessively centralist?

Bruce Anderson: Poll fluctuations sound of people thinking out loud, not deciding

Laurier Institute: Poll analysis says CPC 149, LIB 68, NDP 52

Ottawa Citizen: Fair Vote Canada says its voting model interprets polls to produce 201-seat majority for Conservatives

Josee Legault: New polls may push even more Quebecers toward Layton camp

Layton's remarkable campaign means Stornoway plausible; how will Liberal Empire strike back?

U.S. missiles kill 25 in Pakistan

Syrian activists vow largest protests

Japan seals off no-go zone around Fukushima nuclear plant

Libyan rebels report progress in Misrata fighting

Canadian retail sales bounce back but auto sales still soft

Edmonton-Strathcona Tory candidate filing election complaint over 550 bogus names on electors list

CBC: Carson correspondence demonstrates his office follows conflict-of-interest rules says Harper

Adam Radwanski: How Ignatieff fell into a Tory trap

Stephen Harper wages late-stage battle for Atlantic Canada

Preston Manning: Economic recovery? Harpers your man

Andrew Coyne: The odds are against Ignatieff's Grits

How Liberals are losing a two-front war

Tory campaign releases Carson ethics letters; despite hype, no scandal, just run-of-the-mill correspondence by-the-book

Premier Wall slams Ignatieff over post-election musings

37 Days: They will make constitutional scholars of us yet

John Ivison: Ignatieff will/wont vote down Tory budget

Pundits' Guide: Why the Conservatives love the 'strategic' voting websites

Lawrence Martin: This campaigns about plodders, not prophets

What if there is no tablet market?

Calgary Herald: NDP-led coalition is a scary thought

Bruce Anderson: This election about nothing is all of a sudden anything but

British police beef up security for royal wedding route

Multiple civilian deaths in Misrata fighting

Ignatieff makes post-election threat explicit: Harper has no choice but to put water in his wine

Steve Janke: Liberal-NDP alliance would be bonanza for Bloc

Pragmatism would be hallmark of a Harper majority: consensus

In deficit crisis, U.S. hurries to sell GM stake

L. Ian MacDonald: Jack-mania unlikely to lead to Quebec NDP seats

Toronto Star speculation: Anger toward Bloc on rise in English Canada?

Ignatieff facing questions about role in Iraq war

Christina Blizzard: Ontario jail closures impact; province will ship more prisoners longer distances

hypocrisy watch: Obama can host a prayer breakfast. Harper cant

The Telegraph: Egypt and Iran forging closer links with ambassadors exchange plan

John Ivison: York Centre key battleground between Tories, Grits

Vancouver rejects proposed big casino in downtown core

Chris Selley: Get ready for the status quo

Toyota extends shutdowns at plants in Canada, U.S.

Youth shelter donation Alberta's gift to royal couple

Fidel Castro officially quits Cuban government

McDonald's Canada to hire 4,000 across Canada

At least 800 civilians killed in Egypt protests: probe

Multiple sclerosis tied to low sun, mononucleosis

Bronwyn Eyre: Media too quick to give Ignatieff a free ride

Ignatieff 'star' candidate flames out; comes last of 6 hopefuls at Belleville all-candidates meeting

Quebec autoworkers back Duceppe over Layton

Harper hopes northern highway promise will help pave way to election victory

F-35 engine costs: cutting the numbers

Harper announces completion of last 140 km of historic Dempster Highway to link Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk; roads from sea to sea to sea

Tories battle to keep handle on their Quebec City stronghold

Military personnel heading to ballot box to cast early election votes

Pregnant Canadian, husband among 15 killed in Morocco bombing

Libya: NATO intercepts boats laying mines outside Misurata

Have a beer with Jack - but don't let him near the economy; billions promised for small business, seniors, students, aboriginals, police, veterans, doctors, foreign aid would dig deficit even deeper

Charles Adler: Surprise bedfellows; NDP surge could yield new partnership between Tories, Grits

PM Layton? Not under any realistic scenario; New political landscape may still leave Harper on top, since Liberal backrooms would never allow a deal that puts Layton in charge

L. Ian MacDonald: Gilles Duceppe -- the day he blew it

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to endorse Harper at Brampton rally tonight

The '#hashtagfail' blog dedicated to NDP 'not ready for prime time' candidates

le Journal de Montreal: Gilles Duceppe at risk of losing his Laurier-Sainte-Marie riding in Montreal

Scott Stinson: Scrutiny something new for the NDP

Lorrie Goldstein: Jack Layton's economic kneecapping; NDP's proposed cap-and-trade scheme is utter madness

La Presse: Regional CROP poll in Quebec shows NDP surge real and taking from all opponents

Toronto Star: Exclusive: Majority out of reach, Tories say

Department of Defence under-spends by $1B+ making deficit now $12B+ lower than expected

Toronto Sun editorial: Fire these gun registry turncoats

Laureen Harper characterized as political asset in Wikileaks dump; Ignatieff knocked for tardy return from vacation at his villa in France

transcript: Harper interview with Mark Kennedy and John Ibbitson

INTERVIEW: Handing Layton power would 'stop our recovery in its tracks' says Stephen Harper

Layton defends AWOL 'clown' candidates by blaming others; shows glaring contenpt for voters and democracy; ignores fact NDP helped trigger election

One voter: Brent Tyler, 55, language activist, amateur actor

Ignatieff steps in it; says all candidates must be bilingual, then just Quebec candidates, then says 'okay' if Quebec candidates only speak French

The Economist: Stephen Harper and that elusive majority; A last-minute surge for the left might end up benefiting the right

Harper heads to Quebec rally hoping to capitalize on Bloc collapse

Harper predicts pain at gas pumps should Layton grab share of power; up at least 10 cents a litre

Harper shifts attack to NDP-led coalition

Kelly McParland: The opposite of stability is NDP government

Chrysler to re-pay $6.6B of government bailout loans from U.S. and Canada

MIA watch: Another NDP candidate on vacation during election: Richmond-Arthabaska 'hopeful' in France for 3 weeks

Judge rules against hearing AG appeal from US-backed attempt to influence Canadian election

Afghan pilot who killed 9 U.S. trainers had been highly screened

Monster mile-wide tornado hits downtown Tuscaloosa, Alabama; at least 15 dead

NDP-led coalition would risk unity, economy, Harper says

Layton second coming of Rae, warns Harper

Joe Warmington: Layton's strength good for voters; but Conservative vote solid nationwide

U.S. Ambassador shocked by aerial view of Manitoba flood zone

Adam Radwanski: Does NDP pose more of a threat to national unity than the Bloc?

CP: Top civil servants told to focus on NDP position on constitutional reform

CBS: Libya death toll as high as 30,000

Ignatieff leaves door open to possible NDP-Liberal merger; but slams Layton policies

John Ivison: The Tories dont need to panic, but they should be afraid

Tasha Kheiriddin: How do you spell desperate? L-I-B-E-R-A-L

Layton backs away from spotlight, dodges scrutiny, as popularity surges; MIA candidates a sticky issue

Layton questioned on NDP pledges about truancy when several candidates on vacation during election

Growing NDP support 'crystallizes' coalition threat: Harper

Ignatieff pleads with Quebeckers, Rae and Dosanjh renounce NDP

Lorne Gunter: The NDP surge will give Harper his majority

Trudeau: Liberals having a little bit of trouble connecting with voters

High radiation levels found at Ohio nuclear plant on Lake Erie

Telegraph: Sony admits massive PlayStation Network 77M user data theft

John Robson: We're a nation of takers, not makers

Anthony Di Domizio: Wipeout! Electoral tsunami analysis

Acerbic NDP MP Pat Martin slanders constituent during all-candidates meeting, refuses to make public apology

Malik says he supports two Liberal candidates in B.C., but Ignatieff silent

16 journalists, including a Canadian, missing or detained in Libya

Record number of 2,056,001 Canadians find holiday advance polls convenient

Wall Street Journal: Computers, too, can give away location; Google and Apple both collect it

CN profit surges 31%

Layton wants to re-open Constitution to include Quebec

Scott Stinson: Has Ignatieff found a message that works?

Harper not interested in re-opening Constitution

Ford posts best first-quarter profit in 13 years

Quebec, Ontario trends put Liberals on eroding ground

Brutal assault continues on key Syrian town

Jonas Himmelstrand: Universal daycare leaves Swedens children less educated

WikiLeaks documents reveal Canadas alleged 9/11 link

Guantánamo Bay files rewrite the story of Osama bin Laden's Tora Bora escape

Kremlin chief wants new nuclear rules post-Chernobyl

Ontario: Is the legacy of Raes days in power keeping Jack back?

Elections Canada sets final campaign spending limits

Layton avoids naming green initiatives at risk; numbers don't add up

Pentagon kills second engine development for F-35, saves $1M per day

Clement to meet with Diamond Aircraft prez after election

Ontario sold power at a loss on Earth Day

Japanese auto production at half-pace for Q2; Toyota may fall behind GM and VW in global sales

500 arrested in Syria crackdown

F-35 to cost more than originally forecast, but still on budget: DND

U.S. viewed Montreal mosque as hub for Islamist militants: leaked Gitmo documents

25 killed as Syrian army moves to crush revolt

Irish militants threaten to kill police over Queen's visit

Alternative energy investors run for the exits

BBC: Syrian army 'attacks protest city of Deraa' with tanks

Iran says it has found a new espionage virus in its computer systems

Leaked U.S. documents show assessments of Guantanamo detainees

Bill Gates now biggest CN shareholder

U.S. mulls sanctions against Syria amidst violent crackdown

Ottawa may help Canadians evacuate Syria

Wall Street Journal: Syrian military ramps up crackdown

Neil Reynolds: What is the right size for nuclear power?

Guardian: Kandahar break-out real blow for allies in Afghanistan

Hijacker with nail clipper subdued by Alitalia crew; wanted to fly to Libya

More than 400 escape Kandahar prison

8 convicts hospitalized in prison melee north of Kingston

Air strike flattens another building in Gadhafi compound

Evacuation imminent for 600 Roseau River First Nation residents as flood waters threaten

San Francisco Chronicle: Maybe tablets really ARE a fad

Power paradox: why Quebecers stay on the political margins

Liberal focus on Harper 'trust' a low priority for Canadians

Costly gasoline clouds Obama re-election prospects

Japan to launch massive search for quake bodies with more than 20,000 soldiers

How not to be a boss: Employee relations at Steves Music hit a sour note

Yemens Saleh agrees to quit in return for immunity

Washington Post: Syrian forces fire on crowds mourning Fridays scores of dead; at least 11 dead

George Jonas: 'Free' health care will see me and my friends bankrupt Canada

TIME: An inside look at the US-Pakistan feud over drones

Deadly drone raid sparks Pakistan protest

VOA: Pakistan army chief: Forces have 'broken the back' of insurgents

Orange is the colour of a Tory majority win: pollster Allan Gregg

Sub-contract on European train order could net billions for Bombardier

Montreal Gazette: Quebec vote still an enigma

NY Times: Amazons trouble raises cloud computing doubts

Libya says army may halt fighting in Misrata and let 'tribes' fight for them

Tornado causes injuries at St. Louis airport, Busch Stadium cleared, as twister warnings blare across Oklahoma, Indiana, Missouri, Illinois

Harper supports Quebec Independent candidate Andre Arthur; not running candidate against him

Charles Krauthammer: The U.S. racing form, 2012

The U.S. dollar, less almighty: Big investors see possible long-term currency weakness

At least 70 dead in Syria's bloodiest day of unrest

Amazon still working on cloud mega-glitch 24 hours later

Sen. McCain visits Libyan rebels, urges international recognition

Toyota car production disrupted until November

Canadian software program takes Apple's eye off your phone

Two more Saskatchewan communities declare flood emergencies

Samsung counter-sues Apple over battle for £100B smartphone industry

How police have obtained iPhone, iPad tracking logs

CNN: Explosions, planes heard in Tripoli; rebels seize border crossing

Japan budgets $50B for initial rebuild

Jackomania in Quebec puts Layton in opponents crosshairs

Will NDPs West Coast surge pay off for Tories?

U.S. approves use of armed Predator drones in Libya

Vancouver Sun: NDP surge means Laytons promises deserve some scrutiny

Conservatives remain on defensive as polls slip into their favour

Scott Stinson: Jack Layton the secret to NDP success

Matt Gurney: A strong NDP is bad for the Liberals, but might be good for Canada

Kelly McParland: Ignatieff finds a burning bag on his doorstep and steps on it

Apple admits iPhones also send user location data back to Apple, every 12 hours at user's cost

Android phones also record user-locations

Telegraph: Quiet grumbling in Japan over foreigners who left suddenly after March 11th quake

6.3M quake hits Japan as evacuation zone sealed off

John Ivison: Israel the issue in Liberal stronghold

William Johnson: Take heed, Canada - theres renewed radicalism in Quebec

Liberals buy network airtime on Easter Sunday to run half-hour TV special with Michael Ignatieff

Japan Times: 90% of disaster casualties drowned

Asylum seekers riot, torch buildings in Australia

breaking scandal: iPhone keeps record of everywhere you go

Nanos poll: Faring well from B.C. to Ontario, Harper faces fault line in Quebec

Schoenborns ex-wife: Keep killers like this locked up

Jeffrey Simpson: NDP vows are spoken to be broken

election reindeer games: Fraudsters posing as campaign volunteers for Conservative Larry Smith

Paula Simons: Ban on Twitter, Facebook election-night posts draconian

Harper: Canada headed for 'black hole' under coalition

crux of the matter blog: Honesty challenged or flip-flopper, Ignatieff not fit to be PM

How low can U.S. dollar go?

Scott Stinson: Liberals struggling for breath; ignored healthcare before election, now call it 'top priority'

Elections Canada issues social media warning

update: Film director Hetherington, Vanity Fair photog killed, 2 other Western journalists seriously injured

Francophones squeezing Liberals; francophone Liberals seen switching to the NDP and the Conservatives

McGuinty appeals for someone else to fix health care

Loonie rallies as oil marks gains

Gold tops $1,500 on outlook for escalating U.S. debt, dollar

Angus Reid poll: 83% of Americans rate economic conditions in U.S. as 'very poor' or 'poor'

Ignatieff lays out how he could become Prime Minister even if loses election; surly interview with Mansbridge on CBC's The National shows Harper right about 'coalition of losers' warning

Canadian inflation accelerates to highest rate in two years on jump in oil

China responds cautiously to U.S. debt move

Obama tour to promote debt plan without dwelling on S&P report, aides say

Britain sending military team to Libya

London's Diamond Aircraft dials back request, wants gov't money before election

NY Times: Shares try to rebound a day after warning on U.S. outlook

TEPCO starts moving highly radioactive Fukushima water to storage facility

Layton would consider 'some arrangement' with other parties if Tories win minority

Left-wing split could help Conservatives to majority

Liberal charged with stealing Conservative signs in Brampton

Most Canadians believe penguins may live in Arctic

Windsor ranked among top 10 'American' cities by Financial Times of London

GM to join Ford and Toyota in raising car prices due to oil, metal costs

Mark Colvin: Journalism's new wave: the world in a tweet; journalism revolutions from 1974 to 2011

Wall Street slides, Nasdaq falls 2% in reaction Standard & Poor cutting long-term outlook for USA

S&P affirms AAA credit rating for USA, but places debt on negative outlook

Christopher Waddell: The NDP and online polls

no surprise: Ex-MPs don't take responsibility for Parliament dysfunction

UK PM speaks out against coalition government because it reduces accountability to platforms

BBC: World Bank president says world 'one shock away from crisis'

Layton Montreal rally biggest NDP gathering in Quebec in history

Duceppe goes nuclear to avert big loss:
'Now is time for sovereignist Quebecers to fight for independence'

NDP platform 'science fiction,' Ignatieff says

Harper promotes religious freedom office

Chantal Hébert: Why Quebec is loving Jack, leaving Gilles

Wiseman says real story isn't Liberal collapse/NDP surge,
but Election Day scope of growing Harper majority

Toronto Star Angus Reid poll (Friday):
Catholic support (outside Quebec) CPC 50%, LIB 25%, NDP 19%, GRN 4%
Protestant support (outside Quebec) CPC 56%, LIB 22%, NDP 18%, GRN 4%

John Ivison: Harpers low-risk method could pay off at the polls

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Friday):
Leadership Index: Harper (down) 88.1, Layton 72.9 (up),
Ignatieff 44.4 (up), Duceppe 11.2 (down)

Éric Grenier: Drip, drip, drip - Conservatives and NDP make gains

Canada election: Advance polls open at noon today, Good Friday

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Friday):
British Columbia ~ CPC 47.8%, NDP 29.1%, LIB 19%, GRN 3.6%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Friday):
Tories lead by 12, Liberals & NDP statistically tied
National ~ CPC 37.8%, LIB 26.1%, NDP 23.7%, BQ 7.4%, GRN 3.5%

Leger-QMI poll: Quebec questions future of the Bloc
69% of Bloc supporters have NDP as second choice

Harper on track to balance budget ahead of schedule
federal deficit over $11B+ better than forecast

Hill Times/Forum Research poll (Thursday):
National ~ CPC 36%, NDP 25%, LIB 23%, BQ 6%, GRN 6%

As polls show Liberal vote collapses in Quebec, B.C. and Ontario, questions arise:
temporary shift? where will votes go? are 'ground games' ready?
NDP has first chance at being Official Opposition

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Thursday):
Leadership Index: Harper (down) 90.0, Layton 66.6 (down),
Ignatieff 36.7 (down), Duceppe 15.3 (up)

CBC: Harper vows not to form government without most seats

Postmedia News/Global National Ipsos Reid (Thursday) poll:
NDP make historic gains while Tories headed for majority
National ~ CPC 43%, NDP 24%, LIB 21%, BQ 6%, GRN 4%
Quebec ~ NDP 28%, BQ 27%, CPC 24%, LIB 20%, GRN 0%
Ontario ~ CPC 41%, LIB 27%, NDP 22%, GRN 6%
British Columbia ~ CPC 46%, NDP 32%, LIB 12%, GRN 9%
48% support for Harper majority government over 3-party coalition

Ekos-iPolitics poll (Thursday):
National ~ CPC 34.4%, LIB 24.7%, NDP 24.7%, GRN 7.8%, BQ 6.5%

Jack Layton & wife Olivia Chow catch up on news during station break Thursday morning.
NDP chief was first leader to visit Sun News network, in its first week. Layton was
clearly buoyed by good news from Quebec polls showing NDP surging to top.

Rheal Seguin: NDP surge in Quebec is good news for Conservatives

With NDP surging, pollster Nik Nanos sees wild ride ahead

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Thursday):
Quebec ~ BQ 32.0%, NDP 23.4%, LIB 20.8%, CPC 17.5%, GRN 1.9%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Thursday):
National ~ CPC 39.0%, LIB 26.7.4%, NDP 22.1%, BQ 7.5%, GRN 3.4%

Le Devoir: Who will NDP hurt in Quebec? Justin Trudeau, says pollster
Jean-Marc Leger, could be among high-profile Liberals knocked off

Ekos-iPolitics poll: NDP surges in Quebec
NDP 31.1%, BQ 23.7%, LIB 20.6%, CPC 16.9%, GRN 8.4%

La Presse/CROP poll: The NDP take lead in Quebec
NDP 36%, BQ 31%, CPC 17%, LPC 13%

CBC The National: Peter Mansbridge said Wednesday night that Thursday's
CROP poll in La Presse will show NDP leading in Quebec after slump of Bloc support

Postmedia News/Global National Ipsos Reid healthcare poll:
Who do you trust on healthcare? NDP 46%, Conservatives 30%, Liberals 20%

In bid to take lead on Libya campaign, Sarkozy vows to intensify air strikes

Politicians must decide whether to send
more planes to Libya, Canadian General says

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Wednesday):
Leadership Index: Harper (down) 92.8, Layton 76.8 (up),
Ignatieff 41.5 (down), Duceppe 10.8 (down)

McParland: Michael Ignatieff pulls a coalition out of his hat

Harper says coalition foremost on opposition parties' post-election agenda

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Wednesday):
B.C. ~ CPC 41.8%, LIB 25.9%, NDP 24.7%, GRN 6.8%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Wednesday):
National ~ CPC 39.1%, LIB 28.4%, NDP 19.8%, BQ 7.7%, GRN 3.9%

Mansbridge 'National' interview election turning point?
Liberals could still govern if Harper wins minority: Ignatieff

survey says: Canada second happiest country in the world

Abacus Data poll: Lower Churchill loan guarantee gets 63% thumbs up from Canadians

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Tuesday):
Leadership Index: Harper (up) 110.6, Layton 59.5 (up),
Ignatieff 49.1 (up), Duceppe 15.5 (down)

CityNews/Maclean's Innovative Research poll (Tuesday):
CPC 39%, LIB 28%, NDP 17%, BQ 9%, GRN 7%
Best PM ~ Harper 36%, Ignatieff 22%, Layton 20%

Ekos pollster Graves says economy ballot question turning for Tories

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Tuesday):
Ontario ~ CPC 46.0%, LIB 36.9%, NDP 12.5%, GRN 4.6%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Tuesday):
National ~ CPC 39.8%, LIB 30.2%, NDP 17.3%, BQ 8.6%, GRN 3.1%

Chantal Hébert: Changing gears unlikely to give Liberals much traction

Ekos-iPolitics poll:
National ~ CPC 37.4%, LIB 24.9%, NDP 20%, GRN 8.4%, BQ 7.8%

Nanos leadership poll: Laytons edge on Ignatieff will be hard to lose

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Monday):
Leadership Index: Harper (up) 95.9, Layton 58.1 (up),
Ignatieff 40.5 (down), Duceppe 17.4 (down)

Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll (Monday):
National ~ CPC 36%, LIB 28%, NDP 19%, BQ 8%, GRN 7%

Liberals back down and they will remove attack health ad

CBC Reality Check: Liberals wouldn't admit it until CBC proved it,
but Harper did not say the words attributed to him

Tories demand Liberals pull attack ad; mis-attributes quote to Harper but knew
real source in 2004; ad planned 6 months ago Liberal told Globe & Mail earlier today

Monday polls show conflicting standing for NDP

Abacus Data poll (Monday):
National ~ CPC 37%, LIB 29%, NDP 20%, BQ 8%, GRN 5%

Angus Reid poll (Monday):
National ~ CPC 36%, LIB 25%, NDP 25%, BQ 9%, GRN 5%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Monday):
Ontario ~ CPC 45.2%, LIB 36.5%, NDP 14.5%, GRN 3.9%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Monday):
National ~ CPC 39.8%, LIB 29.8%, NDP 17.4%, BQ 8.6%, GRN 3.4%

QMI/Leger poll: Layton gaining on Bloc in Quebec but may not translate into seats; NDP vote still 'volatile'

QMI/Leger poll: Tories hold lead over Liberals while NDP surges

Ontario, B.C. voters find Ignatieff's 3 decades away from Canada an election issue

QMI/Leger poll: Layton popularity lifting NDP

Neil Reynolds: Want a coalition scenario? Try Duceppe as PM

Elections pivotal stretch starts with new motifs: health care, unity

Conservative majority best defence against separatists: Harper

Deadly tornado outbreak among largest in U.S. history;
storms launched 241 twisters over 14 states,
killing at least 44 people from Oklahoma to North Carolina and Virginia

Oops: Ignatieff oblivious to separatism; says he "doesn't care"

John Ibbitson: Harper warns against advancing Quebec separatism;
national unity emerging as significant campaign issue

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Sunday):
Leadership Index: Harper (down) 91.6, Layton 56.9 (down), Ignatieff 51.9 (up), Duceppe 19.5 (up)

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday):
Ontario ~ CPC 42.8%, LIB 37.4%, NDP 17.1%, GRN 2.7%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday):
National ~ CPC 39.0%, LIB 28.3%, NDP 18.4%, BQ 9.6%, GRN 3.6%

Manitoba says flooding 'unprecedented' in scope/scale

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Saturday):
Leadership Index: Harper (up) 105.4, Layton 67.6 (up), Ignatieff 49.5 (up), Duceppe 9.8 (down)

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Saturday):
Ontario ~ CPC 40.7%, LIB 38.8%, NDP 18.4%, GRN 2.1%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Saturday):
National ~ CPC 38.8%, LIB 28.8%, NDP 19.2%, BQ 8.5%, GRN 3.4%

Toronto Star/Angus Reid poll (Saturday):
Who won debate? Harper 43%, Layton 24%, Ignatieff 15%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Friday):
Leadership Index: Harper (down) 103.3, Layton 60.4 (up), Ignatieff 42.5 (down), Duceppe 19 (up)

Elections Canada agrees Guelph special balloting "not properly authorized" but accepts ballots

Elections Canada ends special polls on campuses
after unauthorized Guelph fiasco

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Friday):
Prairies ~ CPC 56.5%, LIB 24.2%, NDP 16.0%, GRN 3.0%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Friday):
National ~ CPC 38.7%, LIB 28.8%, NDP 18.6%, BQ 9.0%, GRN 3.7%

Illegal Guelph polling station allegedly broke numerous Elections Canada rules

Conservative Party officially requests Guelph 'special' votes not be counted

Illegal, unsanctioned 'special ballot' polling station at University of Guelph broke numerous
Elections Canada requirements; 700 ballots cast under official protest by Conservative Party

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll: Harpers leadership rating jumps after debate

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Thursday):
Leadership Index: Harper (up) 122.8, Layton 57.3 (up), Ignatieff 52.7 (up), Duceppe 13.8 (down)

3 Stooges election video goes viral

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Thursday):
Atlantic Canada ~ CPC 49.3%, LIB 35.6%, NDP 14.0%, GRN 0.5%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Thursday):
National ~ CPC 38.9%, LIB 31.1%, NDP 18.3%, BQ 7.5%, GRN 3.1%

Radwanski: Much sound and fury between leaders with no shot at governing

French TV debate turns back the clock

COMPAS Research poll says Harper top choice for battlefield commander:
Harper 56%, Layton 18%, Ignatieff 14%

Vancouver Sun: French debate won't change voters' minds: Observers

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Wednesday):
Leadership Index: Harper (up) 94.9, Layton 57.1 (up), Ignatieff 49.6 (down)

Large-sample COMPAS Research poll says Conservative majority:
National ~ CPC 45%, LIB 24%, NDP 16%, BQ 8%, GRN 7%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Wednesday):
Prairies ~ CPC 53.9%, LIB 24.2%, NDP 18.7%, GRN 2.8%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Wednesday):
National ~ CPC 39.9%, LIB 30.4%, NDP 16.3%, BQ 9.1%, GRN 3.8%

Postmedia News/Global National Ipsos Reid post-debate poll:
Harper 42%, Layton 25%, Ignatieff 23%, Duceppe 2%

Leger post-debate poll: Harper winner say 37%; Ignatieff won say 21%

Barbara Yaffe: 'Prime-ministerial' Harper clear winner of leadership debate

John Ivison: Harper won debate by avoiding blunders

Iggy scorns that Harper can "try" to form a government after election;
Harper pounces on code that opposition would block confidence to create coalition

Harper solid, Ignatieff gaffes on coalition,
Layton zings, Duceppe in own world

Postmedia News/Global National Ipsos Reid pre-debate poll (Tuesday):
"Who will win debate?" Harper 33%, Ignatieff 24%, Layton 13%, Duceppe 2%

Debate Primer: CBC, CTV, Global ~ 7 p.m. EST

CityNews/Maclean's Magazine Innovative Research poll (Tuesday):
CPC 39%, LIB 28%, NDP 17%, BQ 9%, GRN 7%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Tuesday):
Leadership Index: Harper 94, Layton 54.1, Ignatieff 48.4, Duceppe 20.7, May 12.7

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Tuesday):
Quebec ~ BQ 33.1%, CPC 23.2%, LIB 20.8%, NDP 18.1%, GRN 3.1%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Tuesday):
National ~ CPC 39.7%, LIB 31.2%, NDP 16.8%, BQ 7.8%, GRN 4.0%

Postmedia News/Global National Ipsos Reid poll (Tuesday):
Best Prime Minister ~ Harper 47%, Layton 35%, Ignatieff 19%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Monday):
Leadership Index: Harper 109.6, Layton 47.8, Ignatieff 44.7, May 12, Duceppe 8.9

Canadian Press/Harris Decima poll (Monday):
National ~ CPC 40%, LIB 28%, NDP 15%, BQ 9%, GRN 8%
Quebec ~ BQ 34%, CPC 24%, LIB 20%, NDP 11.1%, GRN 6%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Monday):
Ontario ~ CPC 43.6%, LIB 36.6%, NDP 13.1%, GRN 6.3%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Monday):
National ~ CPC 41.2%, LIB 30.4%, NDP 15.2%, BQ 7.8%, GRN 4.6%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll (Sunday):
Leadership Index: Harper 101.5, Ignatieff 51.9, Layton 51.0

Ignatieff caught double-talking; denies having voted in foreign
countries, but told The Glasgow Herald in 2004:
"I am an American Democrat. I will vote for Kerry in November"

Strong 7.1M earthquake jolts northeast Japan, near Iwaki, Honshu;
shallow quake; one meter tsunami advisory cancelled

Hockey talks: French-language leaders' debate moved to Wednesday

Toronto's worried Parkdale neighbourhood mobilizes
to protect citizens as attacks continue

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday):
CPC 39.5%, LIB 31.6%, NDP 14.7%, BQ 8.1%, GRN 4.8%

Evacuation orders given as Red River cuts off access to dozens of homes

Postmedia News/Global National Ipsos Reid poll (Saturday):
Tories, NDP get top marks for national campaigns; frequent elections unpopular

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Saturday):
CPC 40.5%, LIB 31.7%, NDP 13.2%, BQ 9.2%, GRN 4.0%

Red River floodway kicks in today; act now, province warns

Republicans force $$ billions in spending cuts for 2011;
U.S. Gov't shutdown avoided at last minute

Global News Ipsos Reid poll (Friday):
CPC 41%, LIB 26%, NDP 19%, GRN 4%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Friday):
CPC 40.6%, LIB 31.1%, NDP 14.9%, BQ 8.7%, GRN 3.4%

Conservative Party platform 'Here for Canada'

Stephen Harper releases Conservatives' 'Here for Canada' platform in Mississauga;
Budget balance by 2014: Focus on jobs creation, families, deficit elimination,
tough on crime, and investing in North

Water leaks found at Onagawa nuclear power plant after Thursday quake

Compas CEO poll: top issue: economy; best PM: Harper 74%, Ignatieff 20%

Conservative majority would hustle blocked crime bills into law all at once

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll:
Leadership Index: Harper 106.2, Layton 48.4, Ignatieff 45.4

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Thursday):
CPC 39.6%, LIB 30.4%, NDP 17.2%, BQ 8.3%, GRN 3.2%

Gunman attacks Brazil elementary school, at least 13 dead

updated: Powerful 7.1M - 7.4M shallow quake hits Japan; same location as March 11th monster,
tsunami alert issued/dropped, cities in dark; Aomiri, Akita thermal power plants shut down,
nuclear plants lose external power

How former politicians dealt with confrontation

Toronto Star/La Presse Angus Reid poll (Thursday):
National CPC 38%, LIB 27%, NDP 21%, BQ 8%, GRN 6%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Wednesday):
Quebec BQ 36.8%, CPC 23.3%, NDP 18.8%, LIB 17.9%

latest election scandal:
Metro Vancouver Liberal candidate convicted of drunk-driving

Liberals drop Quebec candidate over comments on aboriginals

Liberal candidate said to have long history of racist remarks

Liberal candidate, founder of a white supremacy group in Quebec,
accused of racist comments about Aboriginal people

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Wednesday):
CPC 39.7%, LIB 29.9%, NDP 17.4%, BQ 8.3%, GRN 3.8%

Australian video supporting Canadian Greens violates election laws

Kelly McParland: Harper seeks absolute power, and wants to be a genie, too

A new Canada? Harper wraps himself in a different kind of flag

expert: Voice of slain kids mom must be heard when determining freedoms for killer Schoenborn

Sun News Network rises today

Economy catching up to health care as main priority

Eric Duhaime: Change funding rules to block the Bloc

Peter Worthington: Majority in PMs reach; Harper has enhanced Canadas prestige and deserves his reward

Keith Beardsley: Liberals drag out ghosts of governments past

'Dour Stalinist' the B.C. NDP 'Casinogate' opponent the B.C. Liberals wanted

Adrian Dix elected new leader of B.C. NDP

Toronto Star: Harper says majority needed to stop sovereignists

Oops, Liberal criticism misses mark, F-35 engines included

Japan quake/tsunami/nuclear disasters hit Canadian economy

How bad is the pro-Liberal media bias?

