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Carney's plan to cut tens of billions in spending is tough but doable, experts say

July 12 , 2025 at 04:00:03 a.m. EDT • :

The federal government has started its comprehensive review of government spending, but what will it mean for Canada's public service, what balance will it have to strike and can the Liberals really cut so much?

Canada won't let this Afghan refugee in from the U.S. His family worries the Taliban might kill him back home

July 12 , 2025 at 04:00:49 a.m. EDT • :

A U.S. judge has granted Mohammad Younesi permission to travel to the Canadian border to claim asylum. But his petition to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for a permit to make that happen was rejected.

Poilievre says he lost Ottawa riding for being 'honest' about plan to cut public sector jobs

July 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says he lost his riding of Carleton in the federal election due to an "aggressive" campaign by public sector unions after he was honest about wanting to cut federal worker jobs.

Investigation into deadly Air India crash finds plane's engine fuel cut-off switches were flipped off

July 11 , 2025 at 06:07:24 p.m. EDT • :

A preliminary report depicted confusion in the cockpit shortly before an Air India jetliner crashed, killing more than 200 people last month, after the plane's engine fuel cut-off switches almost simultaneously flipped off, starving the engines of fuel.

2 years after riots rocked France, these moms are still trying to keep the peace

July 12 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

In the suburbs of Paris, the "Pink Vests" try to calm the often-tense relations between youths and the police, an issue that erupted two years ago when a 17-year-old was killed by city police, touching off France's biggest riots in 20 years.

July 11 , 2025 at 05:50:11 p.m. EDT • :

WATCH | Can Musk's 'America Party' succeed?

July 11 , 2025 at 07:52:37 p.m. EDT • :

Canada needs a U.S. trade deal but shouldn't have set a negotiation deadline, says Poilievre

July 12 , 2025 at 06:09:36 a.m. EDT • :

U.S. citizen among 2 Palestinians killed by settlers in Israeli-occupied West Bank

July 11 , 2025 at 03:59:13 p.m. EDT • :

He's lived in the U.S. since he was 3. At 46, he was denied re-entry at the border

July 11 , 2025 at 05:28:20 p.m. EDT • :

Sports fans 'flabbergasted' after Sportsnet announces double-digit price hike

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