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Former parliamentarian worked on behalf of foreign government to influence Parliament: CSIS; Lawyers enter the hearing room as the Public Inquiry into Foreign Election Interference resumes in Ottawa, Monday, Sept\. 16, 2024\.

Former parliamentarian worked on behalf of foreign government to influence Parliament: CSIS

September 27 , 2024 at 11:03:58 a.m. EDT • :

A foreign government tried to get a Liberal candidate defeated and a former parliamentarian is suspected of having worked to influence parliamentary business on behalf of a foreign government, the public inquiry into interference was told Friday.

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Ottawa reserving commercial airline seats to get Canadians out of Lebanon; Rescuers arrive at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, Sept\. 27, 2024\.

Ottawa reserving commercial airline seats to get Canadians out of Lebanon

September 27 , 2024 at 04:35:08 p.m. EDT • :

The federal government has started booking blocks of seats on commercial flights to help Canadians get out of Lebanon.

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By the numbers: Here's what it would take to bring down the Liberals in a confidence vote; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises to vote against an opposition motion on confidence in the government following Question Period, Wednesday, September 25, 2024 in Ottawa\.

By the numbers: Here's what it would take to bring down the Liberals in a confidence vote

September 27 , 2024 at 04:00:21 a.m. EDT • :

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government survived a confidence vote this week with the help of the NDP and the Bloc Québécois — but the Liberals will be facing another one soon. Here's a breakdown of how the major parties would have to align in order to trigger an early election.

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Angry claims of 'double standards' in international law roil the UN; United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres puts his hand over his heart after speaking to the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters on Tuesday, Sept\. 24, 2024\.

Angry claims of 'double standards' in international law roil the UN

September 26 , 2024 at 03:08:57 p.m. EDT • :

As representatives of the world's governments met at the UN General Assembly in New York earlier this week, tensions were growing in the world body over what many countries describe as double standards in the application of the UN Charter, which prohibits the seizure of territory by force.

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Minister says veterans on Canada's Invictus team will get health coverage by 2025; Members of Canada's Invictus Team attend the Opening Ceremony at Merkur Spiel-Arena during the Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 on September 09, 2023 in Dusseldorf, Germany\.

Minister says veterans on Canada's Invictus team will get health coverage by 2025

September 26 , 2024 at 04:38:07 p.m. EDT • :

Veterans' Affairs Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor now says that veterans on Canada's Invictus Games team will get full health coverage by 2025, days after CBC News reported that veterans on the team have to buy their own health insurance.

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Poilievre penalized for not withdrawing comments that set off question period fracas; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept\. 24, 2024\.  

September 26 , 2024 at 02:53:43 p.m. EDT • :

Poilievre penalized for not withdrawing comments that set off question period fracas

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CTV says staffers who altered Poilievre clip 'no longer' work for its news team; The Bell Media Studios, in downtown Toronto, are pictured on Feb\. 8, 2024\. Bell Media is slashing CTV's local news output\.  

September 26 , 2024 at 06:03:35 p.m. EDT • :

CTV says staffers who altered Poilievre clip 'no longer' work for its news team

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CRTC criticized for offering assigned office space as fundraiser prize; Public Service Alliance of Canada \(PSAC\) National President Sharon DeSousa at a rally in Ottawa on Sept\. 9, 2024, the day federal public servants had to start reporting to the office at least three days a week\.  

September 27 , 2024 at 04:55:25 p.m. EDT • :

CRTC criticized for offering assigned office space as fundraiser prize

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Outgoing Métis National Council president says she faced 'misogyny and ageism' in the role; Cassidy Caron is the youngest president to lead the Métis National Council\.  

September 27 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Outgoing Métis National Council president says she faced 'misogyny and ageism' in the role

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Trudeau's silence on false pet-eating immigrant claims 'flagrant': Haitian advocates; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, flanked by entourage and security, waves as he arrives to the CBS studios for the filming of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," in New York, Monday, Sept\. 23, 2024\. Trudeau will be interviewed by Colbert, and the episode aired later Monday night\. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick  

September 26 , 2024 at 06:18:01 p.m. EDT • :

Trudeau's silence on false pet-eating immigrant claims 'flagrant': Haitian advocates

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