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Politics A controversial American government decision to impose new requirements on dogs entering the U.S. was prompted by a “dramatic increase” in falsified documents and fraud — including cases of people using Canada to bring dogs from countries with high rates of rabies into the U.S. CDC document raises questions aboutContinue Reading

As the deadline expired yesterday for the Maduro government in Venezuela to show detailed poll-by-poll voting records, opposition candidate Edmundo González was recognized as president-elect of Venezuela by the governments of Argentina, the United States and Uruguay. (Peru already recognized him on Tuesday). But on the streets of Caracas and otherContinue Reading

Politics The cost to build the navy’s often-delayed, long-anticipated supply ships has shot up once again — this time by almost $1 billion — the federal procurement department announced Friday. Contract change drives up construction cost to $3.3 billion Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted: Aug 02, 2024 4:16 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Politics A court has granted the federal government more time to amend unconstitutional legislation concerning so-called “lost Canadians.” This is the second time the courts have given Ottawa more runway to replace citizenship legislation Racy Rafique · CBC News · Posted: Aug 02, 2024 4:04 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Politics China lodged complaints with Canada through military and diplomatic channels after a Canadian warship recently sailed through the Taiwan Strait, China’s defence ministry said on Friday. HMCS Montreal was conducting a routine transit, Ottawa saysThomson Reuters · Posted: Aug 02, 2024 12:12 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 2Continue Reading

Politics Ottawa has no plans to broadly give residential status to undocumented migrants working in Canada, Immigration Minister Marc Miller says. Marc Miller says government still looking at giving status to health-care, construction workers Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Aug 01, 2024 6:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: AugustContinue Reading

Politics A Chinese polar research vessel was shadowed by a Canadian warship in the Bering Strait off Alaska a few weeks ago, the Department of National Defence acknowledged on Wednesday. HMCS Regina encountered the Xue Long (Snow Dragon) 2 in the Bering Strait Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Politics The Quebec Superior Court has ruled that a lawsuit seeking to overturn Governor General Mary Simon’s appointment can move forward and be heard on its merits. French-language advocacy groups argue appointment of Mary Simon violated the Charter of Rights Kate McKenna · CBC News · Posted: Aug 01, 2024Continue Reading

Politics Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld fell short of an apology Thursday after instigating a fracas Wednesday that led two witnesses testifying about violence against women to storm out of a parliamentary committee hearing. MPs accused each other of politicizing the issue of domestic violence during tense meeting Alessia Passafiume ·Continue Reading