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Politics The federal Conservatives are demanding that the Liberal government donate to Ukraine tens of thousands of surplus air-to-ground rockets that are slated for disposal. But the weapons may not be ready for the field. A defence official says Canada doesn’t have warheads for all the weapons Murray Brewster · CBCContinue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on the leader of the opposition to clarify his position on grocery prices after news emerged that a top Conservative adviser’s consulting firm has lobbied on behalf of grocery giant Loblaw. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accuses the opposition leader of ‘pretending’ to care about high grocery pricesContinue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is looking into sanctions against Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been accused of attacking Palestinians and Israeli peace activists in the territory. U.S. State Department issued financial sanctions Thursday against Israelis living in illegal settlementsThe Canadian Press · Posted: FebContinue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s decision to roll out what he called her “anti LGBT policies” days after sharing the stage with “far-right” U.S. pundit Tucker Carlson. Trudeau vague on what his government might do when legislation is tabled Peter Zimonjic · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Politics NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday it’s not “necessary” for the NHL to suspend without pay four players who have been criminally charged with sexual assault. Bettman confirms NHL players charged with sexual assault are continuing to receive pay Ashley Burke · CBC News · Posted: Feb 02, 2024Continue Reading

As justice minister in 1967, former prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau argued against revoking the citizenship of a Canadian citizen the Soviet Union had convicted of heading a firing squad responsible for the deaths of 5,128 Jews during the Second World War, says a 617-page report prepared for the Commission ofContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis The House of Commons will vote next week on Motion 86. Sponsored by NDP MP Lisa Marie Barron, the motion calls on the federal government to establish a citizens assembly to “determine if electoral reform is recommended for Canada.” Any changes to the system would involve tradeoffs — andContinue Reading

Politics·Live Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc vowed to be transparent with Canadians when he testified before the commission investigating foreign election interference Friday morning — but documents tabled with the commission suggest it hasn’t been smooth sailing behind the scenes. Government lawyers suggest there are ‘practical limitations’ to releasing information Catharine Tunney · CBCContinue Reading

Politics Air force technicians are being forced to perform more frequent inspections of Canada’s trouble-prone CH-148 Cyclone helicopters after the U.S. manufacturer found a defect related to the main rotor blades, says an internal report. Report says Cyclones’ ‘unmitigated risk level’ now ‘extremely high’ Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading