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Party House leaders were offering their view on the spring sitting of Parliament Wednesday, after MPs reached unanimous consent late Tuesday to push through several bills and then rise for the summer.

Sussex narrowing bumps STO into Lowertown. Narrowing the north section of Sussex Drive to remove bus lanes to create a scenic Confederation Boulevard will force STO buses through Lowertown to a new, million-dollar roundabout the city will build to ensure STO buses aren't stuck in Sussex traffic.

The entry-level Leaf S will start at $31,698 before rebates; The Ontario rebate brings the price down to $23,198.

First Nations Idle No More protesters hold hands and dance in a circle during a demonstration at the Douglas-Peace Arch crossing on the Canada-U.S. border near Surrey, B.C., on Jan. 5, 2013.

The Ontario government's announcement that it would not support a bridge spanning the Ottawa River at Kettle Island demonstrates self-centred thinking, Gatineau MP FranA oise Boivin said Tuesday.

Protesters on Parliament Hill, Monday demonstrate against cuts to refugee medical coverage.

Dan Kelly, seen here at his Toronto, Ontario offices Tuesday March 5, 2013, is the president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business .

A 20-year-old man is facing four charges after an incident in Orleans earlier this month that ended when he was shot by an Ottawa police officer.

Wes Sheridan, Prince Edward Island's Finance Minister, is taking a lead role in putting together a proposal to overhaul the Canada Pension Plan.

Treasury Board President Tony Clement responds to a question during in the House of Commons on May 9, 2013.

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Couples in the United States looking to spice up their sex lives will have to do without certain adult toys after a U.S. trade panel ruled on Monday that some companies are violating a patent held by a Canadian company for a two-armed vibrator.

A weekend incident in which a drink was thrown at Toronto Mayor Rob Ford highlights the need for him to have a security detail at public events, his councillor brother says.

Montreal RCMP officers are investigating a former Conservative Senate staffer who was a onetime political candidate, after a three-year corruption probe into a Parliament Hill renovation project.

The National Capital Commission released a study last month that concluded a new bridge should connect Ottawa and Gatineau over Kettle Island.

Two workers at a daycare inside Ottawa's Bayview Public School were fired after they reportedly taped children to cots during nap time.

Senator Mac Harb wrote to the clerk of the Senate in 2008 saying that he was declaring his secondary residence in Ottawa and was never told the move would break Senate rules, Harb claims in court documents filed Monday.

Lakes in the Mississippi Valley Watershed are experiencing higher-than-normal water levels because of heavy rainfall in recent days.

Quebec's construction sites will be idle on Monday following the announcement today of a general strike by unions representing workers.

Maurizio Casadei, a machinist at Gray Tool in Brampton, Ont., on the job March 28, 2013.