Politics

Senator Pamela Wallin says she is recusing herself from the Conservative caucus while her travel expense claims are under scrutiny. Wallin's departure comes one day after Senator Mike Duffy left the Tory caucus amid controversy over his expense claims.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says allegations he was caught on tape smoking crack are "ridiculous," following reports that someone had been trying to sell a purported recording of such an event to U.S. and Canadian media outlets.

First Nations' schools have lower quality teaching, an inferior curriculum and fail to provide proper services for children with special needs — and without further investment these problems could worsen with an expected population spike on reserves, a new federal report warns.

Senator Mike Duffy's expenses may get a second review by independent auditors following media reports regarding expenses he claimed while campaigning for Conservative candidates during the last election.

A new report from the parliamentary budget officer shows Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. continues to be a drain on the public purse and will cost an additional $236 million this year.

A $90,000 'gift' from Stephen Harper's chief of staff to Mike Duffy didn't fix the political problem over the senator's questionable expenses, Chris Hall writes. It just made matters worse and opens the door to questions about prime ministerial accountability.

Liberal MP Denis Coderre said he has no regrets about launching his bid to become mayor of Montreal in front of city hall — where he was upstaged by protesters, including two in masks later detained by police.

Poll results were known by about a dozen party insiders heading into election night.

Paul Godfrey is out as chairman of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. and he says the board has also resigned.

The audit of Senator Mike Duffy's travel and housing expense claims shows he was on Senate business for two days during the 2011 election but an invoice from Duffy shows he was campaigning and seeking reimbursement from Conservative candidates.

The fallout from Quebec's corruption scandals has reached the epicentre of Canada's Parliament, with federal Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair revealing Thursday he once spoke to police about someone trying to pass him a suspicious-looking envelope.

The civilian watchdog that oversees Canada's national police force says it will investigate allegations of abuse against the RCMP in northern B.C. that are contained in a report by Human Rights Watch.