Harper plan for judges draws fire

Canada is edging towards a U.S.-style justice system by subjecting Supreme Court candidates to a public grilling that could invade...

Atwood uses robotic arm to remotely sign things

Sci-Fi Novelist Margaret Atwood has invented a machine that enables her to avoid book tours — she can stay at...

NDP tells Hargrove to buzz off

Buzz Hargrove has been suspended, not expelled, from the Ontario NDP because of complaints that he broke the party’s constitution...

Tory MPs riled by Harper’s outsiders

Members of the Conservative caucus squirmed in public and seethed in private yesterday, trying to come to grips with Prime...

Indie record store owner to Hollywood’s (ex-)MP: Get bent!

The owner of She Said Boom, my favorite indie record store in Toronto, has posted a notice in the window...

Conservatives win minority government

The Conservatives were elected in 124 ridings, the Liberals were elected in 102 (leading in one other), the Bloc was...

New mad cow case confirmed in Canada

Another case of mad cow disease has been confirmed in Canada, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. It’s the...

Who is Harper, besides the next PM?

Mr Harper, 46, an economist, has been careful not to threaten too much change. But most who have watched him...

NDP breakthrough needs united effort

The advent of the Bloc Québécois has changed the dynamics of the House of Commons. It may be likely to...

Right-wing U.S. groups urged not to talk about election

Right-wing groups in the United States have been urged to avoid crowing about the likelihood of a Conservative victory in...