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Parliament refuses to fund probe into info access

Canada's Information Commissioner Robert Marleau suggested Thursday that resentment among government officials to his annual departmental report cards could be one reason behind why his office won't have the resources to probe systemic problems with the federal access to information system.

Canada's information watchdog says his office won't have the resources to probe systemic problems with the federal access to information system after the government refused to fully grant a request for more funding.

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Cellphones poised to overtake PCs for web: Study

Cellphones are poised to elbow personal computers out of their place at the centre of our digital universe...

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Stimulus announcement expected Friday morning

Federal and provincial government representatives were expected to announce stimulus funding for Ottawa...

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Feds cancel Quebec-centred Canada Day fund

The Harper government will cancel a controversial Canada Day fund that for years saw most of its money...

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Science meets art with view to the heavens

It was two or three summers ago that Don Monet was sitting in his neighbour’s back yard, “drinking his...

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Tiananmen Square: 20 years after

Citizen editor Janet Wilson will never forget what happened in Tiananmen Square. She was there.

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working.com Virtual Career Fair

Join Canada's most comprehensive virtual career fair online from May 28 - June 11.

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Best of YouTube

Check out the best videos of the week on YouTube including what may be the worst dance album ever.

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Larry O'Brien trial

Complete coverage, background and related documents in the criminal trial of Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien...

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Bryant still has lot left to prove

As the Los Angeles Lakers enter the NBA Finals against the surprising Orlando Magic tonight, Kobe is back in the spotlight again. He has been among the NBA's lead actors for well over a decade now -- drafted in 1997, he has played just nine fewer playoff games than Michael Jordan and, like Jordan, has now reached six NBA Finals.

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Commons committee criticizes Dhalla in caregiver controversy

Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla has been censured by a House of Commons committee report calling for federal and provincial investigations into allegations of mistreatment by caregivers from the Philippines in her Toronto-area home.

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Canada, U.S. envoys declare progress in Afghanistan

The Canadian and American ambassadors to Afghanistan on Thursday declared progress was being made in bringing security to the violence-ravaged country, although soldiers and special forces stood guard, tanks cut off traffic on streets and helicopters hovered nearby as the two men strolled through a village in a hotbed of insurgency.

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