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Deputy Ottawa Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star. Government/political people, please tell me everything: [email protected] https://www.thestar.com/
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Here’s our profile of Mark Carney, the one-time banking “whiz kid” that many Liberals hope will save their party and govern in this time of Trumpian crisis. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

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European leaders quickly pledged their continued support for Ukraine on Friday after President Trump’s blistering criticism of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in a meeting at the White House.

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Liberals are reporting problems with the process the party is using to verify voters for the leadership race. Our story here:

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Great journalism from the Globe. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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The morning papers. #onpoli

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The Star’s @robertbenzie.bsky.social on Doug Ford’s historic trifecta

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Ontario votes today. Here's a nifty series of quick videos on the personalities of each party leader.

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And here’s your English-language Liberal leadership debate sum-up from @aballinga.bsky.social and Ryan Tumilty: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

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Our Liberal Leadership live-blog is live now. Join us to watch the four candidates square off in English.

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Here's everything you need to gear up for tonight's English debate for the Liberal leadership.

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FT Exclusive: Peter Navarro, one of the US president’s closest advisers, is pushing for the US to remove Canada from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network — which also includes the UK, Australia and New Zealand. www.ft.com/content/2dfa...

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Dive into our French-language Liberal leadership debate recap from @aballinga.bsky.social and Tonda MacCharles here: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

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RCMP caused 'serious interference' with press freedom in 2020 Wet'suwet'en raid, review body finds www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

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The Liberal leadership contenders are set to square off in their only official French debate tonight. Starts at 8pm EST. Follow along at the link below. We'll have a story up shortly after they wrap the debate at 10pm.

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The first of two Liberal leadership debates is tonight. Here’s our preview of what to watch for with less than two weeks before the party chooses Trudeau’s successor.

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We all squeezed the stick and we all pulled the trigger www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9wW...

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Best Jersey ever. #Canpoli #Canada #Hockey

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Now's a good time to re-watch Donovan Bailey's 150m race with Michael Johnson in 1997. "I think what we should do is we should run this race over again so I can kick his ass one more time" is arguably the greatest moment in the history of Canada. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFcj...

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SCOOP: The Trump administration has given Ukraine an "improved" draft for a minerals agreement between the countries, after President Volodmyr Zelensky infuriated President Trump by rejecting his initial offer, a Ukrainian official, a U.S. official and three sources with knowledge tell Axios.

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We asked three experts about Doug Ford’s plan to build a Highway 401 tunnel. Here’s why it won’t stop congestion and why you might be retired before it’s done. Ford says the tunnel will reduce highway gridlock. Transportation experts, however, say it might just cost a lot of money.

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Interest in the Google search term "join the military" in Canada over the past 90 days

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Pierre Poilievre used an Ottawa rally to deliver a message to Donald Trump: "We will bear any burden and pay any price to protect the sovereignty and independence of our country" He says Trump has two options: Work with Canada or lose it as a friend www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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