Ray Novak is Harper’s new chief of staff following Wright’s resignation

Canada is not on track to meet its greenhouse gas emissions target, the European Union Commissioner for Climate Action says. “I know Canada has a target, but I also know that you’re really not on track to meet that target,” Connie Hedegaard said in an interview on the Global News program The West Block with Tom Clark, days after meeting with Environment Minister Peter Kent in Brussels. Continue reading →

President Barack Obama will address the legality of his administration’s controversial drone program during a speech this week. Continue reading →

Syrian troops backed by tanks and warplanes launched an assault Sunday on a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, pounding the area with airstrikes and artillery salvos that killed at least 30 people and forced residents to scramble for cover in basements and makeshift bunkers, activists said. Continue reading →

Naturally, this how you end one of the most tumultuous weeks in #cdnpoli. Continue reading →

The Liberal win Tuesday night surprised pollsters, many of whom foresaw a win by the New Democratic Party in the weeks and days leading up to the vote. Continue reading →

The Harper government is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars advertising a program that does not yet exist. Continue reading →

Authorities say a police officer’s bullet killed a New York university student during the response to a home invasion at an off-campus home. Continue reading →

A judge on Saturday issued an order for the imprisonment of two waiters accused in the beating death of Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of civil rights activist Malcolm X, the Mexico City attorney general’s office said. Continue reading →