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“We are less as a country without Gord Downie in it," said a visibly emotional today cbc.ca/1.4359917
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The new U.S. ambassador to Canada says when it comes to climate change she believes in "both sides of the science" cbc.ca/1.4366936
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was criticized by a volunteer for reportedly holding up the line while people were filling sandbags. Trudeau and his sons were in flooded Constance Bay today helping with the sandbags.
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U.S. President Donald Trump showed up late to this morning's working breakfast on empowering women. Justin Trudeau had completed his opening remarks, and the co-chair of the meeting was in the middle of her remarks when Trump arrived. cbc.ca/1.4699374 #hw #cdnpoli
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. on Austria's new (and young) leader: "I disagree with him even more than I think I disagree with President Trump."
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Dutch PM Mark Rutte spoke to Parliament today and thanked Canada for its role in liberating the Netherlands during WWII - and he thanked one veteran, Don White, in particular. Read and watch more: cbc.ca/1.4877617
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The Governor General is pictured signing the oath books. Justin Trudeau is now officially Prime Minister of Canada.
CPC MP Shannon Stubbs says if the federal govt. rejects the #TeckFrontier oilsands mine "Albertans will perceive that as a rejection of Alberta from Canada - that is where the vast majority of my constituents are at." Stubbs calls it a political decision and a "defining moment"
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Here are some of Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland's remarks on comments from U.S. officials attacking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and her thoughts on the steel and aluminum tariffs.
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BREAKING: Gen. Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff, , has tweeted: "CAF families: I can assure you that all deployed CAF personnel are safe & accounted for following missile attacks in Iraq. We remain vigilant."
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Sophie Grégoire Trudeau 'feeling great' 2 weeks after positive COVID-19 test: PM ift.tt/2X1zz2j #hw #cdnpoli
Trudeau says he still has 'a lot to do,' and wants to serve for 'number of more years' ift.tt/3nKbgj4 #hw #cdnpoli
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer gives statement in Sherbrooke, Que. "...I was extremely shocked and disappointed when I learned of Justin Trudeau's actions this evening... It was just as racist in 2001 as it is in 2019." Says Trudeau is "not fit to govern this country" #cdnpoli
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Iranian soccer official coming to Canada attended party with man sought by FBI over kidnap plot | CBC News cbc.ca/news/politics/ by and
Chrétien says Americans made 'a monumental error' when they elected Donald Trump ift.tt/2CChE8M #hw #cdnpoli
Trudeau had a meeting with Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Elizabeth May, Green Party's parliamentary leader, in his office to discuss the government response to the blockades. was not invited to those talks, CBC News has confirmed.
Breaking: PM Justin Trudeau's mother Margaret and his brother Alexandre have both been paid to appear at WE Charity events. Margaret spoke at about 28 events & received $250,000 in honorariums. Alexandre at 8 and received approx. $32,000. story soon at
Noubar Afeyan, co-founder and chairman of Moderna, says Canada is assured vaccine doses in the first batch and discussions to increase orders are ongoing.
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BREAKING: Health Canada has approved the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine in Canada, CBC News has learned.
Breaking: Former astronaut Julie Payette to be Canada's next governor general cbc.ca/1.4201614 #cdnpoli #gg
U.S. VP Joe Biden shared his memories of Pierre Trudeau during tonight's dinner in Ottawa. More here: cbc.ca/1.3888140
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Scheer says Liberal MPs signalling they're OK with 'corruption' if they don't demand Trudeau's resignation ift.tt/32AVboJ #hw #cdnpoli
Conservative MP's petition against federal firearm ban closes with more than 230,000 signatures ift.tt/325YGms #hw #cdnpoli
U.S. congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez to join Jagmeet Singh for online gaming session Friday ift.tt/33mNmTr #hw #cdnpoli
Jagmeet Singh says growing up he fought back against racists, but people who don't have that ability will be hurt by Trudeau's brownface incident: 'It's going to hurt to see this. It's going to hurt them a lot."
