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Politics An IT firm run by a defence department employee has been awarded millions of dollars in government contracts since 2015. Government has suspended all contracts with Dalian Enterprise, which is run by a defence department employee Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Mar 01, 2024 4:00 AM ESTContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis What the documents about the Winnipeg lab scandal show is interesting and relevant. But the biggest problem here might the one that was apparent from the start: the sheer amount of secrecy that enveloped this situation. Three years is too long to wait for clarity Aaron Wherry · CBCContinue Reading

Politics Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Thursday that Ottawa would be reinstating visa requirements for travellers from Mexico to reduce the number of asylum claims and the number of people crossing from Canada into the U.S. Ottawa aims to cut asylum claims, number of people crossing from Canada toContinue Reading

Politics From championing free trade to opposing racial apartheid in South Africa, former prime minister Brian Mulroney left a remarkable and indelible imprint on Canadian history. Former Progressive Conservative prime minister dead at 84 Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Feb 29, 2024 7:56 PM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Politicians left and right pay tribute to Brian MulroneyFrom former opponents like Liberal prime minister Jean Chrétien to current Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, politicians left to right pay tribute to late prime minister Brian Mulroney. Brian Mulroney — who, as Canada’s 18th prime minister, steered the country through a tumultuousContinue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has unveiled how it plans to spend billions of dollars in the coming year. Here’s where it’s going and where the cuts are landing. Public Health Agency, Indigenous departments among those getting less money Elizabeth Thompson · CBC News · Posted: Feb 29, 2024Continue Reading

Members of Parliament have imposed a $1,500 fine on Speaker Greg Fergus for using House of Commons resources for a partisan video that aired at the Ontario Liberal leadership convention last year.Continue Reading

Politics The federal privacy watchdog says the operator behind Pornhub and other pornographic sites broke the law by enabling intimate images to be shared on its websites without direct knowledge or consent. Inadequate privacy protections have led to devastating consequences, commissioner findsThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 29, 2024 3:47Continue Reading

Politics The Department of National Defence will reallocate $810 million in the coming budget as part of the Liberal government’s overall austerity drive, according to Federal Treasury Board documents tabled in the House of Commons on Thursday. Some of those savings are to be redirected into major equipment purchases. EstimatesContinue Reading