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Feds weigh options to keep provinces accountable for mental-health spending
The federal government is taking a close look at options to guarantee results from newly proposed mental-health funding to provinces,…
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Should Canada send weapons to Ukraine? MPs weigh in.
Conservative MP James Bezan says Canada should send lethal weapons to Ukraine as the country hopes to ward off a…
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Conservatives urged to reconsider compromise on documents about fired scientists
OTTAWA — Government House leader Mark Holland is urging the Conservatives to reconsider their rejection of a compromise proposal that…
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Canada focused on deterrence as special forces sent to Ukraine: Joly
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Canada is focused on deterrence through the presence of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)…
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Documents give glimpse of Finance Department’s outlook, warnings on inflation
OTTAWA — Newly released documents show the Finance Department last year warned that the pace of price increases could gain…
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Small group of Canadian special forces sent to Ukraine, sources confirm
A small group of Canadian special forces has been deployed to Ukraine, a country on the brink of an armed…
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Feds to spend $35M to enhance settlement resources for newcomers in rural communities
The federal government plans to spend $35 million over the next three years to boost settlement services for newcomers, who…
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Canada urges avoiding non-essential travel to Ukraine due to ‘Russian aggression’
The Canadian government is urging its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Ukraine, in a new advisory citing “Russian aggression.”…
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Alexa McDonough, political trailblazer and former NDP leader, dies at 77
HALIFAX — Former federal NDP leader Alexa McDonough, a political trailblazer who paved the way for women in politics, died…
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Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly heading to Ukraine over Russian troop concerns
OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign affairs minister is heading to Ukraine amid mounting fears of a Russian invasion. Melanie Joly is…
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