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Dozens of people appointed to plum patronage jobs have been donating to the Conservative party, despite government rules that forbid it.

Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers Monday.

Aboriginal leader Elijah Harper, a former Manitoba MLA and MP who played a key role in defeating the Meech Lake accord, died on Friday at the age of 64.

The NDP is calling on the RCMP to investigate the actions of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former chief of staff, Nigel Wright, who resigned recently after news emerged of a secret $90,000 payment he made to Senator Mike Duffy in relation to the Senate expense scandal.

As he grapples with a growing scandal over Senate expenses, Prime Minister Stephen Harper faces another potential flashpoint as the House of Commons resumes sitting: The political debate over abortion is far from over.

Kyle Lynch and friend Alex Durocher splash each other as they enjoy the mild weather on the beach, Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Port Dover, Ont.

An expert on parliamentary rules says the Senate has the power to turf a senator from the chamber, as long as a majority approves the expulsion.

Samantha Silliphant's video about residential schools in Canada is among 30 short films that Canadians can vote on as part of the Young Citizen's program organized by Canada's History.

Brad Deering, 42, was shot outside his home in Escazu, near the capital San Jose, Costa Rican police said in a statement on their Facebook page.

The heads of Alberta's ruling Tory party and opposition parties weighed in on British Columbia's election results, offering kudos to the re-elected Liberals and opening the door for renewed talks on proposed pipeline projects.

Prime-time ads began airing this week during NHL playoff games - currently the priciest advertising real estate on the dial - that tout a new federal Canada Jobs Grant for training workers.

A group that includes some prominent Canadian actors, writers and politicians is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to change the name of Victoria Day.

An earthquake has struck a wide area west of Ottawa. Earthquakes Canada reports the 4.8 magnitude quake was centred in Braeside, Ont., northwest of the capital.

Nigel Wright, former chief of staff for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, appears as a witness at the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Nov.

A three-story pile of petroleum coke along the Detroit River in Windsor, Ont., on April 20, 2013.

Manitoba MLA Elijah Harper salutes supporters from the steps of the legislature in Winnipeg, June 22, 1990 after refusing the debate on the Meech Lake accord go any further.

Members of the Gitxsan First Nation blockade a CN railroad track in Kitwanga, B.C., between Terrace and Smithers, on Wednesday, Jan.

The revelation that Hollywood celebrity Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy as a preventative measure against cancer stoked heated discussion this week, but one prominent cancer researcher says it demonstrates the need to make genetic testing available to all Canadians.

CBSA spokeswoman Jean D'Amelio Swyer was unable to immediately answer when the raid took place, what charges the workers face and what the name of the farm was.

Allegations that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been caught in a video smoking crack cocaine has prompted several online crowdsourcing campaigns aimed at raising $200,000 to buy the footage.