The Senate committee reviewing an audit of Senator Pamela Wallin's expenses has decided she must repay an additional $17,622. That brings her total bill to nearly $139,000, of which she has already paid more than $38,000.
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A mother is urging other parents to be wary, after her twin seven-year-olds racked up a $3,000 bill when she let them download and play an app she thought was free.
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In a nail-biter vote in the Senate Wednesday, an amendment by Conservative Senator Hugh Segal was passed that changes a bill that would force unions to publicly disclose salaries and spending.
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The B.C. government has moved to limit debate and pass the bill ending job actions by the province's 41,000 teachers, with passage expected by Thursday afternoon.
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Public Safety Minister Vic Toews' office sought to clear up confusion over the government's online surveillance bill, following comments by the minister that suggested he was surprised by some of the bill's contents.
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A bill that would give police and intelligence agencies new powers to access Canadians' electronic communications, sometimes without a warrant, has been tabled in the House of Commons.
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Bill Gates donates $750 million to global AIDS fund
By John Callaham
Microsoft's chairman Bill Gates recently put a rest to some rumors that he was planning to return full time to Microsoft, saying he was committed to his work with his charitable organization the Bill and Melinda Gates...
Debate on the omnibus crime bill resumes in the House of Commons after it cleared the committee stage last week and opposition MPs continue efforts to amend it.
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Quebec's justice minister said his province will refuse to pay for the costs associated with the government's omnibus crime bill because it is opposed to the legislation.
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Legislation to make enhanced airport security pat-downs a crime if they involve touching a passenger's "private" areas was approved by the Texas House and Senate on Monday.
The moves came just days after the measure appeared dead when the House speaker called the provisions "unenforceable" and...
Albany, New York (CNN) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the state's marriage equality bill hours after it passed the Republican-controlled Senate on Friday night, making it the sixth state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage.
Cuomo signed the bill into law after the legislature...
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Connecticut Senate narrowly approved legislation on Saturday that decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of marijuana.
The measure passed after Democratic Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman broke an 18-to-18 tie vote as the president of the state Senate. It now moves to...
-- A state legislator apparently misses Colonel Reb so much, he's pushing a bill to bring the former University of Mississippi mascot back. He also wants the college band to play "Dixie" at games -- even on the road.
"The University of Mississippi shall bear the nickname 'Ole Miss Rebels' and...
Firemen are deployed near the site of the World Trade Center in New York, Sept. 12, 2001.
HONOLULU - President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to provide aid to survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks and first responders who became ill working in the ruins at the World Trade Center.
The...
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Washington -- A health care bill meant to provide free medical treatment to those suffering from the health effects of working in and near ground zero following the 2001 attacks may come up for a Senate vote...