Steve Paikin: 'Who do I think won the debate? The truth is, I can never tell'

Harper's 1978 experience on 'Reach for the Top' and the brainiac who beat him

PQ leader Marois predicts another sovereignty referendum

PQ leader Marois scores 93% in party leadership review vote

Ignatieff's excuse for missing votes in Commons: how does it hold up?

Robert Fulford: Mao outmurdered Hitler and Stalin combined

All eyes turned to Sun News as conservative channel set to launch

Former Liberal sees red over unwanted sign; replaces with blue

Effect of Prairie floods ripples into grocery aisles of world

Harper expands tough-on crime agenda; wants monthly drug tests in prisons

Guergis protests too much

Ignatieff channels Springsteen, gets song title wrong; doesn't listen to Canadian music?

Stéphane Dion called for Guergis firing in 2008

Surrounded by Conservative ridings, it looks like Kingston is ready to go blue again

Ontario giving away power, but not to homeowners

Hatchet job on Scarborough candidate because he shortens his first name by 2 letters; is political motivation behind media attack on Gavan Paranchothy?

Gadhafi daughter vows her father will not step down

Guardian: Japan to pay compensation to Fukushima nuclear plant evacuees

Ontario man has mad cow disease, officials confirm

Jim Hendry: Lower corporate taxes an economic winner

Thomas Walkom: In B.C., an NDP stronghold in mortal peril

John Ibbitson: Debates launch party leaders into a make-or-break week

William Watson: Obama's euphemistic budget talk

Ford F-150 recall expanded to 1.3 million trucks

Prairie provinces fight rising floodwaters

Japan to assess its dumping of toxic water

Strong loonie helping small business investment, report says

Ignatieff questioned over interview with radical Sikh radio host who celebrated beating of Liberal MP Ujjal Dosanjh in 1985

Japan police find 10 bodies in nuclear zone

Japan Times: Fisheries hit by safety fears

Flaherty, the happy warrior, tries to raise a Conservative tide in Ontario

NDP candidate for Ajax-Pickering isn't campaigning; he's on a beach in Dominican Republic

Pentagon says it has kept up some strikes on Libya

Green candidate quits after old Facebook rape post reported

Ignatieff should reject subsidy ballot dollars for Liberal 'featherheads' candidate says Brazeau

U.S. Navy's laser test could put heat on Somali pirates; motorboat engine bursts into flames

Mubarak detained for investigation over killings of protesters, corruption

Iggy's flood condolences hit wrong target

Stephen Maher: Harper cool under attacks but only polls will tell who won debate

Liberals draw shipyards ire as they inject politics into ship-acquisition project

Study suggests MS vein blocking could be symptom rather than cause of MS

Unpaid writer files $105M class-action suit against Huffington Post, AOL

Ryan says deficit 'grand bargain' with Obama unlikely

Obama outlines another new deficit-reduction plan, slams GOP proposal

Ontario court strikes down Canadas pot laws

BBC: Summit urges Gadhafi to stand down

CBC: Libyan capital area struck by explosions

Hydro-Quebec official gets pie in face

Barbara Kay: Its time for Montreals anglos to vote for a Tory majority

Texas and Ohio upset after Space Shuttle retirement decision

Supply crunch coming for cameras, electronics from Japan

Canadians tolerant, hard-working -- but worry a lot, says international think-tank

Manitoba budget includes spending increases, tax cuts

Guardian: Syrian soldiers shot for refusing to fire on protesters

Racist André Forbes still official Liberal candidate in Manicougan despite Ignatieff's claims to have 'fired' him

Ezra Levant: In the crosshairs; VoteCompass reveals the details, and it proves the flaws in CBCs game

Ontario: New Windsor Jail to cost $336M

Chris Vander Doelen: McGuinty online expenses 'a stunt'

Air France Superjumbo A-380 spins commuter jet in runway collision at New York's JFK Airport

Prosecutor says several in custody for Belarus bombing

Don Macpherson: A crucial week in the political life of Gilles Duceppe

Stelmach rips Ignatieff, Layton for oilsands policies that hurt West, divide Canada

'American Democrat' for Prime Minister of Canada? Or another non-citizen caught voting in U.S. election?

B.C. Premier Christy Clark announces she'll run in Vancouver-Point Grey by-election

Watson: Who can complain about this election?

Afghan training mission headed for volatile area; source puts political spin on details

Chantal Hébert: Winning debate isnt always about knockout performance

Cannon leaves hustings to attend second round of Libya crisis talks

Chris Selley: Ignatieffs lengthy time outside Canada a problem for voters

Carlson: Doing away with per-vote subsidy could alter electoral landscape

Bruce Anderson: Debate advice for Harper: accentuate the positive, because a lot is and it will help you

Tasha Kheiriddin: Blueprint for a Liberal-NDP coalition -- and it aint pretty

NY Times: Japan Fukushima nuclear disaster put on par with Chernobyl

Ivory Coast entering a 'new age of hope' says new President Alassane Ouattara

Milke: Bloc separatists most dependent on political subsidies

economists: Higher corporate taxes = lower wages

Politico: Canadian candidate Ignatieff talked of voting elsewhere

Ivory Coast's Gbagbo held after French troops move in

At least 11 dead after explosion hits Belarus subway station

Libyan rebels reject African Union peace plan

Toronto Sun editorial: Minority equals coalition takeover

Windsor businesses keen on Tory majority, according to Chamber survey

AP: U.S. has blocked 350 people from boarding planes since 2009

Guardian: The magic of the mid-life mind; when it comes to the big stuff, middle-aged brains outperform the rest

Wall Street Journal: Obama finally joins debate on cutting his historic deficits

China tells U.S. to quit as human rights judge

Kevin Libin: Tories target urban ridings

Leaders cut appearances ahead of debates

John Ibbitson: Ignatieffs six-minute debate challenge: Win the face-off

Its curtains for veils as France rolls out anti-niqab law

Japan Times: Decommissioning reactors to take decades, untold millions

Red River Valley flood fight shifts north of Fargo

Brian Lilley: Ignatieff promises to go soft on crime to save money

Liberals still misleading Canadians on F-35; willing to throw away 100s of $$ millions in political ploy

Ipsos Reid poll: 20% of voters using social media for election discussion

20 Canadians have joined Somalian terror group

Tokyo to bid for Olympics in wake of earthquake?

Layton commits to push his thin platform "after election"; coalition talk?

Kathleen Parker: Demonizing the GOP, losing the budget battle

John Ivison: NDP cranks up spending promises to 11

NATO air strikes destroy 25 more Gadhafi tanks in Libya

BBC TV veteran Ignatieff gets advice on how to be somebody else in the debate

Jennifer Rubin: Two telling budget speeches

Red River level drops; voluntary evacuations end

Bloc and NDP want French debate re-scheduled to avoid conflict with Montreal play-off game

Liberals promote $28B 'fantasy' budget says Harper

NDP unveils $9B election platform, massive corporate tax increases

Goldstein: Denmark has seen Ontario's future (and it's expensive)

Tom Kent: The opposition hurts itself by defending political subsidies

Liberals use smoke and mirrors after losing 39 candidates before election and more since

NATO destroys 17 Libyan tanks

Harper becomes volleyball dad in break from campaign

Activists give Boehner a nod of approval

Liberal Senator expensed $32,000 while awaiting fraud verdict

Gunman opens fire in Dutch mall, killing 6

France vows 'strong response' as Gbagbo launches fresh attack

Health care transfers from feds appear safe no matter who wins election

UN says Ivory Coast negotiation was a 'trick'

Canadian ethnic media have a shared outlet to reach political leaders

Suicide bomber strikes inside Afghan Defense Ministry, 1 dead

Reuters: Huckabee is high in polls, but on the fence for 2012

Who will replace Ignatieff after the election?

Killer escapes prison in B.C. as Liberals speak against prison funding

Microsoft patent fight against Canadian firm in U.S. Supreme Court divides companies

PQ delegates vote for, then against having all commercial signs in French only

Yemen forces fire on protesters, 22 hurt

Libyan rebels resist Ajdabiya assault

Tories 'stand up for victims of crime'

Goldstein: Ignatieffs dangerous emissions; do the Liberals know what theyre promising on climate change? Do they care theyre being reckless?

Special ballots: The ins and outs of getting your vote in early

Quebec closer to sovereignty: Duceppe

Robson: Ignatieff unconnected, cannot be trusted

43 perish as tornadoes rip across United States

Tories would be tough on sex offenders: Harper

16% of Canadian voters say will vote but still undecided

Conservative Cheryl Gallant stands up for excluded Green Party candidate at all-candidates meeting organized by radio station

Tim Powers: Liberals decide to go backwards

Liberals 'hope' message underlined by fear as Tory majority looms

Shanoff: Error in the DNA; how judges get themselves in trouble

Adler: Iggy skips votes -- he doesnt deserve ours

David Frum: Ignatieff signals a return to duplicity on Israel

Japan says 28 got high radiation doses

Harper calls Liberal health-care record 'shameful'

Taliban sleeper agent kills 9 at Afghan base

Tornadoes kill 17, wipe out families in Alabama, Mississippi

Former Saskatchewan premier Blakeney dies at 85

Ibbotson: Liberals go for the gutter, use health scare tactics again

Doug Saunders: Why we should abolish corporate tax -- it has been a worldwide failure

No more planes for Libya withouit Parliamentary approval, says Harper

Macleans: 2 out of 5 on the 'Bull Meter' for Ignatieff to say "worst level of joblessness in a generation"

Toronto Star: Dating company poll says party with most attractive followers? Conservative

Coyotes deal on last leg, True North ready to bring the dogies north to Winnipeg

Small Oklahoma town hit by killer tornado

Graeme Hamilton: PQ plans to make next PMs life hard

Globe & Mail editorial: With disturbed murderers, put the public before escorted passes; public protection ought to come first, and the law should say so more clearly

Federal politicians back restrictions on release of violent offenders after Allan Schoenborn case exposes holes in sentencing

Powers: The Helena Guergis challenge

In Brampton, a suburban boom city grows on fertile electoral ground

Solberg: Debate separates leaders from chaff

Hébert: Debates keep Harper on road to majority

CBC Reality Check: The AG's report -- why did the 'Gang of 3' try to mislead Canadians?

37 Days: Coalition central to French debate

Tasha Kheiriddin: French debate shows whats Bloc-ing Quebec -- and Canada

Kelly McParland: Ignatieff tells Quebec its OK to rate Canada as second best

Debate gives Duceppe a lift, but will Quebeckers respond?

Iggy wants UN approval for military missions, except when he can't get it

Ontario's economy grows for sixth straight quarter

Washington Post: House debates GOP budget plan, sets vote on deal that averted shutdown

Harper pledges boost to rural economic development

Harper targets more swing ridings in push for majority

John Ibbitson: Harper woos Quebeckers with pledge to move key federal agency

Manitoba's factories boost sales

U.S., allies see Libyan rebels in hopeless disarray

NATO nations commit to ending Gadhafi rule

CBC: Anti-aircraft fire reported in Tripoli

Matt Gurney: Save the debates. Disinvite Duceppe

Tasha Kheiriddin: Michael Ignatieffs slowly deflating balloon

John Ivison: Harpers post-debate remark: 'That was easy'

Harper was debate winner in body language: expert

Media watcher said she was "disappointed" in Ignatieff's performance, while Harper "did very well"

Chris Selley: Ignatieff sticks to script, misses opportunity to close gap on Harper

Huffington Post: Harper fends off attacks in election debate; Iggy stumbles on prepared lines

CBC: fact-checking the debate claims

Nanos Leadership poll shows blip after release of draft AG report, but Harper still way ahead, Layton second, Iggy third

Terence Corcoran: Minzbergism versus corporate tax cuts

Controversies not sticking to Conservatives, PM Harper 'like Teflon,' says prof

Kheiriddin: Stephen Harper: the federal Rob Ford?

G8 report leak won't taint A-G Fraser's reputation, say experts

Toronto Sun editorial: Why Auditor Generals G8 report is worthless

Reuters: AG did not condemn us say Conservatives, urge report released

Calgary Herald says 'release the AG report'

Globe & Mail agrees that AG report should be released

John Ivison: Canadas election choice, between the peacock and the despot

Second leaked draft of AG report has different language, seeks greater "transparency"

Tories brace, rivals mobilize after explosive draft AG report on G8

update: Report on G8 spending wont be released, Auditor General says

AG Sheila Fraser refuses to release leaked report into G8 spending: "I strongly caution the public to wait until our final report . . . has been tabled in Parliament and made public."

Story on leaked draft report from Auditor-General alleges G8 spending inappropriate; Conservatives call for release of final report

'The Ignatieff coalition will end the DRIC bridge' to Detroit, candidate Watson charges

Newfoundland Premier defends faith in Harper

L. Ian MacDonald: While media do their best to trip up Harper, he's landing on his feet

About prayer: Duceppe believes in separation of church, state

May says she doesn't like debate change for hockey

Manitoba Premier vows permanent protection as prairies brace for floods

Telegraph: Gadhafi 'accepts road map to peace' from African Union

George F. Will: Glendale Arizonas sports mania encounters a hard check

UN, French fire on Gbagbo residence in Ivory Coast

Harper blasts Pierre Trudeaus bloated spending record

Fervor of Wisconsin union bloat debate shifts to recall elections after Supreme Court election won by Republican

Month after quake, Japan homeless move into houses

Canadian firm undertakes large-scale oil sands project in Utah, first in U.S.; attracts predictable opposition

Bob Dylan performs in peaceful Vietnam

Foreign-owned London aircraft maker cranks up political threats; expects $35M government money without due diligence

Warm welcome from Pickering and Scarborough activists on either side of proposed new Rouge River National Park

Tories pledge to create 11,500-acre national park in Rouge Valley on east edge of Toronto, from Lake Ontario north

NYSE rejects Nasdaq-ICE bid

John Snobelen: How to save the political debates

Harper tells Quebec farmers that marketing boards and farm support will continue

LeBreton says Harper needn't make any image changes to win majority

John Ibbitson: Has U.S.-style 'voter suppression' made it to Canada's election? or is it a claim made to mask political failings?

Mark Bonokoski: Prime Minister Stephen Harper hated by Press Gallery

Éric Grenier: Polls suggest Harper just shy of projected majority as momentum wanes after week two

Mubarak threatens to sue over allegations against him in first public comments since Feb. 11 ouster

The Guardian: Libyan rebel defences 'failing' as Gadhafi forces move towards Benghazi

Duceppe slams Tory slogan

Red River close to cresting in Fargo

Egyptian protesters defy military, return to Tahrir Square

Housing starts jump in March: CMHC

John Ivison: Ignatieff needs to stop talking about himself (because the 'Just visiting' meme just won't go away)

Iggy publicly disagrees with Liberals Bob Rae and David McGuinty as campaign wires crossed; actually likes a Conservative campaign pledge after he finds it's popular

Chantal Hébert: What Duceppe needs is a campaign narrative (especially when Conservative rallies are the most popular)

Foreign company threatens government; says will shut plant if not given $35M during election

Not too hot, not too cold: Why jobs numbers work for Tories

John Ivison: NDP the option on the Left Coast

Winnipeg begging for more help with sandbagging

Escorted leave for triple child-killer Schoenborn shocks Merritt, B.C.

Tories would create 'Office of Religious Freedom'

Premier Stelmach invitation to Barack Obama: Come see Alberta oil sands for yourself

Conservative health funding at 6% after 2014 was in budget; Ignatieff got it wrong today when he claimed they wouldn't

Montreal theatre gig cancelled for convicted killer Bertrand Cantat

Silver lining in job numbers: 90,600 new full-time jobs, 24,000 new construction jobs in March

Harper promises shelter from F-35 overruns

Canada unemployment rate down to 7.7%; net job loss of 1,500 as workforce moves from part-time to full-time work, including self-employment, say economists

Harper vows command of Pacific Fleet will remain in Esquimalt

Charles Adler: Plan to vote Liberal? If you do, read this first. See what kind of man Iggy is standing by

Liberals, Tories face off in Steeltown

Don Braid: Ralph Klein suffering from progressive dementia

B.C. provincial Liberal government gets it, rules out controversial hydro-rate hikes

Bones found in Mexico pit used by body dissolver

Torys mini-promises target key ridings

Duceppes former deputy assails Bloc Leaders aseptic campaign

22 Syrian protesters killed says rights activist

The Guardian: The myth of tribal Libya

Jonathan Chevreau: TFSA tax break works for all incomes

Lorne Gunter: Liberals embrace dumber on crime strategy

U.S. Army Corps activates electrified barrier to stop Asian Carp from entering Great Lakes

Obama, Congressional leaders short of deficit-cutting deal as gov't shutdown looms

Loonie climbs ahead of March jobs data

Work set to start on long-awaited China Disneyland in Shanghai

Corn prices hit record highs in Chicago

Pro-Ouattara forces blockade Gbagbos bunker

Oil prices top $110 (US); highest since September 2008

Cancer faker Kirilow spared jail

Rebels blame NATO for Libya air strike; 5 dead

Obama threatens to veto budget bill if it passes; U.S. Government shutdown appears more likely

Green Party releases platform; mixed-bag borrows from others, legalizes/taxes marijuana, maintains fiction that party could form a government

Kelly McParland: Canadas election without a cause

In bunker, Ivory's Coast's Gbagbo plays final hand

Harper takes on Bloc in Quebec heartland

Loonie rises to $103.75 midday as Canadian economy rockets along at 5.2% clip

FAA Emergency Airworthiness Directive - Boeing 737-400 -- plane used by Ignatieff campaign;
All 737-400 craft at risk; planes with fewer than 30,000 flight cycles must inspect within 20 days

Canada to lead G7 in growth in first half of 2011: OECD

Reuters: Gbagbo negotiating exit from Ivory Coast

Air at many Quebec worksites high in asbestos levels: study

May tells Sandi Rinaldo on CTVnewsnet that she will be at leaders' debates, "some way"

Judge denies Elizabeth Mays bid to join leaders' debates

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Monday): British Columbia CPC 49.7%, LIB 23.4%, NDP 20.6%

Asbestos is safe, Duceppe says reluctantly

Cities bristle at Liberal plan to scuttle $1B infrastructure fund

Montreal Gazette: Martelly is Haiti election winner

Survey finds Canadian firms fear oil prices, strong loonie

Liberal platform numbers 'don't add up,' Harper says

John Ibbotson: With new platform, Liberals chart course back to Trudeauville

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Monday):
CPC 42.3%, LIB 28.4%, NDP 16.4%, GRN 3.8%

McParland: Liberals wrap a costly revolution in soothing blandishments

Contrasting with much-older opponents, high-energy Harper offers pro-fitness tax credits

Liberals commit to aggressive cap-and-trade on scale of National Energy Program,
bury it on page 46 of platform, refuse to talk about it

6.7M shallow quake hits in ocean south
of Java, Indonesia; tsunami alert dropped

John Ivison: Liberal platform is buyer beware
"none of the sound ideas are original and few of the original ideas are sound"

Liberals lay out $8B 'families' platform

Stephen Harper plays road hockey in Ottawa, Sunday.

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Sunday):
CPC 40.7%, LIB 29.4%, NDP 16.9%, BQ 8.0%, GRN 4.0%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Saturday):
CPC 41.3%, LIB 30.3%, NDP 16.0%, BQ 8.5%, GRN 3.7%

Daily Mail: Tsunami dog found alive and well in Japan
after 3 weeks adrift at sea on a floating house

37 Days: Pollsters say concerns about accuracy are overblown

iPolitics EKOS poll:
CPC 36.9%, LIB 26.2%, NDP 17.2%, GRN 8.7%, BQ 8.5%

Red Cross: Slaughter in Ivory Coast; '800 killed in one city alone'

John Ivison: Ignatieff plucks another billion from the money tree; no job creation plans

Postmedia News/Global National Ipsos Reid poll:
50% want Harper majority over Liberal-NDP-Bloc coalition

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll: Regional poll numbers could turn over a lot of seats for Harper
Conservatives now at 47.2% in Ontario as national numbers continue up, Liberals steady at 32.7%

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll (Friday):
CPC 39.4%, LIB 31.7%, NDP 16.1%, BQ 8.5%, GRN 4.4%

Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll:
45% want majority government; 2-1 split for Harper to lead it

Stephen Maher: Liberals balked at one-on-one debating, claim opposite

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll:
Leadership Index: S. Harper 105, M. Ignatieff 46, J. Layton 40

Harper commits to financial support for green energy projects nationwide

experts: Ignatieff short on cash for campaign promises

Lower Churchill hydro project big chance to make climate gains: Harper

Reuters: Nanos daily tracking poll:
CPC up 39.1%, LIB up 32.7%, NDP down 15.9%, BQ down 8.7%, GRN down 3.7%

Bloomberg: Canadian economy keeps jumping; GDP up .5% in January

Harper would turn Halifax Harbour into international trade hub

John Ivison: Canada doomed to endless elections until a majority?
Iggy says no compromise; to vote against Harper budget after election

CP24/CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos issues poll:
Health 28.5%, Jobs/Economy 19.5%, Education 7.9%, High Taxes 4.8%, Environment 4.7%

As May demands TV debate spot, Harper suggests debate between him and "coalition leader" Ignatieff

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos poll:
CPC 38.4%, LIB 28.7%, NDP 19.6%, BQ 9.1%, GRN 4.1%

Montreal Gazette: Liberals facing rout in Quebec if poll results stand up
CROP poll: BQ 38%, CPC 23%, NDP 20%, LIB 11%

video: Maria Aragon and Stephen Harper sing on the campaign trail

Harper joins Lady Gaga superfan Maria Aragon to croon
Gaga's 'Born This Way' and Lennon's Imagine'

Election spending: Voters can't always be bought

John Ivison: Taxing corporations to give students free money

Liberals want to give $1,000 a year to high-school students;
$1,500 a year to low-income families; replaces education and textbook tax credits

Canadian Press/Harris-Decima poll:
CPC 38%, LIB 24%, NDP 19%, BQ 10%, GRN 7%

Crews cleaning up spilled jet fuel from Ontario train wreck

Ultimate scary video of tsunami destroying Japanese city of Kesennuma

QMI Agency/Léger Marketing poll: Few believe Ignatieff on coalition issue
Don't believe: 83% overall; 86% of Tories; 50% of NDP; 66% of BQ
Meanwhile, only 32% of Liberals say they believe the Liberal Leader

Sher-Wood takes rest of hockey stick manufacturing to China

RBC studies sale of U.S. retail bank

Fraud artist targets Conservative candidate in Oshawa

Obama meeting fails to end stalemate over U.S. Federal budget

U.S. highway deaths fall to lowest levels since 1949

Stephen Gordon: Corporate tax cuts: A look under the hood

Howard Kurtz: Glenn Beck, Fox agree to divorce

Where does Ignatieff stand on crime? Everywhere

Red Green regular Wayne Robson dies

Canada adds personnel to NATO mission

Harper puts focus on budget plan loans to help immigrants get Canadian credentials

Gbagbo's refusal to cede power sparks brutal assault on bunker

Ignatieff has slim chance of mending battered image, stuck in low third place for leader, says pollster

Apps: Damn right the Liberals will raise taxes!

Peter Foster: All the hysteria thats fit to print; NY Times hatchet job on Keystone project reads like a radical environmental tract

Duceppe's coalition talk betrays founding principles of Bloc

Grey Globe goes lefty

Harper's 'permanent campaign' paying off

Walkom: At the door in a longheld Liberal riding, voters are wary and skeptical

Christina Blizzard: Outrageous! Huge payouts to fat-cat bureaucrats who quit their jobs is nuts

Tories target rural Quebec

Harpers fear: 70s-style Liberal-NDP government

Newfoundland Tories target Ignatieff over seal hunt

Ignatieff forced to defend oilsands after dumping on them

Barbara Yaffe: Conservatives would maintain swagger with majority status

Liberal and NDP tax increases stir opposition in B.C.

Duceppe the 'Globetrotter of sovereignty', says Harper

Recovering Layton admits health system served him well

Wall Street Journal: Boeing miscalculated risks

Southwest grounds 2 more 737 jets over cracks

High doses of vitamin D reduce breast cancers in mice

Ezra Levant: Iggy's Alberta attack

Lorrie Goldstein: Cap-and-trade -- useless, dumb, and reckless

Michael Den Tandt: Michael Ignatieff's policies target Jack Layton's base

Proctor's psychopath killers should never go free: parents

GOP prepares new short-term deficit-chopping spending measure ahead of White House summit

Toronto's iconic Metro Convention Centre for sale by federal government

Duceppe away visiting candidate as platform highlights detailed; downplays no mention of sovereignty/separatism

surprise: Obama launches re-election bid

Toyota preparing for North American shutdown due to parts shortages

Winnipeggers told to build sandbag dikes by Sunday

Peanut fight avoided as NDP incumbent crashes Harper campaign stop

Canadian North airline awaits word on Boeing 737-300

Qantas' Boeing 737 aircraft fleet up for sale

Southwest returns 737-300s to service as type keeps flying

Google stalking horse bidder for Nortel patents; bids $900M U.S.

Harper reaffirms vow to scrap expensive long gun registry

Opposition roulette continues; former B.C. Lib candidate throws support behind NDP

McDonald's to hire 50,000 U.S. workers - in 1 day

vote-buying 101: First, Iggy said he'd wait 'til he was elected, then the next day he promised a $35M government loan, and then he mocked the current government for doing due diligence before committing taxpayers' money

Steve Val: Analysis of Nanos polls shows Conservatives up in British Columbia, Quebec and Atlantic Canada, Liberals dropping in Atlantic Canada, but rebounding in Ontario where Conservatives lead and previously held most seats except Toronto and Northern Ontario; major shift in Quebec sees Bloc dropping

Experts predict another low voter turnout

Layton defends candidate against separatist slurs, dismisses Liberal promises as hollow

New studies on Alzheimers uncover genetic links

Libya: 400 illegal immigrants 'disappear' on way to Italy

Tories to expand fitness credit once deficit gone

Éric Grenier: Analysis of aggregated polls sees Conservatives gain 7 seats, Liberals lose 4 after first week of campaign

Riding roster roulette includes 2008 Bloc candidate Gérald Labelle running for Conservatives in Honoré-Mercier, former Green candidate Karen Shillington running for NDP in Vancouver Centre, and longtime Liberal Joyce Bateman running for Conservatives in Winnipeg South Centre

Ontario protest over wind turbines turns angry

NY Times: Nuclear expert on Fukushima: "Clearly, were witnessing one of the greatest disasters in modern time."

Ottawa Liberal's signs are defaced with spray-on gun sights

Constituents say Ignatieff invisible in blue collar district he represents but doesn't live in, despite commitments

Quebec National Assembly speaker resigns

Macleans: 3 out of 5 on the 'Bull Meter' for Ignatieff to say "nothing" got done at G8/G20 summits

Ignatieffs Ontario problem -- McGuinty

Canadians living longer than Americans, new research shows

John Ibbotson: Nunavut now leaning Tory

G&M analysis: Fears about scrapping per-vote subsidies wildly off target

Former F1 champ Kimi Raikkonen to race in NASCAR truck series for Kyle Busch team

Southwest Airlines cancels 300 flights Saturday to inspect fleet of 737s

Japan nuclear struggle focuses on cracked No. 2 reactor pit

Car bomb kills policeman in Northern Ireland

Libyan rebels say international air strike accidentally killed rebel fighters; rebels were celebrating by shooting into air when attacked

3-foot hole blows out in roof of Southwest Airlines 737 at 11,000-feet; all 118 passengers safe; emergency landing in Yuma, Arizona successful

Experts: Scrapping Fukushima plant could take decades

Trace radioactivity from Japanese reactors detected across Canada

Postmedia News/Global National Ipsos Reid poll: If Liberal-NDP-Bloc coalition 59% want Layton as leader

Duceppe faces NDP call to expel incumbent over aboriginal slur

Carol Goar: How to navigate a thicket of polls

Hill Times: Harper sticks to tight script, media more aggressive, tension 'more intense' following prime minister on campaign trail

Kelly McParland: Liberals' so-called pension plan is just a government-run RRSP

'To be or not to be' the twitter election

Ignatieff dithers on federal loan to London aircraft manufacturer after attacking Conservatives 3 times in House of Commons for not quickly approving loan

CBC sued for criminal libel over 5th Estate program that gave harsh charcterization of Canadian apparel tycoon

Globe & Mail Reality Check: Corporate tax hikes: A Liberal pillar on shaky ground

Vancouver airport named best in North America

Tories would soon finish free-trade deals with EU, India says Harper

India-Pakistan game sets stage for talks

Bombardier net jumps 82%, sees pick-up in business-jet orders

Day of defections takes candidates, NDP and Liberal parties by surprise

D'Arcy Jenish: Harper judged it right: Fixes are needed

Tasha Kheiriddin: Coalition is the gift that keeps on giving

CBC: Political sea change in Newfoundland and Labrador

Toronto Mayor Rob Fords transit plan wins provincial approval

Duceppe says 2 steps to sovereignty: stopping Harper majority and electing PQ

Harper vows to extend write-off tax break for manufacturers due to expire at end of 2011

Ignatieff wants to add new retirement option on top of CPP

Fantinos Liberal rival defects, throws support behind Tories

People know we're sovereignists: Duceppe

Minister defends anti human-smuggling ad

Aglukkaq so far unopposed in Nunavut

Layton jumps through hoops, says candidate's defection not a snub to NDP

Harper to back $6.4B Lower Churchill power mega-project

coalition alert: Elgin-Middlesex-London NDP candidate quits, throws support to Liberal rival

Kelly McParland: The 'big red tent' for people with no clue

Axworthy report calls for overhaul of leaders' debates

Stephen Harper takes a break from campaign trail to watch historic Pakistan/India cricket match with the Joshi and Chaudry families in Brampton.

