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Canada's new ambassador to China leads 1st consular visits with Spavor, Kovrig
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Raisa Patel
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Premier Moe says western separation discussions 'alive and happening' in province
Adam Hunter
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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'We deserve to be represented': Young climate activists banned from Parliament Hill after protest
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Raisa Patel
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'More needs to be done,' Gould says after some online election meddling detected
The government has to step up its fight against online disinformation in the wake of the federal election, says Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould. Gould's comments come as government officials say attempts at misinformation or disinformation were detected but not enough to sound the alarm.
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Elizabeth Thompson
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Beware of ISIS retaliation in wake of leader's death, experts say
Experts say ISIS operatives could be planning retaliatory attacks both in North America and the Middle East after the U.S. announced the death of a top extremist leader.
Elise von Scheel
Politics ||
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Analysis
The anger is real, but is western separatism?
Since last week's federal election returned Justin Trudeau's Liberals to power, with no seats in Alberta and Saskatchewan, the anger in Alberta seems to have intensified. Western separatism is again being bandied about.
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Drew Anderson
Canada -Calgary ||
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NEWSLETTER
The battle to keep this country together will be harder in some provinces than others
Politics ||
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House of Commons offers defeated MPs up to $15K for career help, tuition
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Catharine Tunney
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EU, Germany welcome 'continuity' on climate change with Liberal minority win
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Mike Blanchfield
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Mayor Naheed Nenshi, former Alberta premier willing to help PM bridge western divide
Canada -Calgary ||
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5 things to know about Jason Kenney's fight over equalization
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Mark Gollom
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'We need to really go to work': Goodale calls for Liberal outreach in Western Canada
Elise von Scheel
Politics ||
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Canada not ready to condemn Bolivia's dubious election
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Evan Dyer
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New
How candidates use Twitter says a lot about how parties communicate in Canada
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Roberto Rocha
Politics ||
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The decline and fall of the NDP in Quebec
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Jonathan Montpetit
Canada -Montreal ||
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Elizabeth Thompson
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The election is over - what happens next?
Radio -The House ||
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Analysis
Wexiteers are the new pawns for Canadian conservative leaders
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Bartley Kives
Canada -Manitoba ||
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Jim Carr, minister of international trade diversification, diagnosed with cancer
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Catharine Tunney
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Women, rookies, incumbents and LGBTQ MPs: The new-look House of Commons
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Goodale reflects on 'political carpet-bombing' in election campaign
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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Female Conservatives expected to step up after Lisa Raitt's defeat
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Olivia Stefanovich
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Possible to hold socially conservative views and be prime minister: Scheer
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Stephanie Levitz
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Elizabeth May says she's staying on as leader — for now
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Peter Zimonjic
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Special forces soldier who admitted to stealing military equipment faces expulsion
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Murray Brewster
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Researchers found evidence of Twitter troll activity in the last week of the federal election
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Roberto Rocha
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