Prime Minister Harper Releases Election Platform - Round Up of All Parties

Conservative party leader and current Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was questioned during last week's debates as to why his party hadn't released the details of their election platform. Today, his party did...

Canadian Afghanistan Mission Could Cost $18 Billion By 2010

A new report from the Canadian government's budget officer says the ongoing military efforts in Afghanistan could cost taxpayers up to $18 billion by 2011. That comes down to about $1,500 for every household in Canada, but the report warned of a huge lack of reporting of...

Canada Listeriosis Death Toll Climbs to 20

The Maple Leaf Foods listeria outbreak, in which the bacteria was spread through meat slicing machines and distributed in deli meats all across Canada, has claimed another life in Ontario, bringing the current death...

Harper gets Hammered From All Sides During French Language Election Debate

Harper took hits from all four opposition member leaders but kept his trademark smirk during much of the Canadian french-language election debate. Stephan Dion, Gilles Duceppe, Jack Layton and Elizabeth May all...

Widgets against Harper: A Web 2.0 approach to voting

This is really clever."A website asking eco-voters to unite and vote strategically against the Tories has become the latest online weapon trying to thwart a Conservative victory. "The site has built a widget that...

Art supporters to wear black to mourn dying arts funding in Canada

The dummies up in Ottawa are running this country like it's a photocopy shop.   It's like they see art in the same way they see toner - simply as a cost.Here's the way I see it.  A country is not a...

Canadian National Election Campaign Day 16 - Harper's Email is Hacked, Dion U...

Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper's office has promised a full investigation into how someone gained access to his list of media e-mail recipients and sent emails pretending to be him. It seems that it's no...

An outsiders insight into Canada's National Obsession: the National Hockey Le...

What is the world (the world on here from a Canadian's perspective) without an insight into the NHL! Guess what, preseason started today/ tonight! I was stoked. This site is based in Vancouver so everyone here should...

EI funds won't last through prolonged recession

Canadian actuaries are warning, should the turmoil in the U.S. financial markets throw Canada into a prolonged recession, current EI reserves won't last.  Actuaries calculate the cost of assuming risk, they are an essential part of any insurance program, and they also...

Layton accuses Harper of being "hostile" toward women

NDP leader Jack Layton accused Prime Minsiter Harper of habouring a "hostility" toward women's issues while campaigning in Gatineau Quebec on Sunday. Citing the Conservative Party's funding cutbacks in gender...

Harper campaign promise: Open EI program to self-employed

The campaigning game keeps getting hotter in the Canadian Election, with Prime Minister Stephen Harper announcing today that he wants to open up Employment Insurance benefits to the self-employed.  The move is...

Gas Prices Jumps up to 13 Cents per Litre in Some Markets

News like this makes me glad I don't drive and live in a city with decent public transportation. Gas is up again, this time as much as 13 cents per litre in Canada and the US. That means a mid-sized car could cost...

Ottawa's gang problem: System targets young Black or Arab men from poorer com...

Opinion Barry Artiste I put it this way, if a young black or Arab man is committing a crime, then throw the book at em, BIG TIME. Being poor or ignorant, or just a Cultural misunderstanding as an immigrant from...

Crips Gang member killed: 'We don't believe it was a random attack': Calgary ...

Opinion Barry Artiste New Canadians making Canada their home exchanging one culture for another by getting into gangs and drugs, certainly isn't what our Country is about.New Canadians new badge of honour walking all...

Canadian National Election Announced for October 14

The commercials and speeches given all last week were just a prelude, but now it's official: Canadians will be going to the polls for a national election on October 14. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced this...

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