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Supreme Court to decide whether to hear appeal from former Nazi interpreter
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Kathleen Harris
Politics ||
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Ottawa failed to work with First Nations to prepare for new child welfare law, says AFN national chief
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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'We have hope': Ottawa pledges to support First Nations suicide prevention strategies
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Bonnie Allen
Canada -Saskatchewan |
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Opposition leaders tell their troops to brace for battle when House returns
Federal opposition leaders met with their parliamentary caucuses today — and both the Conservative and NDP leaders put Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on notice that he's coming back to a Parliament eager to hold him to account.
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Peter Zimonjic
Politics ||
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Exclusive
RCMP owe the Aga Khan's island more than $56,000 for Trudeau vacation
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Elizabeth Thompson
Politics ||
Trudeau government moving forward on UNDRIP legislation, says minister
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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Ready to rumble: Liberal ministers brace for critics' grilling in the House of Commons
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Kathleen Harris
Politics ||
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Analysis
Andrew Scheer's personal numbers suggest he was part of the problem in October
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Éric Grenier
Politics ||
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Exposing Hate
Navy investigating reservist who encouraged fellow members of neo-Nazi web forum to enlist
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Roberto Rocha
Canada -Calgary |
Montreal leads call for tighter gun laws before Polytechnique anniversary
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Benjamin Shingler
Canada -Montreal ||
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Talks to start soon on settling First Nations child welfare compensation, minister tells AFN
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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Auditor general's report finds Ontario not using 'sound evidence' in climate change plan
Nick Boisvert
Canada -Toronto ||
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Analysis
Why Scheer's defenders are pointing to the 2004 election now — and why the argument doesn't hold up
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Rosemary Barton
Politics ||
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NATO's secretary general lauds Canada's role in strengthening alliance
Politics ||
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Canada 'slightly delinquent' on defence spending, Trump says at NATO gathering
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Murray Brewster
Politics ||
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Pope Francis does a better job of LGBTQ outreach than Andrew Scheer, says activist
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Julie Van Dusen
Politics ||
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Analysis
How NATO's defence spending benchmark turned into an international PR exercise
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Murray Brewster
Politics ||
CBC Investigates
Secretive RCMP training facility suspected in illnesses, deaths
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Brigitte Bureau
Canada -Ottawa |
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First Nations need billions in funding to take over child welfare services, says AFN regional chief
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Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
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NAFTA to come up during Trudeau, Trump meeting at NATO
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Katie Simpson
Politics ||
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With national unity under stress, premiers back a budget fix to help oil-rich provinces
John Paul Tasker
Politics ||
Prime minister's aircraft grounded after hangar accident
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Murray Brewster
Politics ||
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NATO summit expected to put Canada under pressure on multiple fronts
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Murray Brewster
Politics ||
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Meng Wanzhou reflects on fear, hope and kindness of Canadians on anniversary of arrest
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Chad Pawson
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Group of premiers band together to develop nuclear reactor technology
Elise von Scheel
Politics ||
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