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Defence chief set to pitch 'options' for massive troop surge as military strains under its own limits - Gen. Jennie Carignan will soon present options to dramatically expand Canada's military to perhaps as many 500,000 personnel, including citizen soldiers. But the Armed Forces can't meet current targets, with recruiting failures, training bottlenecks and equipment shortages raising doubts about whether Prime Minister Mark Carney's government can execute the plan. Politics - | 8 hours ago

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COMING UP -- Transport minister makes air passenger rights announcement

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At Issue | The costs of Carney's spending plans

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3:12 -- Immigration minister grilled after former IRGC member nearly enters Canada

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2:11 -- Advocates urge Liberals to go even further on fixing disability tax credit

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IRGC members 'inadmissible' to Canada, says sports secretary amid FIFA controversy

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Another MP leaving the Liberals as former minister Wilkinson takes EU post

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How will the Liberals solve the skilled trades shortage?

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Diab says she didn't know Iranian soccer official with IRGC ties was given permit to enter Canada

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PM says IRGC members 'prohibited from entering this country and they will not enter this country'

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Conservatives seek answers after Iranian with IRGC ties reportedly given temporary resident permit

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'There is one negotiator,' says Carney on Conservative MP trips to Washington D.C.

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NDP Leader Avi Lewis expresses 'serious concerns' regarding social media age verification rollout

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Canada scrambling to staff its huge military buildup

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Head of Iranian soccer denied entry to Canada over IRGC ties

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Is Carney's government preparing to privatize Canadian airports?

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Pentagon procurement post reveals Canada quietly locked into HIMARS deal -- A U.S. contract notice shows Canada is included in a $1.1-billion High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) production deal, suggesting Ottawa finalized the purchase months ago without making any announcement. The silence clashes with promises to buy less American equipment, even as the Armed Forces pushes for the Ukraine-tested system to fill a critical long-range strike gap. -- Politics

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Leaked report shows basic training pass rate fell after military recruitment changes -- A higher number of military recruits are failing to pass basic training since changes were implemented to boost enrolment, says a leaked report circulating within Canada's defence community. -- Politics

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Trump signs order authorizing Bridger's Canada-Wyoming crude pipeline -- The proposed project will transport Canadian ‌crude from the U.S.-Canada ​border to Wyoming. -- Business

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Immigration minister says she's accountable after former IRGC official was granted permit for FIFA event -- The Liberal government is under fire to explain how a senior Iranian soccer official with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — a listed terrorist group in Canada — was reportedly granted and then denied entry into the country ahead of a pre-FIFA World Cup gathering in Vancouver. -- Politics

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Liberals use majority to move some parliamentary committees behind closed doors

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New PBO says economic update lacks details on targets, results

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Changes to disability tax credit broadly welcomed by opposition, advocates

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Carney says there's only 'one negotiator' with the U.S. after Conservative MP's latest trip to Washington

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Canada selected to headquarter new multinational defence bank, sources say

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South Korea's Hanwha sweetens the pot at deadline for submarine bids

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Liberals are pitching a brand new police agency for financial crimes. How would that work?

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Feds reveal 6 pillars for long-touted, repeatedly delayed national AI strategy

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Conservative MP Jamil Jivani returns to Washington to meet with U.S. trade rep

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Government again seeks to make it possible to search, seize small mail

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Helmets and hard hats: A look at Canada's plan to boost the military with skills training

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LIVE -- House of Commons question period -- CBC News

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Stop calling Canada's latest big idea a sovereign wealth fund | About That -- About That

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1:19 -- #TheMoment a polar bear passed through a N.L. town -- The National

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Why Trump's missile math doesn't work | About That -- About That

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7 key takeaways from the Liberal government's spring economic snapshot -- Darren Major

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Higher oil prices set to give feds a 'windfall' in next budget -- Peter Armstrong

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Liberals on better-than-expected ground, plan to spend billions on skilled trades in economic update -- Catharine Tunney

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Health Canada approves 1st generic version of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic -- Jennifer La Grassa

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Liberals, Conservatives haggle over a deficit that is both smaller and larger -- Aaron Wherry

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Federal government targets sport participation with $660 million pledge to sport organizations - Karissa Donkin - Sports - | April 28

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Carney government proposes $6B to hire 100,000 new skilled trades workers -- Benjamin Lopez Steven

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Carney to attend European Political Community summit in Armenia next month -- Peter Zimonjic

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