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Liberals may take a year to clear Afghanistan aid blockade, as senators urge speed

Liberals may take a year to clear Afghanistan aid blockade, as senators urge speed

OTTAWA — A Senate committee is urging the Trudeau government to amend laws that are blocking humanitarian groups from responding to growing desperation in Afghanistan, but the Liberals say the fix might only come year after MPs first called for it.
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Black federal employees say creation of mental health program plagued by racism

Black federal employees say creation of mental health program plagued by racism

OTTAWA — A group of Black federal public servants is accusing the government of racism and is threatening to pull out of the development of a mental health action plan meant for Black workers.
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Canada revoking sanctions exemptions for Nord Stream turbines

Canada revoking sanctions exemptions for Nord Stream turbines

OTTAWA — Canada has revoked an exemption to sanctions that had allowed a Montreal company to repair turbines for the Nord Stream pipeline operated by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom.
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Canada beefing up Haiti embassy in push for political consensus

Canada beefing up Haiti embassy in push for political consensus

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is beefing up Canada's embassy staffing in Haiti to work closer with security officials as Ottawa continues pushing the country's political leaders to find consensus on how the West can help manage the ongoing c
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'Issue of fairness': Developing countries walk out of biodiversity talks over funding

'Issue of fairness': Developing countries walk out of biodiversity talks over funding

MONTREAL — Representatives from developing countries have walked out of a global conference on conserving the world's biodiversity over concerns that talks about how those efforts should be funded are lagging behind those on how much land and water s
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Ottawa must hold resource companies accountable to keep Indigenous women safe: report

Ottawa must hold resource companies accountable to keep Indigenous women safe: report

OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee says resource companies should be held "accountable" for the effect their projects have on the safety of Indigenous women and girls.
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Liberals want to expand Parliament Hill after post-convoy security report

Liberals want to expand Parliament Hill after post-convoy security report

OTTAWA — Liberal MPs on a House of Commons committee that studied parliamentary security after the "Freedom Convoy" say Parliament Hill should expand to include nearby streets.
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Health ministers agree on improving health care, but premiers holding out: Duclos

Health ministers agree on improving health care, but premiers holding out: Duclos

OTTAWA — Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and his provincial counterparts agree privately on what needs to be done to improve health care, the federal minister said Wednesday, but he argues "the ball is in the premiers' court" to accept a deal for mo
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House of Commons breaks for the holidays, with MPs set return in late January

House of Commons breaks for the holidays, with MPs set return in late January

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ended the fall sitting of the House of Commons by saying he shares the New Democrats' concerns about health care, as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre instructed his members of Parliament to stand on the side
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Fusion breakthrough a 'marvel' of global scientific collaboration, including Canada

Fusion breakthrough a 'marvel' of global scientific collaboration, including Canada

WASHINGTON — The fusion ignition breakthrough that has experts hailing a new dawn in the search for clean energy took a lot of help from around the world — including Canada.
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