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There’s a lot of anticipation around the federal government’s impending F-35 review. But it is not the only major piece of U.S.-made equipment on order or planned for the Canadian military. Explaining that to a boycott-minded Canadian public presents its challenges.


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Canada’s relationship with Mexico took a hit last fall when some politicians responded to talk of tariffs from president-elect Donald Trump by suggesting that Mexico should be thrown out of the North American free trade deal. This trip aims to mend fences and build alliances.


Ottawa brought forward the request in a written legal argument filed at the court on Wednesday, as part of the landmark case on Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill 21.


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The Liberal government is introducing new legislation on Friday to make it a crime to intentionally promote hatred against identifiable groups in public using certain hate- or terrorism-related symbols like swastikas, CBC News has learned. 


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Ottawa is calling Israel’s latest ground offensive in Gaza City “horrific” and says it’s making the release of hostages still held by Hamas less likely.


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Born in Wolfville, N.S., in 1938, Oliver made history in 1990 by becoming the first Black man to be appointed to the Senate of Canada.


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Canada is expected to announce it’s launching formal consultations on the CUSMA trade pact within the next week, after the Trump administration kicked off its own review.


Lametti and Carney

Former Justice Minister David Lametti will be leaving his job as principal secretary to Prime Minister Mark Carney after just a couple of months on the job, sources tell CBC News.


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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to maintain the 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, despite the canola levy.


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Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says his government is not ready to announce when and for how long its gun amnesty program will be extended.