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[l] at 2/12/25 2:00am
With Donald Trump back in office, the U.S. is much less likely to pressure India over assassination plots than it was under Joe Biden — including one that targeted a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil.

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[l] at 2/11/25 4:15pm
At the moment, the U.S. is threatening two actions: a worldwide tariff of 25 per cent on steel and aluminum starting March 12, and it has also paused, until March 4, the threat of an economy-wide 25 per cent tariff on Canada and Mexico while it works on border-security deals with both countries.

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[l] at 2/11/25 2:47pm
The federal government appointed former Mountie Kevin Brosseau as Canada's new "fentanyl czar" on Tuesday — a role created in part to soothe U.S. President Donald Trump's concerns about the northern border and pause a developing trade war.

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[l] at 2/11/25 1:56pm
All of the country's living former prime ministers are asking Canadians to fly the red maple leaf this weekend in a huge display of national pride as the country stares down U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to its economy and sovereignty.

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[l] at 2/11/25 1:56pm
All of the country's living former prime ministers are asking Canadians to fly the red maple leaf this weekend in a huge display of national pride as the country stares down U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to its economy and sovereignty.

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[l] at 2/11/25 10:31am
Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland outlined a suite of policies Tuesday aimed at improving the cost of living for Canadians, including an income tax cut for millions of people and policies she says will lower the price of groceries and reduce credit card debt.

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[l] at 2/11/25 2:41am
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance that punishing tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum will hurt his home state of Ohio, a senior Canadian official said. 

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[l] at 2/11/25 2:00am
As athletes from 25 countries gather in B.C. this week to compete in the seventh Invictus Games, a Canadian veteran who suffered life-changing injuries in the previous games is suing the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces for $2.4 million.

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[l] at 2/11/25 2:00am
The contractor hired to rehabilitate a century-old bridge in Kingston, Ont., that was demolished after the failed repair job is suing the federal government and an engineering firm that investigated the incident for more than $8 million.

[Category: News/Canada/Ottawa]

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[l] at 2/11/25 2:00am
Workers and unions in Hamilton, a hub for steel production in Canada, are reacting to new tariffs announced Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump. "It's going to hurt business," says Tony McLaughlin, a 34-year Stelco worker who's now in a union position.

[Category: News/Canada/Hamilton]

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[l] at 2/10/25 12:25pm
Canada's aid sector is bracing for cataclysmic suffering worldwide, and is asking Ottawa to help fill gaps as Washington winds down the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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[l] at 2/10/25 12:03pm
The NDP made new election commitments on Monday: imposing tariffs on Tesla electric vehicles, bringing back the federal EV rebate and doubling it if consumers buy a Canadian-made plug-in car.

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[l] at 2/10/25 11:00am
Justice Minister Arif Virani and International Trade Minister Mary Ng will not be running in the next federal election, they both announced Monday.

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[l] at 2/10/25 10:34am
The federal Conservatives have taken the wraps off a portion of their plan for defence — specifically defending the Far North.

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[l] at 2/10/25 6:17am
Canada's ambassador to France says he's against U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to take over Greenland, saying "in order to respect international law, you don't threaten your neighbours by invasion." 

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[l] at 2/10/25 2:00am
Ahead of the three-year mark of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, some Ukrainians who settled in southestern Ontario as temporary residents are feeling uneasy about the future and whether they'll be able to remain in Canada as a March 31 deadline approaches.

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[l] at 2/8/25 11:27am
The Liberal Party of Canada announced Saturday afternoon it will host two leadership debates — one in English and another in French — in Montreal at the end of February.

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[l] at 2/8/25 2:00am
Donald Trump's repeated talk of annexing Canada is almost universally treated as a joke in Washington. Or, maybe, as a negotiating ploy. If it's neither, the U.S. president would face a Himalayan climb to make it a reality.

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[l] at 2/8/25 2:00am
The federal government is looking to list Mexican cartels as terrorists under Canadian law, but experts say there are a number of other groups heavily involved in the illicit drug market.

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[l] at 2/8/25 2:00am
NATO's two per cent defence spending target, derided only last summer by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, was feverishly embraced this week by the Liberal leadership hopefuls vying to replace him.

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[l] at 2/8/25 2:00am
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will try to strengthen Canada’s trade and security ties over the next five days with European allies also facing threats from U.S. President Donald Trump over their economy and sovereignty.

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[l] at 1/23/25 3:40pm

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