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Beijing says Canada-China relations ‘at a crossroads’ after Trudeau’s ‘coercive diplomacy’ comment
China’s Foreign Ministry says relations with Canada stand “at a crossroads” after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Beijing of engaging in “coercive diplomacy.”
29 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Israel approves measures for Palestinians after leaders meet
Israel’s defense minister approved a raft of measures aimed at improving relations with the Palestinians on Wednesday following a rare meeting with Palestinian Pres…
29 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Canada Child Benefit still needed along with national child-care program: minister
The federal minister in charge of child-care efforts says she still sees a need for the government’s cornerstone children’s benefit even in a Canada with a national…
28 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s anti-apartheid activist, dies at 90
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South Afr…
26 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Trudeau says China ‘playing’ democracies against each other, urges ‘united front’
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Chinese government is using its economic weight to “very cleverly” play democratic countries off one another.
25 Dec 2021 | Politics -
In Christmas message, Trudeau says ‘better days ahead’ despite difficult year
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there is still reason for Canadians to be hopeful despite the ongoing crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic.
24 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Trump asks Supreme Court to keep White House records away from Jan. 6 riot panel
Former President Donald Trump turned to the Supreme Court Thursday in a last-ditch effort to keep documents away from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 r…
23 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Trudeau belongs on Santa’s naughty list, alongside Chinese and Russian leaders: poll
Forty per cent of Canadians expect Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to land on Santa’s “naughty” list this holiday season — and they think he’s more likely to wake up …
23 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Minister Melanie Joly says she has tested positive for COVID-19
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has tested positive for COVID-19, she said on Twitter Monday.
20 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Donald Trump sues N.Y. Attorney General, claims fraud probe ‘politically motivated’
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday sued New York Attorney General Letitia James, seeking to stop her civil fraud investigation into his company.
20 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Canadian Forces targeting ‘heart of the problem’ behind sexual misconduct: culture chief
One of the most senior women in the Canadian military says she believes the current push to address the crisis of sexual misconduct is unique from past efforts, whi…
19 Dec 2021 | Politics -
The West Block – Episode 8, Season 11
strong>THE WEST BLOCK</strong><br/>Episode 8, Season 11<br/>Sunday, December 19, 2021
19 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Unvaccinated at risk as Omicron to spread rapidly across U.S. this winter, Biden warns
U.S. President Joe Biden warned on Thursday that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is going to spread more rapidly in the United States and that a winter of se…
17 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Trudeau tasks cabinet with new cybersecurity plan amid growing attacks, spying
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tasked a committee of senior cabinet ministers to develop a new national cybersecurity plan amid increasingly public warnings from…
16 Dec 2021 | Politics -
As Ukraine-Russia tensions mount, thoughts of war not far from residents’ minds
When war broke out seven years ago in eastern Ukraine, Hanna Teryanik volunteered with her husband and friends to transport wounded government troops to and from ho…
16 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Canadian military set to provide update on sexual misconduct response
The Canadian military is expected to provide an update Thursday afternoon about the measures officials are putting in place in response to what experts call the “cr…
16 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Calls grow from Liberal, Tory MPs for federal intervention in Quebec’s Bill 21
The Liberal government and Opposition Conservatives are facing calls from within to mount a more direct challenge to Quebec’s controversial secularism law after a t…
16 Dec 2021 | Politics -
‘Significant uncertainty’ making speed of Canada’s economic recovery tough to predict: government
The “significant uncertainty” about the Omicron variant and supply chain woes are making it more difficult to predict how quickly Canada’s economy will rebound from…
14 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Here’s the full transcript of Canada’s apology for military sexual misconduct
strong><em>EDITOR’S NOTE: The text below is the official transcription of the apologies to survivors and victims of military sexual misconduct. As such, it uses grammar…</em>
13 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Electric vehicle dispute with U.S. could be settled with aligned tax policies, Trudeau pitches
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada would ‘align’ its own electric-vehicle incentives with those south of the border if Canadian-built cars and trucks could b…
13 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Canada has planted only 8.5M of 2B trees promised by Trudeau so far
The federal government has planted less than half a per cent of the two billion trees it pledged to put in the ground across Canada by 2030, The Canadian Press has …
13 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Federal government and military to apologize to sexual misconduct victims today
The federal government, Department of National Defence and https://globalnews.ca/tag/canadian-forces/Canadian Armed Forces will deliver a formal apology today to vi…
13 Dec 2021 | Politics -
EV rebate program retooling could include SUVs and pickups, says Transport Min.
The federal government wants to overhaul the rebate program for electric vehicles so that it more closely aligns with the kinds of cars Canadians want to buy, says …
11 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Canada threatens new tariffs on U.S. exports if it approves EV tax credit
Canada is threatening a retaliatory barrage of punitive tariffs and to reverse a number of dairy-related trade concessions if the United States goes through with it…
10 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Canada eyeing Kabul trip to restart consular ties — protected by special forces
Government officials are eyeing the possibility of sending a diplomatic team into the Afghan capital of Kabul with the hope of restarting some consular services on …
10 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Ontario Premier Doug Ford invites Justin Trudeau to summit on housing affordability
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is inviting the prime minister to a summit on housing affordability.
10 Dec 2021 | Politics -
What is ‘surveillance capitalism’? What we know, and why it’s raising privacy fears
Canada’s privacy watchdog is warning Canadians that companies are increasingly cashing in on their personal data — even if it comes at the expense of our right to p…
10 Dec 2021 | Politics -
U.S. court rejects Trump’s efforts to withhold records from Jan. 6 probe
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against an effort by former President Donald Trump to shield documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insu…
09 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Biden warns Russia’s Putin of ‘severe consequences’ if he attacks Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow will face a severe economic pain if it tries to attack Ukraine, …
08 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Canada’s response to fall of Afghanistan target of new special committee of MPs
A new special committee of MPs is set to put the spotlight on the Canadian government’s handling of the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban in August.
08 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Is the ‘War on Drugs’ over? Canada is seeing a ‘shift’ in its approach to drugs, experts say
Walking around the downtown core of any major Canadian city, it’s not unusual to see weed dispensaries nestled between restaurants and cafes. It would’ve been a pip…
08 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Former head of military personnel charged after sexual assault investigation
Vice-Adm. Haydn Edmundson has been charged following a military police investigation into a sexual assault allegation against him.
07 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Liberals move to axe mandatory minimums for some drug, gun offences
The federal government has introduced a bill in the House of Commons that would repeal mandatory minimum penalties for drug offences and some gun-related crimes.
07 Dec 2021 | Politics -
Canadian spy agency targeted foreign hackers to ‘impose a cost’ for cybercrime
Canada’s electronic spy agency acknowledged Monday it has conducted cyber operations against foreign hackers to “impose a cost” for the growing levels of cybercrime.
06 Dec 2021 | Politics