Rebels retreat from Libya oil port under attack

Toronto school board plan to turn Oakwood Collegiate into an Africentric high school put on hold amid packed and angry protest; attacked as "segregation" and "building walls" in community

Another star candidate joins Conservative roster of candidates in Newfoundland

Understanding the coalition monkey, and why he/she hasn't been put to bed; 'no' doesn't mean 'no' for Iggy

Quebec starts prep for next Olympic bid

not ready for prime time?: Ignatieff's messy education promise and all the hanging questions and unanswered holes in it

Layton's credit card plan unrealistic, consumer watchdog says

Liberal cousins at odds on taxes; Ontario says corporate tax cuts "integral" part of growth strategy, Ignatieff says opposite

Japan's Edano: Can't say when nuclear plant will be under control

CBC political preference "tool" a joke, defaults to Liberal, says Queen's University professor

Majority government or bust, Harper warns Conservative supporters

Margaret Wente: The only question is how many seats the Liberals will lose

Former MP John Cummins announces candidacy for B.C. Conservatives leadership post

Tim Powers: On coalition, Gilles Duceppes credibility is questionable

Liberal plan is to polarize electorate, take seats from NDP

Conservatives tout fully costed $1,000 EI break for small businesses that was in last week's budget

Gary Mason: Cummins just the man B.C. Tories have been waiting for

Coalition fires still burning

David Warren: When election silliness ends, let them do their job

Charles Krauthammer: Ryans Leap; the GOP budget chairman is right, bold, and vulnerable to demagoguery

Christina Blizzard: Union blackmail ramps up in Ontario

NY Times: US-Japanese team draws up plan to decommission and remove 4 problematic, radioactive Fukushima reactors

Eric Duhaime: Coalition forces quietly creeping to a deal

B.C. musician describes vicious beating by teens

Legendary French actor withdraws from festival that includes his daughters killer; Canada will block killer from coming to Quebec stage

Winnipeg makes urgent call for sandbagging help tonight from citizens as Red River rises

U.S. gov't may use Facebook, Twitter for terror alerts

Japan's ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire rescued by French military

Vin Weber: Obamas shutdown strategy is incomprehensible

TEPCO pumps nitrogen into Fukushima reactor 1; aimed at preventing more hydrogen explosions

Japan: Radiation eases; police search for 2,400 missing in 10- to 20-km exclusion zone

Libya military demands force UK PM David Cameron to re-think defence cuts

Conservative platform release Friday: to feature job creation, more support for seniors, deficit-cutting plan, new crime laws and northern investment

Simons drops out of B.C. NDP leadership race, supports Horgan

Freeway pollution causes brain damage in mice

Controversial Alberta Liberal candidate fought for government-paid trip to Switzerland for 7 years, wasting taxpayers' money

Liberals wont fire Alberta candidate for disgraceful radio remarks on sexual assaults

Ignatieff pledges to rebuild Montreal's Champlain "bridge like new" in 10 years in fuzzy promise; a new bridge would cost over $1B

Harper pledges to double tax-free savings limits

Chrysler cancels overtime in Brampton due to Japanese parts shortage

Paul Wells: The sound of stopping Harper; just as he predicted

Just visiting? No vote for Iggy's wife -- she's not a Canadian citizen

Democracy's dawn in the Middle East

Security risk: the words not mentioned by campaigns or media

Loonie reaches highs not seen since 2007; ends day at $104.12

Leaders to go head-to-head in televised debates

Portugal asks EU for financial aid

Gadhafi writes to Obama asking for NATO attacks to end

Montreal's Champlain Bridge: old before its time

Liberals arent living up to their own slogans

Dish Network wins Blockbuster bankruptcy auction

Harper to pledge loans to help immigrants upgrade skills

Air Miles among major firms hit by monster data breach

Tasha Kheiriddin: Bloc platform a reason to vote Conservative -- outside Quebec

Showdown in Steeltown

Ignatieffs the victim as the Liberal brand loses its lustre

Mega-billions Ontario Teachers pension plan faces deficit

Ontario opposition outraged over massive $762,000 payout to ex-Deputy Minister of Health

Kelly McParland: Liberals hide their agenda on Canadas military

U.S. federal government shutdown looming closer

Manitoba follows Saskatchewan lead, will fund 'liberation therapy' trials for MS

Picture of Conservative-voting family featured in pages of Liberal platform, Conservative TV commercial

Leakage of highly radioactive water from cracked concrete pit at Fukushima reactor No. 2 has been stopped

Media aflutter after memo suggests FBI had mole inside ABC News in 1990s

Futurity: Renewable fuel made from CO2 funded by U.S. Department of Energy

CN, Olympic Towers, other icons showing Japan's colours in support

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall concerned about impact of latest Liberal green plan on West

TEPCO gives up plan for two new reactors at stricken Fukushima plant

Stephen Gordon: Hard to see prosperity in Liberals productivity program

Canadian Press/Harris-Decima poll: CPC 37%, LIB 26% in two-week sampling of 2,000 respondents

Student at Toronto school tests positive for TB

updated: 32 killed after UN plane crashes in Congo

Polls refuse to bend to Ignatieff charm offensive

Rex Murphy: Newfoundlands three-gigawatt insult to Gilles Duceppe

Can Magna fulfill Ford's dream of Soybean Car?

Libyan rebels retake much of key oil town

Yemen police kill at least 12 protesters

Where the leaders start week 2

Andrew Coyne: That 70s tax-and-spend platform

European radiation experts determine 200,000 cancers likely from Fukushima

Seven tons an hour of radioactive water escaping Fukushima; plug efforts not working

Toronto Star: Business gives thumbs down to Liberals' tax hike

NTSB: Southwest jet had pre-existing fatigue

Engineers pin hopes on polymer to stop nuke leak

Baseball and politics: Harper a Blue Jays fan, Ignatieff roots for Red Sox

Bodies of 2 missing workers found at Fukushima plant

Tories will make fitness credit available for all

UN workers dragged from bunker and killed by insurgents, top envoy says

Liberal candidate smells coffee, drops out after 3 days

Afghan riots over Koran-burning: 2 days, 20 dead

Joe OConnor: No all-clear for Japanese

David Frum: Bringing out the worst in Ignatieff

Colby Cosh: The Ignatieffalump in the room

Tories attack Ignatieff tax-and-spend promises

Layton fends off questions about seeming lack of energy on NDP campaign

Pundits Guide: Some detailed analysis and criticism of CBC Compass tool

Ezra Levant: CBC Bias and secrecy; Why won't Liberal-leaning broadcaster open up about survey?

The Guardian: Liberals had choice of one-on-one debate but turned it down says Harper

Greens an over-hyped fringe party

CTV/Globe & Mail Nanos leadership poll:
Leadership Index: Harper 98, Layton 49.8, Ignatieff 44; Ignatieff down, Layton up, Harper still way ahead

Harper only leader to visit all 10 provinces in first week of campaign

Paradis says HST compensation for Quebec will cost $2.2B; only 'technical issues' before can be signed

Roy Green: Liberals willing to trade job losses for votes

Chris Selley: Michael Ignatieffs first road week, across the media

Pastor Terry Jones: Afghan anti-UN violence 'proves' my point

Harper pledges to settle multi-billion-dollar HST feud with Quebec

Repeat elections and constant campaigns are caused by lack of discipline that comes from per-vote subsidy; Harper vows to scrap the huge annual payments to political parties

Mob kills 8 U.N. workers in Afghanistan; related to sermon about Koran burning in Florida

2 veteran U.S. skydivers die when chutes tangle while training Canadian soldiers in California

Nasdaq, ICE bid $11.3 billion to buy NYSE

How and why the TV consortium excluded Elizabeth May

Harper reiterates boost for retraining programs, work sharing that wwere in last week's in budget

sad end: German celebrity polar bear Knut drowned, pathologist says; encephalitic swelling of brain caused fall

NDP candidate in Mississauga-Erindale quits to support Conservative Dechert; had also been NDP candidate in 2008

CBC vote quiz creator worked for Ignatieff

Senior aide to Saif Gadhafi said to have left Libya for London for 'exit strategy' talks

National Post: CBC Compass bias a big issue on twitter; calls you a 'Liberal' if you answer neutral to all questions

CBC bias: Skewed CBC 'Compass' tool Liberal Party member and Director of Analytics, Peter Loewen, was member of Ignatieff 2006 leadership campaign

Ireland says bank rescue needs further 24 billion euros

Layton wants to reduce Canada's oil production

Broadcasters rule out one-on-one debate between Harper and Ignatieff, confirm Mays exclusion

Japan's nuclear rescuers: 'inevitable some may die within weeks'

Ignatieff raises taxes; pledges $500M to $1B for childcare

Chantal Hébert: Why Elizabeth May doesnt belong in election debates

Could a Harper-vs-Ignatieff tilt make election debates less boring?

Economy trumps all in culturally diverse Vancouver South

Election debate dates set for April 12 & 14; English, then French

Identical twins not actually identical, shocking Canadian research finds

Obama describes Canada as a reliable energy partner in major speech

Elections Canada gives political parties initial spending guidelines

Libyan foreign minister Moussa Koussa defects to UK

Obama authorizes secret support for Libya rebels: U.S. officials

Harper and Ignatieff both game for head-to-head debate

NDP tax breaks, Liberal tax increases and Harper plays cricket as 905 election battleground heats up

NDP would hike corporate taxes but reward local job creators; what about small business corporations?

Terrorism suspect arrested at Toronto airport

Duceppe sticks close to home despite charges of being Montreal-centric; 5th day in a row in Montreal and environs

Montreals transit sees more action than Torontos but rating nothing to brag about

Nova Scotia budget promises to cut small business tax

Liberals launch major onslaught of attack ads; but are they too much, too confusing, and too late?

UK: Coalition leaders in agreement shock

Macleans: 4 out of 5 on the 'Bull Meter' for Ignatieff to say his family came to Canada with "nothing"

Toyota rationing parts to dealers to avert hoarding

NY Times: Syrias cabinet resigns; concessions expected

Canadians think PM should change plans on not attending royal wedding

'Invisible' Elizabeth May, leader of off-the-radar Green Party, excluded from both televised Leaders debates by broadcast consortium because party has no MPs

Christina Blizzard: Liberals running on empty

Ontario PC leader Hudak says Ontario families need relief from tax and spend McGuinty Liberals

Ontario budget: deficit $16.3B, no balanced budget until 2017-18

Coalition talk in 1997 was about uniting right not seizing power, Harper says

Ignatieff hoisted on his own petard in Quebec

Radiation from Japan reactor detected in B.C. seaweed, rainwater; no risk to humans

At least 53 killed in Iraqi gunmen's attack in Saddam Hussein's hometown

Libyan soldiers accused of rape 'want to defend honour' by killing woman who made claim

Clinton: Libya military action will continue until Gaddafi bows to UN demand

Libyan rebels flee onslaught as world debates countrys future

No way to prevent Mountie massacre: Mayerthorpe report

6.5M quake rocks Japan; tsunami alert but no apparent tsunami

Harper on coalition attack; urges end to political deadlock
caused by "Liberal-NDP-Bloc Quebecois coalition"

Postmedia News/Global National Ipsos Reid poll: Canadians trust Harper to be best leader

Rex Murphy: Please Mr. Ignatieff, no more lectures on contempt

John Ivison: Ignatieffs coalition stance is still ambiguous

Harper: Vote for coalition is vote for 'reckless' coalition

Elizabeth May launches Green Party campaign in her third riding
in third province after two losses; chastises voters for not voting
says will issue daily challenge for agreement to other parties

Contrasts: Ignatieff shivers through outside launch speech on frigid Parliament Hill with a huddle of MPs shivering beside him, while Layton and Duceppe launch their national campaigns by speaking to supporters inside warm hotels in Ottawa and Montreal, respectively; Ignatieff finally says 'no' to coalition, while Layton says he's open to it and Duceppe says he was courted in 2004

Kelly McParland: Liberals have no right answer to coalition questions

Ignatieff says he will immediately raise corporate taxes,
immediately after saying he won't raise taxes

Election to be held May 2nd

Brennan: Economy top issue, Toronto Star/La Presse Angus Reid poll shows

Le Devoir/Léger Marketing poll:
Ontario: CPC 41%, LIB 31%, NDP 19%, GRN 7%

Le Devoir/Léger Marketing poll:
Quebec: BQ 39%, CPC 22%, LIB 18%, NDP 16%, GRN 4%

Le Devoir/Léger Marketing poll:
Canada: CPC 39%, LIB 23%, NDP 19%, GRN 7%

Toronto Star/La Presse poll puts Harper Conservatives on brink of majority

Toronto Star/La Presse Angus Reid poll:
CPC 39%, LIB 25%, NDP 19%, BQ 10%, GRN 7%

Chantal Hébert: Huge hurdles ahead for Michael Ignatieff

Andrew Coyne: Iggys coalition problem

John Ivison: The first gaffe goes to Ignatieff

Canadian to lead NATO's Libya mission

Ignatieff puts his foot in it at first microphone: refuses to answer questions about coalition,
insults and rebuffs media questions, says "let me be clear" then isn't clear;
says he's a democrat "from the bottom of my feet to the top of my toes";
media vow to ask about "coalition monkey" every day until Iggy answers, he strides off

MPs vote along party lines 156-145 to trigger election
voting date not set; Independent MPs voted for government

analysis: Dodging talk on coalition could hurt Liberals

David Akin: Polling above 40% typically translates into a majority government

John Ivison: Tories shrug off opposition attacks, surge to 19 point lead

Postmedia News/Global National Ipsos Reid poll:
CPC 43%, LIB 24%, NDP 16%, GRN 6%

New poll shows Conservatives moving up into majority territory,
with Liberals dropping, NDP rising, and Green out of picture

CBC: Canada sending 2 CP-140 Auroras (maritime surveillance aircraft) to Libya

John Ivison: Coalition looking like option as Harper fights for a majority

Ignatieff still ducks coalition questions; Layton loves talking coalition

Canadian bombers pound Libyan ammo depot

'I won't go into election willingly', Harper says

Liberals plan to topple Tories despite Harper's appeal to 'step back' from the brink in time of 2 wars, world economic instability

Harper calls election unnecessary; oppposition 'trigger-happy'

John Ibbitson: Why a defeated budget helps Harpers hunt for a majority

Japan now estimates quake damage at up to $300B

Jets continue to pound Libya as diplomatic battle rages over operational control

IAEA unsure where Japan plant radiation coming from

John Ibbitson: A Tory fig leaf that leaves New Democrats nearly naked

Very shallow (1 km) on-shore 5.7M afterquake hits near Fukushima nuclear plant

Budget: five sides of a carefully crafted financial roadmap

Flaherty says budget won't change, this isn't collective bargaining; it's up to opposition to show up and vote for or against it. Says Canadians will speak out in favour of Budget.

Budget: positive reviews for prudence, accuracy of past predictions

Layton coy, won't say what changes would get his support. Says can't be bought.

Ignatieff tongue-tied, won't answer questions put to him on CBC, says will make decisions tomorrow. Complains about cost of jets and prisons, but neither jets nor prisons are actually in the budget.

Canadian Election predicted to be May 2nd or 9th; NDP says ready to go

Election brinkmanship: NDP's Layton attacks budget which delivers
much of what he asked for, and says NDP will vote against it

2011 Flaherty Budget Speech

2011 Flaherty Budget Plan

2011 Flaherty Budget in Brief

Flaherty starting to deliver budget in House of Commons; Ignatieff and Duceppe have run out and said they'll vote against it

BUDGET: deficit gone by 2015, down to $30B this year; Guaranteed Income Supplement increase for poorest of seniors; temporary hiring credit for small business with an EI holiday for one year; forgiveness of portion of student loans for doctors and nurses in rural areas; tax credits for family caregivers, volunteer firemen, arts courses for children

MacKay: Embargo against weapons and mercenaries now being enforced in Mediterranean off Libya
Canada's refuelling air tankers "highly valued" by other members of coalition
air control is currently American, but Canadian chain of command follows normal channels
control of "naval component" is currently through NATO, enforcing sanctions

Layton to sleep on budget vote? Liberals out to lunch?

Eyes on Layton ahead of budget; sounding more conciliatory

Budget cobbled together by listening to Canadians incl opposition parties

Flaherty's skill, pragmatism has made him 3rd-longest serving fed finance minister in past 50 years

Libya intervention 'may have averted massacre' - UK PM Cameron

CBC: Flaherty budget to include student loan forgiveness for rural doctors and nurses,
$400M to renew home energy retro-fit program, and new employment program for veterans

Buoyed by strikes, Libya rebels try to advance

Libyans used journalists from CNN and Reuters Sunday night
to stop attacks on Gadhafi HQ; planes with missiles forced
to turn back after Libyans took journalists to see initial damage

Obama at Chile news conference: process of Libyan "actions ensures legitimacy"; usually "U.S. military carries the whole burden"; NATO will take on Libya co-ordination role as they have the capabilities to do that

Divisions aplenty rise over Libyan intervention;
notably including between Russian President and Prime Minister

CTV/Globe & Mail poll: CPC 39%, LPC 28%,
NDP 20%, BQ 10%, GRN 4%

UN needs 'complete leadership overhaul', says British study

Globe & Mail: Harper unveils income-splitting plan; will follow balanced budget

Conservative family tax cut to allow income sharing for couples with dependent children under 18 years of age; affects 1.8 million Canadians

Telegraph: Syria power struggle behind failure to end emergency rule

78 die in accidental Yemen munitions blast that increases fear of chaos

Conservatives expected to unveil deficit-contingent family tax cut

updated: Only 2 still missing after apartment building explosion in Woodstock, Ontario; systematic excavation, class action lawsuit underway

NY Times: Japan fears Fukushima reactor leak of contaminated water into ocean

Japan Times: Wild radiation spike in No. 2 reactor proves false; level in reactor still dangerous at 1 sievert per hour

Barbara Yaffe: Harper is on track to win his majority

Globe & Mail: Liberal corporate tax plan just election bumph; numbers don't add up

Forum Research poll: CPC 41%, LIB 24%, NDP 19%, BQ 10%; economy most important issue at 62%

Toronto Sun editorial: Iggy coalition liberally panned; majority of Liberals in Léger poll would want Layton to lead an NDP-Liberal coalition

Ipsos: 49% of Canadians believe Harper best choice for Prime Minister, Layton (34%) bests Ignatieff (17%)

Charles Adler: Coalition of the losers; If this election yields yet another Tory minority, expect a three-headed monster to grab at power

Mark MacKinnon: Fear grows near another nuclear plant in Japan

Duceppe equates minority support with coalition; language problem or mischief-making?

Train car on fire, gas line severed after Port Hope freight derailment

7 injured, 9 missing after gas explosion in Woodstock apartment building

Why campaign coverage sucks (view from USA)

Ontario Green Party candidate calls herself: "future leader of the Green Party of Canada"

Radioactivity jumps to 1,850 times normal in sea off Fukushima plant

John Snobelen: Canada controlled by traitors of Bloc Quebecois

Ipsos leadership poll boosts Harper and Layton, devastating for Ignatieff

Gates: Intel shows Gadhafi planting bodies at attack sites

Japan's auto industry and the regional impact of the quake/tsunami/nuclear disasters

Why tax cuts create jobs

David Akin: Liberals lose a Quebec candidate (already)

Vancouver Sun: For Ignatieff, coalition question looms large

David Akin: As they fall, Tories raise coalition spectre

St. Catharines Standard: Federal elections are local elections

Globe & Mail: 50 ridings to watch (and why) in the 2011 election

Ontario's Premier McGuinty says he won't campaign with Ignatieff

opinion: Fukushima is not a "nuclear accident"; it was hit by a natural disaster 8 times more powerful than designed to withstand

Ignatieff: Has he lost his lustre? "numbers worse than Dion" prior to 2008 election

Japan Times: Japan death toll tops 10,000 but nuke crisis hampers search; estimated 240,000 people sheltering in 1,900 evacuation centers

Japan Times: 'Voluntary' evacuation set for 20 to 30 km

Japan Times: Injuries point to fuel rod damage in reactor No. 3; radiation in basement water 10,000 times above normal

Matt Gurney: Liberals join the coalition of the unwilling-to-admit-it

Election ads make it personal for Ignatieff, opening up his loose claims to scrutiny

Matt Gurney: oops! Ontario Liberals back corporate tax cuts, privatization and prisons

'Enough is enough': Ignatieff introduces non-confidence motion

Thursday 6.8M quake toll now at least 64 dead in Myanmar, Thailand

L. Ian MacDonald: Election battle -- Tory competence vs. Liberal trust

Syria 'ready to explode' as desperation grows

Reverse Model T: some Fords won't be painted black due to Japan quake pigment disruption

New Parks Canada website shows thousands of historic places in Canada

APTN journalists miscast story, Carson wasn't lobbying, just helping, says distraught fiancee

Myanmar quake toll rises to 25

map: Radiation extends past zone, new report says

Canada vows to hold Iran to the fire over human rights abuses

National Post editorial board: Keep separatists out of the government; no coalition

Montreal officials upset because Liberal candidate already posting election signs

Myanmar 6.8M quake killed one, damaged foundations

Nanaimo: Local Grits unprepared despite plenty of warning from Iggy

Don MacPherson: How a pssh-ing match turned into an election

Dan Arnold: Tories are here for Canada, unlike that lying foreign arriviste, Ignatieff

Canada to send more military assets to Libya

6.8M shallow quake hits Myanmar

Allies target ground force fighting near main towns

CTV: French warplanes hit Libyan airbase in overnight raids

Windsor Star - Editorial: Federal budget "a sensible economic blueprint"

The Guardian: Syrians have broken the fear barrier; protests in Deraa show Syria's revolutionary spirit is now gathering pace

CNN: Toyota tells 13 U.S., Mexican and Canadian plants 'prepare to shut down' due to parts shortages

Globe & Mail: Tories, Quebec ink oil exploration, assignment of royalties deal

Globe & Mail: Parties set for 4th federal election in 7 years

Anxiety in Tokyo over radiation in tap water

David Frum: The disastrous legacy of Pierre Trudeau

Libya shows why Canada needs jets: 'be prepared'

25 embassies close or move as radiation fears hit Tokyo

Nearly 500 bills to die when election forced; where's howl from anti-prorogation folks?

Coast Guard move to de-staff Canada's lighthouses halted by Minister after Senate report

Canada steps up import controls for Japanese food, resists outright ban

10 bills received Royal Assent today

Peter MacKay: Election will halt plans for big Atlantic projects

Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79

BlackBerry to match Apple iPad2 on price of RIM PlayBook

2,000-foot TV tower in Fairchild, WI falls in wind/icestorm; station to maintain news presence on internet in meantime

Damage hundreds of miles from Japan quake epicentres includes reclaimed land at Tokyo Disneyland and around harbours which went liquid during shaking

'Gadhafi is killing civilians,' residents say, as attacks escalate

Budget: Keep the corporate tax-rate changes, invest in Canadas future

Taxpayers' federation opposes convicted fraudster Liberal Senator and former Liberal MP Raymond Lavigne from receiving public pension after his sudden resignation

Ezra Levant: Why is Iggy trying to revise history?

Canada conducts first Libya mission; patrols Libyan coast with 4 CF-18s

Canadian wait times for priority surgeries improve on national basis

'Negligible' amounts of radiation from Japan detected in B.C.

Thorium, the safe nuclear road less taken, except by China

Ontarios Power Trip: No relief in sight from rising costs

Wall Street Journal: As little girls and boys grow, they think alike

Disaster takes focus off Japan's rows with neighbors, may improve ties

A moms brain grows after birth

Flaherty budget to meet at least two of four NDP demands

John Ivison: Tories calling NDPs bluff on budget

Libyan mission a 'moral duty,' MacKay says

No quick fix seen at Japan's nuclear plant

Deals help push the Dow back above 12,000

Rival tanks deploy in streets of Yemen's capital

Liberal Senator Lavigne resigns from Senate after conviction for fraud; appointed to Senate by Jean Chretien in 2002

Opposition-majority Committee sets precedent in trying to force election by finding Government in contempt

Harper gains advantage with Libya participation: experts

Death toll in Pakistan mine explosion rises to 21

Conflict-of-interest, Wisconsin Judge Maryann Sumi and her (SEIU, AFL-CIO) political operative son; the eternal tangle of U.S. politics and appointed judges

Globe columnist says Harper has reason to worry when he's running 43 points ahead of Ignatieff on issue of leadership; ahem, media clearly wants an election

Japan's triple disaster estimated to cost up to $235B

UK joins in second night of missile strikes on Libya

AT&T to buy T-Mobile USA for $39B

Seattle Times: 3 foreign reporters missing in Libya

Syrians fire on thousands of protesters, killing 1

France sends aircraft carrier to join Libya campaign

Rubber bullets fly at anti-Obama protest by communists in Brazil

Matt Gurney: For Gadhafis troops, the best chance is to push forward

George Jonas: Libyas tricky dictator bets on luck one more time

Japan 9M earthquake stirred South Florida water table 34 minutes later

Why an election makes no sense for the NDP, Liberals and Canada

Nanos poll: Ontario Tories maintain strong lead over Ontario Liberals and their legacy of expensive experiments

McGuinty-Martin actions contemptible and precedent-setting in hijack of Parliamentary Committee

March of Democracy: 'Enough!' the Arabs say, but will it be enough?

Blankets from Canada and other donors helping Japanese survivors through cold nights in refugee centers

Thomas Walkom: Opposition takes a hit as Harper shows leadership in taking on Gadhafi

Budget to take spotlight off contempt vote -- for a while

Canadians make malaria breakthrough

Naomi Lakritz: Trudeau's weasel words 'absolutely unacceptable'

Federal budget to set table for election battle over economy

Charles Adler: Multiculturalism mine; You almost want to excuse Trudeau for falling into dads trap. Almost

Tories produce pair of CIDA memos to back up Bev Oda; opposition coalition harrumphs

Thousands welcome former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide arrival today in Haiti

Japan toll surpasses 6,900 dead, 10,700 missing

Starting April 1st Gov't of Canada departments will pro-actively release summaries of completed access to information requests

Gov't of Canada expands Open Government initiative with new data and info access

Apologetic Bev Oda concedes she sowed confusion over aid decision; but memo was an internal document directing her department, not a public document

Honda recalling 51,000 Civics and Odysseys

Libya says will release 4 NY Times journalists

Harper confirms involvement of Canada in Libya NFZ; will seek support of Parliament if goes longer than a few months

Opposition majority decides to trigger election with bogus 'contempt of Parliament' decision, showing partisan nature of reindeer games being played in Ottawa while crises break out around world

AP fact check: How Obama's Libya claims fit the facts

Obama takes credit for efforts of Clinton, Allies and freedom fighters in Libya

Matt Gurney: McGuintys boomerang gaffe -- Throw it away, it comes right back

TSX down as commodities fall

Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal Via Rail travel cancelled until Wednesday after CN derailment

Liberal John McCallum admits Ignatieff's corporate tax hike will cost jobs

Layton campaigns in B.C. with a brave face, despite injured hip

Coalition would sow instability, Harper warns new Canadians

Lorne Gunter: A close election? Don't bet on it; Harper's Tories enter campaign in commanding position

Dominance of coalition chatter betrays an embarrassing truth

Chantal Hébert: Liberals march to distant beat of Tory drummer

Brian Lilley: Coalition chatter wont stop

Cpl. Yannick Scherrer, 24, Canadian soldier killed in Afghan blast

Neil Reynolds: Where was Teddy Roosevelt when we needed him?

Ottawa Sun: Coalition sniping intensifies

Ottawa Sun editorial: Michael Ignatieff must answer the coalition question

quotes: Ignatieff talked about doing coalition many times, ruled it out once

Indian navy rescues Iranian ship, captures 16 Somali pirates

Video shows what Layton said in 2004 about coalition isn't what he's saying now

Harper, Layton, Duceppe sought 'co-opposition' in 2004 letter to GG, not coalition

Air Farce founder Roger Abbott, 64, dies

Libyan rebels sweep westwards

Libyan rebels reclaim lost ground; NATO to expand its role

U.S. to cut Libya role soon, focus on Gadhafi exit

Ignatieff finally says firm 'no' to coalition; but can he be trusted? He said the same thing in the 2008 election

Harper, Duceppe ramp up war of words

Flaherty says the budget introduced after the election will be fundamentally the same, with some updating

Connie Woodcock: Elizabeth May's Green Party on the fringe

Local Ottawa campaign machines kick into high gear

Duceppe campaign, Coyne in Twitter dustup over coalition accusations

Panama Canal gets a revamp -- and so does global trade

Radiation spikes in sea near Fukushima plant

Yemen Government official: deal on President's ouster being worked out

Syria's Assad faces crisis as mourners burn buildings

updated: Libyan rebels take back Ajdabiyah

U.S., allies ponder arming Libyan rebels

Charles Krauthammer: Obama and Libya: The professors war

France24: Blasts rock military site in Tripoli

Canadian Forces image gallery for Operation Odyssey Dawn

Harper to visit Governor-General Saturday morning

Syria rocked by massive unrest

Political ground shifts as Canadians head into exciting campaign

Yemen's Saleh ready to cede power, but only to 'safe hands'

Ekos: Friday poll sees 7% lead and another Conservative minority in cards

Tasha Kheiriddin: If its 1993 again, the Liberals should be worried

Rex Murphy: If nothing else, the election will mean the last of familiar faces

Warren Kinsella: Liberal shellacking? Poll numbers remind this Grit of 1984 gutting, so why run now?

Michael Den Tandt: Ignatieff needs to give reasons why

Globe & Mail: Liberals take emphasis off Ignatieff on their campaign bus and materials while NDP makes Layton huge

GM, Chrysler suing car carrier Allied; claim Allied holding vehicles 'hostage'

Japan Times: Radiation in the water, food, soil: But what are the risks?

NATO deal on taking over Libya command reached but but talks go on with Turkey

Conservatives announce funding help for gay refugees

Japan faces its next chore: cleaning up

McGill student sorry for hateful tweets

At least 37 Syrian protesters killed, hospital says

National Post: Election battlegrounds graphic

Lorne Gunter: Liberals, NDP will get burned unless theyre honest about coalition

Roy Green: The central election question is -- coalition, yes or no?

Globe & Mail: Win or lose, Flaherty will stand by his budget; it will be re-introduced if Conservatives win

Hamilton Spectator - Editorial: Budget "not bad enough to justify toppling the government and causing an election"

Globe & Mail: The Tories buried budget line: important funding for brain research

Allied air strikes fail to dislodge Gadhafi armour, but knocking off vehicles and artillery during daylight

Gadhafi forces roll back as rebels try to organize; Gadhafi air force effectively destroyed

Japanese shares sink into negative territory

TEPCO still working on pumps as black smoke disrupts efforts

Cost of accountability may be disproportionate to value, Harper told

Bomb sat for weeks in 'lost and found' at Detroit federal office

Obama was in process of $77M arms sale to Libya when revolt broke out; sale cancelled by events

Reindeer games continue on Parliament Hill as opposition forces election without voting on budget

Another Tory minority would result in coalition challenge: Giorno

Portugal government looks to fall over austerity budget

Liberal MP wants court to gag nanny until after election

Mark Bonokoski : Iggy's Liberals want to run on trust?

Jeffrey Simpson: One adroit budget, one more Conservative government

U.S. bombed wreckage of crashed F-15 overnight

Syria: 15 killed in clashes between protesters, security forces

Canada barrelling toward spring election campaign; opposition ignores budget, campaign plans made

Eiffel Tower evacuated due to bomb threat

Norway waffles on F-16 role, cowed by Gadhafi propaganda

One killed, dozens hurt in Jerusalem bombing

Japan's nuclear safety agency expects to restore Fukushima cooling soon

The leaky New York Times paywall

Flaherty budget will be big plank in coming election; to stand on and to whack with

Democrats play down first birthday of 'Obamacare'

Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) liked budget, says it would have helped 525,000 of their member small businesses

Obama: Reiterates U.S. will turn over control of Libya effort

John Ivison: Flaherty's rational budget no match for Layton's "irrational hatred"

Barbara Yaffe: Former Chretien Finance Minister John Manley praises Flaherty budget for increasing federal revenue from corporate income taxes while reducing rates; hails resulting improvement in Canadian business competitiveness

Guergis' sister opens herself up to legal charges for questionable actions as EDA chief financial officer

Transit sees promise in budget commitment for new infrastructure plan

Canadian Bankers Association: Federal budget keeps the focus on Canada's economic competitiveness

Canadian life and health insurers welcome the federal budget

Polytechnics Canada welcomes innovation boost in federal budget

GM sells Ally Bank preferred shares for $1B

Business bemoans uncertainty from lame duck budget

Material on work computer private, court rules

B.C. Finance Minister Kevin Falcon likes federal budget

Hill Times: Is it time for Liberals to put up or shut up?

Japanese refugees struggle for normalcy; electricity restored to part of Fukushima plant

No sympathy for this Khadr; judging terrorists by wrong standards

Mark Bonokoski: Budget starts war of words

Michael Den Tandt: Ignatieff messages off-tune

As bombs fall on Libyan capital, criticism of Gadhafi grows bolder

BBC may stop screening programmes at night to cut costs

Repair crews return to nuclear plant as Japan's disaster toll rises

Gadhafi forces shelling Misrata kill children

U.S. F-15 fighter jet crash lands in field near Benghazi after mechanical problem; pilots rescued

Shallow 6.6M afterquake hits along Honshu line as huge aftershocks continue regularly

Lawrence Solomon: Reactor victims will benefit, studies show, oddly enough

Yemens top generals defect, back democracy protesters

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission orders review of Canadian reactor safety plans

Amazon.ca Widgets

NY Times journalists released from Libyan custody

Foreign media take flak for fanning fears over Japanese nuclear issues

Dead and missing now at 21,000 in Japan

Tokyo Electric resumes rolling blackouts after 3-day suspension

Allied planes bomb Gadhafi command and control compound again

New smoke seen at Japan reactor

Allies strike Libya for second night

Gwynne Dyer: Today Libya, tomorrow Syria?

Middle East press welcomes Libya intervention

More than 8,000 Libyans killed in revolt: rebel

Beltway Confidential: Shouldn't Canada - our largest oil supplier - come before Brazil?

