OTTAWA — A Conservative backbench MP's bill designed to restore a measure of power to MPs in Parliament has passed another critical hurdle.
OTTAWA — Longtime denizens of Parliament Hill know Veterans Affairs as a troublesome, thankless ministerial assignment, but it rarely generates the kind of sustained political heat the Harper government is hoping will dissipate with the coming Christmas break.
MONTREAL — A class-action lawsuit that targets three Canadian tobacco manufacturers for nearly $20 billion has ended after nearly three years of testimony.
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The prosecution in the case of a Canadian teacher facing allegations he sexually abused a kindergarten student at an international school in Indonesia has been in court to oppose a call by the defence for the case to be dismissed.
TORONTO — CBC will shorten all local supper-hour newscasts to 30 or 60 minutes and will broadcast Radio One morning shows on TV beginning next fall.
OTTAWA — Country music superstar Shania Twain has lent her voice to an RCMP campaign against family violence.