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Wednesday Mar. 10, 2010 8:47 AM ET
Tories pressed for answers on Jaffer sentence
Opposition critics are pressing the Harper government to comment on the plea deal former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer entered into for a careless driving offence, after he had charges of cocaine possession and drunk driving dropped against him.
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Connections emerge between slain officer, suspect
A man suspected of trading gunfire with police in an incident that saw an officer shot and killed was identified as a former reeve of a small community that residents say the slain officer was raised in.
Goldman Sachs seeks to appeal Canwest TV sale
Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs has asked an appeals court to kill the sale of Canwest Global Communications' television assets to cable operator Shaw Communications.
Numerous charges laid in child porn probe
Ontario Provincial Police will hold a news conference this morning to discuss "numerous charges" laid as part of a child porn probe.
Larger surplus means balanced budget for T.O.
Toronto will have lower taxes, better services and a balanced budget in 2011, Mayor David Miller said at a Wednesday morning news conference.
Key Senate post up for grabs, but Tories take a pass
The Conservatives have passed up a chance to seize control of a key Senate committee that they regularly attack for stalling or watering down government bills.
Harper Tories take post-Olympic bounce over Liberals
A new poll suggests the Conservative government has restored a crack of daylight between itself and the Liberal Opposition.
Alberta backbencher proposes tiaras to pull in tourism
An Alberta government backbencher is floating the idea of the province holding an international beauty pageant to pull in tourism dollars from around the world along with tiaras, high heels and sparkly gowns.
N.S. woman spends $30,000 fighting for dog's life
A Nova Scotia woman says she remains unbowed in her legal battle to preserve the life of a mixed-breed dog that faces euthanasia after it attacked other canines, despite exhausting $30,000 in savings on lawyers and putting her architecture career on hold.
Blackmore brought polygamy prosecution on himself: B.C.
A B.C. religious leader who has admitted to having multiple wives brought a highly publicized and ultimately unsuccessful prosecution upon himself by openly practising polygamy, says the provincial government.
Woman again removed from class for wearing niqab
A Muslim woman in Quebec has been kicked out of a language course for the second time because of her refusal to remove a religious face covering.
N.L. memorial to mark one year since chopper crash
A memorial service Friday for the victims of a deadly helicopter crash off Newfoundland will mark the one-year anniversary of the tragedy.
Visible minorities to make up 1/3 of population by 2031
The next generation of Canadians could be comprised of nearly one-third visible minorities according to new projections from Statistics Canada, which also suggest that the majority of immigrants will continue to make their homes in large urban centres.
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Thousands attend funeral for Peel officer
The wife of a Peel Region Police officer who died in a tragic car accident last week, said at his funeral service that she has lost her "hero" and the "love of her life."
B.C. man gets 20 years for stabbing, murder plan
A Canadian-born former U.S. Army Ranger imprisoned for leading a heavily armed bank heist in Tacoma, Wash., four years ago has had 20 years added to his existing sentence for stabbing a former crony and trying to have a prosecutor murdered.
Jury deliberations underway in Mountie murder trial
An 11-member jury was expected to resume deliberations on Tuesday in the trial of a Nunavut man charged with first-degree murder for the slaying of a Mountie in a tiny Arctic community on Nov. 5, 2007.
Mulroney approves of Latin American free trade deals
Former Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney gave a rare thumbs-up to Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday night, lauding his aggressive pursuit of free trade in Latin America.