Propaganda war rages as report surfaces Gadhafi son killed

Sprint suggests AT&T purchase of T-Mobile may not pass anti-trust filters

Radiation fears grow in Japan

Workers pulled at Fukushima nuclear plant as smoke rises

Canadian military jets join Libya air patrols

Russia and China abstained from security council vote last week, getting vocal now; they had their chance

AlJazeera: Strike hits Gadhafi compound in Tripoli; acolytes whimper he was targeted

Vancouver Sun: Electricity restored at three reactors in Japan

Anti-war groups protest against anti-Gadhafi air strikes; small group protests outside 10 Downing Street supporting dictator Gadhafi

Coalition air strikes see waning support from Arabs, China and Russia; Arab League and China express regret as Moscow suggests US-led coalition is going beyond its mandate

Egypt: Constitution changes pass in referendum

No-Fly Zone essentially in force: Mullen, Chairman, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff

Qatar rises to occasion, announces to join military operation against Libya

Head of Arab League doesn't understand what a no-fly zone entails, criticizes bombing; wants re-think

Rex Murphy: When crisis strikes the world, Obama falls silent

CNN: Hillary Clinton did heavy diplomatic lifting to bring together American will to save Libyans as Obama dithered in White House

Endgame in Libya: French jets hit first, taking out tanks and firing a salvo for freedom

The Guardian: Now Libyans can finish their revolution

Endgame in Libya: how the world called time on Gadhafi -- exactly 8 years after Tomahawk cruise missiles started the end for Saddam Hussein

Egypt: ElBaradei assaulted as unprecedented numbers vote on reform

Germany bails on stopping dictator; France shows leadership

Yakabuski: Obama showing weak American leadership to the world; bullies rejoice

Repairs to tsunami and quake-shattered infrastructure start but relocation urged

Japan Times: Yen declines as G7 starts intervention

Gingrich on Libya: Thankfully, French not distracted by March madness basketball brackets

European governments "completely puzzled" about U.S. position on Libya

Water pump in use at last at Japan reactor No. 5

Security cancels Obama speech outside in Rio de Janeiro Sunday

Washington Post: Obama, Gates to leave Washington for official visits as Libya crisis deepens

Charles Krauthammer: Its still an empty lockbox

War by global committee; too many commanders-in-chief
could save Gadhafi and undermine U.S. interests

Crunching numbers: Tories and Bloc poised for modest gains in snap election, if nothing changes

Canada may take on large share of Libya mission

Postmedia News/Global National Ipsos Reid: Voters think Conservatives best party to deliver honest government

Japan warns on quake deaths rise: Police in Japan say 15,000 people may have been killed in a single prefecture, Miyagi

French jets resume Libya sorties; meet no resistance

Miracle in Mikako: Grandmother and boy pulled from rubble 9 days after tsunami smashed city

How the Allied air forces stack up

Gadhafi vows long war in rambling diatribe

Allies eliminate tank and armour column outside Benghazi

CNN: 4 B-2 stealth bombers, 4 F-15s and 8 F-16s
hit Libya airfields Sunday morning from bases in U.S.

Water-spraying/pumping having desired cooling effect at Fukushima plant

Gadhafi in hiding, threatens retaliation

Tomahawk cruise missile launches from USS Barry on its way to Libyan target

Canada one of four principal Allies in enforcing no-fly zone

Pentagon says 110 to 112 cruise missiles fired by UK submarine and
U.S. ships and subs at "over 20 targets"; "shaping battle space"
"first phase of a multi-phase operation"

Harper calls Libya mission "act of war" to protect innocent civilians

breaking: Operation Odyssey Dawn -- cruise missiles fired
at Tripoli, Misrata and other cities; 25 Allied ships off Libya coast

U.S. fires Tomahawk cruise missiles; former Libyan
Ambassador to U.S. offers profuse, emotional "thank you" on TV

"Our planes are already preventing air attacks
on the city": French President Sarkozy

France 24: French war planes destroy
their first Gadhafi targets, destroying tanks

Stephen Harper: Canadian troops on sea and in air
in Libya liberation face real risk in 'acts of war'

Benghazi rebels plead for Libya air strikes
as Gadhafi forces advance; Obama put process
over action for a month while Gadhafi killed

Washington Post: French fighter jet fires on Libyan military vehicle

Allied planes finally fly over Libya as Gadhafi hits Benghazi

Plane shot down over rebel-held Benghazi in eastern Libya

Explosions, fighter jet heard in Libya's Benghazi

update: nope, media wrong: Survivor of Japan quake pulled from rubble after 8 days

Harper headed to France for Libya talks tonight

Obama tells Gadhafi it's time to go...

Al-Jazeera: Libya declares ceasefire but fighting goes on

Gadhafi forces shell city despite declared ceasefire

World powers mull moves after Libya declares ceasefire

Unit by unit: Q & A on what's at issue with each of the Fukushima reactors

Fukushima plant worker blogged from inside crippled reactor building

Capping and embedding Fukushima reactors with concrete not impossible
says TEPCO, but cooling is first priority

SDF using 7 fire engines to shoot 50 tonnes of water into reactor No. 3;
water stream appears to be accurate and working;
live coverage by NHK from helicopter 30 km away

Rebels in Benghazi celebrate as UN clears way for air raids

updated: Canada sending 6 CF-18s to help police No-Fly Zone over Libya

Italy bases to be used for No-Fly Zone planes

UN-authorized military strikes on Libya expected "within hours"

UK praises American shift over Libya

Egypt said to be arming Libya rebels

France24: Qatar, Emirates to join Libya air strikes

UN Security Council 'No-Fly Zone' vote: 10 for, 0 against, 5 abstentions

Britain, France ready to help enforce Libya no-fly zone if UN votes yes tonight

Guardian: Obama finally makes decision on Libya after weeks of dithering

Canadian Gov't charters 2 busses to bring Canadians south from hard-hit areas of Northern Japan

Gadhafi takes key towns as NATO squabbles over Libya action

Japan Times: Identification of dead taxing as toll soars; nearly 13,000 dead or missing; 430,000 in 2,400 shelters

Kelly McParland: Liberals put their hopes in the Greater Fool

Despite concerns, Canadian staying in Sendai

Gwynne Dyer: The Libyan revolution's best hope? Egypt

Blackouts ravaging faltering Japanese economy

Pakistan demands apology over Thursday drone strike which killed 35

Budget Officer Page "making up numbers" and comparing apples and oranges says DND procurement DM; says no basis to Page's inflated F-35 estimates

Loonies, Toonies getting lighter

Quebec budget revamps pensions to create voluntary plan for all workers

NY starts spot check of tour busses after Bronx crash, sidelines 8 drivers in check of 36 busses

Canadian data points to strong January growth

Budget to pare back deficit by 25% in coming year, Harper vows

New York Times again trying to charge for news; Canada first, then the world!

Canada economic health is in the numbers

Outlook brightens for growth, jobs in Ontario, Quebec

Scared cat survives quake and tsunami: reunited with owner during TV interview in broken house

O'Keefe says gotcha! goal is to get the truth; NPR latest victim

Canadian Gov't warns against travelling within 80 km of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan

Air Canada cuts routes as fuel prices sting

Prime Minister asks Mounties to probe activities of former aide Bruce Carson after allegations made by Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

Norway joins Canada to fight EU seal ban

Liberals' election strategy comes down to 'Let's get it over with'; big loss inevitable and their aging, unpopular leader needs replacement

Chantal Hébert: Tories have made major inroads in Ontarios auto belt

Quebec City aiport expansion announced by federal gov't

Tories release more documentation on costs of upgrading prisons after partisan Speaker ruling; now Brison claims too much info released

Canadian January factory sales leap 4.5%

Knowledge Infrastructure Program: Libs and NDP getting more and I get attacked for saying so -- 2009 article worth a revisit for hypocrisy innoculation

RCMP warns against Japanese earthquake donation scams; fraudsters create phony websites

Cirque du Soleil is moving 300 artists and staff from two of its shows out of Japan in the wake of Friday's earthquake and tsunami; sent to Macau because of temporary shutdown of Tokyo Disneyland

Léger poll analysis: Liberal drop in Ontario points to Conservative majority in Monday's poll

B.C. residents grabbing iodine to guard against Japanese radiation

Barbara Kay: Trudeau the multiculturalist walks into trap of his own making, betraying "the soft bigotry of low expectations"

Miyagi coastal whaling port pulverized, little more than memory

AP: Barack H. Obama Elementary School, in Asbury Park, NJ to close

Konrad Yakabuski: Spectator President? As crises unfold around him, Obama seems curiously unengaged

G7 acts to reduce value of yen

Yen hits record high against dollar in Sydney

Japan Times: Choppers, fire trucks try to deliver water on reactors but success uneven at best

Gadhafi threatens to retaliate in the Mediterranean area if Libya attacked

Gadhafi's forces surround gateway city to Libyan rebel territory, 30 killed

U.S. Navy to begin voluntary evacuation of families in Japan

Nicholas Kristof: Bahrain pulls a Gadhafi

U.S. debt jumped $72B same day U.S. House voted to cut spending $6B

Specter of rebel rout finally helps shift U.S. policy on Libya

Toyota shares tumble after yen hits record high vs dollar

Yen hits postwar record against the dollar

Battle for Benghazi looms, Libya army issues ultimatum

Nervous markets rattled by EU comments on Japan

IAEA chief Amano to visit Japan possibly Thursday

Excellent Japan quake viewer from Texas Tech University

hypocrisy in the USA: Little backlash when Schumer led probe of U.S. muslim radicalization

U.S. urges wider no-go area around Fukushima plant

CIA contractor Ray Davis freed over Pakistan killings; money paid to families

4 New York Times journalists missing in Libya

Obama criticized for being AWOL during wars & disasters; played golf, went to yackfest, picks NCAA teams while Japan in turmoil and Gadhafi on march

Young leaders of Egypt's revolt snub Clinton in Cairo

Japan disaster sends an auto shock wave

NY Times: Two protesters dead as Bahrain declares state of emergency

Gadhafi forces seize another rebel stronghold

U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday passed a new measure blending $6B in budget cuts with enough money to keep the U.S. Government running for an additional 3 weeks

80,000 Japanese defense personnel mobilized for rescue work, official death toll nears 3,700

Canada sending planeload of 25,000 woven thermal wool blankets from emergency relief stockpile to Japan Wednesday morning

Japanese shares rally to regain some lost ground as Nikkei opens Wednesday morning

NY Times: Workers strain to retake control after blast and fire at Japan plant

Israel intercepts arms-filled ship bound for Gaza

CNN: Gadhafi forces gain ground in march toward Benghazi

Germany to shut down 7 pre-1980 nuclear reactors

Kyodo: Spent nuke fuel pool may be boiling, further radiation leak feared

Bodies wash ashore by the hundreds as Japan faces mounting toll in triple catastrophe and survivots short on supplies

Obama's team seeks new ways to fire up his disappointed base

2nd U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, the docked USS George Washington also detects radiation

Heroic Fukushima workers risking lives to stay on job trying to cool overheated reactors

NY Times: Panic selling depresses stock markets in Japan and rest of Asia

TEPCO press release for rolling blackouts starting March 16th

U.S. urges restraint by Gulf nations in Bahrain

Rasmussen poll shows Obama approval dropping as crises, inaction mount

Detailed models used to inform public about plant status

Reuters crisis timeline: TEPCO says situation "not so good";
2 of 4 water drops hit their mark; radiation levels "unchanged";
more water dops under consideration

Reuters: Japan blames yen spike on speculators

Youtube: Watching 6 Japanese TV channels as 9.0M quake hit Friday
some go right to coverage, others linger with commercials/shows

Chosun: Chinook choppers douse quake-damaged plant with water

Reuters: Japan to again try to use military helicopters to douse rogue reactors with water

AP: New power line to Fukushima may allow re-start of electric water pumps at plant; other problems: surge in radiation levels, unexplained white smoke and spent fuel rods that U.S. officials said might be on the verge of spewing more radioactive material

CBC: Japan denies meltdown threat assessment by U.S.

Kyodo News: Steam at Fukushima No. 3 reactor, massive water injection planned

Kyodo News: U.S. to fly spy plane over Fukushima nuclear plant for closer look

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Jaczko says no water in spent-fuel pool

U.S. stocks plunge on nuclear worries, evacuation warnings

4.7M quake hits western Quebec

Last defense at troubled reactors: 50 Japanese workers

NY Times: Peril and confusion at Japanese nuclear plant

Reuters: Japan scrambles to pull plant back from brink

Emperor Akihito delivers rare address on nuclear crisis

Japanese Governor of Fukushima area criticizes official handling of evacuation

Fukushima upgraded to 6 on 7-point nuclear accident scale

TEPCO considers helicopter spraying of water
and boric acid to stop reactor fires and resume cooling;
may ask for assistance of U.S. military

Asian shares mostly higher; Tokyo shares up, mood cautious

6.0M offshore afterquake at shallow depth of 8.5 km at 12:52 p.m. near Chiba shook Tokyo (60 miles west)

Wikipedia info page for Fukushima power plant

Reuters -- updated: Workers return after temporary withdrawal due to high radioactivity
levels at stricken Fukushima plant; units 3 and 4 have had huge holes blown in their walls
by suspected hydrogen explosions; the hydrogen is suspected of off-venting from rapid oxidation
of zirconium fuel bundle sheathing under higher temperatures after coolant loss

464 afterquakes in past 113.5 hours,
504 quake 'events' in past 7 days (from USGS data)

Postmedia News/Global National Ipsos Reid poll: CPC 40%, LPC 27%, NDP 16%, BLOC 11%, GRN 5%; only 27% of Canadians believe opposition parties should vote against next week's budget; 40% say budget should be supported

Breaking: Fire breaks out at Japan Fukushima Daiichi No.4 reactor

TEPCO may be held liable for Fukushima plant explosions

6.0M quake southwest of Tokyo shakes confidence

Foreigners flee Japan as nuclear threat mounts

Graphic: How much radiation is being released by Japans runaway reactors?

Afterquakes not slowing; range from 4M to 6.4M overnight

Woman, 70, found alive in her washed-away house 4 days after tsunami

Reuters: Japan braces for potential radiation catastrophe

IAEA says stored nuclear fuel burned in unit 4, and
"radioactivity is being released directly into the atmosphere"

Kyodo: Japan PM Kan raps TEPCO for handling of Fukushima crisis

Millions of quake victims face freezing temperatures as snow is forecast

Reuters: Bank of Japan pumps more funds into banking system on Tuesday

Expansion of evacuation zones broadcast on NHK television. (NHK)

Washington Post: Japan steps closer to a full-blown nuclear catastrophe

LA Times: Japan's Nikkei stock index plunges 13% on nuclear fears

WSJ: Nuclear risk rising in Japan; crisis spreads to third reactor as operators struggle to prevent large-scale radiation leaks

WSJ: Escalated crisis as Japan PM Kan urges people within 30 km of plant to stay indoors

Kyodo news update: Unit 4 reactor fire apparently put out: Tokyo Electric

breaking Kyodo news: New hydrogen explosion at Fukushima unit 4 reactor

Japan PM says radiation spreading from damaged reactors, risks of more leaks

AP: Bottom of nuclear reactor container suspected damaged

updated Kyodo news: Container damaged, radiation leaking at Fukushima plant

breaking: report on BBC that today's reactor explosion breached reactor container

USGS upgrades quake to 9.0 Magnitude, following earlier revision to 9.0M by Japan Meteorological Agency

3rd explosion at Fukushima nuclear power plant this time hits reactor #2

411 afterquakes in past 85 hours,
451 quake 'events' in past 7 days (USGS)

National Post: Japan battles against nuclear meltdown amid search for survivors

NY Times: Death toll estimate in Japan soars as relief efforts intensify; property damage as high as $35B

WSJ: Plant closures imperil global supplies; auto makers and chip companies, even those left unscathed, halt most operations ahead of planned power outages due to destroyed nuclear plants

Wall Street Journal: Japan disasters will re-shape world economy,
depress U.S. dollar, raise yen and focus U.S. budget debate

Reuters: new reactor blast unlikely to cause big leak

Japanese TV video of explosion at Fukushima #3 reactor (March 14th)

367 afterquakes in past 68.5 hours,
407 quake 'events' in past 7 days (USGS)

updated: 10-foot tsunami warning cancelled in northeastern Japan near Soma
false alert triggered when seismograph picked up Fukushima hydrogen explosion

Second hydrogen explosion at Fukushima power plant; reactor building #3;
reactor container remains secure; explosion felt 30 miles away

Video as Friday tsunami hit Miyako and Kamaishi (BBC/Reuters)

Japan tsunami survivor Hiromitsu Shinkawa found 10 miles out at sea (AP)

Google before and after gallery showing tsunami devastation (Google)

345 afterquakes in past 60.5 hours,
385 quake 'events' in past 7 days (USGS)

Shinmoedake volcano in southern Japan erupts

Now problems at 3rd nuclear plant; radiation leakage at Onagawa, pump failure at Tokai, multiple failures at Fukushima; at least 6 reactors in total now at risk

Minister warns of fresh Fukushima explosion threat

Japan Meteorological Agency revises quake ranking to 9.0M

6.2M quake hits near Tokyo; 267 afterquakes in past 42.5 hours,
307 quake 'events' in past 7 days (USGS)

Russia increases supply of electricity, coal & liquified natural gas to Japan

Fukushima explosion did not affect reactor container says Japan Chief Cabinet Sec'y

Survivors wait to be rescued in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 12, 2011. (Kyodo/Reuters)

USGS: Latest aftershock is 6M and very shallow at 2.7 miles, close to location of big quake

9,500 residents reportedly missing in Japanese port city of Minamisanriku. (Kyodo News)

CNN: Quake moved Japan land mass 8 feet; shifted Earth's axis by 4 inches

Fukushima nuclear plant was originally scheduled for shutdown on March 26, 2011; 40 years after construction, 10-year extension granted in February 2011

Reuters: No Chernobyl-type radiation release; core intact, needs cooling

Wednesday's 7.2M foreshock (as reported here, below) was only the biggest of a string of foreshocks

Reuters: Radiation leaking from Japan's quake-hit nuclear

NY Times: Evacuation zone around Fukushima plant doubled, to 12 miles

BBC: Video of violent blast at Japan nuclear power plant

Shaking, smoke seen at Japanese nuclear plant facing possible meltdown

Japan faces nuclear meltdown at risk after explosion at Fukushima plant

Quake and tsunami leave wake of destruction across northern Japan

Large 5M and 6M after-quakes keep shaking Japan

Hundreds officially killed as massive earthquake, tsunami hit Japan

Official Japan death toll 300. Kyodo reporting 88,000 people missing.

Friend in Tokyo at 6:30 a.m. ET via Facebook: "Now, 24 after-quakes later (each over 5.2 level) the city is blacked out except for emergency lights, trains can't run tonight, and I've got a few hours of walking to get home, around the Imperial Palace."

If you are anywhere on West Coast of U.S. or Canada, head for higher ground asap!

Early video from NHK television and other sources of initial seconds of quake and then as tsunami sweeps into port of Kamaishi, inundating a dockland area, sweeping cars into water and forcing boats onshore.

300 bodies found along Japan coast. Nuclear plant under emergency cooling, evacuations warned. Some Japanese cities levelled. Caller from Tokyo to Fox News at 5:15 a.m. ET says fires are widespread in Tokyo. Power is out for most people and all public transit is idled.

NOAA/NWS/West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center: 'Deep ocean sensors indicate a large tsunami has been generated'

Insensitive, giggling CNN anchor jokes about being "flooded with tweets" is blasted by people on twitter; coverage on BBC, Fox News, NHK all excellent and with appropriate gravity as this historic disaster unfolds

If you are anywhere on a Pacific Coast, head for higher ground asap!

Media warnings going out to all countries in tsunami path

Japan PM to serve as head of emergency response centre; asks for calm; no radioactive material has escaped from power plants; about 4 million homes in and around Tokyo without power

7th largest earthquake in recorded history

If you are anywhere on a Pacific Coast, head for higher ground asap!

Major damage across Japan; oil refinery on fire, other fires, vehicles washed off roads; thousands of fatalities anticipated; many, many square miles of land inundated, airport flooded, after-shocks continuing

6.8M after-shock hits near Tokyo as cluster of big quakes lays waste with tsunami walls of water

7.1M latest of major after-shocks hammering Japan

Tsunami swept miles inland taking people, cars, trucks, boats and buildings with it; tsunami watch for U.S. and Canadian Pacific coasts

Japan quake upgraded to 8.9M monster; shook for many minutes

Dramatic live TV pictures of tsunami sweeping ashore and pushing cars, boats and buildings

7.9M shallow quake off Japan coast; tsunami warnings

Bill Clinton says U.S. should support a no-fly zone in Libya

Vision Critical/Angus Reid poll: Tories stay ahead as Ignatieff drops; CPC 39%, LPC 23%, NDP 17%, GRN 9%

Conservatives hold 'clear' lead: EKOS poll; CPC 35.2%, LPC 27.8%, NDP 14.9%, GRN 10.1%

Ottawa deficit position $14B better than expected, TD Bank says

Bloomberg: Harper says NHL must address head injury issue

Outrage grows after NHL sees no evil in Charas violent hit

14 dead, 135 injured in China quake

El Baradei confirms candidacy for Egyptian Presidency; wants reform pace to slow to get things right, block Muslim Brotherhood

Demonstrators attacked in Egypt's Tahrir Square

Maple Leaf Tartan now an official symbol of Canada

6.3M after-shock hits offshore Japan

Space shuttle 'Discovery' ends "perfect" mission with pinpoint landing as all-time space champ

No damage from small tsunami; but large after-shocks continue

Japan earthquake: 7.2M tremor shakes Tokyo buildings

Huge 7.2M Japan quake the biggest of a cluster of big quakes in last day; shallow and about 100 miles offshore

Fructose can trigger cancer cells to grow faster, study finds

Harper links economic damage from Japanese quake and opposition threat of a snap election to fragility of world economy

FBI charges fugitive Canadian of training al-Qaida members

Rex Murphy: Remembering Larry Zolf

Lorne Gunter: Ignatieffs boneheaded move on Quebec arena funding

MLSE auction part of larger trend

Canada's Q4 productivity better than expected

Trudeau blames Conservatives for his support for 'honour killings'; takes nearly 24 hours for retraction

Trudeau forced to retract his waffle words on 'honour killings'; had attacked gov't for calling them 'barbaric'

Japan fears cause TSX to shed years gains

NASDAQ considers rival bid for NYSE

Lumber stocks jump on scenes of quake devastation

Canadians have regained ground lost to stock market crash of 2008

Federal gov't monitoring situation and Canadians not likely to be in danger from nuclear fall-out

Bribery, ethics and "unpublishing"

Trudeau blasts feds for calling honour killings 'barbaric'

Leger poll: CPC 36%, LPC 23%, NDP 18%, BLOC 10%, GRN 10%

Slate: Overreaction to Japan reactor woes?

Embassy still trying to reach Canadians in Japan's quake zone

Chuck Strahl's son to attempt to fill dad's shoes as Conservative MP in Chilliwack-Fraser Valley

Political cynicism reigns as Iggy promises a Liberal Gov't would help pay for Quebec City Arena

Gilbert Gottfried canned as AFLAC Duck voice after disgusting tweets about Japan quake/tsunami tragedy

If 351 stalled U.S. energy projects green lighted, would create as many as 1.9M jobs and increase U.S. GDP by $1.1T says U.S. Chamber of Commerce study

Quake sell-off wipes $287 billion off Tokyo stock market

Saudi Arabia sends troops into Bahrain to counter weeks of protests by Shi'ite Muslim majority

CNN: Why Japan relies on nuclear power

NY Times: the mechanics of a partial meltdown

Conservatives targeting Northern Ontario

Toyota, Honda shares fall after quake

Rebels appear to slow government forces' advance in Libya

Radiation detected on USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier so U.S. Seventh Fleet moved further to sea

Japan's shipping, energy sectors begin march back from quake

Experts say Japan tectonic plate moved eastward by 20 meters during quake

'Baby Joseph' flown from London to U.S. hospital in St. Louis

Japan nuclear situation not a health risk to Canada

Would-be MLSE buyers face new burden

Argyle shows the value of owning the podium

George F. Will: The U.S. Supreme Court and the health-care mandate muddle

Reuters analysis: Tiny Bahrain could provoke regional conflict

Wisconsin unions try to sneak new contracts in under the wire as Democrat Secretary of State delays putting contract-control bill into force

Air and ground: Gadhafi, rebels each claim control

AP Spin Meter: Obama steers clear of action on guns

Official tsunami-quake death toll up to 2,414

No looting in Japan; setting an example for the world

Reuters: Nuclear industry in turmoil after Japan quake

Globe & Mail: Threat of nuclear meltdown sparks a quiet panic in Japan

AP: Oil below $99 as Japan disaster stuns economy

BBC video: 'Everything was destroyed, swept away'

LA Times: Grim recovery effort along Japan's coast; the dead, the dazed, coping with the aftermath

NY Times: Stunning interactive before/after photos by GeoEye

Reuters analysis: Quake impact seen deep and long, recession possible

Toronto Star: Second nuclear explosion leaves Japan shaken, in shock

Reuters analysis: Seawater cooling helps but Japan nuclear crisis is not over

Bank of Japan injects record 7 trillion yen to soothe markets

500,000 refugees from quake/tsunami as temperatures drop below freezing; dramatic rescue of 60-year-old man clinging to his house roof 9 miles offshore in Pacific Ocean has stunned and inspired rescue personnel on land and sea

Quebec missionary killed by tsunami in Sendai as car hit while he was leaving town

Bloomberg: Global stock rally may withstand Japan disaster as economic growth tops 4%

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan confirms it is selling its controlling shares in Toronto Maple Leafs

At least one Canadian dead in Japanese quake, gov't confirms

Kelly McParland: The Bush doctrine versus the Obama retreat

Canadian Conservative roots much older than Canada Segal explains in new book

Freak NYC bus accident kills 15 as bus top sliced off by sign

Treasury Board Prez Stockwell Day won't run in next election

Phyllis Chesler: Turning a blind eye to Islams brutal treatment of women

Rex Murphy: Alert me when we get to Saudi Arabian Gender Apartheid Week

What the humanitarian, anti-war left sowed in Iraq, it is now reaping in Libya

NY Times: The flaws which doomed Obama's poor plan for a Florida bullet train

Nova Scotia NDP Government decision to start new paving operation in-house angers truckers

Ignatieff gets no respect in devastating profile in New York Times

Napanee students' plane was delayed or they would have landed in Japan at time of quake; due to late departure from Chicago plane was diverted to Alaska

Japan oil, gas imports likely up post-quake; Tepco may take hit

Tsunami destruction has played out before on Canadian coasts

3 men who discovered bomb along Spokane parade route say they later lost jobs

NPR journalists denounce former executive's 'tea party' remarks

Positive job growth in Canada slows to 15,100 in February; unemployment remains at 7.8%

Liberal Senator Raymond Lavigne guilty of fraud; misused Senate funds and pocketed expenses that were actually run up by his staff

Push to ban head hits on the ice heats up for NHL

Stephen Brunt: Bettman fiddles while NHL burns

Sarkozy and Cameron: Gadhafi must step down now

NATO to move ships but delays Libya no-fly zone

Ignatieffs numbers plummet as Tories unleash another attack ad

Canadian NHL sponsors express concern over violence

Canadiens owner Molson lashes out at NHL in letter to fans

TSX drops for fourth straight day, down 200-plus points

New era of plastic money to start with $100 bills in November

The hockey play defence is getting old

Montreal police investigating Chara hit

Charas non-suspension sparks debate among players

Bettman tells Air Canada to mind its own business; says NHL will fly on other airplanes instead

Air Canada stance a first for pro sports? Airline leads the way in promoting athlete safety by threatening sponsorship $$

Air Canada threatening to withdraw NHL sponsorship over Chara hit

Canadians react to Chara hit

Web start-ups get upper hand over investors

Did Bill Keller compromise NY Times coverage of Fox News by criticizing Fox News?

Government will make up own mind on TMX/LSE merger: Clement

Gadhafi sets oil installations ablaze in Libya as battles rage

TD, CIBC, National Bank of Canada oppose TMX-LSE merger deal: report

Liberals caught in their own tax trap; voted to reduce taxes now want to raise them, with jobs at risk, including their own

cold, eh: Canadians internet usage nearly double the worldwide average

Christie Blatchford: The dying cry of Toronto's leftover left

Tamil migrant from MV Sun Sea ordered deported over ties to terror group

New Canadian regulations make banks more consumer-friendly

Sun News channel to launch on April 18th; Sun columnist Brian Lilley to host prime-time show

Japan Times: Death toll may surpass 10,000 in Miyagi prefecture alone

Japan Times: Rolling blackouts set for nine prefectures as nuclear shutdowns impact electricity availability

Death toll estimate rises to 10,000 in Japan amid fears of nuclear meltdown

Chief State Dept spokesman Crowley fired after he criticizes Obama

2nd Fukushima reactor being cooled with seawater; renders reactor unusable in future but hoped to avert meltdown

Japan nuclear crisis could cause reassessment in U.S.

Radiation levels rise above limit at quake-hit plant: Kyodo

Japan's TEPCO: air release starts at No.3 reactor; venting to prevent another explosion

2nd reactor at quake-damaged plant loses cooling; authorities scrambling to prevent possible meltdown, radiation release

Arab states back Libya no-fly zone against Gadhafi

Missing cruise ship found with all safe; had been feared lost at sea after tsunami

Lights shut off at landmarks in Japan as electricity concern spread

Telecom operators report quake-damaged undersea cables

Canada Gov't operations centre buzzing 24/7; 13 Canadians known to be in Japan affected areas

Japan Times: SDF in full deployment, help welcomed from abroad; U.S. Navy has 6 ships en route

Bank of Japan pledges emergency action; auto output and exports, including parts exports to U.S. plants halted

National Post: incredible photo gallery of Japanese quake/tsunami damage

Sanctions kill off Libya's vital shipping trade

Reuters factbox: Japan quake's impact on U.S. companies

Rescue efforts gear up in devastated Japan

Bloomberg: Canadian currency touches strongest level in 3 years on oil, risk appetite

Japan scrambles to reach trapped victims amid devastation

TSX closes higher despite quake

Canada dollar beats back sell-off after quake, weak jobs data

Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the Japan earthquake and tsunami

Venting radioactive steam hoped to avoid explosion at coolant-challenged Japan nuclear plant

updated LA Times: Much of Crescent City, California harbor destroyed; 4 people swept into sea, at least 1 dead

Guardian: Libya rebels appeal for air strikes against Gadhafi

CNN: Libyan attack oil port, blow up oil storage tanks

NY Times: Maps and reach of Japanese earthquake cluster

Minimal tsunami effects on B.C. coast

6-foot tsunami waves sweep Hawaii, no major damage yet

3,000 ordered to evacuate near quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant

U.S. oil drops below $100 as Japan's refineries shut after quake

Britons tell of devastation as Japan quake closes Tokyo's Narita airport

Wisconsin governor cancels layoffs

Oil falls to near $101 after massive Japan quake

Toppled buildings in Wednesday's China quake raise questions

Canada will always stand by Israel, Harper says

NY Times: latest tape increases pressure for NPR to clean house; what other tapes lurk?

irony: While Obama at 'bully' event in Florida, EU prepares for emergency summit on Libya

Dow sinks below 12,000 on Saudi, economy fears

Saudi police fire in air to disperse protest

UN says Libyan bombing may be crimes against humanity

Time for some timely cruise missiles? Rebels retreat from Libyan oil port amid barrage

Obama's top intelligence adviser attacked for saying Gadhafi will defeat rebels; White House says he's wrong

Gov. Scott Walker: Why I'm fighting in Wisconsin; we can avoid mass teacher layoffs and reward our best performers

Wisconsin lawmakers pass bill removing expensive collective bargaining issues from public union negotiations

Karl Rove: Political campaigns go viral; the impact of internet on elections has only begun to be felt

Reuters: A million Libyans need aid as UK, France seek no-fly zone

France24: Escalating violence spurs stronger calls for Libya no-fly zone

Jerusalem Post: Israel may seek additional $20B in U.S. defense aid

If Gadhafi survives, other regimes in region will wonder just what, exactly, are benefits of an alliance with a diffident America

West shuns Libyan crude; oil price spike continues as energy giants, banks stop trading with Gadhafi

NATO increases air-borne surveillance of Libya

NY Times: Discord fills Washington on possible Libya intervention

As Obama dithers, Libyan warplanes strike rebels at oil port

Oil nears $107 a barrel, U.S. gasoline above $3.50 per gallon

Clashes reported in Cairo for first time since Mubarak ousted; Plainclothed men armed with knives and molotov cocktails attacked demonstrators protesting abuses by state security forces

The 2011 oil shock: More of a threat to the world economy than investors seem to think

Ottawa warns Canadians in Yemen to leave while they can as protests turn violent

British soldiers detained by Libyan rebels reportedly released

update: 6.2M shallow quake hits Chile Sunday morning; no significant damage

Reuters: Intense gunfire in Tripoli before dawn

Wall Street Journal: U.S. wavers on 'regime change'

Arab TV stations report heavy death toll, wounded in Zawiyah battles

BBC: Protests in Tripoli after prayers

Libya clashes widen, unrest erupts in Tripoli

Washington Post: Obama signals willingness to intervene militarily in Libya if crisis worsens

Canadian Press/Harris-Decima poll: National CPC 36%, LIB 28%, NDP 15%; Ontario CPC 39%, LIB 37%

Police arrest scores in mob crackdown in Italy, Germany; suspects also sought in Canada and elsewhere

NY Times: Uproar after NPR Executive repeatedly calls Tea Partiers racist

Who wants a pre-owned shuttle? Everyone

Liberals fail to show for work

Michael Den Tandt: Right time for election call

John Robson: The case of the disappearing scandal; other parties did exactly what they're yelling at the Conservatives for doing; real scandal is at Elections Canada

Caterpillar's problem with Peoria; why an American icon is looking beyond Illinois for its future

Boeing get boosts from China orders for stretched 747 and 787 Dreamliner models

CRTC approves BCE's purchase of CTVglobemedia with strings attached

BBC: New net rules set to make cookies crumble

Scott Stinson: Ignatieff riding toward his Last Stand; do Liberals want to speed up their Iffy replacement?

