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Canada reverses UN stance on Palestinians in break with U.S. over settlements
Canada has reversed its recent voting history at the UN in an annual vote on Palestinians' right to self-determination, switching from a No to a Yes - one day after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the U.S. no longer considers Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories to be illegal.
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Evan Dyer
Politics ||
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Champagne to foreign affairs, Wilkinson to environment as Trudeau prepares to shuffle cabinet
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Ex-NDP leader Tom Mulcair featured at pro-homeopathy conference in Montreal
Politics ||
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Analysis
For better or worse, Trudeau's next 4 years are going to be about climate change
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Aaron Wherry
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Crown seeks Supreme Court of Canada hearing in Via Rail terror case
The Crown is asking the Supreme Court of Canada to review an Ontario Court of Appeal's decision to order a new trial for two men convicted of plotting to derail a Via Rail passenger train in the Greater Toronto Area.
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Jim Bronskill
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An open door to reconciliation: inside Ottawa's new Indigenous Peoples building
When it opens, 100 Wellington Street in Ottawa will be the first and only building dedicated to and for Indigenous Peoples on Parliament Hill. Many hope it will change the way Indigenous leadership is viewed in Canada's parliamentary system.
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Olivia Stefanovich
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Some military personnel linked to hate warned, disciplined but allowed to stay
The Department of National Defence has revealed that more than a dozen members of the Canadian Armed Forces linked to hateful actions or groups have been warned, disciplined or ordered to take counselling, but allowed to remain in uniform.
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Lee Berthiaume
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Indian police raid New Delhi call centre targeting Canadians, 32 arrested
World |
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Two more senators defect to upstart group, one citing Scheer's leadership
John Paul Tasker
Politics ||
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Video
Power & Politics Nov. 18: Escalating job action in Ontario
Politics |
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Trudeau, king of Jordan meet to talk refugee issues, security concerns
Politics ||
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MD in court to claim too-long waits give patients right to pay for private health care
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Camille Bains
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Shanna Desmond's family hopes for help to move from home where murder-suicide took place
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Kayla Hounsell
Canada -Nova Scotia |
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How the American environmental movement dealt a blow to Alberta's oilpatch
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Alexander Panetta
World ||
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MINORITY REPORT
The mind-bending puzzle that is crafting the federal cabinet
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Vassy Kapelos
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Freeland's imprint on foreign affairs remains even if she's shuffled: analysts
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Mike Blanchfield
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Undercover Mountie tried to blame theft on disability
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Experts optimistic amid predictions in new report that Canada will miss emission targets
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Nicole Mortillaro
Technology & Science ||
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Wexit party to run federal and provincial candidates across Western Canada
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Sarah Rieger
Canada -Calgary ||
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Opinion
Despite Pierre Trudeau's flaws, give him the credit he deserves on national unity
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Wyatt James Schierman
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Fixing equalization will not be easy, but there are other options, say experts
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Peter Zimonjic
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'A tissue paper shield': Expert slams Canada's lack of protections for whistleblowers
Elise von Scheel
Politics ||
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Trudeau urged to give Freeland domestic portfolio, name her deputy PM
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Katie Simpson
Politics ||
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Focus on issues rather than age and gender, says new Nunavut MP
Canada -North |
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ANALYSIS | Anger, anxiety and the 'deep story' behind Wexit
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Drew Anderson
Canada -Calgary ||
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Time limits for criminal trials also apply to cases involving youth, Supreme Court rules
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Kathleen Harris
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Opinion
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney might be bilingual but he needs to learn a new language
Graham Thomson
Canada -Edmonton |
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The cost of the Senate has soared in the last five years
John Paul Tasker
Politics ||
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