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As the federal government seeks new power to block foreigners who present "public policy concerns" from entering Canada, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has drafted guidelines for how the new power would be used.

Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney would like you to know he thinks Back in Black is a better AC/DC album than Highway to Hell and that, no, he won’t be a candidate to be the leader of the federal Liberals.

Although new public service pension reforms are a step in the right direction, some critics say the retirement benefits are still light years ahead of most offered in the private sector and risk crippling the economy.

A homeowner who was charged with aggravated assault for stabbing an intruder is now a free man.

A prominent Quebec English activist says the Parti Quebecois' proposed crackdown on the English language will spark increased anglophone militancy.

The new American operators of the E. coli-plagued XL Foods plant say they're convinced they'll soon be safely running at full production.

A Mountie in northern British Columbia got the fright of his life when a moose climbed on top of his cruiser, smashed his driver's side window and struck him on the shoulder early Thursday.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper hinted Thursday he'd be willing to reform elections laws in the wake of a historic top court ruling that upheld Tory MP Ted Opitz's win in the last general election.

President Vladimir Putin flatly rejected on Thursday Western criticism of the imprisonment of the Pussy Riot punk protest band, saying its three female members deserved their fate because they threatened the moral foundations of Russia.

A Winnipeg man is suing Peguis Child and Family Services for wrongful dismissal, alleging he was the target of harassment and intimidation because he is white.

Three children are in critical condition and several others suffered less serious injuries after a minivan burst through the wall of a Grade 6 classroom at a junior high school in St. Paul, Alta.

The federal government will announce a long-awaited new passport Friday with enhanced security features that will also highlight the country’s history, QMI Agency has learned.

Researchers have made a monstrous discovery in the 75-million-year-old rocks of Alberta's badlands.

Canada joined the United States and Israel late Thursday night in calling for the resignation of a United Nations official charged with monitoring and reporting on human rights in the Palestinian territories.

When Prime Minister Stephen Harper is not politicking, he's caring for the family chinchilla.

QMI Agency has learned a recent homicide involving the gruesome discovery of a head in a north-end alley and a body found near Ranfurly, Alta., is gang related.

It was wrong to appoint an auditor general who is not bilingual, Prime Minister Stephen Harper now reportedly admits.

The government wants yet another review of the acquisition process for replacing its aging fleet of CF-18 fighter jets.

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A Conservative senator said her jaw just about hit the floor as she listened to a Liberal senator's assertion that parliamentarians will be more likely to take bribes if they are forced to share their pension contributions equally with taxpayers.

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