| Bellemare's claims supported at judges probe A witness at Quebec's Bastarache Commission on judge nomination has corroborated explosive testimony from the province's former justice minister, who alleges Liberal Party bagmen tried to influence his judicial appointments. cbc.ca |
HST blamed for spending slowdowns The harmonized sales tax introduced three months ago in two of Canada's biggest provinces has been blamed for everything from a slowdown in consumer spending and a squeeze on home sales, to raising the federal deficit. cbc.ca |
Stowaways arrested in Montreal speak out Refugee board told that Moroccan stowaways arrested at the Port of Montreal thought they were heading to Spain or Italy. cbc.ca |
Government charged in fatal boiler blast Federal health and safety inspectors have laid eight charges against Public Works and Government Services Canada over a boiler explosion that killed an engineer working near Parliament Hill. cbc.ca |
B.C. man acquitted on decades-old rape convictions Ivan Henry has been acquitted of all 10 sex-related charges that sent him to prison for 26 years, the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday morning in Vancouver. cbc.ca |