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Baird report blames inexperienced staff, centralized control for Conservatives' election loss
An internal Conservative Party report on the party's performance in the 2019 federal election under Andrew Scheer blames inexperienced staffers and a decision to centralize control over the campaign in the hands of campaign manager Hamish Marshall, CBC News has learned.
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Catherine Cullen
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Juul to stop selling most flavoured vaping pods in Canada
John Paul Tasker
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Trump administration shares no blame for downing of Flight PS752, says top Republican
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Katie Simpson
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Quebec Green Party leader to join federal leadership race as an 'eco-socialist' candidate
David Thurton
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Thousands of responses to medically assisted dying survey swamp government website
In just over 24 hours, more than 37,900 Canadians filled out the federal government's new online survey on changing the assisted dying regime, according to the office of Justice Minister David Lametti.
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Catherine Cullen
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Federal government to spend hundreds of millions more to keep CF-18s fighting fit
The federal government is planning to invest hundreds of millions of dollars more to ensure Canada's aging CF-18s can still fight while the country waits for replacement jets, which were originally expected years ago.
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Lee Berthiaume
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Analysis
Maple Leaf Foods boss attack on Trump pits ethics against shareholder value: Don Pittis
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Don Pittis
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Harper says change needed in Iran to bring peace to region
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Kathleen Harris
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Analysis
How the Conservatives' leadership rules could limit the field this time
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Éric Grenier
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As Australia burns, a plan for a joint seaborne firefighting unit is getting a second look
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Murray Brewster
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Iran says some arrests made for downing of Ukrainian plane, but gives no details
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Canada investigates reports that Iran is harassing families trying to repatriate remains of crash victims
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Kathleen Harris
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Businessman Bryan Brulotte won't seek Conservative leadership
Hannah Thibedeau
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Adding Iran's Guard Corps to terror list bad for Canada, says ex-Tehran envoy
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Mike Blanchfield
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Canada getting access to black boxes from downed Ukrainian airliner - but role in investigation still unclear
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Peter Zimonjic
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Hassan Diab and family suing federal government for $90 million over failed terrorism probe
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David Cochrane
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Families of PS752 victims could go after Ukraine airline or Iran in bid for compensation
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Ryan Patrick Jones
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Video
Power & Politics Jan. 13 : Canada to get access to black boxes from downed Ukrainian airliner
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Canada hasn't decided if it would cover security costs for Harry and Meghan: Morneau
John Paul Tasker
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Trudeau announces federal Liberal cabinet retreat to be held in Winnipeg
Canada -Manitoba ||
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Who should get a medically assisted death? Canadians get 2 weeks to weigh in on new limits
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Catherine Cullen
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Pot seizures jumped at U.S. border in the year after Canada legalized cannabis
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Kathleen Harris
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Canada considers new international push to oust Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro
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Evan Dyer
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Conservative leadership race to kick off Monday as party sets rules
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Stephanie Levitz
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'All Canadians are mourning': Trudeau attends Alberta vigil for victims of Flight PS752
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Canadian officials arrive in Iran amid PS752 investigation — with more on the way
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MINORITY REPORT
Events have a way of derailing things
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Vassy Kapelos
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