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Lethbridge MP says ‘many Canadians’ view prime minister as dictator
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Protesters gather outside Calgary hotel where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is staying
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Poilievre overtakes Trudeau as leader seen as best choice for prime minister: poll
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Saskatchewan wins injunction to block CRA from collecting carbon tax
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Poilievre says ‘female spaces’ should be reserved for ‘biological females’
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Support for Trudeau nears ‘rock bottom’ as 68% want him to step down: Ipsos
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Northern Alberta county says it will no longer hire businesses with vaccination policies
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Calgary mayor says anti-mask rallies are ‘thinly veiled white nationalist’ protests
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Puberty blockers should not be used on children, Poilievre says
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Growing calls for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to resign amid worsening COVID-19 3rd wave
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City of Toronto drops COVID vaccine mandate, staff to be offered reinstatement: memo
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Poilievre says Israel hit on Iran nuclear sites would be ‘gift’ to humanity
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Pressure mounts on Trudeau to call inquiry into foreign political meddling
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Majority of Albertans opposed to ‘freedom convoy’ despite vocal minority: survey
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Far-right party projected to win Austria national election
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Alberta not reinstating masking in hospitals even as respiratory illnesses increase
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Jason Kenney says COVID-19 vaccination will not be mandatory in Alberta
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Pierre Poilievre says WestJet union should apologize for trying to ‘silence’ free speech
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New billboard in West Kelowna, B.C. sparks outrage among many
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Federal Liberals face criticism about $875M in missing mental health spending
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Proud Boys among 13 groups added to list of terrorist entities by the Canadian government. READ MORE:
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Rebel News reporters will attend election debates after successful court challenge
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Over half of Canadians don’t want an early election: Ipsos poll
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Trudeau spends 1st Truth and Reconciliation Day in Tofino on vacation, contradicting itinerary
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Canada suspending Hong Kong extradition treaty in response to new security law
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NDP calls for right-wing group Proud Boys to be banned, labelled as terrorists
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Nenshi says lifting Alberta’s remaining COVID-19 health orders is the ‘height of insanity’
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Poilievre misses Pride flag raising, says he was working late
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Poilievre calls special rapporteur ‘fake job,’ says he won’t meet with Johnston
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Maskwacis to ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters during Pope visit: ‘Your agendas do not have a place’
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Ottawa interim police chief Steve Bell didn’t ask feds to invoke Emergencies Act
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Maple Leafs fan moves son’s Lightning gear, bedroom into front yard
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Canadian Proud Boys in ‘panic’ as platforms go offline and government talks of terror listing
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Canada is flattening the coronavirus curve. That’s ‘good news,’ expert explains
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MPP Randy Hillier posts a photo of 15 people in one room celebrating Christmas
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Thousands march in Montreal in protest of COVID-19 health measures
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Trudeau and family head to Costa Rica for 2-week vacation
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Alberta to require parental consent for name changes in schools, places age limits on gender affirmation care
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Meghan Markle chats motherhood with ‘dear friend’ Sophie Grégoire on podcast
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Saskatoon father and son duo create stick libraries for local dog parks
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Unvaccinated truckers delivering vaccines, COVID devices exempt from border rules
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Tamara Lich, convoy organizer, denied bail as judge notes ‘grave’ nature of charge
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is listed terrorist group ‘by association,’ Canadian court rules
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Trudeau captures Liberal minority, will need to reshuffle cabinet, set throne speech
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Ontario Liberal Party promises 10 paid sick days, higher minimum wage
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Poilievre calls supervised consumption sites ‘drug dens,’ vows to close some
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Trudeau was briefed at least 5 times on foreign interference since 2021: docs
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Coronavirus: Canada Goose to start making medical gear for health-care workers
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Kenney says federal government’s use of Emergencies Act ‘not necessary’ in Alberta
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Largest fire evacuation in Alberta history underway in Fort McMurray
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Freeland accused of being ‘smug’, ‘clueless’ after Disney+ comment
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#BREAKING: The motion by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to have Ottawa extend its carbon price pause to all forms of home heating has been defeated.
