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Montreal school wants Ottawa to plan for a Kamala Harris drop-in during future visit
MONTREAL - If U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris happens to be in Canada any time soon, her old high school in Montreal would love to host her. The chairman of the English Montreal School Board wrote t...
Apr 13, 2021
Dutch govt says it's too early to start easing the lockdown
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Dutch government on Tuesday presented a roadmap for relaxing coronavirus lockdown measures, but caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte stressed that it is still too early to ...
Apr 13, 2021
Liberals set to dive deeply into child care in April 19 federal budget
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are set to dive into child care in next week's budget, with stakeholders being told to expect strings attached to federal cash for provinces who want the money. Sources w...
Apr 13, 2021
'A strange thing:' Yukon election ends in a tie. Here's what could happen next
The Yukon territorial election ended in a tie Monday night with the Liberals seemingly headed toward a minority government. The Liberal and Yukon parties sit at eight seats each and the NDP has two. T...
Apr 13, 2021
Opposition parties lay out priorities ahead of Liberal government budget next week
OTTAWA - The four opposition parties in Ottawa are making demands of the minority Liberal government ahead of next week's federal budget, but their leverage is limited. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has pl...
Apr 13, 2021
Top military police officer defends unit's handling of sex misconduct cases
OTTAWA - The commander of Canada's military police found himself defending the independence and professionalism of his investigators on Tuesday as members of a parliamentary committee grilled him over...
Apr 13, 2021
Indigenous leaders, experts urge Ottawa to quickly pass UNDRIP bill before election
OTTAWA - It's been over 40 years since Chief Wilton Littlechild of Alberta began fighting for recognition of Indigenous rights in Canada, but he says he's waiting to see these rights passed into feder...
Apr 13, 2021
Quebec man charged in partner's death as domestic violence advocate sounds alarm
LA MALBAIE, Que. - The case of a 46-year-old Quebec man who was charged with murder on Tuesday in connection with his partner's death is raising concerns once again about domestic violence in the prov...
Apr 13, 2021
Chinese ambassador denies mistreatment of two detained Canadians
OTTAWA - China's ambassador to Canada says the media has "hyped up" stories about violations against the two Canadians detained in China. Speaking at an event organized by the Montreal Council on Fore...
Apr 13, 2021
US to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were co-ordinated from that country, several ...
Apr 13, 2021
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8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...