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A neighbour said she thought it was suspicious when security cameras were recently installed on an old, nearly abandoned file factory near Port Hope’s downtown core.

A new proposal to get Canada’s crude oil to Asian markets may have the key ingredient: Support from the First Nations.

A Liberal MP from Ottawa says Conservatives from Alberta don't belong in Parliament unless they adopt a more national view of the energy industry.

Allowing partial strip shows in bars in Saskatchewan was a "compromising position," said the province's minister responsible for alcohol authority in announcing the change Tuesday.

Liberal leadership candidate Justin Trudeau has given the oil-patch industry a new reason to vote Grit by coming out in favour of the CNOOC-Nexen takeover bid.

The Tories promised no more Mr. Nice Guy when it comes to crime, and the federal government enacted on more piece to their plan Safe Streets and Communities Act - banning house arrest for anyone convicted of a violent crime.

Allegations of pharmacy fraud are being investigated in at least three provinces, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said Tuesday.

All parties supported and passed a government food-safety bill in the House of Commons on Tuesday, but opposition MPs still want an external audit of the system - a measure recommended after the 2008 listeria crisis.

Three weeks after demanding a retraction from a former employee critical of an animal's condition at Marineland, the theme park says it intends to take legal action.

Officials behind an anti-prostitution campaign are scrambling to fix an Internet link that takes people to a porn site.

Canadians strongly oppose Chinese, Indian or Russian control of the country's resources, but are less picky if Norwegians or Americans become owners, according to recent survey respondents.

Australian police have arrested a 34-year-old Canadian after authorities seized 350 kg of cocaine and methamphetamine in a bust they say has disrupted an international drug syndicate.

Christmas could be much bleaker for thousands of Toronto's underprivileged kids following the disappearance of about $2 million worth of toys collected at a Salvation Army facility.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has dismissed demands by the separatist government in Quebec to flush more federal cash into the province.

It took a little national embarrassment for the Quebec government to remove two hydro poles sticking out of a rural Quebec road about 180 km east of Montreal.

The Canadian flag will stay in Quebec's legislature.

With the NHL lockout dragging into its third month it's no secret that CBC's revenue from live games is zero, but the state broadcaster has also released documents claiming zero revenue for the entire 2006-07 season when there was no lockout.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is "cautiously optimistic" about the ceasefire announced Wednesday between Israel and the Islamist Hamas movement.

Liberal MP David McGuinty has stepped down as his party's natural resources critic and apologized for saying that Alberta's Conservative MPs should "go back to Alberta" for being too provincial on energy issues.

The Salvation Army said it is the victim of a multi-million dollar theft allegedly perpetrated by one of its own.

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