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Why is the federal government looking to create a national emergency agency?

Why is the federal government looking to create a national emergency agency?

OTTAWA — The federal government is looking at creating some kind of national disaster response agency in the face of an unusually intense and destructive start to the wildfire season across the country.
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Trudeau Foundation board chair says donation from Chinese company has been returned

Trudeau Foundation board chair says donation from Chinese company has been returned

OTTAWA — The chair of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation's board says the organization has returned a $140,000 donation to Millennium Golden Eagle International.
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Senate report recommends Canada develop targeted suicide prevention strategies

Senate report recommends Canada develop targeted suicide prevention strategies

A Senate report released Thursday says Canada can make major strides in suicide prevention if all levels of government develop strategies tailored towards men and Indigenous people, the groups facing the highest suicide rates.
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Liberal budget bill passes in House of Commons after Conservative filibuster attempt

Liberal budget bill passes in House of Commons after Conservative filibuster attempt

OTTAWA — The House of Commons passed the Liberal government's budget bill today, which seeks to roll out vast new incentives for clean energy and expending dental care subsidies — despite a Conservative attempt to hold it up.
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India angered by apparent Sikh parade float in Canada portraying assassination

OTTAWA — India's foreign minister is condemning images of a parade said to have occurred in Brampton, Ont., which seemed to portray the 1984 assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi by her two Sikh bodyguards.
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Trudeau says kids denied a Pride flag at their schools have one on Parliament Hill

Trudeau says kids denied a Pride flag at their schools have one on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA — Children who do not see a Pride flag at their schools should know one is flying for them on Parliament Hill, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday, as he condemned the sharp rise in laws curtailing the rights of transgender people acro
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Federal Liberals want to make hybrid work permanent for members of Parliament

Federal Liberals want to make hybrid work permanent for members of Parliament

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals want to make virtual participation in the House of Commons a permanent option for members of Parliament and they are vowing to make sure that happens before any can go home for the summer.
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Ex-adviser to PM says government's approach to classified intel 'particularly weak'

Ex-adviser to PM says government's approach to classified intel 'particularly weak'

OTTAWA — A former top adviser to the prime minister said Thursday that a memo warning about Beijing's alleged targeting of Conservative MP Michael Chong was produced after he retired — but he was aware of issues in the way intelligence is handled.
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Amended bill that would extend citizenship rights to some born abroad heads to House

Amended bill that would extend citizenship rights to some born abroad heads to House

OTTAWA — A committee of MPs approved Citizenship Act changes that allow some born abroad to adopt their Canadian parent's citizenship Wednesday, despite objections from Conservatives about a lack of due process.
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Documents reveal what happened inside the discord at Canada's drug-price regulator

Documents reveal what happened inside the discord at Canada's drug-price regulator

OTTAWA — A letter from the federal health minister sparked discord and division at the agency tasked with regulating the price of patented drugs in Canada, internal emails show, culminating in an indefinite pause on major drug-price reforms and sever
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