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Former Belarus diplomat praises Canada’s support amid migrant crisis at Poland border
From the safe confines of Washington, D.C. and his comfortable World Bank job, Valery Kavaleuski was powerless to resist the riptide of democratic reform washing ov…
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Sudan’s military reinstates ousted PM Abdalla Hamdok after reaching deal
Sudan‘s military and civilian leaders reached a deal to reinstate Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, who was deposed in a coup last month.
21 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Conservative MP Richard Lehoux tests positive for COVID-19
Conservative MP Richard Lehoux has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement issued Saturday.
21 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Two journalists among 15 people arrested by RCMP near B.C. pipeline worksite
An award-winning photojournalist and a documentary filmmaker were among the 15 people arrested on Friday as B.C. RCMP moved to enforce an injunction barring protest…
20 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Truckers, airlines push back on Trudeau government’s new border rules
Truck drivers and the country’s major airlines joined with the official Opposition Saturday to criticize the Trudeau’s government’s new public health rules that wil…
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O’Toole says Conservatives need to stay the course amid public challenge to his leadership
Erin O’Toole says the Conservatives need to stay the course to defeat the Liberals in the next election amid increasingly public challenges to his leadership.
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Sen. Forest-Niesing, 56, dies after battle with COVID-19
Sen. Josée Forest-Niesing has passed away at the age of 56, just one week after being discharged from the hospital where she had been battling COVID-19.
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MP Kevin Vuong apologizes to prime minister, Liberals and supporters after being ousted by party
OTTAWA – Embattled Toronto MP Kevin Vuong, who was ditched by the Liberals days before the federal election after failing to disclose a withdrawn sexual assault cha…
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RCMP prepare to ‘rescue’ B.C. pipeline workers as blockade stops flow of critical supplies
RCMP in the northern B.C. town of Houston are preparing to “rescue” more than 500 workers “trapped” by a blockade that aims to stop a pipeline’s construction on unc…
18 Nov 2021 | Politics -
B.C. flooding: Military reconnaissance teams on the ground to assess needs
Additional military teams are now on the ground and in the air around British Columbia as part of emergency assistance efforts as the province grapples with catastr…
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As more military troops head to B.C., experts call for civilian disaster response solution
As the Canadian Armed Forces sends additional troops to respond to floods in British Columbia, military and disaster management experts say now is the time to inves…
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Trudeau ‘a little bit concerned’ about Biden’s buy-American electric vehicle tax credit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is “a little bit concerned” about U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposed electric vehicle tax credits for American-built vehi…
17 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Ousted Sask. Conservative senator responds to caucus removal
Canadian Sen. Denise Batters said she is and always will be a Conservative after party leader Erin O’Toole removed her from caucus on Tuesday.
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Military sexual misconduct survivors were promised an apology in 2019. Why the delay?
Survivors of Canadian military sexual misconduct are still waiting for details on a formal apology that was promised two years ago under the settlement terms of the…
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U.S. lays blame on Russia for space junk from satellite destroyed by weapons test
A Russian weapons test created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station, according to U.S. o…
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O’Toole facing open revolt as Saskatchewan senator pushes leadership review
A Saskatchewan senator’s petition to force Erin O’Toole to face a leadership review is part of a coordinated campaign to oust the Conservative leader, sources tell …
15 Nov 2021 | Politics -
What O’Toole calls ‘radical’ is Canadian democracy at work
Though most of his attention is likely focused on keeping his own restive caucus united, federal Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole did manage to direct some of his m…
15 Nov 2021 | Politics -
O’Toole under fire as Tory senator launches petition seeking leadership review
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is facing a new challenge in his bid to hold onto the party leadership.
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100 day clock already ticking on Liberals’ promises to introduce host of bills
After getting off to an arguably slow start since winning re-election on Sept. 20, Justin Trudeau‘s Liberal government appears poised to go into hyperdrive with nex…
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‘Barbaric cultural practices’ hotline idea still haunts Tories, MP says
The Conservative MP leading outreach efforts for leader Erin O’Toole says a six-year-old promise to create a ‘barbaric cultural practices’ hotline still hangs over …
15 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Canada’s climate pledges still falling short as timeline to limit warming narrows: May
Canada is still falling short on the amount of drastic environmental action that is needed to limit global temperature increases amid a narrowing timeline, says for…
14 Nov 2021 | Politics -
The West Block – Episode 3, Season 11
strong>THE WEST BLOCK</strong><br/>Episode 3, Season 11<br/>Sunday, November 14, 2021
14 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Will Canada bar Huawei from 5G mobile networks? Experts say it’s pretty clear
As the Liberal government prepares to unfurl its policy on next-generation mobile networks, global security experts say all signs point to the exclusion of Chinese …
14 Nov 2021 | Politics -
The Glasgow Climate Pact has been adopted. What’s in it?
Nearly 200 nations agreed to adopt the Glasgow Climate Pact on Saturday after more than two weeks of intense negotiations, with the U.K. host of the talks saying th…
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Alberta launches review after document recommended students learn how Nazis ‘strengthened’ economy
Advice to Alberta’s teachers to include how the Nazis “strengthened” the German economy in lessons about the horrors of the Second World War date back almost four d…
13 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Experts anticipate fast climate action in Canada as COP26 summit winds down
The delegates are trickling home and Glasgow’s streets are clearing of protesters.
13 Nov 2021 | Politics -
COP26: Climate consensus appears near, India disagrees with coal plans
After hours of one-on-one huddles and contentious disagreements over money, countries participating in United Nations talks to curb global warming appeared to be ne…
13 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Syrian man found dead near Poland-Belarus border amid political standoff
Polish police said Saturday that the body of a young Syrian man was found in the woods near the border with Belarus, the latest victim in a political standoff at th…
13 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Duterte’s daughter Sara to run for Philippine vice president in elections next year
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter on Saturday registered her candidacy for vice president in next year’s elections and was chosen as the running mate …
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One killed, several wounded in Sudan as security forces disperse anti-coup protesters
Sudanese security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas on Saturday to disperse protesters denouncing the military’s tightening grip on the country, killing at …
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Alberta pulls document recommending students learn about Nazi economic policies
Alberta’s education minister says she “categorically denounces” a guidance document that recommended the province’s students learn about how the Nazi regime “streng…
12 Nov 2021 | Politics -
Melanie Joly, Canada’s new foreign minister, takes up EV tax credits with U.S.
New Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Friday said she had pressed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on two major irritants ahead of a North American le…
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Former Trump aide Steve Bannon charged with contempt of U.S. Congress
Former Trump aide Steve Bannon was indicted on Friday by a federal grand jury on charges of contempt of Congress.
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CSIS sees ‘unprecedented’ increase in violent online rhetoric during COVID
Canada is seeing an “unprecedented” evolution in extremist narratives amid the COVID-19 crisis, the country’s domestic intelligence agency says.
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COP26: Canada, U.S. say fossil fuel subsidies should end
Canada’s environment minister says he thinks fossil fuel subsidies should be eliminated as United Nations negotiators wrestle over a final text in the closing hours…
12 Nov 2021 | Politics