by Biodun Iginla, Political and News Analyst, BBC News and the Economist, London, UK. Research by Moira Tamayo in Puerto Rico. Dec 4th 2008 | OTTAWA From Economist.com Canada’s prime minister clings on to office, for the moment AP THERE...
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Canada's embattled prime minister has obtained an unprecedented shutdown of parliament, thwarting an opposition bid to unseat his ruling Conservatives and install a leftist coalition. After two hours of crisis talks, acting head of state Governor General Michaelle Jean agreed...
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Ottawa — Researchers say they have located the world's oldest stash of marijuana, in a tomb in a remote part of China. The cache of cannabis is about 2,700 years old and was clearly “cultivated for psychoactive purposes,” rather than...
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A woman and a baby boy found dead in a Gatineau apartment in February were not the result of foul play, police have concluded. Toxicology and pathology tests show Martine Fortin, 36, died of a drug overdose before her body...
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The week-long political crisis has provided riveting drama, but also some lighter moments as politicians wracked their brains for the right words to bring the country back from the brink or tip it over...Former Liberal MP Sarkis Assadourian charged that...
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OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shut down Parliament on Thursday in an unprecedented attempt to keep his government in power, fending off a no-confidence vote he was all but certain to lose. Less than two months after winning...
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The value of building permits issued in Canada in October decreased 15.7 percent to $5.4 billion, the Statistics Canada agency reported from Ottawa Thursday. The decline was led by a 23.9 percent drop in non-residential permits, which totaled $2.4 billion...
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Three opposition parties have united against Harper, charging he has failed to insulate Canada from the global financial crisis. The credit crisis and a global sell off of commodities have slowed Canada's resource-rich economy, and the finance minister said last...
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The audit also found that computer systems allowed too many employees to access passport files, including locally hired staff in consular offices abroad, who had access to files processed by any other mission. Such basic controls as audit logs and...
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper has formally asked the Governor General to shut down Parliament until January...He cancelled an afternoon appearance in Woodstock, Ont., as the critical meeting dragged on. The Governor General has already been consulting with constitutional experts about...
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