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Montreal activist Yves Engler officially looking to enter NDP…

November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM

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Montreal activist Yves Engler officially looking to enter NDP leadership race nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/10/m...

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B.C. Conservative riding executives urge MLAs to show 'courage' and…

November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM

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B.C. Conservative riding executives urge MLAs to show 'courage' and oust Rustad nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/10/b...

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Current government 'stands by' Canada's climate targets, environment minister says | CBC News

November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM

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Current government 'stands by' Canada's climate targets, environment minister says. Carney government is committed to the 2035 target set under Trudeau: Julie Dabrusin www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Canada’s new environment minister and Environment and Climate Change officials confirmed that the federal government is standing by the national climate targets that were set under the previous Prime ...

Next batch of national interest major projects to be released…

November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM

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Next batch of national interest major projects to be released Thursday, Carney says nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/10/n...

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Anand says U.S. secretary Rubio has avoided '51st state' chatter as…

November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM

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Anand says U.S. secretary Rubio has avoided '51st state' chatter as G7 meeting looms nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/10/a...

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US Supreme Court upholds its decision legalizing same-sex marriage…

November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM

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US Supreme Court upholds its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/10/t...

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Ben Mulroney: Canada’s chance to find itself again

November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM

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Canada’s chance to find itself again - Where Ben Mulroney writes Canada's obituary - as a "thought exercise" nationalpost.com/opinion/ben-...

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Reimagining this country is not only possible, it is essential

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November 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM

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Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/10/t...

Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn…

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Mark Carney’s promise on housing was to build build build. What happened?

November 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM

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Mark Carney’s promise on housing was to build build build. What happened? @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social writes www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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In focusing on immigration, the Liberals may well be taking aim at the wrong thing.

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November 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM

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Ottawa hasn’t seen this kind of soap opera drama in decades, @althiaraj.bsky.social www.thestar.com/politics/pol...

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Althia Raj: Ottawa hasn’t seen this kind of soap opera drama in decades

The mood on the Conservative bench is grim. Stories of strong-armed tactics by Pierre Poilievre’s team continue to be shared by other MPs, writes Althia Raj.

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November 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM

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MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. Expert says event exemplifies worrying overlap between martial arts and extremism www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. | CBC News

This summer in Vancouver, dozens of people gathered to attend a conference organized and attended by some of Canada’s most prominent white supremacist organizations. CBC’s visual investigations team l...

Stellantis takes Ontario auto supplier to court over claims of extortion | CBC News

November 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM

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Stellantis takes Ontario auto supplier to court over claims of extortion www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Stellantis and one of its Canadian auto suppliers are battling in court over the price of brake rotors in a dispute that threatens to shutter some auto assembly plants in Michigan.

D’Entremont’s defection, Jeneroux's resignation cast a shadow over Poilievre’s leadership review in January

November 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM

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D’Entremont’s defection, Jeneroux’s resignation cast a shadow over Poilievre’s leadership review in January, Michael Harris writes www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

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It's one thing that Pierre Poilievre continues to lag behind Mark Carney as the preferred choice for prime minister. But when a member of your own caucus crosses the floor, it's an entirely different ...

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November 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM

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Conservative MP Bragdon ousts Liberal MP Duguid as co-chair of ‘influential’ Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group: Grits are ‘kicking ourselves'
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Conservative MP Bragdon ousts Liberal MP Duguid as co-chair of ‘influential’ Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group: Grits are 'kicking ourselves'

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and almost all members of his caucus on the Canada-U.S. Inter-parliamentary Group turned out to vote for Conservative MP Richard Bragdon, while a significant numbe...

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November 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM

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N.S. chief justices defend courtroom poppy ban after politicians call practice wrong nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/09/n...

N.S. chief justices defend courtroom poppy ban after politicians call…

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N.S. chief justices defend courtroom poppy ban after politicians call…

November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM

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N.S. chief justices defend courtroom poppy ban after politicians call practice wrong nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/09/n...

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Sharan Kaur: Inside the Conservative Party’s culture of fear

November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM

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Inside the Conservative Party’s culture of fear, www.ctvnews.ca/opinion/arti...

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Canadian politics has never been for the faint of heart. Every party has its fractures, leadership wars, and moments of chaos. But what’s happening inside the Conservative Party under Pierre Poilievre...

Pushing, yelling from Conservative leadership ‘sealed the deal’ on defection: d’Entremont | CBC News

November 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM

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Pushing, yelling from Conservative leadership ‘sealed the deal’ on defection: d’Entremont. MP says Conservatives felt like ‘part of a frat house rather than a serious political party’ www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont says pushing and yelling from Conservative Party leadership ‘sealed the deal’ on his choice to cross the floor to the Liberals earlier this week.

Freeland tasked with tapping Canadian businesses to help rebuild…

November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM

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Freeland tasked with tapping Canadian businesses to help rebuild Ukraine nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/09/f...

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COP30 primer: Here's what to know about the annual UN climate talks…

November 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM

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COP30 primer: Here's what to know about the annual UN climate talks and Canada's role nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/09/c...

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Budget ‘squarely in the middle of Canadian politics’: Government House leader

November 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM

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Budget ‘squarely in the middle of Canadian politics’: Government House leader www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Kovrig warns against making China ‘core’ to diversification strategy

November 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM

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Kovrig warns against making China ‘core’ to diversification strategy www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

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As Canada looks to recalibrate relations with China amid the ongoing trade war with the U.S., former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig is warning against making China “the core” of its economic diversi...

Where is the money to replace Canada’s aging submarines? It wasn’t in the 2025 federal budget

November 9, 2025 at 10:32 AM

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Where is the money to replace Canada’s aging submarines? It wasn’t in the 2025 federal budget www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

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Prime Minister Mark Carney has now climbed into two submarines on two continents, but the 2025 federal budget, which allocated more than $80 billion toward defence, made no mention of funding towards ...