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Hecklers interrupt Obama speech
During a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire Tuesday, President Barack Obama had to interrupt his remarks as protesters began chanting.
McGuinty in favour of sports balls in schools
Premier McGuinty said hard balls arent registered weapons, but he thinks there must be a balance between safety and sport in schoolyards.
Herman Cain receives secret service protection
Republican Presidential Candidate Herman Cain is receiving Secret Service protection. Cain is the first Republican to receive protection in this campaign.
Benetton pulls kiss ad after Vatican protest
Italian clothes company Benetton pulls a photo montage showing the pope kissing a leading imam from its new global ad campaign on Wednesday after the Vatican issues a stern condemnation.
GOP hopefuls clash over Iran
Republican presidential hopefuls sharply criticized President Barack Obama's efforts to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions as too weak, but disagreed in a campaign debate whether the US would be justified in a pre-emptive military strike.
Harper optimistic about Keystone pipeline
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he is optimistic the Keystone XL pipeline will eventually go ahead, despite recent U.S. measures that will delay the project.
Skype chat: Nik Nanos on Flaherty’s $10.5-billion risk adjustment
Pollster Nik Nanos talks to The Globe's Jane Taber about the significance of Flaherty’s $10.5-billion risk adjustment
Rape still haunts women of Liberia
With two Liberian women securing the Nobel Peace Prize -- one of them being the first female president of an African country -- it's clear that women's rights have made giant strides in the small West African nation. But with alarming rates of rape and few convictions for offenders, Liberia still has a long way to go if it's to live up to expectations.
Cain blames media, Perry for furor over harassment allegations
Herman Cain is defending himself anew and, without evidence, blaming presidential rival Rick Perry's campaign of being behind the disclosure of years-old sexual harassment allegations against him.
Harper's take on the Euro crisis
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is offering a more soothing take on the Greece financial crisis. G20 leaders have started 24 hours of talks aimed at stabilizing the global economy and avoiding another world recession
Rae tops Turmel on opposition bench
Pollster Nik Nanos sees Interim Liberal Leader outperforming Nicole Turmel, who's fighting for attention with NDP leadership hopefuls
NATO chief hails end of Libya mission
NATO's top official on Monday praised the alliance's 7-month sea and air campaign in Libya, a key in ousting longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi, saying the mission's end Monday marks the close of a "successful chapter in NATO's history.
Harper says Commonwealth has been effective
Stephen Harper says progress has been made at the Commonwealth summit in Australia. He also raised concerns about human rights issues in Sri Lanka, indicating he would boycott the next meeting if these weren't addressed.
Harper lauds Royal succession change
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the "obvious modernizations" are long overdue. Commonwealth leaders meeting in Perth, Australia have agreed to change the 300-year-old rules of royal succession.
Nanos on Harper, red meat and shadow boxing
Pollster tells the Globe's Jan Taber the Prime Minister is feeding his power base while dancing around the leader-less opposition parties - but it could hurt his popularity in the short term
Ford admits swearing during 911 call
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford issued a statement regarding the 911 phone call he made after receiving a surprise visit from a TV Crew. Ford says when he made the call he was concerned and upset.
'Joe the Plumber' launches Congressional bid
Samuel Wurzelbacher, who became known as Joe the Plumber when he questioned Barack Obama about his policies during the presidential campaign, announced Tuesday he will run in 2012 as a Republican to represent Ohio's 9th congressional district.
Former staffers call Bachmann campaign rude, cruel
Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann's former New Hampshire staffers say they were deceived and treated as second-class citizens before they quit in frustration last week
Pete Seeger joins Wall Street protestors
Folk music legend Pete Seeger joined Occupy Wall Street demonstrators in their campaign against corporate greed Friday night. The 92-year-old Seeger shouted out the verses of protest anthems as a crowd of about 1,000 people sang and chanted.
Ontario's new Liberal cabinet sworn in
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty's new cabinet has been sworn into office. Canadian Press reporter Romina Maurino takes a look at the new allocation of portfolios and some of the issues the minority Liberal government will face.
NDP opens fire on Tory shipbuilding program
Interim NDP Leader Nycole Turmel slammed the Tories' multi-billion dollar shipbuilding plan, saying it leaves out Quebec's Davie Shipyard. But Prime Minister Harper pointed out that other NDP MPs have expressed their approval of the plan.
Harper hails Gadhafi's death
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the Libyan people can finally turn the page on 42 years of vicious oppression after the death of Moammar Gadhafi. Harper is also proud of Canada's role in the NATO-led Libya mission.
GOP rivals heap scorn on Cain's 999 tax plan
Republican presidential contenders attacked Herman Cain's economic plan Tuesday night as a tax increase waiting to happen, moving swiftly in campaign debate to blunt the former businessman's unlikely rise in the race for the party's nomination.
Occupy Canada protests across the country
After being inspired by a nearly month-long movement south of the border, the Occupy Canada campaign took off in cities across the country this weekend. Demonstrators gathered in Toronto, Halifax, Montreal and Vancouver.
Harper on Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street rallies are set to spread to Canada on the weekend. Prime Minister Harper says he thinks Canadians realize the situation is not the same here as the U.S., where protesters are angry about economic inequality.
Mulcair joins NDP leadership race
In a speech sprinkled with references to Jack Layton, Quebec MP Thomas Mulcair announced his bid to lead the NDP and complete the mission set out by its late leader: forming a government that caters only to public interests.
Is Canada suffering from election fatigue?
Pollster Nik Nanos and The Globe's Jane Taber discuss how frequency of elections have made voters more likely to stick with status quo
GOP Senators defeat Obama jobs bill
United against Barack Obama, Senate Republicans voted Tuesday to kill the jobs package the president had spent weeks campaigning for, a loss at the hands of lawmakers opposed to stimulus-style spending and a tax increase on the very wealthy.
Harper lauds end to wheat board monopoly
The prime minister says legislation to end the Canadian Wheat Board's monopoly is long overdue. Stephen Harper was on hand as plans for a pasta plant in Regina were announced.
