Motion to limit PM's prorogation power passes
Opposition members of Parliament join together to pass a motion that would prevent the prime minister from proroguing Parliament for longer than seven days unless supported by the House.

Insurgent video shows Toronto student
CBC News has confirmed the identity of a Toronto man - believed to have joined an al-Qaeda-linked group in Somalia and killed in battle - on an insurgent group's online video.

Red Cross tsunami workers abused: report
Some construction workers hired by the Canadian Red Cross to help rebuild communities following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were left stranded and never paid for their work, according to an investigation by Radio-Canada.

[ Economy & Business ] Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
It was the most controversial agreement of its kind in Canadian history. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's vision of free trade with the U.S. read like a Harlequin romance: Canada played the neglected lover, U.S., the negligent partner. Empty promises and veiled threats were all part of the negotiating dance between the world's greatest trading partners. The 1988 Free Trade Agreement was as dry as a stack of legal textbooks and as emotional as battling American cultural domination. It's an issue that still causes heated debate.