CBC News Ottawa police say the search for a 17-year-old girl accused in the prostitution of three other teenage girls in Ottawa is hampered by their inability to name or provide any identifying information about the suspect. Two 15-year-old girls…
CBC News The federal government is reversing a decision to reject compensation for dozens of Canadians affected by the spraying of Agent Orange. The Canadian Press has learned approximately 30 people will now receive payments under the program, which is…
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A lawsuit accuses an exclusive Ottawa prep school of refusing to make a sexual assault complaint to police after a 16-year-old boy was allegedly attacked by fellow students during a Grade 11 trip to Boston. The suit,…
By Pulat Yunusov Who haven’t heard of immigration queue jumpers? The current federal government used this term when it shut down visa-free travel from the Czech Republic and Mexico. Federal officials blamed queue jumping refugee claimants. But if someone jumps the…
Les Whittington OTTAWA BUREAU Published On Fri Oct 16 2009 OTTAWA–The federal government has decided to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to rule on whether its plan for a single, national securities regulator is constitutional. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty…
Ottawa won’t budge on secrecy laws Conservatives flatly reject recommendations to open up the country’s most powerful institutions to more public scrutiny Toronto Star – Bruce Campion-Smith ___ OTTAWA–The federal government has rejected calls to modernize and expand Canada’s Access…
COLIN FREEZE TORONTO — From Monday’s Globe and Mail Last updated on Monday, Sep. 21, 2009 07:07AM EDT Ottawa will scuttle one of its high-profile "security-certificate" terrorism cases later this week, amid a growing reluctance to use the extraordinary power…
Montreal — The Canadian Press Last updated on Monday, Aug. 24, 2009 10:57PM EDT The federal government will go to the Supreme Court of Canada to appeal a court order to bring Omar Khadr home from a U.S. military prison,…
Jane Taber From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail Monday, Aug. 10, 2009 10:18PM EDT Lisa MacLeod is a young female politician who commutes to her job at Queen’s Park from Ottawa and leaves her husband, Joe, and four-year-old daughter, Victoria, at…
from the Toronto Star Aug 10, 2009 07:44 PM DIANA MEHTA THE CANADIAN PRESS DNA tests have confirmed a Toronto woman marooned in Kenya really is who she says she is. Somali-born Suaad Hagi Mohamud has been stuck in Nairobi…