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Politics Both the Conservatives and NDP are criticizing prime minister-designate Mark Carney’s choice to appoint former public safety minister Marco Mendicino as chief of staff during the transition — one party bringing up the controversy that forced him out of cabinet and the other, his staunch pro-Israel support. Opposition parties, some LiberalContinue Reading

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Politics·New Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is welcoming her counterparts from some of the world’s most powerful countries to Quebec this week as Ottawa works to maintain unity between Washington and its G7 partners and pushes back on U.S. tariffs. Foreign ministers meeting in Charlevoix region until Friday Dylan Robertson ·Continue Reading

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The federal government announced a plan on Wednesday to slap tariffs on $29.8 billion worth of American goods to hit back against U.S. President Donald Trump after he imposed punishing tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum early this morning. Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, the government’s point person on Canada-U.S. relations, said Trump’sContinue Reading