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Throne speech promises tax cut, climate action and ban on military-style firearms
In a throne speech promising new efforts to tackle climate change, make life more affordable and impose a ban on "military-style" firearms, the Liberal government today called on members of Parliament to work across party lines to solve some of the country's most pressing issues.
John Paul Tasker
Politics ||
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Liberal MP Anthony Rota elected Speaker of the House of Commons
Liberal MP Anthony Rota will preside over the rocky waters of a minority Parliament as the new Speaker of the House of Commons.
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Catharine Tunney
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Supreme Court rejects appeal from ex-Nazi interpreter, clearing way for deportation
Canada's top court has decided not to hear an appeal from a 95-year-old ex-Nazi interpreter fighting to retain his Canadian citizenship, a decision that ultimately could lead to Helmut Oberlander's deportation.
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Kathleen Harris
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Mounties should have steered clear of any probe into Trudeau's Bahamas vacation: MP
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police should have recused themselves from deciding whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should be investigated in connection with his controversial vacation on the Aga Khan's island because the national police service owed the island's managers money and its officers took part in the trip, says Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre.
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Elizabeth Thompson
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Pomp and policy: What is the throne speech, anyway?
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Peter Zimonjic
Politics ||
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Biden campaign uses video of Trudeau laughing at Trump in election ad
Politics |
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Trudeau-Trump spat cast a shadow over a summit that got things done, say leaders
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Murray Brewster
Politics ||
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What to expect from today's speech from the throne
John Paul Tasker
Politics ||
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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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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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Video
Power & Politics Dec. 4: Trump calls Trudeau 'two-faced' over NATO video
Politics |
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Opposition leaders tell their troops to brace for battle when House returns
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Peter Zimonjic
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As It Happens
How a CBC producer caught Trudeau on a hot mic gossiping about Trump
Radio -As It Happens |
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Another of the PM's planes is grounded - this time for an engine fault
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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
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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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