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CBC News - Politics

Updated - Poilievre calls for federal tax holiday on fuel as gas prices spike - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the government to temporarily pause federal taxes on gas and diesel for the remainder of the year. Politics - | 32 minutes ago

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New - Supreme Court won't hear case contesting constitutionality of Canada's voting system - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal challenging the constitutionality of Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system. Politics - | 10 minutes ago

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To meet next NATO spending target, Canada needs a credible fiscal plan, think-tank says -- After hitting NATO's two per cent GDP spending target in March 2026, Canada now faces a daunting climb to five per cent by 2035, according to the CD Howe Institute, one of the country's leading economic think-tanks.

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Liberals planned to buy back 136,000 banned guns. Fewer than half that many were declared -- The federal public safety minister's office says more than 67,000 assault-style firearms have been declared, far short of the 136,000 the government had budgeted for. The uptake combined with hurdles for the next stage are raising questions about whether the program will accomplish the government's goal of abolishing assault-style firearms in Canada.

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Thousands of federal employees weighing early retirement offer

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Finance minister to visit China this week as Canada aims to forge closer ties -- Politics

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Senior Canadian commander charged by military police in compensation probe -- Murray Brewster

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How China is charging forward with EV adoption as Canada prepares to welcome its cars -- Lisa Xing

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Poilievre says he would 'unblock our own energy' in response to Strait of Hormuz disruption

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Gun buyback program misses target by nearly half

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A year into Trump's auto tariffs, is Carney doing enough for the industry?

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As deadline arrives, Ottawa 'not lowering the bar' for Alberta pipeline deals

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Late Stephen Lewis 'was my great hero,' says friend David Suzuki

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Canadian politician, diplomat Stephen Lewis dead at 88

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'Absolutely not': Carney clear proroguing Parliament 'never even entered my thinking'

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Poilievre calls on Liberals to cancel multibillion-dollar high-speed rail 'boondoggle'

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Carney condemns Israel's 'illegal invasion' of Lebanon

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Ford, Carney pledge $8.8B to kickstart Ontario housing builds

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Air Canada CEO to retire after collision statement controversy

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Carney resists calls to drop new MP over Chinese forced labour comments

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Ontario 'relentless' in making CUSMA case to the U.S. ahead of review: minister

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Housing minister defends nationwide progress, calls Ontario market 'challenged'

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Cost of living a 'fundamental focus' for NDP's Avi Lewis ahead of Carney meeting

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Analysis - If court halts separatists' referendum bid, they'll push Danielle Smith to approve it anyway - A First Nation's injunction request, to be heard April 7, claims the independence petition drive threatens treaty rights. Canada - Calgary - | 5 hours ago

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Changes needed at Canada Revenue Agency after audit of Muslim charity: report

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First Nations chiefs demand the PM apologize after he said he could 'outlast' protesters

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Federal 30-days-or-free policy for passports now in place -- Politics

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Poilievre says government should cancel Toronto-Quebec City high-speed rail project -- Politics

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American booze bans, 'Buy Canadian' policy flagged by U.S. as trade irritants: report -- Politics

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Canadian government taking over vaccine injury compensation program -- Health

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Carney says he's 'absolutely not' considering proroguing Parliament after byelections -- Politics

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Carney defends Canada's approach to forced labour amid fallout from floor-crossing MP's comments -- Politics

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Canada's finance minister aims to shore up support, investment in China -- World

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Video - 1:08 - What will be going through Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen's mind before takeoff? April 1

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IN PHOTOS | Stephen Lewis: Life of a politician, diplomat and activist - News - Politics - | March 31

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Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician, diplomat and journalist, dead at 88 -- Peter Zimonjic

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Carney announces $3.8B to protect nature, new conservation sites in James Bay and Manitoba -- Campbell MacDiarmid

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Public servant says she's 'collateral damage' as government prepares to test new pay system - Priscilla Ki Sun Hwang - News - Canada - Ottawa - | March 31

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Ford, Carney announce $8.8B to help cut development charges, spur housing builds in Ontario - Ethan Lang - News - Canada - Toronto - | March 31 - |

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'Light also exists': Some Cubans see hope in the darkness of the moment -- Jorge Barrera

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