OTTAWA - The Conservative cabinet is considering a plan that would allow political parties to use the work of journalists in its political advertising without permission or compensation.
OTTAWA - Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy says he's perplexed and disappointed that federal Liberals have effectively turned their backs on the responsibility-to-protect doctrine championed by a previous Grit government.
CALGARY - Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says the next ruling in a long, drawn-out dispute over meat-labelling requirements in the United States is only a couple of weeks away.
TORONTO - Canadian Tire Corp. (TSX:CTC.A) plans to invest an average of $575 million annually over the next three years on business improvements, with money going to new digital technology as well as expansions and upgrades to its store network.
TORONTO - Canada's largest mental health and addiction treatment and research centre is calling for the legalization of marijuana, with strict controls that would govern who could buy weed, from where, and in what quantity.
SASKATOON - The National Farmers Union says a new omnibus agricultural bill should be broken up into manageable parts.