A man accused of plotting to derail a Via passenger train between Toronto and New York has sharply criticized the Canadian government for its military involvement in Afghanistan, labelling it a deadly and wrong form of "colonization."
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The prime minister looks to be prepping a cabinet shuffle for the end of June in the hope of bringing some fresh blood and ideas to the fore, Chris Hall reports. This is midway through the four-year term and the Harper government has pretty much run through its to-do list.
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The federal government is set to expand a program that gives priority hiring to injured veterans following recent federal cuts, CBC News has learned.
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The government has shaken up a committee that advises the public safety minister on firearms legislation in Canada, dumping three gun enthusiasts in favour of a trio of police leaders.
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The Quebec government has launched a unique advertising campaign designed to get the province thinking about just how open-minded it really is when it comes to homosexuality.
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The government has appealed the $17.8 million awarded to a family for the deaths of four people when a Marine jet fighter crashed into their California home.
The formal notice of appeal, filed Tuesday, did not specify the government's reason for contesting U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller's...
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's envoy to Syria told President Bashar al-Assad's government to stop the violence and help the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross send aid to strife-hit areas, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said...
The Conservative government cancelled an agreement with a charity that supports environmental causes eight months after energy firm Enbridge Inc. lobbied against the deal, The Canadian Press has learned.
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Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence says her First Nations community wants help to move its people forward, but isn't looking for charity or to be taken over by the federal government.
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The Supreme Court is expected to rule Thursday on whether the Conservative government has the authority to create a national securities watchdog.
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AP - As few as 12 different Chinese groups, largely backed or directed by the government there, commit the bulk of the China-based cyberattacks stealing critical data from U.S. companies and government agencies, according to U.S. cybersecurity analysts and experts.
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A great-grandmother who has lived in Canada almost all her life is being kept from a dream Hawaii vacation by government delays and bureaucracy.
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Canadians are doling out millions a year for a fleet of sleek government jets that spend most of the time either flying empty or parked on the tarmac, according to flight logs obtained by CBC News.
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AP - The Obama administration is setting up an Internet-based embassy to reach out to Iranians hoping to broaden their understanding of the United States, while at the same time studying new sanctions to raise the pressure on Iran's government over its disputed nuclear program and alleged ties...
The CEO of Comodo, a certificate-issuing company hacked in March, is even more certain now that a wave of attacks against similar firms is backed by the Iranian government.
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Super-tight cryptography in off-the-shelf mobile products will soon ease wireless deployments in government agencies, and deployments could subsequently spill over into enterprise equipment.
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As Hurricane Irene barrels toward the eastern seaboard, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is warning government agencies and private companies to be on the lookout for storm-related phishing attacks and other malicious cyberactivity.
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