With Trudeau on the ropes, Liberals contemplate the next election with hope and anxiety | Judge finds no documentation to support Global News' reporting on Han Dong allegations | As Tehran condemns decision to list IRGC as terrorist group, Ottawa urges Canadians in Iran to come home
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With Trudeau on the ropes, Liberals contemplate the next election with hope and anxiety; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a United Way conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 18, 2024\.

With Trudeau on the ropes, Liberals contemplate the next election with hope and anxiety

June 20 , 2024 at 03:08:29 p.m. EDT • :

Justin Trudeau keeps saying he wants to stay and fight the next election against Pierre Poilievre. But his leadership could be put to the test in next week's byelection in Toronto-St. Paul's. And his MPs are wavering between resignation and enthusiasm.

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Judge finds no documentation to support Global News' reporting on Han Dong allegations; Han Dong arrives to appear as a witness at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 2, 2024\.

Judge finds no documentation to support Global News' reporting on Han Dong allegations

June 20 , 2024 at 06:17:33 p.m. EDT • :

An Ontario Superior Court judge has found no documented evidence to support allegations made against former Liberal MP Han Dong in series of Global News stories last year.

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As Tehran condemns decision to list IRGC as terrorist group, Ottawa urges Canadians in Iran to come home; Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps \(IRGC\) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022\.

As Tehran condemns decision to list IRGC as terrorist group, Ottawa urges Canadians in Iran to come home

June 20 , 2024 at 02:09:05 p.m. EDT • :

The federal government is urging Canadians in Iran to come home to avoid acts of retaliation by the state — including arbitrary arrest — as Tehran condemns Ottawa's decision to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.

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Alberta government calls bill about backing up environmental claims an 'agenda to create chaos'; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is pictured in a file photo from April 12\. In a joint statement issued Thursday, Smith, along with Energy and Minerals Minister Brian Jean and Environment and Protected Areas Minister Rebecca Schulz, said it would use every legal option to push back against Bill C-59 after it receives royal assent\.

Alberta government calls bill about backing up environmental claims an 'agenda to create chaos'

June 20 , 2024 at 12:16:54 p.m. EDT • :

Alberta's government says it is "actively exploring" the use of every legal option, including a constitutional challenge or the use of the Alberta Sovereignty Act, to push back against federal legislation that will soon become law.

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Calgary misses out on hosting major international conference due to visa processing delays; Downtown Calgary and the Bow River are seen from the air on Wednesday, May 31, 2023\.

Calgary misses out on hosting major international conference due to visa processing delays

June 19 , 2024 at 04:20:39 p.m. EDT • :

Organizers with the International Health Economics Association cancelled plans to have Calgary host their next global congress over worries Ottawa couldn't process hundreds of attendees' visas in time for the July 2025 event. That means Calgary businesses will miss out on potential economic spinoffs.

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Public servants uneasy as government 'spy' robot prowls federal offices; Part of the VirBrix platform, this robot was spotted in federal office towers in Gatineau in March\.  

June 20 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Public servants uneasy as government 'spy' robot prowls federal offices

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Poilievre kicking off the summer with a campaign-style RV tour of Quebec; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre arrives to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 19, 2024\.  

June 20 , 2024 at 04:54:24 p.m. EDT • :

Poilievre kicking off the summer with a campaign-style RV tour of Quebec

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PM says he will apologize for First Nations child welfare discrimination; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed in a June 17 letter to Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak that he plans to make an official apology for discriminatory First Nations child welfare policies\.  

June 19 , 2024 at 07:25:45 p.m. EDT • :

PM says he will apologize for First Nations child welfare discrimination

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Toronto voters say federal byelection is a referendum on Justin Trudeau's future; Liberal candidate for Toronto-St\. Paul's, Leslie Church, left and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, right, speak to supporters at a campaign volunteer event, in Toronto on Thursday, May 30, 2024\.  

June 20 , 2024 at 04:00:59 a.m. EDT • :

Toronto voters say federal byelection is a referendum on Justin Trudeau's future

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The House of Commons has adjourned for the summer — what did it accomplish?; The Canada flag catches the morning light on the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 16, 2024\.  

June 20 , 2024 at 12:31:30 p.m. EDT • :

The House of Commons has adjourned for the summer — what did it accomplish?

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