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A statue of Queen Victoria sits in the middle of the renovated Parliament Hill library in Ottawa. A ceremony marking the completion of the renovations took place in May, 2006.

Renovations to Parliament climb past $1-billion

Public Works budgets, plans show massive price tag for project


Lawyer wants Fantino suspended

Court documents show OPP comissioner in heated exchange with native leader Shawn Brant


'Utterly fearless' soldier killed by roadside bomb

Corporal James Hayward Arnal struck by an explosion late Friday during a night patrol in Panjwaii district


Polish town remembers Dziekanski

Memorial mass held for man who died at Vancouver International Airport after being tasered


B.C. MP wants back into Liberal Party

Blair Wilson, who sits as an independent, acknowledged three violations of the Canada Elections Act but was otherwise cleared by Elections Canada

Meet Bill Kuebler

Lt.-Cmdr. William Kuebler, a military lawyer for Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr.

Conservative Christian is Khadr's best hope

Navy lawyer spends his time fiercely defending an alleged radical Muslim murderer


Globe essay

Socialism: A faith to love, free of utopias

Regina Manifesto

The NDP needs to inspire a new generation with our vision, our values, our courage.


Adam Radwanski

Adam Radwanski

Is Karzai still our man?

McCain's comments on the Afghan president raise questions about Canada's faith in him


Blogolitics

Dan Cook

Dan Cook on the news

Quotes of the week

 

National news 

'Baby Joey' takes his first steps to find mother

It was 30 years ago yesterday that Therese Skomar was walking through a back entrance at St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon and sped past a small, closed shoebox tucked inside the doorway

Match found for severed B.C. foot

Coroner in San Juan Islands also discloses that a footless body was found 16 months ago, but he only told B.C. investigators this week

Can this possibly be the Hockey Night theme?

The most awful entry of the CBC's contest is also the highest rated

PM promises fall summit to tackle native issues

Premiers demanded meeting as PM faced fire for election pledge

Injunction over Web libel sets precedent

Case is notable partly for a sweeping injunction that prevents a B.C. resident from any further comment on the plaintiff

Family of slain jogger deciding how to tell daughters grim news

Former Edmonton resident's body found at a construction site five kilometres from her North Carolina home

Being Canadian-born yields most jobs

Recent immigrants with degrees – even ones earned in Canada – less likely to find work than Canadians, Statscan finds

Bombardier baffled by derailed streetcar contract

Toronto Transit Commission reopens bidding for $1.25-billion contract following failed test

Miner's rights not violated, Supreme Court rules

N.B. man did not want to retire at 65, but court says pension plan's provisions hold sway

Sir Paul tells Quebec he just wants to party

Singer plans no foray into politics when playing on the Plains of Abraham – but he will speak some French


Politics 

Premiers seize climate-change initiative

Ontario becomes fourth province to join North American program, putting pressure on Harper to step up

Ontario NDP gets first leadership candidate

Toronto MPP Michael Prue announces plan to seek position

B.C. cabinet assailed in court

Government trying to put together 'secrecy package' to keep information revealed at trial from going public, lawyers charge

Vancouver politician's daughter defects to rival NPA

Third-place Vision Vancouver mayoral nomination contender doesn't see move as betrayal


Regional news 

One dead, two injured in Victoria shooting

Three held for questioning after morning incident

Man facing tire-slashing charges goes missing

‘We have some concerns for his safety,' police say as retired teacher and volunteer disappears

New trial ordered in air taxi death

Appeal court says widow, children of Calgary entrepreneur killed in a helicopter crash may be entitled to a ‘substantial increase' in compensation

Town puts the pedal to the metal

Hopeful of economic revival, residents of Malartic, Que., moving houses to make room for largest open-pit gold mine in Canada

TTC reopens $1.25-billion streetcar contract

Toronto transit agency says Bombardier's proposed vehicle would derail if used on city's tracks

Nfld. vessel's captain guilty in deadly sinking

Four crew improperly trained, died when fishing boat the Melina and Keith II capsized

Missionary couple decides to return to Canada

Beaten in Kenya, Bergens were going to stay but chose to go home for physiotherapy

Two wounded in Toronto bar scene shooting

Café onlookers horrified to watch as shooting unfolds on busy Annex sidewalk

B.C. police urge bystanders to help stop crime

Public should weigh risk to potential victim before jumping in, officers say after two men foil knife attack on 72-year-old woman

ICBC insiders profited from car sales, audit finds

Forensic accountants discover employees at auto insurance corporation purchased repaired vehicles that had been written off

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