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After year of political turmoil, SNC-Lavalin gets most of what it wanted in plea deal
After a year in which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's failed efforts to see SNC-Lavalin avoid prosecution led to him losing two key ministers, his edge in the polls and almost his party's hold on government, the Quebec engineering firm at the centre of the controversy walked away with a deal that looks very much like what it was asking the government for in the first place.
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Peter Zimonjic
Politics ||
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Canada again votes at UN to back Palestinian self-determination
Canada has once again voted to back Palestinian self-determination. In a vote at the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday it reaffirmed a major change in position in the controversial and long-running dispute between Israel and the Palestinians.
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Melissa Kent
World |
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Canada needs updated anti-aircraft systems for the modern battlefield, says army commander
The audacious assault on Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq refinery and the Khurais oil field last September sent shivers down the spines of some Canadian military planners - because it exposed how vulnerable Canadian soldiers would be to battlefield attacks from the air.
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Murray Brewster
Politics ||
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Jody Wilson-Raybould is Canadian Press newsmaker of the year for 2019
The SNC-Lavalin affair cost Justin Trudeau two cabinet ministers, his most trusted aide, the top federal public servant and possibly a second majority mandate; and now the woman at the centre of it all — Jody Wilson-Raybould — is the 2019 Newsmaker of the Year.
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Joan Bryden
Politics ||
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Analysis
Albertans donated the most to federal parties — and Quebecers the least — ahead of the 2019 election
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Robson Fletcher
Canada -Calgary ||
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What will history say about the Trump impeachment?
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Alexander Panetta
World ||
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Morneau says he's open to fiscal stabilization reform - but provinces are pushing for health cash
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Peter Zimonjic
Politics ||
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Trudeau's communications chief Kate Purchase leaving PM's office
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Aaron Wherry
Politics ||
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Alleged RCMP spy's lawyer 'disappointed' with pace of case so far
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Catharine Tunney
Politics ||
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Immigration minister says Canada is playing a 'truly transformational' role in private sponsorship of refugees
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Kathleen Harris
Politics ||
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'Greatest existential threat of our time': Ottawa makes carbon tax case in court
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Bob Weber
Canada -Edmonton ||
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NDP used voters list to get private addresses for Christmas cards
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Elizabeth Thompson
Politics ||
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'Brink of destruction': AFN national chief demands action on fading Indigenous languages at UN
John Paul Tasker
Politics |
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Government decreases carbon-tax rebate amounts for 3 provinces
Canada -Edmonton ||
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LifeLabs pays ransom after cyberattack exposes information of 15 million customers in B.C. and Ontario
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Morneau 'open' to Alberta Premier Kenney's request for a boost to fiscal stabilization program
John Paul Tasker
Politics ||
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Ontario asks Ottawa to double numbers of economic immigrants
Canada -Toronto |
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RCMP not planning to reimburse cost of stay on Aga Khan's island
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Elizabeth Thompson
Politics ||
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Conservative leadership gets committed candidate as political heavyweights mull options
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Murray Brewster
Politics ||
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Canada's economy 'sound and growing,' says Morneau as he unveils fiscal update
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Kathleen Harris
Politics ||
Analysis
Why Boris Johnson's win may be to Canada's trade advantage: Don Pittis
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Don Pittis
Business ||
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Faster service for veterans at centre of ministerial mandate letter
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Kevin Yarr
Canada -PEI ||
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New draft ethics guidelines for judges caution them about post-bench work
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Olivia Stefanovich
Politics ||
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Trans Mountain pipeline expansion approval 'unlawful,' First Nations argue as new court challenge begins
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Chantelle Bellrichard
Indigenous |
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CRA loses box of 'sensitive' taxpayer information in truck accident
Politics ||
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