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The best photos from the second quarter of 2025 feature campaign whistlestops, a federal leaders' debate, government tariff responses, and MPs being sworn in after the election.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The best photos from the second quarter of 2025 feature campaign whistlestops, a federal leaders' debate, government tariff responses, and MPs being sworn in after the election.
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Sheila Copps: If Poilievre doesn’t change the channel soon, he’s done
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December 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Sheila Copps: If Poilievre doesn’t change the channel soon, he’s done
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The ‘all-in’ bet on Pierre Poilievre’s August byelection campaign paid off, but the 24-to-1 fundraising deficit to his right-flank reveals an 'undercurrent’ that could snowball if left unchecked, says Liberal strategist Dan Arnold.
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Conservatives’ $189K Alberta byelection spend ‘left nothing to chance’ on leader’s return to Parliament, say strategists
The ‘all-in’ bet on Pierre Poilievre’s August byelection campaign paid off, but the 24-to-1 fundraising deficit to his right-flank reveals an 'undercurrent’ that could snowball if left unchecked,…
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December 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The ‘all-in’ bet on Pierre Poilievre’s August byelection campaign paid off, but the 24-to-1 fundraising deficit to his right-flank reveals an 'undercurrent’ that could snowball if left unchecked, says Liberal strategist Dan Arnold.
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All Politics Poll | The Liberal Party’s election win, after trailing the Conservatives by about 20 points for about a year, was voted as 2025's biggest political comeback
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December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
All Politics Poll | The Liberal Party’s election win, after trailing the Conservatives by about 20 points for about a year, was voted as 2025's biggest political comeback
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Seven bills tabled since the start of the 45th Parliament began reached royal assent before the winter break, whole several bills still moving through the legislative process are "core to the government’s overall agenda."
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December 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Seven bills tabled since the start of the 45th Parliament began reached royal assent before the winter break, whole several bills still moving through the legislative process are "core to the government’s overall agenda."
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Michael Harris: There is a great deal to love about Canada, but one of the greatest things is that this country will never have a Donald Trump.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Michael Harris: There is a great deal to love about Canada, but one of the greatest things is that this country will never have a Donald Trump.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Rose LeMay: Call me a dreamer, but this winter solstice season I’m practising hope that 2026 is the year Canada recognizes its strength and credibility as a democracy rests on reconciliation.
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A decade of delays on Indigenous rights
Call me a dreamer, but this winter solstice season I’m practising hope that 2026 is the year Canada recognizes its strength and credibility as a democracy rests on reconciliation.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Rose LeMay: Call me a dreamer, but this winter solstice season I’m practising hope that 2026 is the year Canada recognizes its strength and credibility as a democracy rests on reconciliation.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
“Canada has been historically in love with science and research,” says Louis Têtu, executive chairman of the AI software multinational Coveo.
“But the one thing we’ve failed to do is monetize and industrialize that technology.”
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“But the one thing we’ve failed to do is monetize and industrialize that technology.”
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December 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“Canada has been historically in love with science and research,” says Louis Têtu, executive chairman of the AI software multinational Coveo.
“But the one thing we’ve failed to do is monetize and industrialize that technology.”
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“But the one thing we’ve failed to do is monetize and industrialize that technology.”
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December 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
PHAC lacks timely national data on children’s vaccination rates as report finds agency is not meeting targets
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December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
PHAC lacks timely national data on children’s vaccination rates as report finds agency is not meeting targets
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PMPRB closes all open drug-pricing investigations before implementing new guidelines on Jan. 1, but that doesn’t mean the drug pricing tribunal can’t look at past years’ data to inform future reviews of drug prices
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PMPRB closes all open drug-pricing investigations before implementing new guidelines on Jan. 1
But that doesn’t mean the drug pricing tribunal can’t look at past years’ data to inform future reviews of drug prices, says director general Guillaume Couillard.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
PMPRB closes all open drug-pricing investigations before implementing new guidelines on Jan. 1, but that doesn’t mean the drug pricing tribunal can’t look at past years’ data to inform future reviews of drug prices
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UNLOCKED | Justice Minister Sean Fraser had previously suggested the government wouldn’t ‘copy and paste’ Bill C-63, formerly known as the Online Harms Act, but child protection advocates remained hopeful the Liberals would bring forward a new online safety law.
