Baird takes the heat, Harper sheds little light on Senate spending scandal

OTTAWA — A “very upset” Prime Minister Stephen Harper tried to settle down a scandal-rattled Conservative caucus Tuesday with talk of accountability and Senate reform, but shed no new light...

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Feds say ads prompting people to seek new job grants that don't yet exist

OTTAWA - The Conservative government says people are already starting to ask about the new Canada Jobs Grant it began heavily promoting with TV ads last week. Kellie Leitch, the parliamentary...

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Moyse chasing spot on Canada's World Cup rugby team

Heather Moyse has done her part, now it’s up to Canada’s coaching staff to determine if she is among the country’s top dozen rugby seven players. Moyse played in five of the six games for the...

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The P.E.I. Business Women’s Association is trying to figure how to do more with less, like just about every other non-profit organization in existence these days. So the organization held a...

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STRATFORD – Cool weather during the past month has been good news for the Points East U-pick tulip field here.Tulip festival organizer Doug Deacon said unseasonably low temperatures, including...

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Duffy should call it quits

Editor: Mike Duffy has deceived the people saying "I" paid back the $90,000 when actually it was not his own money. Of course this is not his only indiscretion. His supposed importance has gone...

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