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BREAKING: Ontario MP Leona Alleslev is crossing the floor from the Liberals to join the Conservative party caucus. Read more: cbc.ca/1.4826567
Unvaccinated tourists won't be allowed into Canada 'for quite a while,' Trudeau says. cbc.ca/news/politics/ #cdnpoli
Black Canadians fought racism, discrimination to serve in Second World War ift.tt/2U3SXbV #hw #cdnpoli
CBC News has confirmed that Chrystia Freeland will become the finance minister of Canada. She is the first woman to take on that role. Story soon at cbc.ca/1.5690404
Senator calls on RCMP commissioner to resign after comments on systemic racism ift.tt/2Y5MgJn #hw #cdnpoli
Conservative @MPMarilynGladu delivered this an anti-pot bill poem just before question period today.
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Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will stand by candidates with racist, homophobic past comments as long as they apologize. cbc.ca/1.5284304 #hw #cdnpoli #elxn43
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Scheer and family joined other MPs on packed flight to Ottawa, ignoring social distancing rules ift.tt/3a5vTiL #hw #cdnpoli
CPC Leader Andrew Scheer says if he were PM he'd direct RCMP to clear protests that are blocking Canada's railways and says activists who are protesting and have no connection to First Nations "need to check their privilege."
Read more: cbc.ca/1.5463960
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Elections Canada data shows 25% increase in advance voting compared to 2015 ift.tt/2VFPEYo #hw #cdnpoli
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau launches podcast series about mental health well-being ift.tt/2SAhvsG #hw #cdnpoli
Green Party Leader raised concerns with the volume of heckling in the House of Commons today, only to be heckled.
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Canadian aunt and uncle of Kamala Harris reflect on niece's upbringing, historic achievement ift.tt/3bN9rj1 #hw #cdnpoli
Catching up on some video clips from tonight's #leadersdebate2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer launches an opening attack on Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau as a "phony"
#elxn43 debate
watch live: newsinteractives.cbc.ca/live-blog/lead
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Canada is flatly rejecting Donald Trump's suggestion to reinstate Russia in the G7, four years after it was expelled from the group of industrialized nations for annexing Ukraine's Crimea. You can watch Trump's comments below cbc.ca/1.4697655
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Today we say "happy retirement" -- not "goodbye" -- to one of Canada's greatest journalists and gentlemen: Milewski
Archbishop of Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins said that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's comments calling on the Catholic Church to release records from its former residential schools were extremely 'unhelpful' and 'uninformed.'
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LIVE Federal ministers announce next steps in procuring vaccines for Canada cbc.ca/1.5674700
O'Toole says his 'Canada First' strategy means economic self-sufficiency, getting tough on China ift.tt/2FbkHaT #hw #cdnpoli
Trudeau calling for independent probe of 'excessive force' by Israeli military in Gaza ift.tt/2k3CxOZ #hw #cdnpoli
Government House Leader calls for investigation into leaked photo of naked Liberal MP ift.tt/3dkUHs3 #hw #cdnpoli
. took a sarcastic tone with on tax reforms. Watch the exchange and read more here: cbc.ca/1.4320980
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Scheer says Trudeau, Morneau need to step aside 'for the good of the country' ift.tt/3jvvwns #hw #cdnpoli
BREAKING — Green Party members have picked Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul as their next leader, bringing to a close the year-long race to replace Elizabeth May. #cdnpoli
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Trudeau's executive assistant tweeted and says no trucks were blocked during the PM's visit to Constance Bay.
