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Federal government scrambles to address hordes of passport applicants at overwhelmed offices

Families Minister Karina Gould, the minister responsible for passport services, said Thursday the government is adding more staff on the ground to help triage hours-long lineups at many passport offices as …

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Higher oil and gas prices may be permanent: former Bank of Canada governor

The Canadian economy may need to find a way to permanently adjust to higher oil and gas prices even when the cost of other goods start to fall, according to a …

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Commons could soon pass legislation to study environmental racism

The House of Commons is close to adopting Canada’s first-ever legislation on environmental racism — environmental hazards that disproportionately affect Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities. View Source

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Canadians found dead of knife wounds in Mexican resort

Two Canadians — one of them sought by Interpol — have been found dead of knife wounds in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Playa del Carmen, the state prosecutor’s office …

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Canada spending almost $5B to upgrade continental defence, Anand says

Canada will spend $4.9 billion over the next six years to modernize continental defence, Defence Minister Anita Anand said Monday. View Source

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The final countdown to banning some single-use plastics in Canada begins today

Canadians will need to find alternatives for plastic straws and grocery bags by the end of the year as the federal government puts the final motions in place to ban …

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Government will ban some single-use plastics over the next 18 months

Canadians will need to find alternatives for plastic straws and grocery bags by the end of the year as the federal government bans companies from importing or making plastic bags …

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Liberals introduce bill to eliminate self-induced extreme intoxication as a legal defence

Justice Minister David Lametti has introduced legislation that would amend the Criminal Code to ensure that people who voluntarily become extremely intoxicated can be held legally responsible for their actions …

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Feds temporarily suspend random arrival testing at Canada’s airports

The federal government announced Friday it will suspend the mandatory randomized arrival testing for incoming travellers at Canada’s airports, a move that comes as the U.S. signals it will ease up …

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2 Conservative MPs switch allegiance from Patrick Brown to Pierre Poilievre

Two Conservative MPs have defected from Brampton, Ont. Mayor Patrick Brown’s team to support Pierre Poilievre, his main rival in the party’s leadership race — a move that leaves Brown …

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