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Politics MPs return Monday to a House of Commons that promises to be even more volatile than it was when they left it in June. Here’s what would have to happen in Ottawa to trigger an early election. Conservatives are calling on opposition parties to bring down the governing LiberalsContinue Reading

Politics The Canadian government sought to follow New Zealand’s lead in 2020 when it launched a program to force gun owners to surrender military-style firearms. But while New Zealand acted quickly in 2019, Ottawa is still struggling to implement its own plan. New Zealand’s program built trust with gun owners — and movedContinue Reading

Politics A cabinet minister who serves as the federal Liberals’ national campaign co-chair told MPs at the party’s recent caucus retreat that they need to “change their attitudes” if they want to turn around their dismal polling numbers, sources tell CBC News. ‘To come in there and and scold MPs is really outContinue Reading

Politics When the next federal election rolls around, five of the six ridings New Democrats hold on Vancouver Island could be scooped up by Conservatives, according to polls aggregator Eric Grenier of The Writ. Conservatives are poised to break through in some NDP strongholds Emma Godmere · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed the NDP and its leader Jagmeet Singh on Friday, saying that while they may care about the environment, they have “no idea what to do in the fight against climate change.”  NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has been noncommittal on consumer carbon taxHolly Cabrera ·Continue Reading

Politics A Pakistani national accused of planning a terror attack against a Jewish centre in Brooklyn, New York likely will spend several more weeks in Quebec’s Bordeaux jail while U.S. authorities present evidence to back up an extradition request. U.S. authorities, seeking extradition, have not yet filed details of theContinue Reading

Politics Canadian Army says new military sleeping bags not suitable for ‘typical Canadian winter’Canadian Army recommended troops heading to Alaskan military exercise earlier this year be issued 1960s vintage sleeping bags after soldiers complain that their new bedrolls, which cost taxpayers $34.8 million, were not suitable for “for typical CanadianContinue Reading

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s announcement Tuesday that Canada has suspended 30 permits to export military materiel to Israel may have been meant to placate pro-Palestinian activists demanding an arms embargo. But without more transparency, it remains a political muddle. One week out from a byelection in a previously safe Liberal seatContinue Reading

One week after the U.S. Department of Justice dropped an indictment on two Russian propagandists accused of coordinating a disinformation campaign aimed at exacerbating racial tensions in the United States, one particularly bizarre meme associated with that effort appeared to trip up its intended beneficiary at a critical moment. “In Springfield,Continue Reading