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U.S. denies it plans to withdraw from Iraq as NATO stands firm on training mission
Canada's defence minister insisted today the military mission in the Middle East will stay the course following hours of international confusion triggered by a leaked letter which suggested Washington was prepared to withdraw its troops from Iraq.
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Murray Brewster
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Federal natural-disaster bills now average more than $430 million a year
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Mia Rabson
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Trudeau's Senate representative says ethics code needs revamp after the Don Meredith sex scandal
John Paul Tasker
Politics ||
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Meng extradition case to get 1st major court test, with Canada-China relations in play
Canada -British Columbia ||
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Lametti says he won't split roles of attorney general and justice minister
David Lametti, who is both attorney general and justice minister, said he will work to better define the position of his two roles, but will not separate them.
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Olivia Stefanovich
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RCMP's suicide prevention programs 'unwittingly deficient,' says internal report on Mountie's death
An internal report that reviewed the death of an RCMP constable and its aftermath says the RCMP lacks awareness about Mountie suicides - and its ability to prevent them likely falls short as a result.
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Catharine Tunney
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Rising costs drain contingency fund for Canada's new fisheries science ships
Escalating costs at the Seaspan Shipyard in Vancouver in 2019 depleted the multi-million dollar contingency fund set aside as part of the budget to build three offshore fisheries science vessels under Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy.
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Paul Withers
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
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NATO suspends Canadian-led Iraq training mission after Soleimani killing
Politics ||
Iraqi parliament passes resolution to end foreign troop presence
World |
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Hereditary First Nation chiefs issue eviction notice to Coastal GasLink contractors
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Joel Dryden
Canada -Calgary |
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Video
Sunday Scrum: The fallout from Soleimani's death
Politics ||
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Conservatives to pick their new leader on June 27
Elise von Scheel
Politics ||
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THE HOUSE
'Connecting with people': The quest for common ground on climate change
Radio -The House ||
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Anxiety, anticipation in Canada's largest Iranian diaspora as news of Soleimani's killing stuns
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Shanifa Nasser
Canada -Toronto |
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As U.S. airstrike ramps up threat of war, about 500 Canadian Forces personnel are serving in Iraq
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Evan Dyer
Politics ||
Canada urges 'restraint' after killing of Iranian general
World |
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Mounties worried about anti-immigrant backlash after terrorism arrests: documents
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Catharine Tunney
Politics ||
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'Mistakes will be made': Federal minister acknowledges difficulty of Indigenous child welfare reform
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Olivia Stefanovich
Politics |
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'Yahoo!': Calgary MP's organ donor bill gets second life in new year
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Janyce McGregor
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Analysis
What the 2017 Conservative leadership race told us about what it takes to win
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Éric Grenier
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Mounties defend social media profiling after assembling portrait of activist
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Jim Bronskill
Politics ||
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Veterans Affairs seeks public input on monument for Afghanistan mission
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Liberals plan new program to allow communities to pick immigrants
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Kathleen Harris
Politics ||
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Pending decision on Huawei 5G puts Trudeau government under pressure
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Jim Bronskill
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Canada's building code being modernized to address climate change
Technology & Science ||
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No imminent 'doomsday' threat of AI, robots replacing Canadian workers, government report says
Business ||
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Are 2020's tax changes 'significant' or 'a wash'?
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Janyce McGregor
Politics ||
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Legal age to buy cannabis in Quebec is now 21, the highest in Canada
Canada -Montreal ||
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