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Emergency cabinet meeting ends with government offering no solutions to Trans Mountain standoff
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Peter Zimonjic
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Stephen Harper criticized for congratulating Hungary's Orban following anti-immigrant campaign
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Marc-André Cossette
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Higher wages in Mexico's auto sector are a long way off: ambassador
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Watch Power & Politics for April 10, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's emergency cabinet meeting on the Trans Mountain standoff; B.C. NDP MP Kennedy Stewart and B.C. Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver discusses Kinder Morgan. Mexican Ambassador to Canada Dionisio Perez Jacome on NAFTA and wages for auto workers in Mexico.
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Tanya Granic Allen under fire for online comments against gay marriage, Muslim dress
Former Ontario Tory leadership hopeful Tanya Granic Allen, who is now seeking a party nomination ahead of a spring provincial election, is coming under fire for comments she made online several years ago about Muslims and gay people.
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Trudeau's cabinet holding emergency meeting today in bid to save pipeline expansion
Faced with an escalating battle between British Columbia and Alberta as well as a spooked investment community, federal cabinet ministers will gather today for an emergency meeting in search of a way to convince Kinder Morgan to go forward with its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
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Gemma Karstens-Smith
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WTO creates two dispute settlement panels to review U.S. softwood lumber duties
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China wants no 'progressive' elements in any free trade deal with Canada: envoy
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Mark Norman says he's 'anxious to get to court' in breach-of-trust case
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Murray Brewster
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Sen. Kim Pate to introduce bill aimed at mandatory minimum penalties
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National security oversight committee to probe events surrounding Trudeau's India trip
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Peter Zimonjic
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Liberals face backlash over ban on blood donations by sexually active gay men
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Kathleen Harris
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Poll Tracker: Conservatives hold 2-point lead over Liberals
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Provinces, territories agree to billions in spending on Liberal housing strategy
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Jordan Press
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Analysis
If proposed pipeline fails, Kinder Morgan could take Canada to court
Kyle Bakx
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Analysis
Does Trudeau have a Trans Mountain plan that goes beyond talk?
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Chris Hall
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Financing, lawsuits among Ottawa's options for moving Trans Mountain forward, says Carr
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Watch Power & Politics for April 9, 2018
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Curtain slowly lifts on Parliament's revamped West Block
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Pipeline protesters including MPs Elizabeth May, Kennedy Stewart should face criminal charge: judge
Rhianna Schmunk
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Legal disputes involving veterans cost federal government almost $40 million over two years
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Elizabeth Thompson
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Updated
Rachel Notley says Ottawa can use 'economic pressure' against B.C. over Trans Mountain delay
Canada -Edmonton |
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Ottawa set aside $1.6 billion for outside help with military challenges
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Analysis
5 things to know about the Trans Mountain pipeline battle
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Tony Seskus
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