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Left-wing lobby group recruited voters for its robocalls case: Conservative lawyer

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In bringing legal action against the government over the robocalls scandal, the left-wing Council of Canadians has recruited voters to lend their names to its pursuit of "sinking the Harper agenda," the Conservative party's lawyer told Federal Court Monday.

Harper calls on NDP to do its homework

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Opposition MPs ganged up on the prime minister Monday, calling Stephen Harper a sellout for "rubber-stamping" the $15.1 billion sale of a Calgary oil and gas company to a Chinese state-run firm.

'Disturbing' hog farm video prompts review

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An animal rights group is demanding major grocers stop buying meat from hog farms that mistreat pigs.

Woman convicted of bail breach for drunkenly dancing in Olympic Plaza

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Dancing in the streets isn’t normally a crime.

Vets ombudsman calls for national ID card

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Canada's veterans ombudsman is calling on the feds to issue a national ID card to all former soldiers.

Witness protection program beefed up

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The government moved Tuesday to make informants feel safer by strengthening the federal witness protection program.

Ikea Monkey's owner prepared to go to court for custody

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She loves her monkey.

Pearson worker busted surfing porn on the job

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A worker at Canada’s busiest airport has been busted for surfing porn on the job in view of travellers.

Famous primates and monkeys

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Darwin the Ikea Monkey made headlines across the globe this week after he was snapped in wearing a a beige shearling coat at a Toronto-area Ikea. So, in honour of the snazzy little guy, we take a look back at some of the most famous primates and monkeys from Hollywood and beyond.

Baird warns of consequences if Syria uses chemical or biological weapons

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Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird warned the Syrian regime Tuesday there would be grave international consequences if it deploys chemical and biological weapons against its civilian population.

NDP says transparency bill flawed

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Union militants staged brief sit-ins Tuesday at a handful of Conservative MP riding offices to protest a private member's bill that would force unions to show how dues are spent.

Opposition renews demands for competitive F-35 bid process

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Just ahead of a new report on updated cost estimates for the F-35 fighter jet, the opposition is renewing demands that the replacement of Canada's old CF-18 fighters be opened to competitive bidding, instead of the Conservatives'"seven-point" plan to re-set the jet-buying process.

Tories limp to top spot in year-end poll

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The governing Conservatives remain Canada's most-preferred federal party, though their popularity has dropped to a two-year low, according to a new poll done exclusively for Sun News Network.

Parliament's most secretive committee sticks with BlackBerrys

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Parliament's most secretive committee -- the all-party Board of Internal Economy that sets the rules for how half-a-billion dollars is spent every year by MPs and the House of Commons -- opened its doors just a crack Tuesday, providing a few details on what it's been doing for the last six months.

Bureaucrats cost taxpayers almost $44 billion a year: Budget watchdog

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Canada's army of 375,500 federal civil servants costs taxpayers almost $44 billion per year in salaries and benefits, with the average annual full-time pay now more than $114,000.

Ikea monkey's owner will seek custody

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Yasmin Nakhuda says she wants Darwin the Ikea monkey back.

Lawyer turns blame on accuser in shrink Aubrey Levin's sex crimes trial

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The man who sparked criminal investigation against former court psychiatrist Dr. Aubrey Levin dismissed suggestions he had abused the doctor.

Bieber, bacon among top Canadian searches: Google

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Justin Bieber, Stephen Harper and bacon were among the things Canadians searched for most in 2012, according to Google's Zeitgeist report, released Wednesday.

CN Rail to make effort to hire military veterans

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Canadian Forces members looking to transition to civilian life could be working on the railroad next year.

Mulcair says progressives should rally to NDP to beat Harper

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NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair argued Wednesday that only his party — and not the Liberals or any other — is capable of replacing the Conservative government of Stephen Harper.
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