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Politics More than 45 nations signed a pledge in Montreal on Thursday to repatriate to Ukraine the civilians, prisoners of war and children taken by Russia since it invaded the country nearly three years ago. More than half the countries represented at the summit signed onto pledge, but unclear whichContinue Reading

Politics Residential school survivors are calling on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism, days after the release of a report about unmarked graves and burial sites associated with the institutions. Special interlocutor has called for reparations to families of children missing at residential schools Alessia Passafiume · The Canadian PressContinue Reading

Politics More than one million Canadians have now received dental care under the new public insurance plan, with each patient receiving an average of $730 on oral health-care services. Each patient has received an average of $730 on oral health-care services The Canadian Dental Care Plan currently covers seniors, childrenContinue Reading

Politics A former senior official at Canada’s foreign ministry says there were fears two decades ago that Montreal man Abousfian Abdelrazik might end up at a prison for suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Abdelrazik, 62, is suing the Canadian government, claiming officials arranged for his arbitrary imprisonment Jim BronskillContinue Reading

Politics New Democrats will not cave to demands from the Bloc Quebecois and Conservative leaders to help them bring down the Liberal government, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday. Conservatives and Bloc together do not have enough MPs to take down Trudeau’s government Laura Osman · The Canadian Press ·Continue Reading

Politics The NDP is calling on the federal government to immediately change the way it charges veterans for long-term care after CBC News reported that many veterans could be paying more than their fair share. CBC analysis found that veterans may have paid too much for long-term care for decadesContinue Reading

Politics One of the Liberal MPs calling for a secret ballot vote on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership says efforts by cabinet to put the issue to rest may only be increasing tensions in caucus. Some MPs say there should be a secret vote on the PM’s leadership as cabinetContinue Reading

Politics The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced Tuesday that Canadians with bare trusts won’t be required to file a T3 tax form for the 2024 tax year. Unless CRA asks for one, a Canadian with a bare trust won’t have to file a T3 form for the 2024 tax yearContinue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s asked intelligence services to find a way to brief Pierre Poilievre about foreign interference allegations involving his party — and possibly to share “some names” with the Conservative leader. Conservative leader calls on PM to name names on floor of House of CommonsContinue Reading