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Ruby Dhalla kicked out of Liberal leadership race: source

February 21 , 2025 at 04:48:35 p.m. EST • :

A Liberal Party of Canada committee has voted unanimously to disqualify former MP Ruby Dhalla from the race to be the next leader, according to a source.

Carney skipping unofficial debates, say rival campaigns

February 21 , 2025 at 04:37:42 p.m. EST • :

While official debates in the Liberal leadership race are set for Monday and Tuesday, some of the candidates say they're open to facing off in other arenas. But sources working on rival campaigns say perceived front-runner Mark Carney has stayed away when invited to take part.

Ottawa removing half of federal internal trade barriers

February 21 , 2025 at 01:04:43 p.m. EST • :

Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand informed the provinces and territories Friday that Ottawa will remove more than half of federal internal trade barriers in a move to make Canada less reliant on the United States.

Did Mark Carney's campaign use AI to boost crowd sizes? We investigated

February 21 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Following an event for Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney last week, some social media users claimed that at least some of the supporters pictured in still photos shared by the campaign were AI-generated. The CBC's visual investigations team has examined the image. Here's what they found.

Want to buy Canadian? There's an app for that

February 21 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Wouldn't it be great if your phone could just magically tell you whether the products you want to buy are Canadian or not? Well, now it can — thanks to savvy entrepreneurs across the country who've created apps to meant to help shoppers identify the origin of everyday staples.