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Politics A coalition of human rights groups advocating for Black and racialized Canadians has lodged a formal complaint against the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) for discriminating against its own employees. Groups say they want Ottawa to appoint a Black equity commissioner as officer of Parliament Peter Zimonjic · CBCContinue Reading

Politics·New Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says every NATO member will likely have to meet the military alliance’s target for defence spending as the showdown with Russia unfolds. He made the remarks, without directly criticizing Canada, following a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Warsaw. Polish Prime Minister DonaldContinue Reading

Politics The federal government is introducing its long-awaited online harms legislation today, after its last attempt to tackle online hate died when the 2021 federal election was called. CBC News looks at the origins of the bill, the hurdles it has faced in the past and what experts want to see PeterContinue Reading

Politics All of Canada’s ambassadors and heads of mission have signed a letter to senior Global Affairs Canada officials warning that Canadian staff abroad are struggling to access health care coverage. Top diplomats tell senior Global Affairs Canada officials the situation is untenable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a pressContinue Reading

Politics Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, during a visit to Poland, said the pharmacare deal the Liberals struck with the NDP won’t mean the government will abandon its commitments to fiscal responsibility. The federal government is preparing to table a budget this spring Laura Osman · TheContinue Reading

Politics The Online Harms Act, which is expected to be introduced in the House of Commons this week, will include a new regulator, separate from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, with a mandate to reduce online harms. New regulator will be separate from the CRTC Sources confirm a newContinue Reading

Politics David Cohen, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, praised the country’s “very significant” military contributions on a variety of fronts, including purchases of new equipment and its activity around Ukraine, the Arctic and NORAD. But he also applied some pressure when it comes to military spending. Canadian security deal withContinue Reading

Politics Now that the Liberals and New Democrats have announced they’ve reached a deal on pharmacare, the path is open for the parties to carry on a confidence-and-supply agreement that has helped to keep the government in power since March 2022. There are promises still unfulfilled in the parties’ confidence-and-supplyContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis As world leaders made their way to Kyiv to commemorate two years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, questions remain about the strength of Western support for the embattled country. Russia wants to convince the world that Ukraine is a lost cause, expert says Murray BrewsterContinue Reading