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Tiny, rocky island subject of dispute between sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and United States

Tiny, rocky island subject of dispute between sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and United States

FREDERICTON - A tiny island between New Brunswick and Maine is the subject of renewed calls from both sides of the border to settle a territorial dispute once and for all.
Trudeau defies critics who questioned his appearance at an Islamic conference

Trudeau defies critics who questioned his appearance at an Islamic conference

TORONTO - Liberal leadership contender Justin Trudeau told an Islamic conference Saturday that groups who attacked his decision to attend the gathering only work to divide Canadians.
Ranks continue to dwindle for decades-old cat sanctuary on Parliament Hill

Ranks continue to dwindle for decades-old cat sanctuary on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA - A decades-old cat sanctuary nestled behind sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s Parliament buildings is heading towards a quiet end as its feline population slowly shrinks.
Nova Scotia board approves two, three per cent electricity rate hikes

Nova Scotia board approves two, three per cent electricity rate hikes

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Utility and Review Board has approved a plan that will see electricity rates rise by three per cent in 2013 and another three per cent the following year. The rate increases take effect on Jan.
Conservatives want Children's Aid Societies to list kids on adoption site

Conservatives want Children's Aid Societies to list kids on adoption site

TORONTO - Children's Aid Societies should be forced to list all of the children in their care who need parents on the Adopt Ontario website, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak said Friday.
Progressive Liberals alarmed as federal leadership contenders tilt right

Progressive Liberals alarmed as federal leadership contenders tilt right

OTTAWA - Federal Liberals long ago abandoned the cardinal rule of success handed down by late Grit rainmaker Keith Davey: "Revere the leader.
Mandatory minimums may face tough year in the courts with various challenges

Mandatory minimums may face tough year in the courts with various challenges

TORONTO - The coming year could bring some clarity to the murky legal waters of the federal Conservatives' law-and-order agenda, particularly mandatory minimum sentences, even as new complications are added to the mix.
Forces planes can’t refuel F-35s in air

Forces planes can’t refuel F-35s in air

OTTAWA — The Canadian military has decided it will rely on the U.S.
School support workers say they'll join job action if province imposes deal

School support workers say they'll join job action if province imposes deal

TORONTO - School support workers are joining teachers in threatening to stage a one-day protest if the governing Liberals force a collective agreement on them in the new year.
McGuinty wants 'locked door' policy at all elementary schools by next fall

McGuinty wants 'locked door' policy at all elementary schools by next fall

TORONTO - Premier Dalton McGuinty announced Thursday there would be a "locked door" policy at all 4,000 elementary schools in Ontario by next September in reaction to last week's shooting rampage that left 26 dead at a school in Newtown, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½icut.