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 New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa October 26, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

Tories, Liberals slip as NDP surges: poll

Sat Nov 21, 12:00 AM
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's ruling Conservatives and the main opposition Liberals both lost ground in a poll published on Friday as the left-leaning New Democrats enjoyed a surprising surge in public… more
 The French family from Young's Point waits for H1N1 vaccinations, administered by Peterborough Health Unit, held at a branch of Royal Canadian Legion in rural Lakefield Ontario, October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill

Canada to have vaccine soon for half population

Fri Nov 20, 12:00 AM
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Enough H1N1 flu vaccine for almost half of Canada's population will have been shipped out by the end of the next week, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said on Friday.… more

Canada will stay the course on stimulus: Flaherty

Fri Nov 20, 12:00 AM
TORONTO (Reuters) - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on Friday vowed to resist big, new spending measures in his next budget, but said it was too early to pull stimulus away from a still shaky economy.… more

TD Bank hit with lawsuit in Florida Ponzi case

Sat Nov 21, 12:00 AM
MIAMI (Reuters) - TD Bank was hit with a multimillion-dollar lawsuit on Friday calling it the "financial epicenter" of a… more

Lesbian U.S. deserter to get new Canada hearing

Fri Nov 20, 12:00 AM
OTTAWA (Reuters) - A Canadian court ordered a new refugee hearing on Friday for a U.S. Army deserter who claimed she wou… more

Oil prices, profit-taking drag TSX lower

Fri Nov 20, 12:00 AM
TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index fell on Friday as weaker oil prices, caused partly by a stronger U.S. dol… more

Strike unlikely at Canada Chrysler supplier: union

Fri Nov 20, 12:00 AM
TORONTO (Reuters) - Workers at a Johnson Controls plant in Canada that makes parts for Chrysler minivans are unlikely to… more

Bank of Canada sees "softer" third quarter

Fri Nov 20, 12:00 AM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canada's economy performed worse than expected in the third quarter and while now recovering, it ri… more

Canada rejects call for probe into Afghan abuse

Thu Nov 19, 12:00 AM
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Thursday dismissed calls for a public inquiry into allegations senior offi… more

New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles

Thu Nov 19, 12:00 AM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world… more
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