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Politics The Liberal Party of Canada announced Saturday afternoon it will host two leadership debates — one in English and another in French — in Montreal at the end of February. French debate will take place Feb. 24, English debate will happen on Feb. 25 Both the English and FrenchContinue Reading

Politics Trudeau heads to Europe to shore up alliances in face of Trump threatsPrime Minister Justin Trudeau will try to strengthen Canada’s trade and security ties over the next five days with European allies also facing threats from U.S. President Donald Trump over their economy and sovereignty. PM meeting withContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis NATO’s two per cent defence spending target, derided only last summer by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, was feverishly embraced this week by the Liberal leadership hopefuls vying to replace him. Leadership contenders want more defence spending. Doing so is no simple task Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

The federal government is looking to list Mexican cartels as terrorists under Canadian law, but experts say there are a number of other groups heavily involved in the illicit drug market. U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose hefty tariffs on Canada and Mexico, in part over his apparentContinue Reading

Politics The federal government’s official publication posted the notice Friday evening, indicating that Governor General Mary Simon ordered the termination of Sainte-Marie’s appointment on Jan. 3. Notice made one year after CBC’s The Fifth Estate investigationCBC News · Posted: Feb 07, 2025 7:51 PM EST | Last Updated: February 8Continue Reading

Politics China may have launched a “disparaging” and “malicious” campaign against Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland on the social media platform WeChat, according to the task force set up to monitor foreign election interference. SITE estimates up to 3 million WeChat users saw campaign globally  Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Politics Liberal leadership hopefuls have overcome the third financial hurdle for candidates, which was due Friday evening.  Candidates were required to make $125K instalment by 5 p.m. Friday Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidate Karina Gould thanked supporters on Friday afternoon for allowing her to continue in the race, whileContinue Reading

Politics The multinational brigade is composed of up to 3,500 soldiers from 14 NATO countries — including roughly 1,500 Canadian Armed Forces members. It was scaled up to fortify the border with Russia after the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. New NATO member state sends 550 troops to fortify borderContinue Reading

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told business leaders at the Canada-U.S. Economic Summit in Toronto that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada “is a real thing” motivated by his desire to tap into the country’s critical minerals. “Mr. Trump has it in mind that the easiest way to do it isContinue Reading