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Politics The U.S. ambassador to Canada is cutting Ottawa some slack on meeting NATO’s benchmark target for defence spending. At 1.33 per cent of GDP, Canada’s military spending falls well short of NATO’s 2 per cent target Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted: Apr 05, 2024 2:14 PM EDTContinue Reading

Politics One of Canada’s top civil servants asked that a false article about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau be removed from Facebook during the 2019 election, according to Friday testimony and a document tabled at the public inquiry into foreign interference. Document says government didn’t make this info public because ‘theContinue Reading

Politics A federal inquiry into foreign election interference is expected to scrutinize the work of the task force that was responsible for monitoring and reporting threats to Canada’s last two elections. Political party officials criticized task force’s briefings in testimony earlier this weekThe Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 05, 2024Continue Reading

Canadian citizens and permanent residents with family members trapped in Gaza met privately with Immigration Minister Marc Miller this week to press for changes to the special immigration program they say has so far failed them.  “We’re not asking him for the moon. We are asking him for adjustments thatContinue Reading

Politics Some Canadians are feeling frustrated after having paid hundreds of dollars in tax preparation fees for something the government says is no longer required. Tax agency announced an exemption for ‘bare trust’ reporting just days before the deadline to file Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Apr 05,Continue Reading

Politics The governments of Pakistan and India attempted to interfere in Canada’s elections in 2019 and 2021, Canada’s spy agency said in documents made public late Thursday night. Spy agency documents tabled at foreign interference inquiry show 2019, 2021 elections were targeted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, walks past IndianContinue Reading

Politics A female former Afghan interpreter who worked for the Canadian government in Kandahar, Afghanistan is suing a Global Affairs employee and the Canadian government for millions of dollars, alleging she was the victim of sexual assaults between 2011 and 2013. Woman came to Canada in 2011, two years after beingContinue Reading

Politics The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) issued a burn notice for an intelligence assessment about possible foreign interference in a Toronto Liberal nomination race, according to a document tabled in the public inquiry into foreign interference. Head of spy agency denies external pressure to recall anContinue Reading

Politics Advocates for Israel are asking the Federal Court to reverse Ottawa’s decision to continue funding the main United Nations agency supporting Palestinians. Canada suspended funding to the agency in January before restoring it again in MarchThe Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 04, 2024 7:44 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading