Wednesdays with @Kady: Banning masks on Halloween?

There's always plenty to chat about with the always well-costumed Kady O'Malley. On Wednesdays, CBCNews.ca's Politics blogger convenes a "people's caucus" to discuss and debate the issues of the week, so far. Flickering inside the pumpkins this week:...

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Novartis flu shots OK'd by Health Canada

Health Canada has lifted its hold on Novartis flu vaccines. The department has told the provinces and territories that had bought Novartis products that the vaccines are safe to use. Novartis is supplying 20 per cent of Canada's total flu vaccine supply...

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Kenney set to release 2013 immigration levels

Immigration Minister Jason Kenney will announce Canada's 2013 immigration targets today, meeting reporters at 11:30 a.m. ET on Parliament Hill to outline how many people will become permanent residents next year. Canada plans to admit 240,000 to 265,000...

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Canadian economy shrank in August

Canada's economy contracted for the first time in six months, with August figures showing it shrank 0.1 per cent compared to July. Statistics Canada said Wednesday that the service sector was unchanged, but led by declines in mining, oil and gas, and...

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Sandy brings more rain, cold to Eastern Canada

The wrath of Sandy has come and gone, but weather forecasters say the post-tropical storm will bring rain, cool air and possibly flurries to Eastern Canada today as trick-or-treaters prepare for their annual Halloween ritual. Southern and eastern Ontario,...

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Another earthquake rattles B.C. coast

Are you in the area? Submit your breaking news, stories, photos and videos. Upload Now You must be a member of the CBC News Community to upload. Sign Up now. Another earthquake has rattled the north coast of B.C. The 6.2-magnitude tremor...

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Quebec provincial police make arrests in $9M tax fraud

Quebec provincial police made a series of arrests this morning in an alleged invoicing fraud they estimate bilked the government of nearly $9 million in taxes. Officers raided several locations around southern and central Quebec, armed with arrest warrants...

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Sandy brings vicious winds, rain to Ontario, Quebec

Southern Ontario, Quebec and parts of the Maritimes continue to be lashed by superstorm Sandy — which has killed one woman in Toronto — as the massive weather system churns its way north. The destructive post-tropical storm has already wheeled through...

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Youth unemployment outlook not so bleak

Employment prospects for younger Canadians looking for work are not as dismal as widely believed, a report released by the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada today suggests. The report argues that the peak unemployment rate among those...

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New Windsor-Detroit bridge threatens endangered species

Canada's public works department said the construction of a new international border crossing in Windsor, Ont., poses a threat to two endangered plants. Dense Blazing Star. (Ojibway Nature Centre) The department said it's launching an effort to relocate...

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Kenney's economic immigration changes praised, scorned

As Immigration Minister Jason Kenney prepares to table a new immigration levels plan for 2013 this week, he has much to lay claim to in Canada's restructured immigration system. Kenney's most commonly proclaimed achievement has been to move the country...

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TransCanada, Phoenix Energy to build $3B Alberta pipeline

Calgary-based TransCanada and Phoenix Energy Holdings Ltd. are forming a partnership to build a $3-billion pipeline project in northern Alberta to serve an area of emerging oilsands production. Each of the companies would own half of the Grand Rapids...

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Woman 'appalled' how U.S. site spread 'dirt' about her

A young Saskatoon mom is speaking out against an American gossip website that posted vicious comments about her sex and social life, written by people she can't identify. "I was just so embarrassed. Yes — I have made my mistakes I have to live with...

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Slow B.C. tsunami warnings raise questions

Questions are being raised about the B.C. government's response to the weekend earthquake off the northwest coast after officials took an hour to issue a tsunami warning. The 7.7 magnitude quake struck at 8:04 p.m. PT Saturday, eventually triggering...

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Canadians urged to prepare for Hurricane Sandy

Are you being affected by Hurricane Sandy? Submit your breaking news, stories, photos and videos. Upload Now You must be a member of the CBC News Community to upload. Sign Up now. Canadian officials are urging those in the path of Hurricane...

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Tenderized meat labels being considered, minister says

Canada's agriculture minister says federal officials are looking at issues surrounding mechanically tenderized meat in the wake of a massive E. coli-related beef recall from Alberta's XL Foods. Gerry Ritz was in Regina on Friday and reporters asked...

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Health Canada pulls distribution of Novartis flu vaccines

Canada is following the lead of several European countries and suspending distribution of flu vaccine made by the pharmaceutical firm Novartis. The decision relates to the discovery by the company of tiny clumps of virus particles in some batches of...

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Family mourns girl killed in Alberta classroom crash

The family of the Grade 6 girl who died after being pinned by a minivan that crashed into her classroom in St. Paul, Alta. on Thursday says she was a happy girl with a passion for dance. Megan Wolitski died in an Edmonton hospital on Friday. "We would...

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Tsunami heads for Hawaii after huge B.C. quake

Low-lying areas in the Hawaiian islands have been evacuated following a 7.7-earthquake that struck near Haida Gwaii, off the British Columbia coast, on Saturday night. At least three tsunami waves were reported on B.C. coast in the hours following the...

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Liberals ask watchdog to probe Tory MP campaign spending

Newly-appointed Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Peter Penashue is sworn in at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press) Interim Liberal leader Bob Rae is calling on Elections Canada to launch a formal investigation...

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Tenderized meat labels being considered, minister says

Canada's agriculture minister says federal officials are looking at issues surrounding mechanically tenderized meat in the wake of a massive E. coli-related beef recall from Alberta's XL Foods. Gerry Ritz was in Regina on Friday and reporters asked...

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Fugitive businessman with Tory ties arrested in Toronto

Fugitive Nathan Jacobson, whose ties to the federal Conservatives made him the subject of recent Question Period queries from opposition benches, was arrested at his home in Toronto Thursday afternoon. The Winnipeg-born businessman had his bail denied...

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Quebec hockey coach suspended 10 years for punching teen player

A Saguenay, Que., hockey coach who punched a 16-year-old during a brawl last weekend in a Midget A game has been given a 10-year suspension. André Harvey was one of two coaches and three players who were involved in the fight. Video obtained by the...

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Student dies after Alberta classroom crash

A student died one day after a minivan crashed into a classroom at a school in St. Paul, Alta. on Thursday. The news was confirmed by St. Paul education superintendent Glen Brodziak. "We are absolutely devastated and our deepest condolences go out...

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5 plot lines in the Jeffrey Delisle navy spy case

When he was arrested in Halifax on a chilly Jan. 13 of this year, Jeffery Delisle's socks were damp from helping his girlfriend move into his house. She had no idea what his military desk job really was. He didn't talk about it. But to the Russians?...

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Alberta students hurt as minivan crashes into classroom

Three Grade 6 students were left in critical condition and five others injured after a minivan crashed into a classroom at a school in St. Paul, Alta., Thursday morning. The three most seriously injured students were taken by air ambulance to Edmonton,...

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