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Most voters still say Trudeau should resign — and expect an election in 2024
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Rwanda locates genocide grave that could contain up to 30,000 bodies
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Indigenous-led prescribed burns could help reduce wildfire risks, experts say
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An Alberta biologist says a seven week lockdown could get the province to no new daily COVID-19 cases.
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Poilievre calls Trudeau a ‘joke’ on world stage, won’t commit to NATO timeline
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Canada Post apologizes for printing stamps with severed John A. Macdonald head
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Biden revokes presidential permit for Keystone XL pipeline expansion on 1st day
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What message does the Danielle Smith ‘straight pride’ photo send to Albertans?
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Trudeau pledges federal supports to Calgary, Edmonton amid 3rd COVID-19 wave
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Ontario’s new COVID-19 restrictions have science ‘absolutely upside-down,’ experts say
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#BREAKING: The Federal Court has ruled the Trudeau government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act during the trucker convoy that descended on Ottawa in 2022 violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. READ MORE:
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Business groups urge feds to reverse vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers
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Health Canada adds autoimmune disorder warning to AstraZeneca, J&J COVID-19 vaccines
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‘Political suicide’: Capital gains tax on home sales a risky proposal, experts say
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Flames engulf Catholic church in Morinville, Alta.
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RCMP ‘following up’ after Jagmeet Singh harassed by protesters in Peterborough
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“To actually see them pouring out of the back of the TV on the seat, that was actually really gross."
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Guaranteed basic income emerges as top policy priority for Liberal MPs amid COVID-19
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Bill Maher warns Americans about Canada: ‘Yes, you can move too far left’
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Jagmeet Singh impresses AOC during ‘epic crossover’ video game livestream
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#BREAKING: The court's decision calls Ottawa's ban on single-use plastics like straws and grocery bags both "unreasonable and unconstitutional.".
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BREAKING: ‘Trailer Park Boys’ actor John Dunsworth (aka Jim Lahey in the show) has died at the age of 71
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NDP announces plan to cancel up to $20K in student loan debt per Canadian
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Ontario freezes funds from GiveSendGo trucker convoy fundraiser
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says a field trip to a protest he calls 'disgraceful’ must be investigated. READ MORE:.
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Alberta doctors invite premier, health minister to visit ICU: ‘We need you to see’
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Ryan Straschnitzki, paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, is taking his first assisted steps thanks to an epidural stimulation implant embedded in his spine. READ MORE:
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to launch court challenge against feds’ Emergencies Act
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Poilievre wants Trudeau to have carbon price meeting on TV with premiers
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There are at least 33 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Canada.
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Trudeau resignation would be in Canada’s best interest: Liberal MP
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West Kelowna man caught on video tossing burning object into bush could face charges: RCMP
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A new star is born: Canada’s chief medical officers offer clarity in age of coronavirus
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Alberta’s CPP exit would put millions of retirements at risk, Freeland says
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Alberta will warm faster than the rest of the planet because of human activity, causing profound impacts on the province’s economy and public health, says a new provincial report.
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Trudeau to protesters: ‘Isn’t there a hospital you should be going to bother right now?’
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Teens rescued with turbans, garden hose after falling through ice in northeast Calgary
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Ottawa police tow 12 vehicles during Saturday ‘protests and convoys’
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A COVID-19 vaccine developed in Edmonton is moving forward to human trials this summer.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Whistler, B.C. for Invictus Games training camp
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Mums the word as Polievre, Calgary MP stay silent over hate T-shirt photos
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Poilievre leads march of convoy protesters beside man with far-right extremist ties
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Canada can no longer be ‘naive’ about the ‘real’ threats it faces: defence chief
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Ontario government must ‘immediately’ reopen outdoor spaces: Canadian Paediatric Society
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‘It’s infuriating’: Constituents of MPP Randy Hillier call for his removal
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