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Don't put eggs in one basket, Ottawa tells arts groups Heritage Minister James Moore speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Friday, March 27, 2009.

Ottawa - Reuters Published on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 9:17AM EST A ir Canada AC.B-T is testing whether travellers want to pay to surf the Web, send e-mail or work via the Internet while flying, as the airline looks at new measures to boost revenue.

Councillor, MP differ on Town's stimulus share

GTA Ontario : One Halton Hills councillor is grumbling over what he says is a disparity in distribution of federal/provincial infrastructure stimulus funds within Halton Region.

By The Canadian Press Published: November 18, 2009 3:30 PM OTTAWA - Canada's top cop has dared to say what top politicians won't: Ontario's Huntsville is just too small to host the G20 summit, despite tens of millions in expenditures to bring the area up to world standards.

Public sector spending on drugs has moderated since 2000. Health-care spending in Canada is expected to reach $183.1 billion this year, up more than five per cent from last year, according to a report released on Thursday.

Canadians already are going online in significant numbers to watch TV shows and some say it's just a matter of time before the Internet permanently weans viewers from their cable or satellite connections.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday said his country owes its prosperity to the hard work and grit of about 1.2 million Punjabi immigrants.

Dr. Michael Mockovak, shown in a Seattle courtroom Wednesday, faces two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

A health worker demonstrates the proper way to use a condom during World Population Day in the Philippines.

Top finance officials from the G7 countries will meet in the remote Arctic town of Iqaluit on Feb 5-6 but may not issue a communique [editors note: because it's too frickin cold], Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Wednesday.

The Harper government and opposition Liberals traded barbs Wednesday over taxpayer-funded mailouts that argue over which party is the strongest supporter of Canada's Jewish community.

The Canadian Press Quebecor boss says simply add a few more slices to the pie of fees cable and satellite carriers now pay specialty channels Gatineau, Que.

Canadian diplomats in Afghanistan were ordered in 2007 to hold back information in their reports to Ottawa about the handling of the prisoners, say defence and foreign affairs sources.

Parliamentary restaurant serves up seal meat Governor-General Michaelle Jean, centre, helps an Inuit elder skin two seals during a community feast in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, on Monday.

Canada's Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart speaks during a news conference in Ottawa Nov.

Norway House Cree call for CRD review - Topix

Norway House Cree Nation Chief Marcel Balfour and Council have called on Manitoba to establish a "public, open and transparent process" to review the Lake Winnipeg Regulation and Churchill River Diversion Project .

What difference does ten feet make? For the natives of Manitoba's South Indian Lake, it's the difference between work and welfare.

Manitoba Hydro said in the North America Forum:

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A strong earthquake and aftershocks occurred early Tuesday in the Queen Charlotte Islands region off of B.C.'s central west coast, according to Earthquakes Canada.

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So Ron Deibert of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab , was in Egypt enjoying the UN-sponsored Internet Governance Forum.

Home : Top Stories : Pullinger wins GG award for 'The Mistress of Nothing' Pullinger wins GG award for 'The Mistress of Nothing' Date: Tuesday Nov.

Blending in: the Canadian military seeks camo gear that will help them go unnoticed in typical urban settings, such as the intersection of Yonge and Bloor in downtown Toronto Future Canadian soldiers could be wearing new uniforms designed to provide camouflage on the streets of our largest cities.