Harper says Afghan debate important for Canada

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will lead off Wednesday's debate on whether to extend Canada's military mission in Afghanistan. 

Ottawa unsatisfactory at tax collection, First Nation's programs, AG says

The auditor general says government departments and agencies have made "satisfactory" progress in half of the eight areas studied, in fixing problems identified in previous reports.

Liberals misinformed parliament about millions spent on gun registry: AG

The former Liberal government misinformed Parliament about millions of dollars in expenses incurred by the gun registry, Auditor General Sheila Fraser said.

MPs reject Harper's accountability appointment

Amid concerns about his views on immigrants, members of a House of Commons committee have rejected Stephen Harper's nominee to head a new review board for public appointments.

Gwyn Morgan linked rising gang violence in Canada to immigrants from Jamaica and Indo-China whose cultures are "dominated by violence and lawlessness." (CBC)

Caledonia blockaders open one lane for traffic

Native protesters have agreed to let some traffic though the blockade in Caledonia, Ont., where they have stopped traffic for more than two months in a land-claims dispute.

Vancouver fire victim 'mother' of the Congolese community

There were tears and prayers at a special church service Monday night as friends and family gathered to mourn a Congolese-born mother of six and three of her children killed in a fire Vancouver police say was deliberately set.

Tuberculosis kills Labrador child

A Labrador child who contracted tuberculosis has died in hospital in St. John's.

Hopedale is about 230 kilometres north of Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

Rescuers built landing pad at Sask. air crash site

Ground-based rescuers had to build a helicopter landing pad out of logs so that an aircraft could land to pick up two survivors of a weekend plane crash near La Ronge, Sask.

Alberta crews fight wildfire

A forest fire burning out of control about 120 kilometres north of Calgary is threatening several campgrounds, a provincial wildfire officer said Tuesday.

The fire near Burnstick Lake has consumed 660 hectares of land.

Federal fisheries minister apologizes to seal hunt observers

Federal Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn has apologized for comments he made in March, in which he said seal hunt observers had been charged following an incident on the ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Federal Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn, who represents the Newfoundland and Labrador riding of St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, has apologized for comments he made about seal hunt activists. (CBC)

Clinton cautions Canada against moving to privatize health care

Former U.S. president Bill Clinton compared his own country's "insane" health-care system to Canada's model at an appearance in Toronto Monday night.

Census input crucial, premier tells N.W.T. residents

The premier of the Northwest Territories is urging people to make sure they become statistics this Census Day.

(Image: Statistics Canada)

Tories anticipating auditor's report on gun registry

The federal government will move as quickly as possible to scrap the gun registry after the auditor general delivers her latest report, Tory MPs say.