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Top bureaucrats on a panel tasked with reviewing possible threats to the 2019 federal election warned the Liberal Party of concerns about the riding nomination contest in Don Valley North, the Foreign Interference Commission heard Monday. Nathalie Drouin, who was deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general during the 2019 federalContinue Reading

Politics Ahead of next year’s election, Pierre Poilievre is trying to woo working-class voters in rural and northern ridings. But NDP insiders and union leaders question his labour bona fides. Conservatives have been targeting rural and northern ridings in B.C., Ontario Stephanie Taylor · The Canadian Press · Posted: AprContinue Reading

Politics As the governing Liberals put additional budget measures in the window, the Conservative opposition and some premiers continue to hammer them on issues like the carbon tax. Several of the recent commitments would require provincial buy-in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a news conference in an under-construction condoContinue Reading

Politics The federal government will commit $2.4 billion to the artificial intelligence sector, aimed at boosting job growth and international competitiveness, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a pre-budget announcement on Sunday. Spending commitment unveiled Sunday latest in string of pre-budget announcements Sidhartha Banerjee · The Canadian Press · Posted:Continue Reading

The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) is set to start providing coverage next month — but it’s not clear that enough dentists will enrol to provide care to the 1.6 million seniors that have signed up already. Health Canada would not provide CBC News with a figure for how many oralContinue Reading

Politics India says that allegations that it was involved in interfering in the 2021 federal election, as stated in CSIS documents made public by the foreign interference inquiry, are baseless. CSIS documents tabled at inquiry allege India, Pakistan attempted to interfere in 2019 and 2021 A composite photo shows CanadianContinue Reading

Politics Asked about Canada’s commitment to NATO’s two per cent spending target, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada’s support for Ukraine has helped the alliance deal with its most significant challenge at a time when the U.S. has been dealing with “shenanigans” in Congress. U.S. ambassador says he’s confident majorContinue Reading

Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue’s mandate for the foreign interference inquiry is sprawling — but one of her key tasks is to examine and assess the flow of information related to alleged meddling in the previous two federal elections. Testimony and documents published during Week 2 of the inquiry’s public hearings suggest Canada’s approach toContinue Reading

Politics Cameron Ortis — the former RCMP intelligence official sentenced to 14 years for leaking secret information to police targets — has been granted bail while he waits for an appeal of his case. Both defence and Crown filed appeals after Ortis was sentenced in FebruaryCBC News · Posted: AprContinue Reading