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Trudeau tells the UN General Assembly Canada's Indigenous people faced "humiliation, neglect, and abuse" throughout our history. #cdnpoli
Elections Canada probing thousands of 2019 election ballots with unclear evidence of citizenship ift.tt/2SM4Kva #hw #cdnpoli
Who is Alex Trebek? Well, as of this morning the Sudbury-born Jeopardy! host is an officer of the Order of Canada cbc.ca/1.4406801
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Singh says NDP wouldn't prop up Scheer minority government due to 'disgusting' gay marriage speech ift.tt/3277INt #hw #cdnpoli
Trudeau set to sign New Zealand PM's pledge to tackle violent, extremist online content bit.ly/2HmCusK #hw #cdnpoli
Singh calls on Liberals to start processing applications for financial aid now ift.tt/33z5V5K #hw #cdnpoli
. responds this morning after says the PM's assertion that Canada "will not be pushed around" will end up costing "a lot of money" cbc.ca/1.4702197
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reflects on the history of slavery after a visit to the House of Slaves museum on Gorée Island off the coast from Dakar, Senegal. cbc.ca/1.5460744
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Canada to increase reproductive health funding in response to Trump decision ift.tt/2kCLgdd #hw #cdnpoli
We're only counting 12 in this list... is there something we should know, Alberta? (just kidding, it was a slip) #Canada150
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United We Roll wasn't just about oil and gas. Scheer knew that and worked the crowd anyway ift.tt/2SYsU86 #hw #cdnpoli
Rona Ambrose, Canada's former health minister, joins e-cigarette company Juul's board of directors ift.tt/2WFXjbn #hw #cdnpoli
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Trudeau says Canada is fed up with the excuses about inequality when it comes to Indigenous people and has an opportunity to act. #cdnpoli
Erin O'Toole opposes mandatory vaccination for federal public servants, travellers. cbc.ca/news/politics/ #cdnpoli
Temporary Pfizer vaccine delays are 'largely behind us,' procurement minister says ift.tt/3cR0oy2 #hw #cdnpoli
CBC POLITICS EXCLUSIVE: Jody Wilson-Raybould says she will appear before the House of Commons Justice Committee but is still in discussions with her lawyer about what she can and can't say.
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Trudeau not sure he'd send his kids back to school if classes resume this month ift.tt/3flUQui #hw #cdnpoli
Your free speech is at risk with Ottawa's push to regulate online content, experts warn. Here's why. ift.tt/3xuTeHD #hw #cdnpoli
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says he'll do 'whatever' he can to support the Liberal Party ift.tt/3t7HlVt #hw #cdnpoli
Scheer says people are 'upset and confused' by Trudeau's decision to attend a protest during the pandemic ift.tt/2UlwOXp #hw #cdnpoli
Canada creates coalition with 57 countries to denounce arbitrary detentions amid fight to free Kovrig, Spavor ift.tt/3rV9Vbp #hw #cdnpoli
Prime Minister Trudeau says it is important that a deal with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs reached on the weekend is shared and discussed by the Wet'suwet'en people themselves before details are released publicly.
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Gen. Rick Hillier calls Trump adviser Peter Navarro an 'idiot' for belittling Canada's role in Afghanistan ift.tt/2ExkzC9 #hw #cdnpoli
Singh says Rideau Hall incident would have ended differently if suspect was person of colour ift.tt/2DqqNmJ #hw #cdnpoli
A stunning, final-ballot victory for Andrew Scheer, 51% to 49% over Maxime Bernier to win #CPCldr
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Last WWII Mohawk code talker honoured by Assembly of First Nations, House of Commons ift.tt/2Qf9BWM #hw #cdnpoli
2 Canada Post workers in Regina suspended after refusing to deliver Epoch Times ift.tt/3iVnk03 #hw #cdnpoli
COVID-19 vaccine maker Providence says it's leaving Canada after calls for more federal support go unanswered ift.tt/3vyA6qs #hw #cdnpoli
Scheer: The Conservatives will stand up for Veterans! PM: This side of the House will take no lessons on how to treat Vets. For 10 years the Tories cut veterans services while wrapping themselves in the flag every chance they got #hw
Michael Chong says Quebec shooting 'direct result' of politicians 'playing to fears' ift.tt/2kOefqw #hw #…
Despite Pierre Trudeau's flaws, give him the credit he deserves on national unity ift.tt/2pm8V5w #hw #cdnpoli
BREAKING — Inuit leader Mary Simon named as Canada's 1st Indigenous governor general. Story to come. #cdnpoli
Clark Kent shows up for House duty as Trudeau shows off latest Halloween costume ift.tt/2lB7XzS #hw #cdnpoli
Who wants to abolish billionaires? A look at the federal NDP's convention resolutions ift.tt/2PvFvyU #hw #cdnpoli
Justin Trudeau marks International Women's Day with $650M for reproductive rights ift.tt/2mY3qHq #hw #cdn…
BREAKING | Canada, U.S. have reached a NAFTA deal, senior Canadian source says. CBC.ca/1.4844623 #cdnpoli #hw
