Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Friday that Canada and the EU have reached an agreement in principle on a comprehensive free trade agreement. The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement...
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Canada withdraws from UN convention combating African drought
The Canadian government announced Wednesday that it is withdrawing from a UN convention intended to fight droughts in Africa. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper claimed the move was necessary as the convention was "too bureaucratic"...
Supreme Court rules GPS tracking of vehicle constitutes search
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in United States v. Jones that the government's attachment of a global positioning system (GPS) device to a vehicle, and its use of that...
Statistics Canada reported Thursday that Canadian crime rates have hit their lowest levels since 1973. Crime fell 5 percent in 2010 to just over two million crimes committed. Experts cite Canada's aging population...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania (ACLU-PA) and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Pittsburgh, Police Chief Nathan Harper and more than 15 police...
Man convicted in Air India bomb plot found guilty of perjury
A man found guilty of manslaughter in connection with the 1985 Air India bombings was found guilty Saturday of perjury. Inderjit Singh Reyat was the only person convicted for his role in the 1985...
Protesters call for public inquiries into police activity during Toronto G-20
More than 1,000 protesters marched through the streets of Toronto on Saturday to demand transparent public inquiries into police action in connection with last month's Group of 20 (G-20) summit . Nearly 1,000 arrests were made before and...
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Wednesday formally apologized to the families of the victims of the 1985 Air India bombing for the government's failure to prevent the attack. The apology comes...
Canada parliament can demand uncensored detainee documents from government
Canadian House of Commons Speaker Peter Milliken ruled Tuesday that members of Parliament have the right to seek uncensored Afghan detainee documents from the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper . The historic ruling...