Stephen Harper’s comic skills surface in 2011 video

OTTAWA—You’ve caught his act in Parliament and this week, on the road in Europe. Now, though, in a two-year-old video, you can catch a very different act from Prime Minister Stephen Harper — featuring comic impersonations of past Conservative leaders and of his old boss, former Reform Party leader Preston Manning. The anonymous video release [...]

Mike Duffy not only senator to campaign during 2011 vote, Elections Canada documents show

OTTAWA—While Sen. Mike Duffy was criss-crossing the country during the last federal election — apparently billing both local Conservative campaigns and the Senate for some of his expenses — some of his colleagues were also working to boost the fortunes of their parties in less noticeable ways. A Star analysis of Elections Canada records shows [...]

Mike Duffy billed two Tory campaigns $510 during 2011 election while claiming Senate allowance

OTTAWA—Sen. Mike Duffy billed two Conservative campaigns 0 for appearing alongside candidates in Nova Scotia during the 2011 federal election, while also receiving an allowance for being in Ottawa on Senate business. The new details of apparent double-dipping are contained in documents from Elections Canada that include invoices Duffy submitted to the 11 local Conservative [...]

Senator Mike Duffy claimed expenses while campaigning for Conservatives in 2011

OTTAWA—Conservative Sen. Mike Duffy submitted expense claims while Parliament was dissolved during the last federal election, reporting he was on Senate business on days he appeared to be campaigning for the party. The full extent of Duffy’s Senate expenses during the writ period remains a mystery — the Conservative government is refusing to reveal the [...]

Best of 2011

iReporters transported us all across the globe with their awe-inspiring travel photos in 2011. These are some of our favorites. CNN.com – Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Study: 2011 ‘best year ever’ for airline performance

Despite widespread perceptions that airline service is deteriorating, 2011 was the “best year ever” for airline performance, according to independent experts who have been studying data for the past 21 years. CNN.com – Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the [...]

Snakes (Nearly) on a Plane: TSA Unveils Top ‘Catches’ of 2011

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Macao gaming revenue surges in 2011

Growth of 42 per cent for full year in spite of China’s credit tightening, which had a huge impact on business Travel & Leisure company news from the Financial Times Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Our favorite travel snapshots of 2011

iReporters transported us all across the globe with their awe-inspiring travel photos in 2011. These are some of our favorites. CNN.com – Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

The best of the worst travel behaviour in 2011

The 27th annual Travel Hall of Infamy Awards Globe Life – Travel RSS feed Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post