Honda, Toyota, Chrysler recalls

Bruce Anderson: Fighting election on content of Flahertys budget would be foolish

Western Digital agrees to buy/merge with Hitachi hard-drive unit for $4.3B

Why Jim Flaherty is a great Finance Minister in the age of uncertainty

Chantal Hébert: Spring vote could be best bet for Layton, NDP; or just for Mulcair?

Neil Reynolds: The withering of the state

Thomas Mulcair: NDP leader-in-waiting, impatiently?

poll: Canada's reputation on the rise

Ottawa won't be working with UK on building warships

HSBC wants to move its HQ from London to Hong Kong due to new operating costs in UK

Kenney takes heat for aide's unfortunate error'; Minister was on his way to Islamabad for funeral for slain Bhatti

Toronto Sun editorial: It's time tough Toronto budget questions were asked, such as "should we be doing this?", and Rob Ford is right man to have at helm when they're asked

Michael Den Tandt: Hard-working Ontarians tired of being pushed down; 'Ford Nation' exists across Ontario

Ontario carbon-fighter Murray leaves heavy and expensive carbon footprint

Keith Beardsley: While Libya burns, trivia consumes Question Period

Lorrie Goldstein: Dalton McGuinty's mind games hide his horrendous power record

Telegraph: Britain currently training 100 members of Gadhafi's feared police

Wall Street Journal: Why the U.S. dollar's reign is near an end

Rex Murphy: Western culture, brought to you by bigots, drunkards and creeps

Niall Ferguson: Why the West is now in decline

Lawrence Solomon: Dont count on constant electricity under renewable energy, says UK electricity CEO

Terence Corcoran: Why the Canadian public sector is hanging on for all its worth

Libyan rebels reportedly seize British SAS troops

Chantal Hébert: Public opinion wont shift radically before vote; a majority in play

Tory Minister Verner justifies Ottawa's decision not to fund Quebec City arena

Gadhafi hometown of Sirt captured

Saudi Arabia bans all protests

We're cruising into an election, and Harper's in the driver's seat

Charlie Sheen to use notoriety to benefit others; plans trip to Haiti to draw attention there

Influential ally abandons Yemen's president

Toronto 18 terrorist's rambling plea fails to sway judge; gets life sentence

Stephen Brunt: Is the end of the Coyotes approaching in Glendale?

Is the U.S. jobs report strong, or yet another false start?

Mubarak, inner circle stashed money in Canadian banks

Forum Research poll: Ontario Liberals losing hold on Toronto

U.S. February payrolls jump, jobless rate nears 2-year low

Canada expedites special law to freeze foreign assets

More Canadians rescued from Libya as Dutch chopper commandos captured

Latest Bombardier aircraft order could be largest in aviation history

Hudak and Fideli attack one-size-fits-all Toronto solutions

Sudden loss of veteran journalist Jim Travers shocks and saddens Parliament Hill

Roy Green: With enemies like the Liberals, Harper may not need friends

Kelly McParland: Toronto Star in danger of going zero-for-three in Tory smear jobs

Naval mission signals Ottawa's hardening stand on Libyan crisis

Tim Hudak vows to ROMA/OGRA Conference in keynote speech that he will return Ontario decision-making to local level

Canada moves to freeze assets of ousted Tunisian leader, family

John Ivison: A small step toward First Nations accountability as Block private members' bill passes 2nd reading due to Liberal defections

Toronto Star/La Presse Vision Critical/Angus Reid poll: McGuinty still at 16% approval level

U.S. makes biggest Canada feed wheat buy in decade

She said, she said; Ouimet rips Fraser for 'erroneous' report, questions numbers, analysis, conclusions; government couldn't fire her because she was an officer of Parliament

Opposition playing reindeer games while government focus is on economy, says Harper

Rector of Queens University celebrates Israeli Apartheid Week, declares Israel guilty of genocide

Gadhafi's son vows full-scale military action against Libyan rebels

Cabinet gives Mackenzie pipeline go-ahead

New estimate of F-35 costs based on a lot of guesswork; yet only minor variance from DND estimates despite different time-frame

Brent tops $116 as Gadhafi bombs Libyan oil facilities

HaloIPT wireless charging technology recognized at Cleanequity Monaco

Liberal Speaker Milliken shows true stripes in rulings against government

Charlie Sheen will recover before McGuinty gets over addiction to over-spending says Hudak

U.S. deports Canadian convicted in 2000 Alaska pipeline bomb plot

Young Mexican police chief seeks U.S. asylum after death threats in deadly town

Democrat Senators refuse to return from self-imposed exile in Illinois so Wisconsin removes budget measures from bill and Senate votes to remove expensive collective bargaining elements from Wisconsin public union quiver; measure will save state $$ billions

U.S. government debt eliminated from holdings of Pimco, world's biggest bond fund

BBC crew says beaten, threatened by Libyan forces

France24: How long can Gadhafi and his forces hold out?

IBM lifts Dow after broker comments

Egypt sectarian strife kills 13, challenge to army

Obama still dithers; no-fly zone a UN decision, says Hillary Clinton, as Gadhafi fighters strafe freedom fighters

Reuters: As oil muddies outlook, U.S. Federal Reserve policy less certain

Gadhafi ouster reports cause confusion

CBS News: Democrat Sen. Manchin attacks Obama for "lack of leadership"

Reuters analysis: al Qaida sees mileage in long Libya war, West role

Ousted Egyptian dictator Mubarak loses appeal to stop prosecutors seizing his billions

Court upholds sacking of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus; microlending under increasing criticism for exploiting poor

Rajaratnam faces jury in huge insider trading case

Oil drops to $113 as OPEC discusses raising output

Michael Geist: Liberal MP Dan McTeague: repeat copyright infringer?

Daily Mail: Gadhafi hints he is ready to leave Libya (but 'only if rebel council gives him a pile of cash and promises not to prosecute')

Two-week gasoline price rise in U.S. second biggest ever

Oil's march higher sparks fear in the markets

Gadhafi insists al Qaeda is to blame for chaos and killings

Egyptian migrant workers continue to flee Libya

Loonie hits $103.02 as rising prices of oil and gold push it up

U.S. airlines simply cancel flights to avoid flight delay fines

Parts of quake-hit Christchurch to be abandoned

how conflicts grow: 'Syrian mercenaries, warplanes aiding Gadhafi'

Reuters: Oil hits 2.5-year highs as Libya turmoil deepens

Rescue call-off in Nevada mine death raises deep questions

Zimbabwe to defy UN sanctions and sell uranium to Iran

Gadhafi has enough military power at his disposal to make dislodging him a bloody and uncertain business

New Egypt PM names most of new Cabinet

Daily Mail: The Group of 18: Found at last, the rogue genes behind heart disease

Libya could split, says UK Defense Sec'y, as regime hits rebels hard

witness: Joy as opposition beats back Gadhafi forces in Misrata

John Bolton: While the White House slept: Once again, our government was caught off guard by the Middle East

France24: Rebels deny pro-Gadhafi forces' claims of major gains

Ras Lanuf: Rebels shoot plane out of sky with rocket-propelled grenade launcher

Gadhafi strikes back with warplanes to try to stem advance of liberation forces

Xinhuanet: China's latest five-year blueprint said to be significant to whole world

Toronto 18: The defining case for trying terrorists

U.S. offers aid for Egyptian democracy, but quietly

Libya: fate of key cities unclear as Gadhafi claims 'victories'

Egypt GDRs slide as Bourse debacle threatens pariah status

Egyptians attack hated security force's HQ

Hudak says an Ontario PC government will complete 407 to 35/115 in one project

Canadian Herc pulls more Canadians, Americans, Brits, Ukrainians and others from Libya today

Charles Krauthammer: From Baghdad to Benghazi everyone is a convert to George W. Bush's freedom agenda, while Obama's foreign policy has been shelved

Libyan opposition claims gains in westward push

Yemen's leader rejects opposition plan

Libyan jet fighter crashes in rebel-held east

Protests continue to concern Middle East governments; even Saudi Arabia experiences small protests as region heats up

Libyas rebels claim another oil hub in day of clashes

Yemeni protests turn violent

SNC-Lavalin casts doubts on Libya projects

Supreme Court: Vancouver widows lose benefits appeal that would have cost federal gov't $2B

NASA 'Glory' mission ends in failure

New Egyptian prime minister pledges democratic change

Saif Gadhafi tells AlJazeera international media is distorting situation in Libya; says West wants Libyan oil in attempt to stir up support

Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafiq resigns ahead of Friday protests

International Criminal Court: Gadhafi investigated for 'crimes against humanity'

Tunisia to hold legislative elections July 24th

John Ivison: Flaherty the pragmatist wins out over pitbull

Ibuprofen may protect against Parkinson's

Gadhafi warns of bloodbath if West intervenes

Canada announces $5M in humanitarian aid to Libya

Two amphibious U.S. assault ships clear Suez, enter Mediterranean

NY Times: How the rebellion is unfolding across Libya

Bombardier receives largest aircraft order in company history

Postmedia News/Global National Ipsos Reid poll: CPC 43% , LIB 27%, NDP 13%, GRN 5%; majority territory

Canada's special forces already deployed; Malta serving as Canadian base

Canadian frigate 'Charlottetown' headed to Libyan waters

Canada bonds mixed, two-years outperform after Bank of Canada statement

Bank of Canada says recovery faster than expected, leaves rate unchanged

Vancouver mega-casino backers bid to sway public opinion

NY Times: Battle for Libya rages as Gadhafi strikes back

Globe & Mail: Ottawa prepares to join effort to aid Libyan opposition

Pro-Gadhafi forces fight rebels in 2 cities

Stand down or be overwhelmed, Canada warns Libyas Gadhafi

UK working on 'no-fly zone' plan for Libya

TSX opens higher after positive GDP report

Bloomberg: Canada 4th-Qtr economic growth quickens to 3.3% on exports; biggest jump since 2004

Man faces multiple charges after bomb threat against PMs residence

Inside Gadhafi's mountain lair: tacky holiday home trashed by defiant Libyans

NY Times: Rebels in Libya gain firepower and defectors

Libyan rebels hunker down in city near capital

Joe O'Connor: A golden age of revolution appears to be at hand

NY Times: Unrest in Libya raises fears of power vacuum when Gadhafi falls

Gadhafi's macabre mistake: long bread lines and barricades in Tripoli

Ibbotson: Canada could use a dose of majority gov't right now

Toronto Star/Angus Reid poll: CPC 39% , LIB 26%, NDP 18%, GRN 6%; Conservatives have 13-pt lead nationally and in Ontario

Libyan exodus continues; 2nd Canadian charter on way to Tripoli

updated: 1st plane from Jordan doesn't find Canadians at airport, forced to leave empty

Discovery owns the space shuttle record book; perfect blast-off in last flight

Abacus poll: CPC 38% , LIB 23%, NDP 19%, GRN 9%; new drop in federal Liberal support

Saudi Arabia in talks to fill Libya oil gap

updated: Canada sending C-17 Globemaster to evacuate Canadians from Libya after chartered jet cancelled when insurance withdrawn

Gadhafi massing forces in Tripoli as rebellion spreads

NY Times: Arab unrest propels Iran as Saudi influence declines

Canadian politicians who were close friends of assassinated Pakistani minister express sorrow, had been in regular contact: Bhatti was in Ottawa last month

Ailing Steve Jobs unveils iPad 2 in San Francisco

NY Times: Libyan rebels said to repulse mercenary attack

David Frum: Wisconsin showdown is an attack on government, not unions

Gathering firewood, 9 Afghan boys killed by NATO helicopters in case of mistaken ID

Lorne Gunter: Disbanding the Senate would outrage the west

Religious exemption in Saskatchewan rekindles debate over forced union membership

U.S. Supreme Court rules disgusting Westboro Baptist Church protesters are protected by U.S. Constitution's free speech provisions

Loonie up on strong U.S. private-sector jobs data, high oil prices

Minister Tony Clement tells Commons committee: "Don't fear Twitter"

Forum Research poll: Toronto Mayor Ford scores 60% approval

Robert Silver: The NDPs reckless referendum proposal

Lorne Gunter: Jack Layton is a fine one to complain about 'Ottawa insiders'

Daily Caller: Media drop ball on Wisconsin coverage, make union protesters look like saints

Costly hydro towers sit idle due to threats

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin Gov. Walker takes Obama to the woodshed; straightens him out on state worker contracts vs federal contracts

U.S. approves first deepwater well in Gulf since BP blow-out

London hospital says it will let baby die at home if parents request; prefers to keep him alive at hospital for short time he has left

Protesters are locked out of Wisconsin Capitol building

Strong Canadian GDP picture hints at solid growth in 2011

Protests awaken sleepy sultanate of Oman

FOX News reporter assaulted on air while covering Wisconsin union protests

3M CEO threatens to move production to Canada and Mexico because Obama is "anti-business"

Kuwait key opposition group calls for PM ouster

election fever: From pre-writ polls to election day, history is not on Ignatieffs side

Canada near top in integrating immigrants, survey says

U.S. consumer spending rose less than forecast in January

Wisconsin Gov. Walker gives AWOL Democrats a 24-hour deadline

February: business activity in U.S. grew at fastest pace in two decades

OMERS generates 12% return in 2010; outperforms benchmark

Google working to restore 150,000 erased Gmail accounts

How Chris Christie did his homework and how he's fixing New Jersey, face-to-face

Wisconsin officials decide not to evict protesters from Capitol building

dying baby: Ontario hospital may sue over 'defamatory' comments

Ontario burns up more green cash; green jobs at a cost of up to $207,000 each

Privileged union members fighting to keep their privileges

Canada to take water leadership role

Internet providers face looming glitches over IP limitations

Egypt to call March referendum on constitutional amendments this week

Janet Daley: Libya and the Arabs deserve democracy - and our help

Wisconsin readies to clear Capitol building of protesters after 13 days of 24-hour occupation

Janet Daley: Libya and the Arabs deserve democracy - and our help

analysis: Christy Clark must win over skeptical B.C. voters

Cult leader Roch Theriault killed in N.B. prison

Labour dispute ends at Journal de Montreal after 764-day lock-out

Mexican cartel leaves gory 'autograph' in street with 4 decapitated bodies

LA Times op-ed shows liberals' muddled thinking on Wisconsin

Vermont Governor: I can see New Hampshire from my house!

B.C. Liberal race final ballot results: Clark 4420, Falcon 4080; Christy Clark is new B.C. Premier

B.C. Liberal race 2nd ballot results: Clark 3575, Falcon 2564, Abbott 2361

B.C. Liberal race 1st ballot results: Clark 3209, Falcon 2411, Abbott 2091, de Jong 789

Wisconsin teachers play 'chicken' with their employers

Ombudsman rules CBC got it wrong on cigarette labels story

New consumer class powering economic growth across South America

By 2050 U.S. will be world's third largest economy

George Jonas: The illiterate mobs of progress

Abbott makes Falcon his 2nd choice as B.C. liberal leadership campaign hits homestretch

Chaotic situation hampers Canadians exodus from Libya

Calgary family celebrates as father safely removed from Libya

Corbella: Canadians too smart to buy into Ignatieff's populism

Ontario Hydro sprayed Agent Orange to clear power corridors across the province for 29 years

Sen. Doug Finley: Politics and cancer; two potent challenges

Newt Gingrich: If it comes to a shutdown, the GOP should stick to its principles

Wadah Khanfar: At al-Jazeera, we saw the Arab revolutions coming. Why didn't the West?

PIN problems throw B.C. Liberal leadership vote into chaos

Auto sector to shoulder big chunk of Canadian GDP gains

Cancelling F-35 jet deal would be $1B economic blow to Canada

Frantic texts from the New Zealand rubble... then, nothing

Christie Blatchford: Manitoba judge is dead wrong in rape case

Elections Canada loses in court, files administrative charges anyway for way ads booked/charged in 2006 election

Successful Economic Action Plan celebrated countrywide

Boeing wins $30B U.S. air force aerial tanker contract

Toyota recalls another 2.17M cars over gas pedal/mat concerns

A Canadian perspective on the streets of Yemen

You cant play a new media game by old media rules

Ontario awards another $3B in green-energy contracts; more backtracking awaited

Gadhafis response to Libyan revolt has some questioning his sanity

Flaherty: March 22nd budget to have no tax increases and no new 'dangerous' spending initiatives

Another moderate leader in Pakistan is assassinated

More than 140,000 people flee Libya

Crisis in Libya accelerates problems in Tunisia

UN Human Rights Council suspends Libya

Charlie Sheen joins Twitter, gets 175,000 'followers' in first 13 minutes -- @CharlieSheen -- tweeted photo with one of his 'goddesses' to prove it was him

CleanEquity Monaco releases list of 14 'exceptional presenting companies' for this week's annual blue ribbon invitation-only forum for emerging cleantech companies

Canada freezes $2.3B in Libyan assets

Libya blocks Canadian Hercs attempt to remove oil workers

Tim Hortons coffee shop in Vancouver-area hospital double-doubles as overflow ER

Arkansas quakes continue today with 3 more north of Little Rock; over 70 in last week

Taliban holding Canadian tourist claim he's a spy

Harper and Obama agree to work together to promote democracy in Libya

Gadhafi accuses West of abandoning him

Gadhafi says 'all my people love me'

U.S. military deploys naval and air units near Libya

CNN observes Gadhafi plane bombing military base controlled by protesters

Canadians flee Libya Monday via plane, ship; extract Filipino, Vietnamese, Thai, German refugees via C-17

Oil prices drop as Libyan shipments re-start

Terry Glavin: Middle East myths drop like dominos

Protests in Oman spread

NDP ad gets its 'Canadian seniors' from Denmark

West sends food and medical humanitarian aid to Libyan rebels; oil exports resume

EU agrees to fresh sanctions against Gadhafi

Shalllow 4.7M quake hits central Arkansas after weeks of smaller quakes; no damage reported

Former UK PM Blair called Gadhafi on Friday twice to try to stop the bloodshed; Gadhafi was in denial

A tale of two Chinas: unstoppable economy, paranoid of dissent

A few surprises - including bad words - at the Oscars

NY Times: AlQaida sees history fly by; but will they catch it?

Oman latest Arab state in crisis as protesters die

Latest Libya travel warning from Government of Canada

Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on implementing sanctions against Libya

Canada banning all financial dealings with Libya; going beyond UN sanctions

collective bargaining abuse: Wisconsin teacher union forced school districts to buy insurance from union-owned insurance company

Egypt stock market to re-open on Tuesday

Tunisian Prime Minister resigns

Lockerbie bomber reportedly blackmailed Gadhafi to secure release

Libyan protest leaders form National Council in East

Peter MacKay: Empty planes forced out by Tripoli airport so C-17 was sent without authorization; Hercs on the way to pick up Canadians and others

'Provocateurs' blamed as Tunis protests turn deadly

UN Security Council Resolution S/2011/95 as passed unanimously

UN Security Council calls for war crimes inquiry in Libya

Friday: Dont raise Libyan hopes with promise of intervention, MacKay says

NZ Premier launches worldwide Christchurch quake appeal

Wind energys dirty secret

Green River serial killer faces 49th murder charge

Gadhafi's nurse says she's going home

UN votes to impose sanctions on Gadhafi regime

2 British military planes rescue more than 150 civilians from Libya desert in daring mission

Obama urges Gadhafi to leave Libya 'now'

The impact of Google's algorithm changes

U.S. budget battles without earmarks

Kevin Libin: Civil service growing faster than Canada

Will Syria become more democratic?

George Jonas: Canada is growing into the land I left behind

Civil war in Libya possible, Gadhafis son says

Rex Murphy: UN offers a tyrants last refuge

graphic: Who might revolt? Who might fall?

Could the next Mideast uprising happen in Saudi Arabia?

Canada suspends diplomatic presence in Libya; C-17 airlifts Canadian ambassador, consular officials and 18 other Canadians, plus 22 Brits and Aussies

Gadhafi deposited billions in London ahead of asset freeze

Charles Krauthammer: Rubicon: A river in Wisconsin

George F. Will: Out of Wisconsin, a lesson in leadership for Obama

Kimberley Strassel: Union power for thee, but not for me

What you'll never read about the Koch Brothers: they gave $20M to the ACLU and give much more to the arts and charities than they do to politics

The last days of a desert despot

Christchurch mayor praises rescuers; death toll now 123 with 200 missing

Setback is reported at Iranian nuclear plant

Canada readying Libyan sanctions

The Economist: (Government) workers of the world unite! Public-sector unions have had a good few decades. Has their luck run out?

Defiant Gadhafi vows to 'crush any enemy'

map: Libyan uprising closes in on Tripoli

U.S. Defense Sec'y Gates says future U.S. military efforts should be by navy or air: "In my opinion, any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should 'have his head examined,' as General MacArthur so delicately put it."

CBS News: Gadhafi's reading list: Obama, Tom Friedman, Fareed Zakaria

Toronto Star: Libyan situation; increasing international pressure for Gadhafi to leave, resolve from Gadhafi son to stay 'til end

Gadhafi says Obama a friend "He is of Muslim descent, his policy should be supported..."

Matt Gurney: McGuinty the Liberator arrives late to the freedom party

Kelly McParland: Michael Ignatieff, all dressed up as Jack Layton

Friedman: Time for U.S. to bite bullet and bump gas tax: for deficit help and to force cutback on oil reliance

Randy Quaid wins fight to stay in Canada

Ottawa investing $40M to train rural doctors for 5 provinces and Nunavut

Hudak hits McGuinty for passing on 'high-priced lawyers' bill in latest hydro hike

Gadhafi ordered Lockerbie bombing and 'I have proof' says ex-minister

Nearly 400 dead or missing in New Zealand quake

Libya Interior Minister resigns rather than carry out Gadhafi orders; "He will either commit suicide or he will get killed."

Superstar status in global economic poll strengthens Harper

Harper stands with NZ; gives contact info for Canadians

Harper says Canada ready to help New Zealand

Christchurch quake: Fears 300 dead

"This may be New Zealand's darkest day" says NZ PM; death toll at least 65

photo - ReutersDozens presumed dead from NZ quake

Hundreds trapped in several major fallen buildings in central Christchurch; others trapped on upper floors as stairwells destroyed

5.5M aftershock in New Zealand

twitter photo - Camille StrowgerNZ quake shallow, so big shake; multiple fatalities confirmed; two buses crushed by falling buildings

Widespread destruction in Christchurch centre; situation "very serious" says Gov't minister

breaking: M6.3 quake hammers New Zealand -- some major damage

Gadhafi's grip on Libya loosens as officials resign, pilots defect, capital seethes with gunfire and death

Gadhafi's attacks on his own people "outrageous and unacceptable" says Harper; he must "cease these actions immediately"

Libya's ambassadors at United Nations call for Gadhafi to step down

Libyan capital fired on by air force; Malta defectors refused to bomb fellow citizens

Washington Post: U.S. orders non-essential diplomats to leave Libya

AP: Libya air force jets land in Malta, pilots seek asylum

updated: Warplanes and militia fire on protesters in Libyan capital

Nanos poll: CPC 39.7% (up), LIB 26.6% (down), NDP 18.9% (up), BQ 9.9% (down), GRN 4.9% (up)

LA Times: Has Gadhafi fled Libya? will his forces fight "to the last bullet" as son claims?

Libyans hope their revolution will also be tweeted

Reuters: U.S. threatens intervention; presses Libya to halt crackdown

Libyas 2nd largest city, Benghazi, fell Sunday after crack army unit defected to opposition

from twitter: "Head of internal security Abdul Fatah Yunis joined protesters in #Benghazi." #Libya

NY Times: Gadhafi's son warns of civil war as protests widen

Gadhafi's son says Libya protesters have seized army bases, tanks

20-yr-old Bayne becomes youngest Daytona 500 winner

Libya protesters seize streets as Bahrain mood eases

Northern Ontario gas pipeline explodes; no injuries, town evacuated

Saturday's protests in Wisconsin expected to be biggest yet as Tea Party counters teacher unions opposed to contributing to own pensions & benefits

Naivete reigns among protesters as Wisconsin leads way with budget cuts

Protesters retake square in Bahrain while Libya and Yemen try to suppress protests

updated: Snipers fire on mourners as Libyan city buries dozens more dead after fierce security crackdown

Canadian Supreme Court: Common-law partners must share wealth after break-ups

Waltrip takes emotional last lap win in Daytona 250 truck race, exactly 10 years after he won Daytona 500 as Dale Earnhardt killed in wreck behind him

Toronto shopkeeper welcomes changes to citizens arrest laws

Freddie: World's fastest fish -- 180+ mph at Daytona International Speedway

Citizens, ex-soldiers, labourers protest across Arab world

AP: Bahrain square becomes new center for Arab anger

Canadian Press/Harris Decima poll: Latest poll confirms Liberal drop and Conservative jump in Ontario

Tehran beats back new protests; in year's biggest rally, Iranians seek spiritual head's ouster

Brian Topp: A spring election? Im betting yes

John Ivison: When elections loom, Liberal support collapses

Election fever?: CPC 39%, LIB 25%, NDP 18%, GRN 10%

Ipsos Reid poll: Harper Conservatives jump 5% to a 14% lead over dropping Liberals; NDP also move up and close gap with Liberals to 7%

Nanos poll: Ontarians turning against McGuinty

Third major Wisconsin paper calls for Democrat Senators to return from self-imposed Illinois exile

'Rent too damn high' leader switches from Dems to Reps; may run against Obama because 'debt is too damn high'

Canada had fast recession recovery; employment took 27 months to fully recover to level in October 2008, compared to 39 months in early 1980s, 52 months in early 1990s

Canadians recount Christchurch quake horror; emergency response bravery

Wall Street Journal: Tim Hortons boosts dividend on robust 4Q same-store sales growth

Ontario plans to loosen liquor laws at festivals; no more 'beer tents'

Polls suggest Christy Clark threatens B.C. Liberal coalition

Federal Gov't to announce funding for rural doctors across Canada

Ontario electricity rates to rise again, next week

Pay to be withheld from absent Wisconsin senators

Wisconsin union protesters mock education of Governor; bully tactics unbecoming schoolyard monitors

NY Times: Cellphone use tied to changes in brain activity

Quebec passes law to order striking prosecutors back to work

Global unrest sends stocks plummeting

Americans have twice as much BPA in their bodies as Canadians

Liberals give NDP taste of their own medicine

Steve Janke: Liberal woes give Layton cause for optimism

LSE reviews funding from Libya

Pirates kill 4 U.S. hostages off Somali coast

EcoEmissions Solutions to be at CleanEquity Monaco 2011; patented technology makes it a cleantech leader for diesel engines

De Jong supporters vow second-ballot support to Abbott

Vision Critical/Angus Reid poll: Clarks lead over B.C. Liberal leadership rivals shrinks

Asian shares fall; oil, gold rise on Libya unrest

Quebec lawyers might ask Ottawa to take over criminal justice system

Hallucination-inducing Salvia to be banned in Canada

Angelo Persichilli: Lost generation haunts Liberals

Crime costs Canada $100B a year

Some Bloc demands are long-term, have broad support

Liberals reeling as Iffy numbers drop

Chinese accused embezzler in Canada: report

Brian Milner: Why emerging markets are looking less enticing

Afghanistan: Officials say deadly attack on 'soft target' reflects tactical change

U.S. missiles kill 7 militants in NW Pakistan

Steve Janke: Jack Layton and his restive caucus: Attack of the second bananas?

Over 1500 flights cancelled today by midwest storm moving east

National Institute for Civil Discourse to open at University of Arizona

U.S. gravely concerned over violence in Libya

TV industry taps social media to keep viewers attention

Libyans in Canada spread news of bloody uprising

The beaver as eco-saviour

New right-leaning political movement could shake up Quebec politics

Call for protests unnerves China

Region's protests spread to Morocco

WSJ: Libya unrest appears to grow

3 snowmobilers die in B.C. avalanche; 1 survivor; recovery underway

Christy Clark hit for 'win or go home' approach

B.C. Premier race in final stage

Scientist finds Gulf bottom still oily, dead

Which country could fall next?

Memo only altered to signal direct decision from Oda

Hudak blasts government for mismanagement of Niagara tunnel project; $615M over-budget, years behind schedule

Ontario's 'Great Blue Hope'

G20 agrees to deal on economic indicators

Middle East blows up, Wisconsin seethes, U.S. economy languishes, but Obama coaches daughter's basketball team (while daughter is away skiing in Colorado)

Season-opening Bahrain F1 race may be cancelled; Ecclestone says decision this week

NDP smells coffee, takes corporate tax cuts off the table

Loonie hits highest since March 2008 as oil gains

Chronic fatigue can be reversed with exercise

Travel fee badly timed: U.S. ambassador

Kitchen scraps to be banned from trash across Metro Vancouver

Tony Clement and his Twitter 'klout'

Libya protests: Death toll mounts as unrest spreads

John Ivison: Spring vote not likely after Harper, Layton make nice

Quebec launches permanent anti-corruption squad

Federal election just weeks away?

January inflation in Canada less than expected

John Ibbotson: While the Tories wage war, the opposition picks nit

MacKay announces 5 new military base support centres at CFB Trenton

Egyptians say military discourages an open economy

Ontarians pay price for Liberals backfiring green energy plans

Globalive to also appeal federal court ruling

Chevrolet Cruze wins Canadian car of the year award

Bob Hepburn: Iggy campaign ready for May 2

Hugh Segal: John Diefenbaker, the populist Conservative

Stray volts: Firm warns of risk of accidental electrocution in Vancouver

Early parole eligibility for non-violent offenders eliminated as BQ supports gov't; keeps fraud artists behind bars

Ford private sector funding proposal for Toronto subway expansion would save $$ billions for provincial and federal governments

NORAD conducts training interception exercise over areas of U.S. and Canada bordering St. Lawrence River

New Brunswick windmills freeze under heavy ice; $200M wind farm fails in damp cold

Vander Doelen: Are the knives out for McGuinty?

Prince William and Kate Middleton to visit Canada in June and July, spending Canada Day in Ottawa; their first official trip as a married couple will take them across Canada

Arcade Fire and Justin Bieber score big wins at Brit Awards

Coca-Cola secret recipe?

Hugh Segal: How American revolutionaries created Canadas conservatives

March 22nd for federal budget; not official, but leaks consistent

City mulls making money off bus-tracking data; in meantime blocks riders from data

Embargowatch: PIO meltdown and the politics and priorities of public information mediation

Guy Kawasaki: What we can learn from Justin Bieber

Vancouver restaurants and hotels hit by expensive sprinkler prank

RIM to release at least 4 different Playbook models

Pressures mount to resume Gulf drilling

Chaos in Arab world makes Alberta oilsands even more important as secure source of ethical oil for U.S.

