Canadians will participate in and watch twice the number of televised debates leading up to the 2006 federal election compared to the last campaign, the major networks announced Wednesday. Leaders of the Liberals, Conservatives, Bloc Quebecois and NDP have agreed

Closing time is a little later in Northwest Territories, after the territory's liquor licencing board announced that bars can now remain open 30 minutes longer. Last call will be at 2 a.m., giving drinkers up to a half hour to

It has nothing to do with how many tickets they issue. The tickets are supposed to be about enforcement, not revenue."

Domtar is permanently closing four mills across Canada and laying off 1,800 workers. But the 285 employees at its Annacis Island paper mill will keep their jobs, at least for the time being. The company has decided to sell the

As a result of the federal election call and concerns about fairness, the CBC is pulling the Tommy Douglas miniseries from its scheduled January air date. Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story is based on the life of the Co-operative

TORONTO, Nov. 30 - Health and Long-Term Care Minister George Smitherman will announce an important initiative to improve local management of health information. DATE: Thursday, December 1, 2005 TIME: 10:15 a.m. LOCATION: Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, Harbour Room B&C One

A cow found wandering on a road in western Manitoba has led police to more than a dozen cattle missing from two Alberta ranches. Seven Salers cows disappeared from a farm near Chipman, Alta. in September, and five red angus

A physician from Winnipeg will help cover shifts in the Deloraine emergency room, allowing the emergency room in that community to reopen at least part-time. Emergency rooms in both Deloraine and nearby Boissevain closed in late October after three doctors

It's hard to hang on to employees at group homes, food banks and women's shelters when the pay is as low it is, community-based organizations say. According to Bob LeGoffe, executive director of the Saskatchewan Association of Rehabilitiation Centres (SARC),

This holiday season, more and more Canadians will be turning to an alternative music source for non-stop mixes at the click of the remote. While roasting chestnuts, decorating the tree or wrapping presents, listeners can get CD-quality music right on

The town of Oxford is making sure no other word but "Christmas" is used to describe the holiday season within town limits. The town council unanimously passed a motion on Monday proclaiming that the entire month of December should be

Premier John Hamm says the federal government can take a page from history and do more to help families with children. During his annual state-of-the-province address to business leaders on Wednesday, Hamm was asked about the fiscal imbalance between Ottawa

TORONTO, Nov. 30 - Education Minister Gerard Kennedy will visit with parents at a local school and make an important announcement about a new parental involvement program. The Minister will be joined by Kathleen Wynne, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister

Conservatives believe as a basic principle that politicians should not be accountable to other politicians, that government should not be accountable to itself," he said.

Garneau is touching down in Vaudreuil-Soulanges, a rural riding between Ottawa and Montreal currently held by the Bloc Québécois.

The N.W.T.'s chief electoral officer says it may take a little longer than expected to investigate an election spending complaint made by a losing candidate in the 2003 territorial general election. Glen McLean says the company Elections NWT has hired

The president of the 3.2-million member Canadian Labour Congress, Ken Georgetti, says pension security is the number one campaign issue for many working Canadians. LINK: CLC background on pensions and retirement Speaking to the annual convention of the B.C. Federation

RCMP are looking for a woman who disappeared after making a 911 call to ensure her baby would be looked after. Strathcona County Const. Darren Anderson said they received a 911 call Tuesday afternoon, where a woman reported her 11-month-old