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Thursday Feb. 9, 2012 8:43 PM ET
Critics want Ottawa to rescind torture directive to CSIS
Pressure is mounting on the federal government to scrap its policy on torture-tainted information. Amnesty International Canada and the official Opposition are calling on the Conservatives to impose a total ban on material gleaned from torture. Full Story
Putin 'exhausted' as Russian leader: Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev said Thursday that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has "exhausted" his potential as Russia's leader and his inability to change the Kremlin's political system might prompt more massive anti-government protests.
Liberals choose ad exec to run in Layton's riding
The federal Liberals have shut out a candidate whose bid to run in a Toronto byelection was backed by an anti-abortion faction.
Saganash to bow out of NDP leadership race
Romeo Saganash is expected to formally announce his withdrawal from the NDP leadership race Friday morning in Val d'Or, Que.
Liberals fear pro-lifers trying to hijack weakened party
Some federal Liberals fear single-issue pro-lifers are trying to hijack their weakened party.
N.S. Senator Fred Dickson dies at 74
Conservative Sen. Fred Dickson, a respected Nova Scotia lawyer and offshore resources expert who promoted Atlantic Canada's energy interests, died Thursday. He was 74.
Budget watchdog at odds with Harper on pension plan
The oncoming demographic time bomb of baby boomers retiring won't cause a fiscal crisis Canada's budget watchdog said Wednesday, despite the Harper government's repeated assertions to the contrary.
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New Brunswick lowers deficit projection by $75 M
The New Brunswick government's deficit projection for this fiscal year has decreased from the last quarter by almost $75 million, but it's still higher than what the government budgeted last March.
MP who refused jubilee medal says he's not worthy
A New Democrat MP from Quebec says he will return his Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal -- not because he is against the monarchy, but because there are residents of his riding more deserving of the honour.
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Conservatives cut short long-gun registry debate
The Conservative government is curtailing the House of Commons debate on ending the long-gun registry.
Harper says no to NDP call to pull ambassador from Syria
The official Opposition wants Canada's ambassador recalled from Syria, but the government says he will stay in the besieged country to blast President Bashar Assad for his attacks on domestic dissenters.
Tory MP wants study of when 'personhood' begins
A backbench Tory MP is asking Parliament to study whether Canada's definition of a human being, which refers to birth, needs to be pushed back to include life in the womb.
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P.E.I. politicians to return to legislature in April
Politicians in Prince Edward Island will return to the legislature in April.
B.C. finance minister predicts blanced budget by 2013-14
Finance Minister Kevin Falcon predicts the B.C. government should balance its books by the next fiscal year.
