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Premiers talk strategy for dealing with Liberal minority in a divided country
Canada’s provincial and territorial leaders spoke on the phone Friday for the first time since the federal election to discuss how they would approach relations with the new Liberal minority government.
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Ryan Patrick Jones
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Third federal election recount to proceed in Quebec City riding
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Janyce McGregor
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Parliament should ease energy worker anxiety while cutting emissions, advocates say
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'Give me a call': Lone NDP Alberta MP open to working with Liberal cabinet — but won't cross floor
David Thurton
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Freeland touts Alberta roots in post-election speech that calls for unity
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is touting the country's Ukrainian community that spans provinces such as Alberta and Saskatchewan, as well as the rest of Canada, as a great unifier in post-election Canada.
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'It definitely woke up the electorate': Liberal pollster on the events that shook up the campaign
The rise of the Bloc was the moment the dynamics of the election campaign changed and the blackface scandal was when voters tuned in, says Dan Arnold, the Liberal Party's pollster.
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Éric Grenier
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Canadian peacekeeping mission in Ukraine 'Plan B' for Kyiv, official says
Ukraine is keeping the option of a Canadian-led peacekeeping mission in its war-torn eastern districts in its back pocket as the country tiptoes towards peace talks with Russia, the country's deputy foreign minister says.
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Murray Brewster
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Trudeau talks new NAFTA with Mexico's president as Pelosi signals optimism on ratification
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Military family matriarch who lost son in Afghanistan named Silver Cross Mother
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Lee Berthiaume
Canada -Ottawa |
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MacKay says he supports Scheer, hours after chiding Conservative campaign
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Pipeline company CEO says Alberta premier supports an Indigenous rights challenge to Ottawa's regulatory laws
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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Parliament's police service granted salary bump after colourful protests
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Catharine Tunney
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Sask. premier asks PM to pause carbon tax for one year
Adam Hunter
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
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Courts order election recounts in Quebec, B.C. ridings
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No Halloween costume for Trudeau this year following blackface controversy
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Ryan Patrick Jones
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Working like dogs: Canadian special forces quietly build up canine units
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Lee Berthiaume
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Spain steps up to host climate summit, but fate of APEC meeting unknown
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Kathleen Harris
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Conservatives, Liberals set fundraising records while campaigning
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Éric Grenier
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Q&A | Western alienation and anger: How should Canada move forward?
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Analysis
How Pierre Trudeau survived a minority government — and how Justin Trudeau can do the same
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Aaron Wherry
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Why Justin Trudeau is taking his time picking a new cabinet
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Karina Roman
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Southern discomfort: How the unrest roiling Latin America is making headaches for Trudeau
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Evan Dyer
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Scheer's Conservatives missed scoring 'on an open net,' Peter MacKay says as leadership talk heats up
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Kathleen Harris
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Doug Ford's legal aid 'guarantee' caused big headache for his government, documents show
Mike Crawley
Canada -Toronto ||
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Elizabeth May is 'interested' in being the next Speaker of the House of Commons
Hannah Thibedeau
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Singh says he's 'not satisfied' with NDP's election results, lone Quebec MP says party faces an uphill climb
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Catharine Tunney
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CFIA faces trial over transport of horses to Japan for human consumption
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Jason Proctor
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Quebec will make immigrants pass 'values' test
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Benjamin Shingler
Canada -Montreal ||
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CFIA faces trial over transport of horses to Japan for human consumption
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Jason Proctor
Canada -British Columbia ||
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