Saudi man charged with plotting Texas terrorist attacks, including against George Bush

Wikileaks' Assange to appeal UK extradition decision

Mercenaries gather in Tripoli for final battle

Britain to seize Gadhafi's billions

New Zealand quake toll rises as hope fades for survivors

Canadians' Libyan ferry exodus delayed by high seas

Seizing of pirate chiefs is questioned in Somali killings

Can whale strandings help predict earthquakes?

Fear stalks Tripoli as Libya's east celebrates

Libyan diplomat in Ottawa resigns in protest; "They are killing the friends with whom I grew up, they are killing my brothers and sisters."

Time running out for cornered Gadhafi; pilots, troops joining protesters

26 Canadians leave Tripoli by ship; 150 more to leave by plane on Thursday

Big Oil's $50B bet on Libya at stake

David Gergen: The U.S. budget debate

Defections from the Libyan regime: high-ranking and growing

Gadhafi backers open fire in Tripoli

Gadhafi loses more Libyan cities

European shares fall on oil fears

Italian Minister: 1,000 killed in Libya

BBC: Libya opposition defiant after Gadhafi speech

Foreigners scramble to leave Libya

Obama under pressure to intervene in Libya

Official Government of Canada warning and contact information for Canadians in Libya

Ottawa to fly Canadians out of Libya

Peru first to sever diplomatic ties with Libya

Telegraph: Obama's strange silence on Libya

John Ivison: Martin Liberals' embrace of Gadhafi was Canadas shame

Berlusconi speaks to 'pal' Gadhafi by phone

Gadhafi vows fight to death as east falls, oil ports shut

Fleeing Egyptians tell of Libya carnage

Runaway Democrats in Wisconsin called 'irresponsible' by Madison paper

BBC: UK plans to fly Britons out of Libya amid unrest

George Jonas: Writing on the wall for Gadhafi

Gadhafi defies revolt with tanks as refugees flee

Iran navy ships enter Suez Canal

Vancouver world's most liveable city for 5th year; Toronto #4, Calgary #5; Pittsburgh top U.S. city at #29, New York at #56

Gadhafi speech to announce 'major reforms': report

Exiled opposition leader to return to Bahrain in challenge to rulers

Wisconsin reality: There's no money

Are Democrats and the White House behind the union protests in Wisconsin?

Mikhail Gorbachev lambasts Vladimir Putin's 'sham' democracy

Libyan military widely regarded as murderous thugs; incompetent, undisciplined unlike Egypt's

Montreal Gazette: Under CRTC UBB ruling, Canada would become a digital backwater

updated: Gadhafi signals defiance in TV appearance

Christiane Amanpour: important differences between Libya and Egypt

Cleric issues fatwa to have Gadhafi killed

David Cameron first world leader to visit Egypt after revolution

Moroccan violence kills 5 in bank fire

CNN zinged for believing Obama propaganda about U.S. popularity abroad

Rumours fly that Gadhafi has fled to Venezuela

Hezbollah reportedly suppressing Iran protesters in Tehran's Azadi Square

Reuters: Gadhafi under threat as revolt hits Tripoli

Libya protests continue to spread and intensify

Bahrain Grand Prix organizers cancel F1 race set for March due to unrest

Canada condemns violence by Libyan government; advises against non-essential travel; monitoring situation from embassy in Tripoli

BBC: Libya's ambassador to India resigns in protest

Iranian naval ships to enter Mediterranean via Suez Canal later today

Army units reportedly defecting in Libya as clashes spread to Tripoli

Iran forces push back protesters across the country

Niall Ferguson: 'Westerners don't understand how vulnerable freedom is'

World leaders condemn Gaddafi after mass killings in streets of Benghazi, Libya

The Middle East and the Groupon effect

Mercenaries from Mali reportedly doing the killing in Libya; 200 said killed on Saturday

Doctors helping Wisconsin teachers lie about being sick

at issue: The Wisconsin state budget

NY Times: Unrest encircles Saudis, stoking sense of unease

U.S. offered rosy view before Bahrain crackdown

Libyan protesters call out: "Where is the United Nations ... where is Obama, where is the rest of the world, people are dying on the streets."

Labour reform: Wisconsin might be first, will Ohio be next?

Union showdowns spread across the country; Ohio Gov. Kasich: "If they want to strike, they should be fired."

Wisconsin: More evidence government employees shouldnt be allowed to unionize

Obama jumps into Wisconsin budget battle, defends unions over other taxpayers

U.S. House of Representatives votes to de-fund Obamacare

Bahrain police fire on protesters; Canada urges officials to engage in 'peaceful dialogue'

'Victory March' in Egypt; Tahrir Square is packed again

Casualties mount in Yemens day of rage

Gadhafis hold on Libya slipping; 20 reported killed

China rail chiefs firing hints at trouble

Splits emerge among Egypt's young activists

Globe and Mail Editorial: These immigration targets are sensible

Youth, tradespeople take focus in new immigration plan

Wisconsin changes to collective bargaining for public employee unions seen as solution to debt issue for other states; threat to unions

Toronto Blue Jays sign slugger Bautista to 5-year $65M deal

Bev Oda had responsibility to overrule CIDA, PM says

anti-democracy: Wisconsin Democrats flee state to avoid vote; Dems want state to continue to pay for all teachers' pensions and benefits as teachers across state in mass walk-outs

updated: Bahrain locked down after 5 protesters killed

Court sides with Quebec DJ-turned-MP who went on racist screed against cabbies

4 deaths reported as riot police storm camp in Bahrain

An author of secret White House report on revolutionary potential in Arab states blabs to New York Times

Shy U.S. intellectual created playbook used in Egypt revolution

Foreign hackers attacked Canadian Government in January

Bahrain protests: ABC News correspondent Miguel Marquez beaten

Marc Thiessen: How Obama lost the Egyptian people

Iran warships to 'transit Suez Canal'

Protesters die in Libya unrest

U.S. in dark about Egypt?

Oil rises to $104 a barrel

Stilwell drops out, backs Abbotts bid to lead B.C. Liberals

Newfoundland poll: Tories set for big gains in Newfoundland

Shipping veteran on Somalia pirate problem: Sink their boats with all hands

Rural communities in B.C. subsidize urban B.C.

Condoleezza Rice: The future of a democratic Egypt

CBS News' Lara Logan suffered brutal sexual assault in Tahrir Square the day Mubarak stepped down

Piezo-electric energy-generating roads proposed for California; why not rest of USA and Canada?

Canada property sales rise 4.5% in January

Ottawa to appeal Federal Court's Globalive ruling

Sean Hannity: Obama's 'cowardly' budget will 'bankrupt the country'

AP: Mubarak resigns, hands power to military

FoxNews: Tahrir Square roar goes up as announcement made that Mubarak has resigned

Egypts Robespierre moment wont mean instant democracy

Jerusalem Post: Egyptian opposition figure: Re-think Camp David Accords

Egypt military dissolves parliament and suspends constitution, meeting two key demands of protesters

Guardian: Army and protesters disagree over Egypt's path to democracy; activists reject army appeal to leave Tahrir Square

NY Times: New era dawns in Egypt and across the Arab world; Egypt military reaffirms civilian control

BBC: Tahrir Square clean-up begins

Ekos poll: Tory lead over Liberals grows to 12.5% as Libs and NDP drop with election talk

Niall Ferguson: Obama's foreign policy debacle; alienating Egyptian military, youthful crowds in streets of Cairo, Israel and Saudi Arabia

What is cloud computing?

Canada to review TMX, LSE merger

Obama's $3.73 trillion budget plan marks start of long fight on over-spending

Iran police arrest dozens of protesters: opposition

Egypt labour protests grow after uprising

Neil Reynolds: Bush put democracy on a pedestal

Constitutional referendum in Egypt promised in 2 months

Dual uprisings show potent new threats to Arab states

Iranian leaders vow to crush march

China passes Japan as world's No. 2 economy

U.S. sends officials to reassure nervous allies

As Egypt calms down, so do Israeli nerves

NY Times: The dirty little secrets of search

Yemens police beat back protesters intent on overthrowing president

Rain in Saskatchewan, revolution in Egypt: How soaring food prices helped topple dictator

Leading contender to replace Mubarak is anti-Israel and anti-U.S. former head of Arab League

Mubarak slammed U.S. in phone call with Israeli MK before resignation

U of T artificial intelligence expert wins $1M research grant; Canada leads G7 in R&D performed by schools as percentage of GDP

Harper congratulates Arcade Fire, Michael Buble and Neil Young on Grammy wins

Ontario Hydro pulls plug on solar plans

F-35 jet is vital; Ignatieff flies off course with threats to kill contract

Pundits' Guide: The perils of polls and other lessons in amateur punditry

Canada admits record-high number of immigrants

China trade surplus shrinks after import surge

Surging corn set to fuel widespread price hikes

Hazel McCallion hits the big 9-0

Gloves are off, despite 'group hug' veneer at the B.C. Liberals debate

Clark dodges question of whether she'll stick around if she doesn't win

Les Leyne: Voting change gives Abbott more hope

10 years after crash, NASCAR still coping with Earnhardt's death

Cohn: Ontario reverses its spin on offshore wind; Duguid tries to save seat

McGuinty Liberals stonewalling on cost of cancelling Oakville power plant

tax cuts create jobs: Ignatieff just doesnt get it

Ontario taxpayers will be on the hook for years paying for Ontarios failed experiment with wind energy

John Snobelen: CRTC has lost its way

NY Times ignores FoxNews who got it right; Mubaraks fall prompts double takes by anchors

As Mubarak departs, questions about what comes next

Egyptian defense chief unknown in West, derided at home

Wireless advances could mean no more cell towers

U.S. trade deficit widened by 33% in 2010

Tasha Kheiriddin: Children are better off being raised by their parents

WHO: What kills us

Chris Selley: Doug Ford retort not out of bounds; OCAP protester was out of line and rude

Nokia, Microsoft in pact to rival Apple, Google

Canadian exports leap most in 30 years

Charles Krauthammer: The U.S. needs a Freedom Doctrine for Arab democracy

John Ivison: NORAD could be expanded to land and sea

Environics poll: Alberta Tories widen lead on Wildrose Alliance

Norman Spector: Quebecs smart arena move

Canada to challenge EU seal ban at World Trade Organization

Clark abandoned B.C. Liberals in time of need, Abbott says

New coast guard ship named for slain soldier Nichola Goddard

At least 27 killed in Pakistan base attack

Bruce Anderson: Ignatieff lags while Harper clears corporate-tax-cut hurdles

Not all content is king on Wall Street

Kirpan banned by vote at Quebec National Assembly

Mathew Ingram: Why didnt a newspaper create Huffington Post?

Tamil migrant ship arrival cost Canada $25M

Suicide bomber kills 38 pilgrims, wounds dozens in Iraq

Protesters in Montreal call for change in Algeria

Rex Murphy: Gore and Olbermann -- which one is Gilligan?

Riot police arrest over 400 as thousands defy ban in Algeria

Military regime bars officials from leaving Egypt

Egypt's military council vows to abide by international deals

Algeria police use numbers to stifle Egypt-inspired protest

Arab leaders, facing calls for reform, consider next move

George Jonas on Egypt: Hold your applause

Egypt coverage creates unforgettable daytime TV

Obamas message an unnerving one for Arab rulers

Toronto man charged with multimillion-dollar EI fraud

Chief statistician asked to rethink census for 2016

U.S. gas pump prices highest ever for this time of year

Steve Forbes: What America can do to help Egypt now

Minister scolds judges over delays, inconsistency in refugee cases

Lights out for Middle East Christians?

6.8M quake hits South Chile; buildings sway

Study suggests diet soda may lead to bigger stroke risk

Ontario stops offshore wind power development

Oil falls as Mubarak falls

Mubarak exit sets off celebrations across Mideast

Mubarak resignation creates vacuum for U.S. in Mideast

Mubarak resignation cheered by world markets

Obama agrees to limit government backing of mortgages

Tamir Moustafa: The silver lining in Mubaraks speech

Masked Chinese migrant ordered released; he will live in Toronto

6 dead in Cork commuter crash in fog

So-called 'consensus' on global warming challenged

New digital divide? Internet caps far higher in Western Canada

Why the U.S. should be very worried about Canada's debate on usage based billing

Washington Post: Egypt VP asks for protesters to go home

FoxNews: Mubarak passes authority to VP but to remain in office until Sept. election

NY Times: Mubarak refuses to step down

Mubarak shuts out Obama, wants to guide transition

BBC: Mubarak addresses nation; refuses to quit

CIA Chief Leon Panetta says Hosni Mubarak exit not confirmed

Egyptian official: Mubarak to step down, transfer authority to Armed Forces

NY Times: Egypts Army signals transfer of power
begun to take "measures to protect the nation"

NBC: Mubarak to step down tonight, VP to take over

Buzz builds from inside gov't; Mubarak 'could' step aside today

Haaretz: 'Nearly one million protesters descend on Cairo square'

Egyptian paralysis spreads as strikes break out; parliament scene of new protest

German company Deutsche Börse AG to take over of New York Stock Exchange; $25B deal marks end of era

Egypt VP hints at 'coup' if talks refused

Nuts and bolts of the TMX-LSE deal

David Olive: Toronto, London stock merger a dream for investors

TMX, LSE aim to be 'powerhouse'

Why the LSE and TMX are getting together

List of over-the-counter store brand drugs which have been recalled in Canada

Naguib Sawiris: The billionaire caught up in both Egypts political reform and Canadas mobile debate

Lawrence Martin: Open minds, open border

Green Bay stays classy while celebrating Super Bowl win

Opposition, Mubarak regime draft road map for landmark talks

NY Times: 'Super' ring helps Rodgers secure place in Packers lore

Dallas-Fort Worth enjoys thaw, but more snow possible

Social media boost Super Bowl commercials' bang for the buck

U.S. dis-owns comment by envoy Wisner on Mubarak

313-mpg Volkswagen XL1 two-seater diesel/electric hybrid

Mubaraks son resigns in gesture to protesters

BBC: Egypt unrest: Hosni Mubarak must stay says U.S. envoy Wisner

Europe to Egypt: After Mubarak, don't rush election

New York allows Seaway vessels more time to comply with environmental rules

GM may unveil profit sharing plan next week

Obama to put Fannie, Freddie on chopping block?

Headlights and flammable anti-freeze focus in Turton fatal car fire in Washington, D.C.; husband works at White House

NY Times: U.N. food agency issues warning on China drought

Ontario beer too expensive: Hudak

Multiple heart scans linked with cancer risk

Ford announces Toronto garbage privatization plans

Tasha Kheiriddin: How Bill 101 saved Canada

Egypt edges back to normal

Obama downplays concerns about Muslim Brotherhood

Canada re-thinks metered Internet, as U.S. pushes ahead

Tories, Bloc strike rare deal on law-and-order legislation

Egyptian VP Suleiman releases statement after meeting with democracy activists; constitutional reform going ahead, prisoner release

ElBaradei 'not invited' to Egypt talks, complains

John Snobelen: Liberal Toronto now in play as Conservatives draft Rocco Rossi

GM no longer dominated by accountants

LA Times: Egypt's Coptic Christians fear life without Mubarak

Snow, cold make Dallas feel more like Green Bay

Fiat and Chrysler may merge operations and locate HQ in U.S.

John Ibbotson: With border deal, Harper nails down key election plank

Canada outperforms U.S. on employment

Rocco Rossi: Proudly a Progressive Conservative

Twilight Zone / Egypt: A tale of love and darkness

Lorne Gunter: The same liberals who laud Reagan today mocked him then

Conrad Black: Ronald Reagan, the ultimate upwardly mobile American

David Frum: Be wary of the Muslim Brotherhood

Canadas job numbers start to pick up

George Jonas: Strongmen want to visit the White House, not blow it up

Treasury declines to name China currency manipulator but message clear

MSNBC's Chris Matthews rips Obama's handling of Egypt crisis: "I feel ashamed as an American"

Harper and Obama on shared vision for perimeter security and economic competitiveness

The Economist: The Al Jazeera moment

Harper urges U.S. to approve oil pipeline

Canada court overturns government ruling on Globalive

Queen Elizabeth gives two 'thumb's up' to The King's Speech, the story about her family 60+ years ago

Muslims must embrace our British values: PM Cameron

B.C. Liberal cat membership could be tip of iceberg, says leadership candidate

TMX to merge with LSE in marriage of worlds premier mining markets

London Stock Exchange (LSE) to merge with TMX Group (Toronto Stock Exchange)?

BBC: PCC rules 'Twitter messages not private'

Rocky Gaudrault: Internet usage debate: The real myths

China raises interest rates to quell inflation

U.S. cash buyers lift housing market; bargain hunting boosts prices in depressed cities

Star pushes for a daycare system that doesnt add up

George F. Will: John Kasich: Spoiling for a fight in Ohio

State of the internet, worldwide

The ripple effect of a joint marine patrol

Chantal Hébert: Perimeter issue could split Liberals

Bill seeks cross-border maritime agreement with U.S.

All the 2011 Super Bowl commercials

Google executive emerges as key figure in revolt

Egypt gives government employees 15% raise

Canada backs democratic transition in Egypt

Super Bowl 2011: live-blogging the best and worst ads

Found at last: A tape of the first Super Bowl

Finally, its Super Bowl Sunday

CP Rail, Canadian Auto Workers avoid strike with tentative agreement

(Almost) everything you need to know about the Suez Canal

Financial Post: Commodities on a roll

Michael Geist: Why UBB issue reveals why we need foreign competition in telecommunications provision

Ezra Levant: The things Obama left unsaid; Unlike those fighting dictators in Eastern Europe, Egypts liberals havent had solid backing from West

Canadian cities hold more Egypt rallies

Egypt protests: camel and horse riders who invaded Tahrir Square say they are 'good men'; badly wounded

Former Egyptian military chief says foreign Islamic militants are adding to unrest

How much does bandwidth actually cost?

Unravelling of Reagan's Middle East

U.S.-Russia START Treaty goes into effect today

The more mom works, the heavier the child: study

Rex Murphy: Human rights meets their match: The microwave oven

Mixed reports on cause of blast at Egyptian gas terminal

Sinai pipeline explosion caused by leak says head of Egyptian gas company

Al-Arabiya retracts report Mubarak has resigned as head of NDP

Rest of NDP leadership out, too, as PM says stability returning

Mubarak resigns as head of ruling NDP party

Robert Fulford: A late presidents greatest victory

doubt rises: Diplomat's statement on Suleiman assassination attempt retracted

Egypt VP target of assassination attempt that killed two bodyguards

Harper, Obama announce 'new vision' for border

Falling ice at Cowboys Stadium injures five

CNN: Loyalists and protesters clash in streets off Cairo's Tahrir Square

NPR: With upheaval, how large is the opening for Islam radicalism?

Iran's spiritual and political leader, Ayatollah Khamenei says Egyptian uprising an Islamic 'awakening'

Canadian job growth beats estimates, U.S. jobs miss targets

Loonie strenghtens to highest level since May 2008 as employment surges

NY Times: Thousands march in Cairo, Alexandria and other cities, demanding change

NY Times: White House, Egypt discuss plan for Mubaraks exit

U.S. pressure on Mubarak opens a rift with Arab allies

Egypt girds for showdown; Regime ups pressure ahead of Friday protests; Arab allies urge Mubarak to hold on

Americans urged to leave Egypt while charters available

At gunpoint: A Globe reporters account of her detention in Egypt

Amanpour with Mubarak: "If I resign today there will be chaos"

NY Times: Protesters clash again on Cairos streets; tanks try to separate groups

Is U.S. foreign policy now in a shambles by the way they've cavalierly treated strong ally Mubarak? Should Gibbs have left "yesterday"?

Egypt crisis taking an economic toll on working people

LA Times: U.S. walks the line on Egypt

Mubaraks insistence on dignified exit touches nerve with Egyptians

Mubarak supporters clash with protesters overnight in Egypt

John Ivison: Border deal with U.S. could be a big win for Harper

Egypt official: White House demands are contradictory

Amanpour: Pro- and anti-Mubarak crowds collide; "A majority, it seems, are concerned that if he leaves quickly, economy and institutions could collapse, resulting in explosion of crime and violence"

Daily Mail: Egypt in flames: 300 feared dead and 500 injured as revolution descends into bloodbath

David Akin: Violence in Tahrir Square as some protest continued protests

Egypt restores Internet as turmoil escalates

CNN: A scene of violent chaos in Cairo as two sides clash

Egypt: Hypocrisy on the Nile? Pro-Mubarak forces fight back overnight against revolutionaries and are now flooding Tahrir Square and engaging protesters there in a major battle as rocks are thrown, clubs and sticks are swung, and army vehicles commandeered and shoved around. Biased reporting from scene has tried to characterize and dismiss any pro-Mubarak supporters as "rent-a-thugs" to AlJazeera and CNN without acknowledging that Mubarak and his National Democratic Party had some real supporters who did not want him to leave, and oppposed the demonstrations of the past week. ElBaradei hypocritically calls on Army to intervene.

WSJ: How Cairo, U.S. were blindsided by revolution

U.S. scrambles to size up ElBaradei

On brink of revolution, some Egyptians dread uncertainty

Mubarak supporters stage rallies as protesters clash with army

Egypt: Al Jazeera reports [Tuesday] verbal clashes breaking out between pro and anti Mubrarak groups in Alexandria. Shots fired into air by military to urge groups to disperse.

Egypt: Mubarak announces he will not run again for President and is asking Vice-President to work immediately with other political parties to reform constitution to create electoral term limits. He will remain in power to supervise this process. He has asked for allegations of recent electoral fraud to be investigated by the Prime Minister. He will also ensure justice is done with regard to rioters and looters who have terrorized fellow citizens in past week. He was born in Egypt and will die in Egypt.

Reuters live: Al Arabiya TV network says Mubarak to announce won't run in September elections

Time: Top 10 autocrats in trouble

Int'l news agencies say 200,000; AlJazeera says 2 million: bias or bad counting?

Update from Cairo: Patrick Martin on the million-person march that wasn't

Cairo's massive protest draws largest and more diverse crowd

Ipsos-Reid poll: Canadians prefer a Conservative minority over a coalition government

Industry Minister Clement examining radical CRTC ruling on Internet billing

bombshell: Obamacare core provision ruled unconstitutional by Florida federal judge; requirement to carry insurance or pay a fee "is outside Congress' Commerce Clause power... It is not constitutional."

CBC: Opposition parties are creating "dangerous" uncertainty for Canadian businesses by calling for planned corporate tax cuts to be scrapped, says Flaherty

Flaherty sees moderate growth, tax cuts

Flaherty says economy is government's top priority

Canada's economy grows more than expected in November; best since March 2010

Returning Israelis: Egypt protests are not as bad as they seem

Mubarak orders food subsidies & jobs in attempt to quell protests

AP: Clinton signals U.S. wants "orderly" transition to "real democracy" in Egypt

Reuters: Egypt fighter planes fly low over protest in Cairo

Egypt: Al Jazeera reports [Sunday] fighter jets and helicopters are low over Tahrir Square where huge crowd is massing. Also reports of more army trucks coming into crowds. Loud sound of jets on TV feed is drowning out TV announcers.

Egypt: Al Jazeera reports [Sunday] people are once again pouring in to the streets of Cairo after late afternoon prayers, and ignoring the curfew which began again 15 minutes ago at 8 a.m. ET.

updated: Al Jazeera told to shut down in Egypt, signal cut; licenses suspended, accreditations cancelled; network still on satellites

Al Jazeera picture: Military urges young people to protect their property

Foreign Policy: What Al Jazeera shows and doesn't show; distortion, reality and political perception

Canadian travellers urged to register with gov't so can be assisted abroad

Fred McMahon: Prospect of real reform in Egypt is dim

Journalists return to Central Cairo, but threats remain as media seen to be bearer of bad tidings

Tories side with consumers in clash over Internet billing

Tim Hortons to open 120 outlets in Middle East

U.S. online retail spending reaches a record $43.4B in Q4 2010; up 11%

RCMP Commissioner Elliott to step down in summer

Toronto man cracks code to scratch-lottery tickets

Horner to join Alberta Tory leadership race

Berlusconi calls Mubarak wise man, urges continuity

Ottawa breaks with U.S. in supporting gradual handover in Egypt

Conrad Black: Give Mubarak time to exit gracefully and the world will be better off

The top U.S. trading partner? Look north

Company at centre of dog slaughter outcry was subject of 65 SPCA orders

Food prices worldwide hit record levels, fueled by uncertainty, U.N. says

Haiti bows to pressure to pull its pick from runoff vote

Romantic spin put on brutal battles between Mubarak loyalists and protesters; no interviews with loyalists, just protesters

Cannon welcomes Haiti first round election results

Rains, flood threat hamper Aussie cyclone relief

Japanese steel giants Nippon, Sumitomo to merge and create world's 2nd largest steelmaker

BBC: Egypt protests: Returning Britons tell of terror

Thousands march against government in Yemen

Arrest in $1.5M Bellagio casino chip heist

Globe reporters released by Egyptian military

Lorne Gunter: Run afoul of the rights police, lose your home

report: 10 killed during violence in Cairo Square

U.S. Defense Chief Gates emerges as key to Egypt crisis; strong ties between two militaries

Time: Debunking the myth of the slippery bachelor

Street battle over the Arab future

Mubarak's backers turn Cairo into a war zone

Billions in shipbuilding contracts will make waves for Harper

Montreal firefighters rescue art treasures from burning gallery

Record snow seen hurting January retail sales in U.S.

Judge finds Ken Feinberg not independent of BP

Matt Gurney: Liberals Rossi Rage cant hide their own complicity

PC World: ISPs are the new secret police, says report

Groundhog Day: Shubenacadie Sam and Wiarton Willie also both predict early spring

Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil predicts early spring

8 causes of memory loss that AREN'T Alzheimer's

Ford sales up 9% in January; GM & Chrysler both up 23%

Harper orders review of Internet billing

Canadian business confidence jumps to highest in 6 years

Reuters: Monster storm carves path across U.S.

Snowzilla has already cancelled 6,000 flights; more to come

Harper, Obama to meet in Washington Friday

Irish PM dissolves parliament, calls early election

GM U.S. sales up 23% in January

The tyranny of green know-it-alls and the kindergartners Ziploc sandwich bag purgatory

Michael Geist: Unpacking the policy issues behind bandwidth caps & usage based billing

Former federal Liberal National Director and Toronto mayoral candidate Rocco Rossi to run for Ontario Tories

Canadian sentenced 25 years for running Thai pedophile brothel

Mass sled dog killing probed in B.C.

CBC: Charges laid in Mexico hotel explosion

First map of U.S. purchased at record price

Wells/Geddes: What you dont know about Stephen Harper

24 Bombardier employees claim $50M jackpot

Toronto Star: Tim Hudak's pocketbook campaign to be Ontario Premier

Canadian flight from Cairo blocked by airport officials

poll: 64% of Canadians say 'no' to another election

John Ibbotson: Tide of change about to roll through provinces

Imperial Oil profit jumps 50%

Will there be a real 'Sputnik moment' as China announces thorium reactor energy program?

Japanese volcano still erupting, 1,000 residents urged to evacuate as danger zone widens

Landslide vote in favour of secession rocks Khartoum

Arab elite say monarchies are safe from unrest

Elation tempered by fear as looters threaten Egypt's middle class

Feds chartering flights for Canadians in Egypt

Over 99% in Southern Sudan vote for secession

Crowds turn out for returning Tunisian Islamist

More Egyptian protesters demand that White House condemn Mubarak

Collapse of 30-storey building under construction in Brazil traps three

Egypt: 1,000 prisoners have escaped from Prison Demu in Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, state-run Nile TV reports; inmates are "on the streets causing chaos and families are scared"

Elections Canada thinks part of its job is to get people to vote, not just to inform when and where to vote

Head-on train crash in Germany kills 10, injures 43

Tunisian leader's kin seeks asylum in Canada; delays extradition

Death toll in Egypt's protests tops 100

Police shoot dead 17 attacking Egypt police stations

Egypt protest death toll hits 73

Canadian Alzheimer's scientists gain $8.6M funding boost

Crops wither and prices rise in Chinese drought

China eyes U.S. defense contracts, hoping to compete on cost

Amid Arab protests, U.S. influence has waned

Israel ponders border security, enlarged military amid Egypt unrest

Egypt turmoil heartens U.S. foes

China's high-speed rail on the wrong track? it's clogged roads with the poor

Canadian firms lobby for streamlined border

CRTC backtracks on controversial Internet-billing decision after interventions by Harper and Clement

Canada calls for the immediate release of journalists in Egypt

U.S. condemns 'systematic targeting' of journalists attacked and detained in Cairo

Peter Van Loan spreads investment message on U.S. tour; touts Canada's viability to investors

Suleiman: some TV stations operating from friendly states have made things worse by making false reports

Egypt VP Suleiman in live interview on national TV: needs 70 days to legally reform Constitution, has met with opposition political leaders, will prosecute criminal activity over past week, arrests and prosecutions will be made public, some groups have pursued "own agendas" in protests, armed forces are going to enforce curfew and safeguard state and also police duties, Tahrir Square problems last night happened because military not used to domestic policing, armed forces now intervening and separating two sides, says meeting with youth, distinguishes between "25th of January movement" and "other agendas", "to continue with demonstrations is to further paralyze state", economy is being hammered by turmoil, 1 million tourists left Egypt over past 5 days costing $1 billion, if this continues the state will be ruined...

Globe & Mail Canadian journalist Sonia Verma tweets freedom 5 minutes ago: "We are out we are free! we were detained with other foreigners. About twenty five. Including other journalists. Soldiers finally let us free."

Egypt PM apologizes for pro-Mubarak attackers

Vodafone: Egypt forced us to spread propaganda

Egyptian army rounds up journalists

ElBaradei: Just visiting?

Neil Reynolds: Obamas warning of U.S. decline ignores its superiority

Conservatives will overturn usage-based billing if CRTC won't

Tories, Bloc in talks to toughen parole system

Social media being used in calls for weekend protests in Syria

Sen. McCain calls on Mubarak to resign

Finnish origins of the Molotov Cocktail; named after Vyacheslav Molotov, longtime Soviet Foreign Minister

Canadian TV cameraman beaten by mob in Egypt; escapes with Army's help

CBS: Media clampdown has foreign journalists on the run after pro-government protesters take to Egypt streets

Colossal winter storm roars across U.S.

Ontario winter storm less severe than predicted

Global Fund backed by Bill Gates to be investigated for fraud

King Abdullah dismisses Jordan government after protests

Saddam Hussein's lawyer set to take over Egypt?

Snowzilla is coming: various weather maps

Carbon dioxide and earths future

Dick Morris: Who lost Egypt?

Obama Administration says health care law is all or nothing. Judge gives them nothing.

Egyptian army vows not to fire on peaceful protests

Brent oil surges past $100 on Egypt uncertainty

Flight with Canadians leaves Cairo after delay

Crisis in Egypt spurs fears of impact on global economy

Cairo Street debate: When Mubarak foes and backers clash

Cyclone threatens Australia's soaked northeast

Canadians arrive in Egypt as others try to leave

U.S. begins evacuation flights from Cairo

200GB to 25GB: Canada gets first, bitter dose of metered Internet

Iran hangs man who claimed to be God

Royal newlyweds to visit Canada

Are Arab states going to collapse like Eastern European dictatorships in 89?

ElBaradei rallies Egyptian opposition as protests enter sixth day

Oman uncovers 'UAE spy network' that targeted its government and military

Asian stocks fall amid concerns over Egypt unrest

Egypt protesters camp out, Mubarak turns to army

Don Tapscott: Tunisia, Egypt and the coming generational explosion

Canadians in Egypt could begin leaving Monday

ElBaradei urges U.S. to abandon Mubarak

As chaos reigns, foreigners advised to leave Egypt

Ipsos Reid poll: Ignatieff should be pasturized if he loses next election

Face of Mideast unrest: young and hungry for jobs

Clinton: U.S. has no plans to suspend aid to Haiti

Evacuations after deadly arms depot blasts in Venezuela

Howard Kurtz: Al Jazeera has its CNN moment in the sun; will past anti-West bias mar its coverage and perception?

Slate: Obama's "Shah Problem" -- President Obama is doing what Jimmy Carter did with Iran in 1978. Uh-oh.

