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Here’s what to know as Ottawa braces for Canada Day protests amid ‘lingering trauma’
The nation’s capital is bracing for a Canada Day set to draw large crowds after two years of virtual celebrations — just months after an unprecedented illegal demon…
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Lucki cited ‘pressures’ from Blair amid Nova Scotia shooting probe: RCMP official
A scathing letter from an RCMP communications manager released Tuesday says RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki referred to direct pressure from the federal public safet…
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John Horgan to step down as B.C. premier, asks party to hold fall leadership race
Nearly five years after forming a government in British Columbia, John Horgan is set to announce at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday that he plans to step down as premier.
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Liberals agree to release cabinet documents to Emergencies Act inquiry
The federal Liberal government has agreed to provide sensitive cabinet documents to the inquiry examining its use of the Emergencies Act during the “Freedom Convoy”…
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‘Freedom convoy’ organizers, police granted full standing in Emergencies Act inquiry
The commissioner of the inquiry examining Ottawa’s use of the Emergencies Act to bring an end to the “Freedom Convoy’‘ protest in February has granted standing to t…
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Jan. 6 committee calls surprise hearing after obtaining new evidence
The House Jan. 6 panel is calling a surprise hearing this week to present evidence it says it recently obtained, raising expectations of new bombshells in the sweep…
27 Чер 2022 | Політика -
Quebec migrant worker who helped on COVID-19 front line fears deportation
A migrant worker who stepped up to work in a long-term care home hit hard by COVID-19 during the first wave is calling on the government to prevent him from being k…
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Halifax council considering push for federal universal basic income
Halifax Regional Council will be discussing the idea of a federal guaranteed livable basic income at its Tuesday meeting.
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Is Canada’s NORAD upgrade cash new? Defence chief uncertain
Canada’s defence chief says he doesn’t yet know where the money is coming from for $4.9 billion in promised upgrades to NORAD radar and surveillance systems.
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‘Je suis Québécoise. Point final’: Questions remain for Anglophones after Bill 96 passes
Born and raised in Quebec, Alison Ramsey has made efforts to live her life in the language of Molière, even if her heritage and first language are English.
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Nova Scotia NDP officially confirms Claudia Chender as new party leader
The Nova Scotia NDP has officially chosen a new leader at a party convention in Halifax.
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U.S. President Joe Biden signs landmark gun safety bill: ‘Lives will be saved’
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades, a bipartisan compromise that seemed unimaginable until a recent series of mas…
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RCMP leadership reform would minimize political interference, criminologists say
An Ottawa criminologist says questions about whether political pressure was placed on the RCMP commissioner in the Nova Scotia shooting investigation illustrate why…
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Parliament is taking a summer break. Here’s what’s on pause until the fall
Members of Parliament in Canada are heading home to their ridings after the House of Commons agreed to rise for the summer on Thursday afternoon.
24 Чер 2022 | Політика -
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner not running for UCP leadership
Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner says she will not be running in the Alberta United Conservative Party leadership race.
23 Чер 2022 | Політика -
National council would oversee Indigenous reconciliation, Liberals say in new bill
Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller has tabled a bill that would create a national council for reconciliation – a recommendation the Truth and Reconciliation Com…
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Canadian MPs will continue hybrid sittings of Parliament until next year
A majority of members of Parliament have voted in favour of continuing hybrid sittings in the House of Commons until June 2023.
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China may have tried to discourage Canadians from voting for Tories: report
A federal research unit detected what might be a Chinese Communist Party information operation that aimed to discourage Canadians of Chinese heritage from voting fo…
23 Чер 2022 | Політика -
Federal strategy to address financial abuse needed to prevent domestic violence: report
A parliamentary report recommends the government develop a comprehensive strategy to address financial and economic abuse as a way to prevent intimate partner viole…
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Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation declares new protected area in ‘breadbasket’ section of B.C. coast
The Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation has declared its own Marine Protected Area along a critical and biodiverse portion of British Columbia’s central coast.
22 Чер 2022 | Політика -
Patrick Brown’s campaign manager leaves for Rempel Garner’s possible Alberta UCP bid
Patrick Brown’s campaign manager has left to help Michelle Rempel Garner with her possible bid to lead the United Conservative Party in Alberta.
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Nearly 100K mail-in ballots ‘set aside’ during federal election: Elections Canada
Almost 100,000 mail-in ballots were not counted in the federal election, most because they arrived after the deadline, a report by Elections Canada has revealed.
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Canadians have faith in U.S. as a reliable ally but less trusting of Biden: poll
Canadians are growing more confident in the United States as a trusted and reliable international ally, but losing faith in the man who’s currently running the coun…
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Extreme intoxication bill will get unanimous fast-tracking through House of Commons
The Liberal government has moved to expedite its “extreme intoxication” bill in the House of Commons with a unanimous consent motion.
21 Чер 2022 | Політика -
Ottawa must do more to address extremist infiltration of military, police: report
The Canadian government must do more to understand the scale of extremist groups’ attempts to recruit members from the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and federal law e…
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‘Deplorable’: Quebec calls on feds to fix Canadian passport delays as long lineups continue
Quebec’s minister responsible for relations with Canada is demanding the federal government find a solution to lengthy passport delays across the country.
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Conservative leadership hopeful Scott Aitchison says it’s time to recognize Taiwan
Conservative leadership hopeful Scott Aitchison says it’s time to scrap Canada’s “One China” policy and officially recognize the government in Taiwan.
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Jan. 6 committee to hear from election workers, officials pressured by Trump
The House 1/6 committee is set to hear from the caretakers of American democracy – elections workers and local officials – who fended off Donald Trump’s pressure to…
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China tried to sow doubt on return of ‘two Michaels’ to Canada: federal unit
A federal unit that tracks foreign interference has identified what appeared to be a co-ordinated information campaign by Chinese state media outlets to control the…
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Israel to hold 5th election in 3 years as parliament to be dissolved
Israel’s weakened coalition government decided Monday to dissolve parliament and call a new election, the country’s fifth in three years.
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Could the bill targeting ‘negligent’ extreme intoxication be law by summer?
A bill targeting “negligent” extreme intoxication after a controversial Supreme Court of Canada decision could be through the House of Commons within days, says Gov…
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Canadian MPs to get panic buttons amid threats, minister says
MPs are being given panic buttons to increase their personal security following a series of threats, and rising concern about harassment of Parliamentarians.
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Canada will spend $40B over 20 years to upgrade NORAD defences amid ‘new threats’
Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand unveiled major details of a new $4.9-billion plan to upgrade Canada’s NORAD continental defence systems amid what she describe…
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Macron on course to lose absolute majority in parliament, projections show
President Emmanuel Macron is on course to lose his absolute majority in the National Assembly and control of his reform agenda after the first projections by four p…
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Gustavo Petro becomes Columbia’s first leftist president in slim election win
Former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly won a runoff election over a political outsider millionaire Sunday, ushering in a new era of politics for Colombia by becoming t…
19 Чер 2022 | Політика