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Ottawa set to revive online harms legislation in 2026: government source
Justice Minister Sean Fraser had previously suggested the government wouldn’t ‘copy and paste’ Bill C-63, formerly known as the Online Harms Act, but child protection advocates remained hopeful the…
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December 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
UNLOCKED | Justice Minister Sean Fraser had previously suggested the government wouldn’t ‘copy and paste’ Bill C-63, formerly known as the Online Harms Act, but child protection advocates remained hopeful the Liberals would bring forward a new online safety law.
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Politics This Morning: Feds pursuing new plan for funding First Nations' child services
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December 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Politics This Morning: Feds pursuing new plan for funding First Nations' child services
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Feds should ‘sharpen’ definition of Canadian to ensure new ‘Buy Canadian’ procurement policy works, says industry
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December 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Feds should ‘sharpen’ definition of Canadian to ensure new ‘Buy Canadian’ procurement policy works, says industry
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Bhagwant Sandhu: The race is limping along like an administrative exercise—uninspired for the current political moment. And the party, which seems afraid of its own shadow, is primarily to blame.
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The NDP leadership race might be sleepwalking to irrelevance
The party is being battered in the polls and remains, at best, a long shot to regain official party status any time soon. It needs controversy, not controlled messaging.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Bhagwant Sandhu: The race is limping along like an administrative exercise—uninspired for the current political moment. And the party, which seems afraid of its own shadow, is primarily to blame.
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UNLOCKED | Ottawa set to revive online harms legislation in 2026: government source
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Ottawa set to revive online harms legislation in 2026: government source
Justice Minister Sean Fraser had previously suggested the government wouldn’t ‘copy and paste’ Bill C-63, formerly known as the Online Harms Act, but child protection advocates remained hopeful the…
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December 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
UNLOCKED | Ottawa set to revive online harms legislation in 2026: government source
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This year in photos: Trudeau exits, Carney enters politics, Parliament dissolves
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December 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This year in photos: Trudeau exits, Carney enters politics, Parliament dissolves
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Several members of the government’s AI task force say they are worried Ottawa has already fallen behind in the global race to capitalize on a burgeoning economic driver, but they believe the forthcoming AI strategy may provide an opportunity for Canada to catch up.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Several members of the government’s AI task force say they are worried Ottawa has already fallen behind in the global race to capitalize on a burgeoning economic driver, but they believe the forthcoming AI strategy may provide an opportunity for Canada to catch up.
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Opinion: Our national approach to AI risks assuming that we can enjoy the benefits of cutting-edge research without redesigning the machinery of government needed to put it to work.
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After America’s Genesis Mission, where is Canada’s AI North Star?
Our national approach to AI risks assuming that we can enjoy the benefits of cutting-edge research without redesigning the machinery of government needed to put it to work.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Opinion: Our national approach to AI risks assuming that we can enjoy the benefits of cutting-edge research without redesigning the machinery of government needed to put it to work.
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Gwynne Dyer: Aleksandr Dugin said last March that Trump’s America has a lot more in common with Putin’s Russia than most people think:
'The followers of Trump will understand much better what Russia is, who Putin is and the motivations of our politics.'
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'The followers of Trump will understand much better what Russia is, who Putin is and the motivations of our politics.'
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December 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Gwynne Dyer: Aleksandr Dugin said last March that Trump’s America has a lot more in common with Putin’s Russia than most people think:
'The followers of Trump will understand much better what Russia is, who Putin is and the motivations of our politics.'
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'The followers of Trump will understand much better what Russia is, who Putin is and the motivations of our politics.'
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Hill Climbers | Four hired, four promoted in Health Minister Michel’s shop
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December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hill Climbers | Four hired, four promoted in Health Minister Michel’s shop
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Civil Circles: Nine government bodies are getting new deputy ministers, including Intergovernmental Affairs, Justice, Finance, National Defence, Canadian Heritage, Health, Indigenous Services, Natural Resources, and Labour.
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Deputy minister shuffle sees shakeup to Privy Council Office, nine new leaders in key roles
The end-of-year deputy minister shuffle puts fresh faces in key roles responsible for carrying out Prime Minister Mark Carney’s priorities, including Defence, Justice, and Finance
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December 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Civil Circles: Nine government bodies are getting new deputy ministers, including Intergovernmental Affairs, Justice, Finance, National Defence, Canadian Heritage, Health, Indigenous Services, Natural Resources, and Labour.
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The federal government will invest $1.2-million in a project created by the City of Ottawa and the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction to deter people from harmful drug use, and towards care and health services.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The federal government will invest $1.2-million in a project created by the City of Ottawa and the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction to deter people from harmful drug use, and towards care and health services.
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