Massive C-17 aircraft allow Canadian Forces to deal with banishment from U.A.E.; major Afghanistan in planning stage

Reuters: Egypt in crisis as Mubarak meets commanders

CNN: Egypt's protests: What's next?

Al Jazeera picture: Neighbours patrolling neighbourhoods in absence of police

BBC: France, Britain and Germany have called on Mubarak to "engage in a process of transformation"

Egypt: Al Jazeera interviews Mohamed Elbaradei [Saturday] in which he calls for government to step down today.

Al Jazeera picture: Looters at Egypt's National Museum destroy 2 mummies, cause world dismay

Egypt: Al Jazeera reporting military has moved in strongly to Suez to enforce curfew, arresting some lead agitators; looting has been widespread.

Egypt: Al Jazeera interviewing man [Saturday] in wealthy part of Cairo who reports looting is widespread and people are terrified; no police, no army to protect them; citizens are trying to defend themselves.

Al Jazeera picture: Looters smashed into Egypt's National Museum and damaged priceless artifacts

Al Jazeera picture: LIVE test reporting from BBC: Mubarak intelligence chief and confidante Omar Suleiman sworn in as Vice-President; no VP previously; Suleiman is known and respected in West and was involved in brokering Mideast peace; new PM is Ahmed Shafiq, former Civil Aviation Minister

Al Jazeera picture: Protesters defy curfew; police open fire on Interior Ministry attackers

Egypt: At 5 p.m., one hour after curfew began again, Al Jazeera reports the streets are more full of protesters than on Friday, and their live video shows huge crowds milling about streets and talking with soldiers. Reportedly, shots were fired by police in defence of the Interior Ministry and some protesters died. At 5:10 p.m. a loud funeral procession for one of the dead protesters is shown marching through the streets. Dozens are shown riding on a tank as it moves along.

Egypt: As sun rises in Egypt, curfew is lifted and Al Jazeera is reporting things look back to normal with people going about their business, and road traffic typical for a Saturday morning; word that citizens set up protective cordons around banks and gas stations to protect them until the army could do so; some people on street say they remain upset; previous mornings this week have also been quiet.

CNN: Cairo appeared to calm overnight Friday as the army -- a much more respected force than police among Egyptian civilians -- took control of the country during the curfew

Obama: Speaks to Mubarak on phone, then announces on TV U.S. will support current Egyptian Gov't if it allows public to demonstrate peacefully, and pursues democratic reforms

Egypt: Mubarak goes on TV and promises more freedoms, stresses importance of law and order, alternative is "chaos", has instructed government to step down and he will appoint a new government "tomorrow"

Al Jazeera picture: Protesters warmly welcome armed military vehicles in downtown Cairo

Watch Al Jazeera live as fires burn, shots ring out

Explosions, gunfire heard in Cairo as protesters defy curfew

Egypt: Al Jazeera reports fires burning nationwide, gunfire widespread, tanks now in streets, military arrival in Cairo being welcomed by protesters with applause and handshakes, seen as a victory against security apparatus

Ekos poll: Harper Conservatives maintain lead; majority like country's direction

Egypt's new 'Suez Crisis'

As Nelson Mandela in hospital for 'routine tests', family gathers, and death rumours rampant on twitter

Egypt, Algeria, Jordan could see political unrest: Standard & Poor's

BBC: Egypt protests: Can Mubarak be toppled?

As Egypt unrest builds, Nobel winner ElBaradei offers to lead transition

updated: Car bomb kills 48 in Iraq

another U.S. ally under siege: Thousands protest against government in Yemen

Unmanned planes operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection are now patrolling 49th parallel between Pacific Ocean and Great Lakes along Canada-U.S. border

David Akin: Memo to Liberals: Youre three years too late on the corporate tax cut vote

Wall Street Journal: Flaherty says economy remains top priority

Harper predicts wave of hope as he opens maternal health talks in Geneva

400 rally in Toronto against Mubarak

Israel fears unrest in Egypt could jeopardize peace treaty

Election fever needs to cool off, Layton says

Russia says Domodedovo airport bomber targeted foreigners

Egypt internet shutdown underscores vulnerability

Quick-thinking Canadian invention separates virus DNA from human DNA

Busting Egypt's web blackout, savvy Egyptians using dial-up connections, unused ports to stay connected

China blocks 'Egypt' on top twitter-like service

Wikileaks documents show Mubarak has resisted U.S. pushes for change, pointing to emptiness of U.S. assurances to Shah of Iran by President Jimmy Carter preceding his fall from power in 1979 to the Islamic revolutionaries still in power

Egyptian Embassy in Venezuela briefly taken over, Chavez says

Regulators close banks in Colo, NM, Okla, Wis; makes 11 failures in 2011

Egyptians using Vancouver company's website to bypass internet blocks

Charles Krauthammer: The old Obama in new clothing

Ontario Tories will fight deficit, cut taxes, MPPs say in early campaign stop in Ottawa

Egypt unrest knocks Wall Street to biggest drop in nearly 6 months

Key White House ally lobbies on behalf of Egyptian regime

updated: At least 5 dead, nearly 900 injured in Egyptian protests

Stocks drop worldwide as oil, dollar surge after Egypt protests

Echo of Egyptian anger in anti-Mubarak rally in London

Canada to extradite Tunisian billionaire

Gold and oil jump on Egypt turmoil

Ryerson University student radio station licence revoked by CRTC

Egyptian-Canadians to rally in Montreal and Ottawa in solidarity protests

Reuters factbox: Protests and Egypt's financial markets

Nobel laureate and pro-democracy leader Mohamed ElBaradei put under house arrest

Ford to hand out $5,000 profit-sharing checks to hourly workers

Kindle books now outsell both hardcover and paperback books at Amazon

Internet gets ready for impending 'IPocalypse'

Door is not closed on Quebec arena cash, Tory minister says; but awaiting detailed plans, budget

Moody's warns of possible move on U.S. credit rating

Chronic illnesses, not age, determines seniors' reliance on health care: study

LinkedIn files statement with SEC for proposed IPO

Pakistan threatens nuclear arms race after India-U.S. deal

updated: Alberta Finance Minister Ted Morton resigns from cabinet; to seek leadership

Winter storm wallops Atlantic Canada

$14.8M from lottery scam given to real winners

Potash Corp. jumps on strong results

Don Braid: Calm has settled over Alberta Tories after Stelmach announcement

NDP will 'look at whole budget', no blackmail; Baird signals interest in NDP tax reduction proposals

Canada launches trade talks with Morocco; PM Stephen Harper visits with Moroccan PM Abbas El Fassi

TSX flat as Potash offsets soft golds, oils

NASA honours 17 lost astronauts

Minor explosion in Davos hotel, no one hurt

With a dozen MPs vulnerable, NDP faces defensive campaign

Harper says former Tunisian president 'not welcome'

Another Nor'easter means hundreds more cancelled flights out of and into New York's closed airports

Medvedev urges international push to fight terror

Bloc to Tories: Give Quebec $5B or lose budget support

Layton & Iffy both try to have it both ways: against Quebec City arena unless it "serves broader community"; against funding pro-Sports teams -- who isn't?

Paul Henderson 1972 Team Canada Jersey tour starts Friday in Henderson's hometown of Lucknow, Ontario

Russia: New Year's Eve suicide bomber was killed prematurely by text message from provider; link to airport bombing

Canadian Taxpayers Federation backs scrapping of party subsidies

Loughner researched lethal injection, solitary confinement before shooting

TARP Profit on Citigroup: $12.3B

CP Rail Buckskin derailment site evacuated over propane concerns

Canada in sweet spot for stock boom

Politico: Bush and Obama on Egypt: Neither lived up to rhetoric

Egypt protests show George W. Bush was right about freedom in Arab world

Protesters across U.S. offer support to Egyptians

Egypt protests supported at Canadian rallies

Canada urges Mubarak to bring in reforms, promote democracy

Iranian leaders hope for Islamic republic in Egypt; Clerics say protests against Mubarak government were inspired by 1979 revolution in Iran

NY Times: Egypt protests continue as military stands by

CNN: Egypt protests draw mixed reaction in region

Al Jazeera's 15-year rise to media prominence as a trusted, independent Arab voice in a region of state media

Egyptian government on last legs, says ElBaradei

America's secret backing for rebel leaders behind Egypt uprising

Obama critic Bolton says White House response 'confused' but 'understandable'; situation in Egypt took everyone by surprise

Protesters and military said to be jointly surrounding National Museum of Antiquities to protect it from looting

Obama hasn't spoken with Egyptian president; despite saying it urges legitimate grievances to be heard

Hillary Clinton: Egyptian Government is still our partner

Changing tone from Washington on events in Eqypt

Telegraph: Live coverage from Eqypt, including commentary

Al Jazeera: Thousands protest in Jordan, demanding prime minister step down

Egypt supporters against Mubarak rally worldwide

Reuters: injuries mount as anti-Mubarak protests in Egypt grow

Egypt: Telephone land lines still connect as mobile media and internet remain shut down

AP: Egypt: entire internet shut down, police counter-terror special ops forces deployed

Foreign Policy: Can governments really 'block' twitter?

Illinois Supreme Court says Emanuel can run for Chicago Mayor

Pence says no to White House run

Bernanke says 12 of 13 most important U.S. financial firms were at brink of failure at height of 2008 credit crisis

Canadian residency of Tunisian ex-leader's bro-in-law revoked

And speaking of screw-ups... Ignatieff thinks Bill Gates is U.S. Secretary of Defense

MacKay tackles map gaffe with class

Netflix worried by Canadian internet download caps

Obama's State of the Union address borrowed words broadly

Telegraph: Himalayan glaciers not melting because of climate change, report finds; actually advancing, not retreating

Saudis uncover hidden funding channels for Taliban, al Qaeda

Tunisia Foreign Minister Kamel Morjane resigns

Time: Israel eyes Egypt, warily, as Arab ally churns

Adage: Why Denny's dropped out of the Super Bowl

GM drops application for subsidized loan after turnaround success

Reuters panel: jobless surge; durables order drop a double whammy, but underlying improvement may be hidden

Huge leap in U.S. jobless claims puts damper on strong earnings

U.S. jobless claims surge

Pew study: For Muslims worldwide, growing numbers, and growing fears

Protesters in Egypt defy ban as government cracks down

As Arabs protest, Obama administration offers assertive support against allies; but did nothing during Iran protests

NY Times: Egypts young seize role of key opposition to Mubarak

Ipsos Reid poll: Despite planned 45% price raise for electricity, McGuinty Libs close as public not yet paying attention for October election

Kevin Libin: With Stelmachs fall, Ted Morton is the man

The Great One at 50: what was his greatest achievement?

Harper focus on Arctic sovereignty buoys poll results

After day of protests, Egypt bans new rallies

Toyota recall: 12,000 vehicles recalled in Canada; 2006-07 Lexus models fuel leaks: Toyota recalls nearly 1.7M vehicles worldwide

Tasha Kheiriddin: Ed Stelmach rains on Danielle Smiths parade

NY Times: Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission finds 2008 financial crisis was "avoidable" disaster caused by widespread failures in gov't regulation, corporate mismanagement and heedless risk-taking by Wall Street; blames Clinton Admin for deregulation in 2000 which was "a key turning point in the march toward the financial crisis" and Bush Admin for "inconsistent response" to emerging crisis

Will remain as Premier until successor chosen; formal notice to party shortly Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach will not run in next election; has led province since 2006

New York magazine: Obama didn't even talk to his cabinet; "stayed in cocoon"

Harper to Geneva to co-chair UN accountability commission on child & maternal health in Third World

Witnesses hear Russian airport suicide bomber yell 'I'll kill you all!' Medvedev, Putin visit airport blast victims in hospitals

CBC: Mexico resort barred ambulances after fatal November blast

The Telegraph: Russian authorities were warned about attack, including location The Atlantic: Multi-source review of Moscow airport bombing info background: Moscow's Domodedovo airport 35 dead, 130 wounded in terror attack at Moscow's busiest airport

Harper looks back on 5 years with 'pride'

Canada stronger, safer after 5 years; Harper celebrates term as PM

Quebec City NHL arena step closer as Quebecor offers "tens of millions" [Google-translated article]

Wall Street Journal: Flaherty says: "We're done with the Canadian Peso"

CP24: Violent crash on Hwy 401 caught on video by nimble motorist

Canadian retail sales jump of 1.3% in November beats estimates; highest in 8 months

Canadian soldier charged after performing inappropriate medical exams on female recruits

U.S. study says Canadians will live longer than Americans

CRTC gives small ISPs a break on usage-based billing

Fate of Canadian oil pipeline in U.S. rests with State Department

The Economist: China tying southeast Asia countries together with high-speed rail

3 reported dead as Egyptians protest to end Mubaraks 30-year rule

Toronto's Yorkdale Mall to invest $220M to add 40 stores & 200 parking spaces

10:00 a.m. on January 26, 2011 -- the Great British Columbia ShakeOut -- the largest earthquake drill in Canadian history

Major papers launch online paid news service

Ezra Klein: The problem with competitiveness -- and with Canada

Chinese boom is threatening the global recovery, says IMF report

About that Sputnik moment...

Man arrested in New York's Queens borough with bomb-making materials in car

Sprint takes lead in call satisfaction

Liberals close Ontario Realty Corp.; won't disclose savings or job losses

Corning profit surges 41% in 4Q

Google to hire 6,200 this year

BBC: Can airports be better protected?

Putin: Retribution 'inevitable' for airport attack

Air Force radar & base upgrades: $80M

Saskatchewan and Japan agree to work together on clean coal, carbon capture

China experts dispute stealth-theft claims

U.S. unemployment rises in 20 states, falls in 15

Medvedev blames airport officials after bloody attack

Emanuel appeals ruling booting him off Chicago mayoralty ballot

Baird: 'fragile' recovery needs sustenance from tax cuts

Tax cuts needed "to stay in game"

Corporate tax cuts making Canada a magnet for investment and jobs

Blocking "rogue gene" may stop cancer spread; new drugs next step

CBC poohbah and Liberal Senator have expensive luch paid for by taxpayers

Topsy-turvy weather tied to weaker Arctic fence; global warming link disputed

Hezbollah-backed candidate has votes to become Lebanon prime minister

Is Yellowstone Park "super-volcano" about to erupt and wreak havoc on North America?

GM's China sales pass U.S. for first time in history; trails Toyota by 39,000 vehicles for #1 world sales

Car bombs targeting Shiite pilgrims kill 18 in Iraq

Fraud plagues high-profile global health fund backed by Bono, others

Washington Post ombudsman says Post on the decline

Cell phones used more to track criminal movements

Doug Saunders: International inequality is alive and well

Renault chief says spying targeted business strategy, not technology

Romney easily wins New Hampshire Republican straw poll

Keith Beardsley: Liberals depend on Lets Pretend strategy

Thousands demand ouster of Yemen's president; Algeria unrest, too

Racy made-in-Canada 'Skins' drawing flak for MTV; advertisers dropping like flies

Bus slams into oil tanker in Pakistan, 32 killed

Mexican soldiers kill 10 suspected cartel gunmen in border state shootout

IEEE paper: North Carolina university researchers say new memory transistor may revolutionize computer start-up and power consumption

GM names first woman to hold top product job; 49-year-old engineer Mary Barra, a 31-year GM vet, told to speed up new car development process

Canadian telcos make frontal assault on cable TV with IPTV

Did media cover up left-wing motivation of throat slasher to kill Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon in September? Canadian connection: at Toronto G20 in June, Casey Brezik was arrested, charged and deported

Global BC reporter found in breach of 'accepted journalistic principles'

Largest-ever ketamine shipment found hidden in coffee mugs in Vancouver

Another Facebook privacy debacle? They're selling users' "likes" to sponsors such as Coca-Cola

CEOs have wait-and-see, lukewarm response to Obama State of the Union speech

Tunisia seeks arrest of fugitive billionaire who landed in Montreal

Will Microsoft report lower sales as tech market roils?

New U.S. homes sales up, hit 8-month high

Algeria steps up grain imports, eyes Tunisia "virus"

Chantal Hébert: Liberals seeing what they want to see in polling; may be willing to roll dice on election

Senior Liberal says Spring election "inevitable" no matter what's in budget; ignores fact corporate tax cuts are already law, and Liberals voted for them

Social media change the landscape for politicians, reporters

Tunisia issues arrest warrant for ex-leader Ben-Ali

Wal-Mart Canada to invest $500M in new stores and super-sizing existing locations in 2011; generate 9,200 jobs; new stores in Quebec and Manitoba

From the most surprising to the most ridiculous moment -- a review of Obama's State of the Union speech

Republicans urge Obama to join in cutting spending

Words used in Obama's State of the Union speeches compared, graphically

National Journal: Obama's 'State of the Union' address draft text

The Atlantic: Amid demonstrations, Twitter blocked in Egypt

Hezbollah PM choice sparks Lebanon protests by Sunnis

U.S. arrests 17 in Mexico gun running bust

House Republicans to endorse pre-Obama spending levels; makes clear statement about huge spending increases since 2008

Tunisia fever?: Egyptians denounce Mubarak, clash with riot police

Wall Street Journal: Student test scores show U.S. science deficiency

SOTU leak: Obama to call for 5-year spending freeze

Palestinians condemn U.S. plan to settle refugees in South America

Margaret Wente: Five years later, Harper has found the sweet spot

Ontarios $7B green energy contract details still secret: NDP

Decision in February on fines for late Navy helicopters; ordered by Libs in 2004 (after $500M termination fee in 1993)

'The King's Speech' leads Oscar race with 12 nominations

MLA Taylor's switch to Alberta Party will 'hurt the Liberals': prof

B-2 stealth bomber engineer sentenced to 32 years for selling secrets to China

Manitoba flooding could be as bad as 1997 -- in April

Edmonton refunding $13M in speeding tickets because intersection cameras "unreliable"

Infighting taking its toll on Taliban; leadership deaths and finger-pointing in NW Pakistan

Hooters corporate and 41 Texas restaurants sold to Charlotte, NC company; increased financial strength to mean growth

RioCan, Tanger in $1B joint venture to build 10-15 outlet malls in Canada

CN and CAW reach tentative deal; local union leader to review deal later this week

Ex-staff accused of defrauding Toronto school of $700,000

mockery: Loughner pleads 'not guilty' in Tucson

Rahm Emanuel booted off Chicago mayoralty ballot in 2-1 Appellate Court decision

Rasmussen poll: Obama approval highest in 12 months; but still negative

Williams' lawyers decry courtroom tweeting, say "high-level debate" on new communications technologies in courts needed

Jack LaLanne, original fitness guru, dies at 96

Gwyn Morgan: Staggering debt belies developed worlds wealth

Evidence in Canadian Arctic points to volcanoes as cause of mass extinction 250 million years ago

Brazil flood deaths top 800 with 400 still missing

NY Post: NYC arrests 'will start a mob war'

GM adding 650-plus jobs at Michigan truck plant with 3rd shift

In U.S. economic re-jig House Majority Leader Cantor says every dollar should be on the table

Al Jazeera TV makes Arab World waves with Tunisia coverage

Ahmadinejad says Iran is open to further nuclear talks

Defense, foreign aid, security should all be on table for cuts say Tea Party supporters; no sacred cows when state survival at stake

Will Obama's nose grow again after this week's State of the Union address?

City of mass construction: Torontos unstoppable condos show no signs of slowing down

NY Times: Israeli panel rules flotilla raid legal

Somali pirates threaten to kill Korean hostages; will avenge killing of comrades by commandos

Edmonton terror suspect remanded until January 27th

Canadian firm to start global satellite-based Internet service; will launch 78 satellites

Terror plotters global trail led investigators to Edmonton arrest

Iraqi Canadian man arrested in Edmonton for role in Iraq terror network

coming trend? New Mimico detention centre Ontario's first prefab prison

Deposed Tunisian president's family flees to Canada; but ousted Ben Ali and family "not welcome in Canada" says federal government

Leaked NDP memo adds to election speculation around Parliament Hill

Design of new B.C. Terry Fox memorial gets thumbs up from Fox family

U.S. House of Representatives approves repeal of Obama's Health-Care overhaul law in 245-189 vote; bigger margin than when it passed in 2010

Human smugglers organizing more Canada-bound ships: Public Safety Minister

Jean Charest cleared in Bastarache influence-peddling probe

Wall Street Journal: Hu admits China has distance to travel in human rights & democracy

AP: Obama, Hu spar over human rights, hail economic ties and jobs

Harper: '50/50' chance of 2011 election

Conrad Black: Individual responsibility and the welfare state

Canadian stem cell pioneer McCulloch dies

Diesel injection technology proven double-winner; cuts both emissions and diesel consumption

CN strike deadline set for Tuesday

Canadian groups that raised money for Tamil Tigers to forfeit assets

Bloom Energy introduces new pay-for-power only lease option on its unique fuel cells geared to broaden acceptance

Lawrence Solomon: China's fall; echoes of 'Back in the USSR'

boondoggle? U.S. still paying $$ billions to GE for 2nd engine for F35: "We have recommended for several years now against funding this engine, considering it a waste of money," Gates

NY Times: Harsh words on 'net for Obama's choice of job-exporting Immelt

Associated Press-GfK poll: More than half Americans disapprove of Obama employment policies

Doctor: Giffords heard cheers in her ambulance as she left Arizona, smiled

U.S. wins lumber case against Canada for provincial assistance programs by Ontario and Quebec which breached terms of 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement

Obama names GEs Immelt to head economic advisory panel

GE CEO Jeff Immelt: China to replace U.S. as top economic power

Hu urges U.S. to ease high-tech export restrictions

John Ivison: Liberals position themselves to left of NDP

Charles Krauthammer: Everything starts with repeal of Obamacare; including end of math fraud

good news story: Detectors installed one week before carbon monoxide leak at daycare

New Liberal Party attack ad claims citizen taxes going to fund corporate tax cuts; socialist tack to left?

Hu urges closer U.S.-China ties as world powers

U.S. debt crosses $14T mark

GOP to have House vote on spending cut resolution same day as Obama's State of Union address

Wall Street Journal: New Michigan Governor Snyder backs new bridge from Detroit to Windsor in his first state of state address; will accept Canada's financing offer to avoid using state tax money

Rex Murphy: Seal hunt pieties die at the Chinese border

British PM Cameron 'damaged' by media chief's resignation

California Gov. Brown threatened with death on Valentine's Day

Outspoken Tucson Sheriff Dupnik faces recall for exploiting shooting for political purposes

House Republicans respond to U.S. budget crisis with list of $2.5T in spending cuts over next decade

NDP says it will support coming Gov't bill to better protect those making citizen's arrests

Rex Ryan: From growing up in Toronto to, just maybe, the Super Bowl

Collapsing roofs triggered by heavy snow build-ups cause chaos in Edmonton area

World powers ponder options after failed Iran nuclear talks

Norman Spector: Why Harper should ignore Mulroney's advice

Howard Kurtz: Olbermann departure was inevitable as he couldn't hold his tongue

MSNBC fires polarizing Keith Olbermann as Comcast takes over

Stephen Harper meets with acquitted grocer David Chen

Lacroix to be freed after 16 months in jail for swindling 9,200 people of $115M

Harkat served with deportation papers but lawyers vow to fight removal

Vancouver to re-live Olympic fun

Christiane Amanpour spins JFK assassination as 'relevant' to 'political atmosphere' of today; but JFK's sister disagrees

Duvalier apologizes for past, urges unity

National Geographic: Tough road to getting LED lights on the streets

12 tech devices cheaper in 2011?

Kelly McParland: David McGuintys war on logic

Edgar Bronfman Jr. convicted in France for insider trading

Washington Post poll: Few say America is well-positioned to compete in global economy

South Korea rescues crew members from Somali pirates; killing 8

CBS News defends Obamacare presenting former Bill Clinton aide as independent 'expert', Katie Couric pleads for controversial law to be saved just as its "starting to kick in"

CBS News/New York Times poll: Most Americans say deal with deficit now; most want programs cut, 29% say increase taxes

Mathew Ingram: Page is back as CEO, but is that what Google really needs?

Another IPCC claim contradicted with new science

Apple reveals most downloaded apps of all-time

Verizon sues FCC over net neutrality; says "FCC acted in arbitrary and capricious manner" and "assertion of authority goes well beyond any authority provided by Congress, and creates uncertainty for communications industry, innovators, investors and consumers"

More than a dozen Tamil migrants from B.C. ship accused of war crimes, terrorism or smuggling

Google chief cashes out $334M in stock as he hands over CEO reins in surprise move; remains Chair

House Republicans strike 4 committees to produce replacement health legislation

FBI mafia bust of 127 suspects called biggest round-up in NYC history

Duvalier attorney says ex-Haitian dictator faces accusations of corruption, embezzlement

Preliminary reports suggest limited damage in Pakistan despite 'major' quake shake

Shallow 7.2M Pakistan earthquake hit near border with Iran and Afghanistan

7.2M earthquake hits SW Pakistan

Quebec legislature denies access to Sikhs carrying ceremonial daggers

Haitian police escort Duvalier from hotel

Norman Spector: Why a PM shouldnt watch CBC (or other) newscasts

Bank of Canada holds rates, signals extended pause

Anti-piracy laser being developed for use off Somalia

Tunisia upheaval casts shadow on Arab summit

Canadian Press/Harris Decima poll: Conservatives take clear lead in popular support: 8% nationally, 5% in Ontario

B.C. reaction positive to new mortage rules

By the numbers: why Iffy should be careful about the questions he asks

Canadian government to introduce new mortgage rules Monday morning

Former dictator "Baby Doc" Duvalier back in Haiti for first time since ouster in 1986

Hu highlights need for U.S.-China co-operation, questions dollar

Charles Krauthammer: Massacre, followed by libel

600+ dead; survivors in Brazil mudslides frustrated with rescue efforts

John Robson: Toxic commentary about toxic commentary

Volvo tests almost-autonomous road train

Canadian Government urges travellers to "exercise a high degree of caution in Brazil due to high crime rates and regular incidents of gang-related and other violence"

The Economist: Alberta's tar sands fortunate to be found in a democracy instead of another dictatorship

After guilty verdict for not filling out long-form census, penalty is absolute discharge

Foolish challenge to calling of 2008 election tossed out by Canadian Supreme Court

Oakville councillor asks McGuinty Liberals to return tainted $17,500

The legacy of Larry King and Oprah

NY Times: American diplomacy has become the butt of jokes in Lebanon

45 foreign diplomats sought refugee status from Canada in year ending September 15, 2010

Tunisia calms as government rejects old guard

U.S. House of Representatives nears vote on repealing Obamacare

NY Times: U.S. shifts focus to press China for access to markets

Man who threatened Arizona Tea Party leader court-ordered to stay away from him

Bomb found along Martin Luther King Jr parade route in Spokane, Washington; bomb squad removed it

Decisions made in Clinton Presidency allowed Loughner to purchase guns despite government knowing about his drug abuse

U.S. federal government approves merger of cable/sports colossus Comcast with NBC Universal

Wired: Why the internet is a great tool for totalitarians

MarketWatch: Apple earnings surge in first fiscal quarter to $6B; revenue up 70% year-to-year

George Jonas: Disarming the harmless doesnt reduce crime, it reduces freedom

Washington Post: Report says Pakistani spy agency rushed Mullah Omar to hospital 11 days ago

Boeing pushes 787's first delivery Into third quarter

2 charged with stealing 100,000 iPad users' information

Firms to buy 10 million tablets in 2011

Wall Street Journal: Apple shares fall as Jobs takes medical leave

Suicide bomber kills 45 police recruits in Iraq

Hariri tribunal launches legal case, prompting protests in Lebanon

Halifax memorial will mark place where Voyage of the Damned would have landed in Canada

Goldman Sachs limits Facebook investment to non-Americans

Adam Radwanski: Fundraising, then and now

Marc Thiessen: The GOP will win the debt-limit fight

CRTC seeks public input on vertical integration of content producers and cable/satellite distribution companies

Amid drug violence, Acapulco watches tourism recede

Feds to oppose moving Tucson shooting trial out of Arizona

60 Minutes: Loughner's descent into madness

Politicians urged to get on Twitter, it's the 'next frontier' of campaigns

Apple's Steve Jobs takes medical leave

Hariri accused Syria of father's murder

Loughner trial to be moved to San Diego

BP shares up after deal with Russia's Rosneft

No sign Egypt will take the Tunisian road

Canadian sailors may finally get medals for dangerous World War II convoy escort service

Extent of corruption in countries around the world tied to earthquake fatalities

Wall Street Journal: BP, Rosneft deal draws U.S. criticism

BP boosts ex-Yukos assets after Khodorkovsky sentence extended

Lorrie Goldstein: The new terror fighters

Jekyll, Hyde and the election campaign thats begun

NY Times: Stuxnet, Iran and the Bush-Obama connection

Astronaut injured in bike accident; Feb. shuttle launch may be delayed

Washington Post tries to explain how it dropped ball last week and didn't correct its early report that Giffords had died in shooting

Sudanese diaspora in Europe vote for secession

7 skiers rescued from avalanche at B.C. resort

Interim Tunisian leader promises new freedoms: proves it by taking censorship off Facebook and Youtube

Walter Robinson: Lobbying for lobbyists

How Wall Street blew it in China

Tahoe Mountain Sports takes on fraudsters as part of Ethoca-powered global fraud-fighting community

Flaherty: Quebec HST deal won't be in budget

Thomas Walkom: How McGuintys windmill dreams became a nightmare

Adrian McNair: Michael Ignatieffs neverending tour

Ottawa Citizen: False start for Iggy

Obama staffs up for re-election campaign

30 years ago today Ronald Reagan became 40th POTUS

High-speed geology: Violent seismic activity tearing Africa in two

The Telegraph: European carbon market suspended over fraud fears

Rasmussen Reports: fast food consumers go for convenience and cost, not quality

Did Wikileaks siphon leaked data from file-sharing networks?

U.S. deports first Haitians since earthquake

Wendy's may sell Arby's

Suicide attacks on pilgrims in Iraq kill dozens

Canadian Muslim charity squandered money for poor

Gold wont be a pariah again; even if price drops

Withdrawn climate change study which had been sanctioned by scientists' group was "seriously flawed" say experts

Giffords to move to Houston rehab facility on Friday

Why another Tucson-like massacre will happen; guns and joblessness can be a deadly combination

Other countries, airlines, enter fray over Emirates expansion plans, bolstering Ottawas stand against UAE

Boeing scores $19B 200-jet order from China

Therese Poletti: Apple needs to give Tim Cook the reins full-time

Neil Reynolds: Coal is the future and Alberta is the laboratory

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid calls Chinese leader a 'dictator' then recants

Surveillance video shows Giffords shot in forehead; judge sacrificing himself to save another

Heritage Minister Moore orders showing of controversial film Iranium

CNN held to account for its common use of term 'crosshairs', even referring to Palin as being "in the crosshairs", and sudden apology

Apple stock widely held in hedge funds and elsewhere on Wall Street, so any dip or jump has wide implications

Gun owners support wider background checks: poll

Mayerthorpe inquiry hears of RCMP marksmans last shot

Work e-mail not protected by attorney-client privilege, U.S. court says

Loonie down after BOC statement signals steady rates

Protest threat ultimately cancels anti-Iran doc; suspicious package found

Roszkos eight guns unregistered, stolen: RCMP inquiry

Iran tries to block doc screening in Canada

Cargill to give up potash-producer Mosaic stake in $24.3B deal

Fairweather sues Target for $250M over name

TSX up more than 100 points

U.S. says Canada violated softwood lumber pact, seeks remedy

4 ministers quit new Tunisia government

Tunisia coalition hits trouble on day two

BBC: China banks lend more than World Bank

Vitamin B12 deficiency a growing issue as you grow older

Hariri tribunal: UN prosecutor issues sealed indictment

Wife of ousted Tunisian leader took $59M in central bank gold

NY Times: The Loughner jigsaw puzzle; anti-government; anti-Bush; pro-drugs

Daniel Pipes: Is Tunisia just the first domino?

Rainmaker dead; Keith Davey dies at 84

Jean 'astounded' by former dictator's return to her native Haiti

Tunisian protesters in fresh clashes with security forces

Minibus bombing in NW Pakistan kills 19

Piers Morgan sets himself as Larry Kings opposite

Randy Hillier: Merit pay would work for politicians too

BBC: Wikileaks given data on Swiss bank accounts

Lebanon postpones talks on new government by a week

Layton says he doesn't want an election, offers his price, then insults Harper

Two men killed in avalanche near B.C.-Alberta border

California: As Brown tries to stave off state bankruptcy he runs into the NIMBY crowd

Alzheimer's, Down syndrome gene identified by B.C. scientists

The commodity cycle speeds up; old mines are new again, worldwide as prices jump

Ivory Coast: Gbagbo extends curfew in two Abidjan districts amid deadly violence

Arab powderkeg? 'Tunisia will be a spark that provokes similar revolts'

"You're dead," yelled at Tea Party spokesman; Arizona shooting victim makes death threat at TV taping in Tucson, taken away by police

California student arrest may have averted disaster

Foreign Policy: Switzerland -- armed, but not necessarily dangerous

Abacus: New poll shows lasting damage to Liberal brand from
sponsorship scandal, public perception of weak leadership and party divisions

Marcus Gee: Finer points of cost-cutting eluding anti-Fordists

View from Canada: Rex Murphy on the Arizona Shooting Rampage

Jim Travers: Leaders racing through red election lights

John Ivison: Canadians better off after 5 years of Stephen Harper as PM

RCMP investigating report Canadians taking al-Qaeda training in Pakistan

Was what happened in Tunisia a twitter revolution?

NY Times: Fall of Tunisia's President Ben Ali marks first time widespread street demonstrations have overthrown an Arab leader

BP creates 'Global Strategic Alliance' with Russian national oil company;
Rosneft to own 5% of BP and BP to own 9.5% of Rosneft

World Economic Forum identifies macroeconomic imbalances, world illegal economy, and water-food-energy nexus as pre-eminent world risks along with 5 emerging risks of: cyber-security, demographic challenges, resource security, retrenchment from globalization, and weapons of mass destruction

100+ pilgrims killed in stampede at Indian festival

The undeclared federal election campaign of inches begins

Death toll in Brazil floods tops 500

Norman Spector: Iggy cruisin for a bruisin

Ekos poll: Tories have 7-point lead over Liberals

Canada trade deficit drops sharply in November

Harper unveils red tape commission in Toronto to take shackles off small business

smells coffee: Ignatieff backs down, mutes anti-budget talk

Target snags Zellers stores for $1.8B; to keep 100-150 locations;
sell rest to Wal-Mart, Kohls, J. C. Penney and other U.S. chains

transcript: National Post interview with Stephen Harper

CNN: Tunisia's military putting boot on 'Jasmine Revolution'

U.S. debt passes $14 trillion, Congress weighs caps

Conrad Black: A new natural governing party

Rex Murphy: Harper didnt move mountains -- but he kept our seas calm

Robert Fulford: Nietzsche, Loughner and philosophy with a hammer

Tunisia tries to form coalition as chaos erupts on streets

Dissident Anglicans take fight over church property to Supreme Court of Canada

Officer tells Mayerthorpe inquiry he surprised Mounties' killer

Jon Stewarts voice of reason

Internet 2010 in numbers: 107T emails, 255M websites, 1.97B internet users

Deflation: happening or not; experts discuss

Hudak zaps McGuinty for rising hydro bills

McGuinty wants to 'stay the course' but staffers and MPPs demoralized and jumping ship

Weekly Standard: 18% of voters like Obamacare as it is

David Akin: Reasons not to have a federal election 'til next year: MP pensions

Lorne Gunter: Let the Euro eco-weenies freeze in their seal-free winter

Loughner was a busy boy the night before he became a mass murderer

New reality for U.S. in Tunisia as ally toppled

Unrest, deadly prison fires hit Tunisia as new leader replaces exiled president

David Frum: Harper has united Canadian conservatives

Obama facing a 2012 fundraising challenge

Wikipedia -- an unplanned miracle

Bogus tour of Iranian uranium enrichment and other nuclear facilities notable for its stay-at-homes

Ousted Tunisian president arrives in Saudi Arabia

Flooding forces 325,000 people from their homes as heavy monsoon rains lash Sri Lanka

B.C. Cabinet Ministers comment criticized in wake of Arizona shootings: "If there ever was a guy that shouldnt put his head up to get it shot off..."

Eric Goldman: My 2005 prediction of Wikipedia's failure by 2010 was wrong

Wikipedia at 10: Its what the web is for

Britain scraps forced retirement age at 65

Jonathan Kay: The link between Jared Loughner and Lee Harvey Oswald -- the modern, politically engaged mind is drawn to interpret every fresh tragedy through the lens of a pre-existing dogma

Iffy short on answers, long on bluster

Harper launches job benefits defence of CF-35 jet purchase

Is Windsor now a Liberal wasteland?

Peggy Noonan: Obama rises to the challenge; sounded like the president, not a denizen of the faculty lounge

Vehicle sales in Canada up slightly in November

Tucson: 'Angels,' bikers help protect girl's funeral

CO monitors ordered for health facilities in Saskatchewan

Mexican drug violence reducing cruise ship business out of California

EPA vetoes mountaintop coal mine in West Virginia; both Democratic Senators vow to fight decision

House votes on Obamacare and spending cuts will resume next week

Clinton echoes Bush in pushing Arab governments for political change

NASCAR teams will be slowed at re-paved, faster Daytona by restrictor plate reduction

Mayerthorpe: Roszko walked casually after killing Mounties

Tunisian PM assumes power after anti-govt riots

EU agrees to freeze assets of Gbagbo clan: Diplomats

NY Times: Crisis deepens in Tunisia as Presidents offer falls flat

Tunisian protesters challenge President's grip on power

Canadian home resales dip 0.6% in December

Mayerthorpe grow-op 'sophisticated': RCMP

Google phone app translates as you talk; currently Spanish and English

IBM's 'Watson' computer beats two top Jeopardy champs in showdown warm-up

Gates confident of China leader's control over military

Oil approaches $100 a barrel

Opposition (surprise) against Conservative platform plank to end direct party subsidies

Euro has best day in six months, U.S. stocks fall

Another overhyped global warming claim bites the dust

Intel results and forecast beat estimates

Commentator/Psychiatrist Charles Krauthammer analyzes Jared Loughner

S&P, Moody's warn on U.S. credit rating

Obama speech undercut Federal murder charge

Target expected to invest $1B in Canadian store upgrades

Obama gives soaring speech paying tributes to the Tucson victims and heroes, and warns against finger-pointing and simple conclusions: if the tragedy prompts debate, it should be "worthy of those we have lost"

Layton says he'd rather get things done than have an election; budget support possible

National Post: Harper says in coming election will campaign against direct public financing for political parties, which last year cost taxpayers $27M; and defend tax cuts needed to sustain jobs

Flaherty: Loonie will stay at par with U.S.; tax and tariff cuts, and enhanced capital cost write-off buffer for exporters to U.S.

Loughner stopped for running red light 3 hours before shootings; couldn't hold job; worried neighbours

ABC: Loughners friend says he Did not watch TV ... disliked the news. He didnt listen to political radio. He didnt take sides. He wasnt on the left. He wasnt on the right.

Canada signs sole-source seal deal with China

CME report: Employment and GDP will jump from Canada's lower corporate tax regime, and tax revenues will be up for all three levels of government

Major winter storm wallops U.S. Northeast and bumps several Canadian provinces

WSJ exclusive: Postings of a troubled mind: immersed in online gaming, Loughner poured out semi-coherent frustration in gaming forums about job failures and rejection by women

Canada sees robust gains in new job data -- added 368,500 jobs, best since 2002

Research at Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto could change face of cancer care

Flood may be costliest Australian disaster in history

NASA says cooling, not warming is fuelling Australia floods

Target Corp. has one remaining barrier in Canada; we already have Target stores

Alleged leaks from Saskatchewan carbon storage project questioned

Toronto may eliminate pet licensing program

Technology Review: Volt's battery capacity could double; GM licenses technology that could also make the batteries much cheaper

Pollsters unimpressed with Ignatieffs feeble ballot question

Conrad Black wins; not to be re-tried on charges thrown out by Supreme Court; to remain free until re-sentenced in June

Unionized workers at CN Rail and CP give strike mandate ahead of negotiations

Bogdan Kipling: Journalists breaking own rules in covering Tucson tragedy

Canadian casualties drop in Afghanistan

Kelly McParland: Canada, the worlds most easily offended country

Hong Kong reigns as world's most-free economy for 17th straight year; Canada #6; U.S. #9

Brisbane a 'war zone' as huge flood smashes city

Judge convicts Saskatchewan woman who wouldn't fill in long-form census

Documents detail Arizona shooter's college outbursts

At Giffords' bedside, good news keeps coming

Quebec teachers union study why English schools so popular

U.S. trade gap narrows in November

U.S criticized over Chrysler Financial settlement

Obama visits Giffords ahead of Tucson memorial service

More defenders of Palin 'blood libel' video

Jared Loughners supremacists tie debunked; FOX dinged

Alan Dershowitz defends Palin use of term 'blood libel'

Loughner sits, stares blankly and smirks behind bars

WSJ: Why the Left lost it; the accusation that tea parties were linked to the Tucson murders is the product of calculation and genuine belief

updated: Deaths from Brazil floods, landslides at 375

Flooded Australia city "like war zone"

Durham residents fuming over plan to build half a highway -- #407 to end on a regional road instead of being completed by 2013 as promised

Zeller's liquidation could be announced this week; if rumours pan out, face of Canadian retail will change forever

Lawsuit alleges Aboriginal Canadians owed $2.7 B; women who married non-Indians say shouldn't have had to pay taxes

Edmonton Journal: Canada failing to create culture of innovation

Financial Post: Canada builds reputation for infrastructure

Microsoft fights Apple's 'App Store' trademark claim

Major snowfall warning issued for all of P.E.I.

Haiti revises quake death toll up to over 316,000

Record number of fliers in 2010 at Ottawa airport

Storm buries southern New England under 2 feet of snow

Lebanon government falls as Hezbollah pulls out over UN assassination investigation

ACORN leader avoids prison for voter fraud conspiracy

Chris Selley: Rush to judgement, thy name is 'Canadian media'

Arrest made after two Toronto bomb scares Tuesday

Toronto police officer killed after stolen snowplow chase

North/South Korea restore cross-border hotline

Alaska pipeline to restart temporarily

U.S. recaptures Canadian fugitive after 30 years on lam

Peter Wehner: The backlash; when you throw mud you get it on yourself

Howard Kurtz: Palin video gets mixed reviews from media

Mark Bonokoski: Arizona shooting is non-political

Scum from Westboro Baptist Church calls off funeral protest today in return for airtime from talk radio

Thomas Walkom: Blame gun laws, not Palin, for Tucson massacre

Sarah Palin responds with powerful Facebook video against 'blood libel' linking her to Tucson shootings

9/11 flag from World Trade Center being flown west for funeral of Christina Taylor Green, born on 9/11

AP: Loughner was confronted by his father Saturday morning about black bag in car trunk and ran off into the desert

Raft of 5+ magnitude earthquakes hit around Pacific Rim

Arizona bans picketing at Tucson funerals; moved quickly, unanimously

George Jonas: The fine point of assassinations

Gun imagery bad? CBC ad for 'Insecurity' has woman with gun having gun pointed at her

Vile Westboro Baptist Church intends to picket funerals of Arizona shooting victims;
disgusted Arizona residents, including bikers, plan to lock arms to stop them

update: Toronto suspicious package a false alarm

The New Republic: Loughner benefited from protection for the deranged; like other disturbed loner killers
such as Bremer and Hinckley recognized by those around them, he should have been committed

CTV: Death penalty expected to be sought for Loughner for killing child, federal official

Is Sheriff Dupnik the real loose cannon? Allegations surface that shooter Loughner was given special treatment
-- because his mom worked for Pima County -- despite making multiple death threats

Loughner appears in court; Giffords remains in intensive care

Washington Post: Jared Lee Loughner was a registered independent, didn't vote in 2010 election

Political back-and-forth continues in the U.S. as people in glass houses throw stones

In Arizona shooting, Europe sees an America gripped by doubt, pessimism

Howard Kurtz: the blame game has begun, and there's pushback: it's really "about a lone nutjob who doesn't value human life"

CTV: Brain surgeons optimistic for Giffords' recovery

Globe & Mail: Accused Tucson shooters dark words of premeditation

Joe Zamudio, 24, one of 4 people to subdue Tucson shooter, was in the store and ran outside to help when he heard shooting; he himself had a gun but did not use it because he didn't want to create more chaos; said he considered shooting Loughner but didn't feel it was his role to execute the killer; downplays his heroism in FOX interview

updated: at least 77 dead in Iranian airliner crash; 2 still missing

gruesome advice: 'Veteran Democratic operative' says his party has to take advantage "to deftly pin this on the tea partiers" -- "just like the Clinton White House deftly pinned the Oklahoma City bombing on the militia and anti-government people"

Sheriff Dupnik tells FOX News that woman -- Patricia Maisch -- who grabbed shooter's gun made "one of the most heroic actions I've ever seen" and "she might have saved many, many lives" -- was not shot, contrary to previous account from police

Loughner now formally charged with 5 federal counts

CBS: New intern credited with saving Giffords' life; ran into gunfire; heroic actions

Evidence of assassination plot found at Loughner family home

media criticism: In defense of inflamed rhetoric

Canada offers condolences after tragedy in Arizona

The shame -- and hypocrisy -- of CNN (and others)

press conference: FBI and Tucson police say woman (now identified as Patricia Maisch) grabbed shooter's gun after he had emptied a 31-bullet magazine and was trying to replace it with a 2nd 31-bullet magazine; 2nd magazine jammed and then two men tackled shooter; not so sure about accomplice now

Puzzle over why Giffords' Youtube channel is subscribed to Loughners' channel

No accomplice -- Sheriff Dupnik says second man was only a cab driver and entered Safeway store with Loughner as shooter got change to pay cab fare

Doctors at press conference: optimism as Giffords able to follow simple commands after sedatives reduced post-surgery, neurosurgeons "saved her life", bullet passed through entire left side of brain, back-to-front, Giffords conscious and responsive before surgery, doctors say not uncommon in gunshot wound to brain to be in ICU for a week, in hospital for many weeks, part of skull removed to prevent damage by brain swelling which is biggest threat "at this point", removed skull will be replaced in a few months; others: "nobody that shouldn't have died, died"; hospital was "in good situation yesterday", best trauma centre in Southern Arizona, Giffords was in surgery 38 minutes after shooting, saved her life; political intern who kept pressure on her head immediately after shooting may have played key life-sustaining role

NY Times: Giffords in profile: dedicated to civil service

Globe & Mail: Arizona shooting sends political shockwaves across America

James Delingpole: Exploiting a crisis is immoral, but that doesn't stop folks with a cause

FOX News: Homeland Security memo suggests shooter may be linked to racist organization; Giffords was Jewish

Arizona Central: Suspect in Gabrielle Giffords shooting, had college run-ins, rejected from joining military

House of Representatives Speaker Boehner calls shootings an "inhuman act"

Killer Loughner had history of behaviour shocking to classmates, associates

9-year-old shot dead, Christina Taylor Green, was born September 11, 2001

Manhunt under way for accomplice in Giffords shooting

Eyewitness Dr. Steven Rayle tells Fox News he was one of few who didn't get hit in 8 to 10 second burst of gunfire. Shooter was "a couple feet" from Giffords when started shooting. Giffords was conscious afterwards, sitting in a chair. The doctor helped hold down the shooter after he been tackled by a Giffords aide. Then he performed first aid while waiting for EMS. He told FOX News a young male, about the same age as Loughner, was seen running out of the parking lot.

Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot in head, in critical condition after surgery, but hospital says it's "optimistic" for her survival; 19 shot, at least 5 dead, including Federal Judge John Roll and a 9-year-old girl; shooter in custody named as Jared Lee Loughner, 22

Arizona killer Jared Lee Loughner

Tweets from high school classmate of Loughner reveal unstable background.

Giffords, 40, a Democrat, is married to space shuttle astronaut Mark Kelly

U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords shot at event in Tucson, Arizona

Controversial Russian report blames crash that killed Polish President due to pressure from a drinking air force commander on board the doomed plane last April

Obama's visit to Arizona offers moment to alter his image of `detachment'

Kevin Libin: A gun law! Why didnt we think of it before?

Limbaugh and Beck respond to accusations

U.S. Supreme Court rejects hearing Katrina/Global Warming case; calls it a "political question"

B.C. cities look for grow-ups with building inspectors, then charge homeowners huge amounts whether or not a grow-up is found

FOX News chief Roger Ailes says "We looked at the internet, and the first thing we found, in 2007, the Democratic Party had a targeted map with targets on it for the Palin district. These maps have been used for years. Both sides are wrong, but they both do it. I told all of our guys, shut up, tone it down, make your argument intellectually. You don't have to do it with bombast. I hope the other side does that."

Australian floods enter Brisbane; 20,000 homes expected to be swamped in the city of 2 million by Thursday

Republicans shift themes in debate about rampage

George Will: The charlatans' response to the Tucson tragedy

New California Governor Brown cuts state employee cellphones by 48,000, to reduce state cars, as he attacks bloated budget

LA Times: What's in a thunderstorm? Antimatter, for one

U.S. chains circling Zellers properties said to include Target, Kohls and Marshalls

Hillary goes overboard; calls Loughner an "extremist" in Yemen; hey, he's a mass murderer, not a terrorist

Watching television 'damages the heart'

CBS News poll: Majority doesn't blame rhetoric for Giffords shooting

F. Lee Bailey says he has proof of O.J. Simpson's innocence

"Serious" security breaches at StatsCan have compromised sensitive personal information about Canadians

Democratic Congressman who called for Republican Governor to be put against a wall and shot now pleads for civility

Loonie gains against greenback as oil rises, European debt concerns moderate

Political staff act as one to pay tribute in Washington, D.C. to Arizona fallen

Jane Fonda certain of blame in Arizona; actress-psychiatrist?

Municipalities should receive proceeds-of-crime assets: Kevin Falcon, B.C. Liberal leadership candidate

Adrian MacNair: Decline of unionization in Canada

Will Jack Layton spoil Michael Ignatieffs road show?

Hubble telescope zeroes in on green blob of hydrogen gas 650 million light years away

State of the Unions: resentment has replaced solidarity

suspicious: Wife of White House official found dead in burning BMW in couple's garage at 4:50 a.m. as husband and children slept in house

Ford Motor Company adding 7,000 jobs over next 2 years; mostly in Michigan

Bank of Canada survey finds corporate optimism

Long queues, charged emotions as southern Sudanese vote on independence

Forces personnel preparing for the challenges of Canada's Afghan pullout

Monster beer run taking longer than expected

Prison expansion plans expected to be announced Monday in 4 cities

Washington Post: Sudan vote may lead to 2 new countries; joining ranks of more than two dozen other countries since beginning of 1990

Defense Secretary Gates: U.S. underestimated parts of China's military modernization

Harper sends letter to Tory caucus, asks for economic action plan ideas from public

As accusations fly about potential political motivations of Giffords gunman, left-wing website Daily Kos scrubs Thursday blogger column which said: "My congresswoman voted against Nancy Pelosi! And is now DEAD to me!"

Lawrence Solomon: Torontos not-so-tiny but nearly perfect mayor

Keith Beardsley: Stop subsidizing political parties

Key suspect in Spanish doping probe found dead

Toyota president says firm's cars need to be better looking

The return of the Zeppelin: not just a flight of fancy

Time: NGOs and Haiti's incompetent political class should share blame for recovery's failure, continuing misery

City of Montreal to train Haitian bureaucrats

Canada announces over $90M worth of new projects to help Haiti

GM now aims to produce 25,000 Chevy Volts in 2011; up from 10,000 due to popularity

How to make $10M from just one weekend of tweeting; and risk jail time

Daily Beast: Did tricycle or car blocking driveway cause fire that killed Ashley Turton?

Did BMW X5 kill lobbyist Ashley Turton? What caused crash?

updated: Ottawa will approve Mackenzie Valley pipeline: CBC News

Canada expands air agreement with Algeria; air transport agreements with more than 50 countries since 2006

Toronto-filmed Kennedy miniseries to air in Canada; not U.S.

Retired RCMP blood spatter expert charged with perjury at child murder trial

Wall Street Journal: Canada Bonds sell off as investors hunt for higher returns

New Jersey town to vote on middle school drug tests

CO2 injected underground is leaking say Saskatchewan farmers; big implications for CO2 storage plans around world?

First RCMP officer takes stand at Mayerthorpe fatality inquiry

Rescues and looting as flooding buries Brisbane

Major storm threatens U.S. northeast; New York could get another foot of snow

1500 flights cancelled in Atlanta after Monday storm

In 2011 mobile broadband will surpass wired broadband

U.S. home price drop timeline now exceeds that of Great Depression

Canada December housing starts fall 13.5%, after seasonal adjustment

Kelly McParland: Liberals play both sides of the economy

BBC: Parts of Brisbane evacuated by police

Brisbane floods: 12 dead, 72 missing, and it's still raining

National Post editorial board: Liberals forget theyre Canadians first

Crews race to repair Alaska pipeline

Mario Vargas Llosa accused of plagiarism after winning Nobel Prize for Literature; admits being "inspired" by previous work; accuser Bernard Diederich says full case will be revealed in court

Toronto budget balanced for 2011; no tax increase

Suspicious package raises alarm at Ottawa immigration office

Managers' jobs at stake if Toronto department budgets not cut: Mayor Rob Ford

Saskatchewan won't appeal court ruling on gay-marriage law

Spain's Basque ETA separatist group calls for permanent ceasefire; doesn't mention surrendering weapons

Market plunge sparks violence in Bangladesh

Massive irregularities detected in Haiti presidential vote

Inquiry may be last chance for answers in Mayerthorpe Mountie murders

CBC denied possessing Ontario Liberal fundraiser documents; but had them

Montreal man charged in alleged $500K fraud against federal government

AP: IranAir jet with 104 aboard crashes in northwest Iran

8 arrested in Hong Kong for helping man sneak into Canada in disguise

Search on for second man; picture released of possible accomplice

Canadian water-powered Jetlev-Flyer jet pack wows audiences at London Boat Show Jetlev-Flyer

Scottish wind turbine maker Skykon fails as market dries up in Europe

Canadian-made selling well in U.S.; Oshawa's Chevy Camaro, Windsor's Chrysler van, top sellers

Chrysler's Brampton plant may get $400M investment boost

Greenpeace co-founder Moore says group descended into anti-capitalist, anti-science extremism, while he converted to reason

Obama's Clintonian move to the centre after two years at the fringe

Amid scrutiny, New York Mayor pledges full response to today's snow

LA Times: Suicide bombing kills 17 at Afghan bathhouse

Toronto to build curbs for separate bike lanes downtown

NY Times: Key party rejoins Pakistans coalition

Publisher Key Porter shuts down

Canada a target for foreign interference, spy chief formally warns

Top Tory Senator wants cash stopped for Senators banned from chamber

China trumpets stealth warplane as new status symbol just days before U.S. Defence Secretary Gates visits

GE, Plutonic buy three SW Ontario solar facilities under development

BBC: Will Sudan split set an African precedent?

Third suspicious package found in another Maryland government building

Reuters: two packages explode in Maryland buildings

Airlines waiving change fees in Northeast U.S. as storm approaches

Hudak: energy policy should be treated as economic policy not social policy

Russian junior hockey team kicked off flight home after over-celebration

GM to install phone recharging mat in cars

Telegraph: Facebook 'friends' mock 'suicide' of woman who posted goodbye message

China newspaper refers to new stealth fighter jet

Wall Street Journal: Goldman flooded with Facebook orders

Former CEO returns to Windsor hospital to tackle toxic workplace

Montreal Gazette: Rizzuto funeral home firebombed; 3 suspects arrested

Mounties must modernize, Ottawa told

Earth's population to reach 7 billion in 2011

Unusual cold snap spurs power rationing in China

Canadians paid $27M in federal party subsidies; time for change?

Ezra Klein: A very smart speech by Speaker Boehner

Three federal by-elections on the horizon

Neil Reynolds: Proof is in the numbers for Flahertys corporate tax cuts

N.B. man charged with threatening to kill Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc

Federal gov't increases funding for student summer jobs; usual suspects complain

McGuinty ready for pasturization

Terence Corcoran: Kent perfect choice for environment portfolio

Snow blasts Alberta, strands motorists on Trans-Canada Highway east of Calgary

Severe winter storms today in U.S. south

Iceland summons U.S. envoy over WikiLeaks probe

Costly records in Ontarios electricity market mark the New Year as money thrown away

Harper to UAE: "Give me a break" -- Harper said he couldnt believe the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would try to use Canadas offer to help the global fight against terrorism in order to gain a commercial advantage for the state-owned Emirates airline

French hostages in Niger killed during rescue attempt

How the fraud behind the Montreal Protocol led to Global Warming sleight-of-hand

14 decapitated bodies found in Acupulco

Multi-party committee may keep tabs on Canadian security agencies

CBS: Obama eyeing internet ID for Americans

3rd in 2 days: Suspicious package "ignites" at NE Washington D.C. post office

Peter Kent pushes Canada's 'ethical oil'

Telegraph: Obama mouthpiece Gibbs forced out by new staff chief Daley

Matt Gurney: Opposition bets on voter ignorance in F-35 debate -- and loses

Manitoba jobless rate of 5.2% lowest in Canada

Knives out for Ahmadinejad; his brand of extremism under fire from political and religious opponents

GM Canada boosts production of popular Terrain and Equinox, adding another 125 employees in Ingersoll

Disappointing numbers as U.S. job growth trails Canadian rate; 103,000 jobs added, unemployment rate drops to 9.4%

John Ibbitson: Ignatieffs absence apt as Tories strut their stuff

Christie Blatchford: Firefighters face increasing peril as vacant death traps proliferate

France probes China link in Renault spy scandal

Three injured as massive fire closes oil-sands plant near Fort McMurray

NY Times: U.S. sends heads-up warning to people named in cables leaked by Wikileaks

Ivory Coast expels Canadian, British ambassadors in tit-for-tat diplomacy; order ignored

Hudak will end McGuinty spending spree, cut corporate subsidies

Singer Björk rallies against Canadian company's takeover of Iceland power plant

Ivory Coast: Canada, Britain recognize Alassane Ouattara as democratically elected president; reject Gbagbo's authority on envoys

AP: Chemical signal in women's tears a turnoff for men

Ivory Coast: Ouattara wants commandos to snatch Gbagbo

Electric cars focus of Renault spy case

U.S. sends 1,400 extra Marines to Afghanistan

Studies say antibiotic may address irritable bowel syndrome

New Jersey Governor signs tough 'Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights'

Newsweek: Extremists may target other moderate Pakistani leaders in the wake of Punjab governor's killing

Karl Rove: ObamaCare rewards friends, punishes enemies

N-word revisited: Anchor sues over firing; can only some people use certain words? isn't that discrimination? doesn't context matter any more?

Police say would-be hijacker of Turkish plane was mentally ill

Liberal Senator Lavigne charged with fraud is still making Canadians pay -- even while tossed from Liberal caucus and Senate chamber

Paul Volcker to step down from White House advisory panel

The empire strikes back: U.S. tells Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks supporter's messages; Iceland MP fighting attempts to access her tweets and private messages

Loonie gains on jobs report; closes week at 100.83 cents U.S.

Harper announces National Volunteer Awards during stop in Niagara

Inderjit Singh Reyat -- the only person ever convicted in the Air India bombings -- sentenced to nine years in prison for perjury

Harper says jobs growth "encouraging" but unemployment numbers "still remain too high. There are still significant challenges in global economy and our export markets ... that threaten global economy and our own recovery"

Police criticized for apologizing to Ottawa Muslims for Ramadan arrests, by Muslims; "one law for all and no special treatment"

Canada gains 22,000 jobs in December; beats estimates

PM's new chief of staff right man for job: observers

Train stations across London on high alert; terrorist attack on transport hubs feared

Canada ready for new 8-nation Arctic search-and-rescue agreement

Harper doles out $278M to help pulp and paper sector reduce emissions, keep jobs

John Ivison: Thanks to a low corporate tax rate, prospects for the economy are high

Average Vancouver house price hits $1M, expected to rise further: report

Budget won't have 'drastic' cuts: Harper reiterates

Ottawa IED suspect to appear in court today

Ottawa police probe IED seizure case

Soaring global food prices spark fears of social unrest

Ottawa Police not protecting Coptic Christians from Christmas terror threat? In Canada?

RIMs PlayBook is the real deal

Watch Robbie Alomar answer the Cooperstown call in Blue Jays' boardroom

Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven elected to MLB Hall of Fame in Cooperstown; Alomar polled 90%

Ottawa Citizen: IED found in car after Ottawa Police make "routine" traffic stop Tuesday night

Harper's cabinet shuffle a major boost for Toronto

Russell Williams' day: Dump body, help plan security for world leaders

Go north, young man, go north ~ Canada is quietly surpassing the U.S. as the land of opportunity

Peter Kent good choice for Environment Minister because he understands greenhouse effect, he introduced it to us on CBC's The Journal in 1984; but climate is affected by much more than the greenhouse effect; take the Sun, for example

Obama spokesman leaving White House

Watch grandpa's gait for longevity clues: University of Pittsburgh study

AP: Jobs gain report boosts Wall Street

Video released in murder mystery of former Bush-Reagan aide

U.S. business confidence returns after Dems tossed out in Nov. elections; private sector adds 297,000 jobs in Dec.

Small business weathered recession better than large firms: RBC

Manitoban files suit against Google for privacy violation

Tough-talking Angela Merkel makes it clear: Germany needs Europe -- and the Euro

France top industrial espionage offender?

Boomers not aware of all Alzheimer's symptoms: poll

Law against online impersonation not needed in Canada, criminal code already prohibits: experts

Canadian Business: Paper maker Domtar to announce federal investment at Quebec mill with PM present Thursday

Ontario families cant afford 4 more years of Dalton McGuinty

Thousands of cardholders charged double by mistake on New Year's Eve

Teneycke returns to helm of Sun TV News

New House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner vows to make 'tough decisions' to get U.S. back on track

December 2010 coldest in UK 'since records began'

Pakistan Muslim scholars praise killer of governor

The icy grip of the politics of fear

Islamic hate crimes in U.S. overblown; far behind crimes against Jews, blacks, gays; many more crimes by muslims than against muslims

Vancouver newspaper appealing court order for reporter to reveal story source about former Liberal MP

Obama blinks and again removes controversial end of life "death panels" from Obamacare provisions

Resurgent Turkey flexes its muscles around Iraq

London company lands $138M contract for 82 light armoured military vehicles

Bloomberg: World food prices rise to record on sugar, meat costs

China rolls out its first stealth aircraft

Retailers feel heat from parity-happy Canadians

Court backs Uniloc in patent fight with Microsoft; but tosses out expensive damages formula in favour of a separate hearing

Canadas Coptic Christians ask for protection in wake of Egypt bombing

Kelly McParland: Newsflash! Rich people have more money than people who arent rich -- media don't do their jobs

Pay teachers according to merit, not tenure, says B.C. Liberal leadership candidate Falcon

Australia floods: 'business as usual' says Tourism Queensland

LA Times: Insurance companies sue Toyota over acceleration issues

Canadian oilsands pipeline 'crucial' to American economy: U.S. oil industry

Harper: "Fine-tuning of the Ministry consistent with our intention to stay the course. This is a time for stability, not uncertainty."

Small shuffle: Diane Ablonczy named as Minister of State Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs), Peter Kent new Environment Minister, Julian Fantino new Minister of State for Seniors, and Ted Menzies new Minister of State for Finance

"Small" 2 p.m. cabinet shuffle rumoured to include Peter Kent; will "stay the course"

CTV: Tuesday cabinet shuffle may involve as many as 5 or 6 portfolios

Anti-Christian drumbeat was loud before Egypt Church attack

U.S. Mega Millions jackpot payoff reaches $355M

$50M lottery pay-out delayed after more claimants come forward

Spending on major infrastructure in Canada to reach $96B, says report

House GOP challenges Obama to join them in cutting U.S. debt

Legendary Miss Supertest III to be on display at Toronto boat show

CNN lost most viewers in all of cable

Asus to use PrimeSense 3D camera technology to bring motion controls to PCs

Fiat eyes majority Chrysler stake

Reuters: NTSB seeks urgent review of pipeline records; follows natural gas pipeline blast in California last September that killed 8 and destroyed 37 homes