NATO chief needs resources to respond to recent 'wake-up call'

NATO's outgoing secretary general is repeating his call for member countries like Canada to boost their defence spending in response to the "wake-up call" of recent crises like the one unfolding in Ukraine. In an interview airing...

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Anti-radicalization program being developed by RCMP

The RCMP is developing a program to stop Canadians from becoming radicalized by violent ideologies, a new report reveals. As of early 2014, about 130 people with Canadian connections were believed to be in countries such as Syria, Somalia and Afghanistan participating...

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Ukraine crisis: EU threatens Russia with more sanctions

Despite tough rhetoric decrying Russia's increasing military involvement in Ukraine, European Union leaders on Sunday stopped short of imposing new sanctions against Moscow right away. Instead, the 28-nation bloc's heads of state and government tasked...

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Conservative fundraising runs into roadblock in Quebec

The prime minister's Quebec lieutenant, Denis Lebel, has spent the past couple weeks crisscrossing his home province on what the party is billing as his "End of Summer Tour" — a 12-day trek that has taken him from Charlevoix...

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NATO pushes for bigger crisis response brigade as Canada mulls opportunity

Canada will send troops, jets and warships to participate in a massive NATO training exercise next year in a deployment that could be the first step towards deeper involvement in the alliance's long-term strategy to counter a resurgent Russia. The units...

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Premiers take the ice bucket challenge in Charlottetown

Video CBC News Posted: Aug 29, 2014 3:50 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 29, 2014 3:51 PM ET Premiers Darrell Pasloski of Yukon, Christy Clark of British Columbia and Nunavut's Peter Taptuna wrapped up Council of the Federation meetings...

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Premiers agree to move forward with a national energy strategy

Canada's premiers emerged from their three-day summer meeting in Charlottetown today with an agreement to move forward with a national energy strategy. P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz, who was chairing this week's meeting, said all provinces and territories...

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NATO chief needs resources to respond to recent 'wake-up call'

NATO's outgoing secretary general is repeating his call for member countries like Canada to boost their defence spending in response to the "wake-up call" of recent crises like the one unfolding in Ukraine. In an interview airing...

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Anti-radicalization program being developed by RCMP

The RCMP is developing a program to stop Canadians from becoming radicalized by violent ideologies, a new report reveals. As of early 2014, about 130 people with Canadian connections were believed to be in countries such as Syria, Somalia and Afghanistan participating...

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Premiers on collision course with Ottawa ahead of the 2015 federal election (The House)

Posted: Aug 29, 2014 7:30 PM ET Premiers on collision course with Ottawa ahead of the 2015 federal election (The House)59:15 This week on The House, Evan Solomon convenes a special panel of premiers to talk about this week's Council of...

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When the premiers gather, it's all family dynamics: Evan Solomon

It's all about The Parent. Sure, the Federation Family has other issues. The premiers talk about internal trade barriers, infrastructure, roundtables and health care, but the underlying issue  — if you put all 13 premiers on a giant couch...

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Premiers want more funds for health, infrastructure from Ottawa

Canada's provincial and territorial premiers say there is a fiscal imbalance between Ottawa and the provinces, despite assertions to the contrary by the federal government, and it's time the prime minister re-examined the country's fiscal arrangements....

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Justin Trudeau wrong on fracking, NB Premier David Alward says

New Brunswick Premier David Alward says federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is "50 years late" in arguing for research into the effects of fracking, the method used to extract shale gas. Alward, who as leader of the New Brunswick Progressive...

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Canada's premiers pose like it's 1864 in Charlottetown

Every year, the province that hosts the annual summer meeting of the Council of the Federation has to come up with an original idea for the premiers' traditional group photo call. With this week's meeting held in the birthplace of Confederation, the...

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Wine, spirits to move more easily between B.C., Saskatchewan

New Christy Clark, Brad Wall to drop barriers to consumers buying direct from producers By Susan Lunn, CBC News Posted: Aug 29, 2014 9:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 29, 2014 10:02 AM ET British Columbia Premier Christy Clark...

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Tories embark on late-summer campaign to woo Quebec voters

Federal Conservatives are capping off their summer with a pre-electoral push in Quebec, a charm campaign to help the party rebound in what has proven to be challenging terrain. Denis Lebel, the prime minister's Quebec lieutenant, is banking on his 12-day...

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'No Compromise': Peter MacKay poses in pro-gun T-shirt

Justice Minister Peter MacKay says he was showing support for an Afghan veteran when he posed for a photo at a Conservative Party fundraiser wearing a T-shirt bearing the logo of the National Firearms Association, a pro-gun lobby group. The photo shows...

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Murdered aboriginal women: What to know about a national public inquiry

A public inquiry into Canada's missing and murdered aboriginal women is vital, if you ask provincial and territorial leaders, opposition parties and aboriginal groups. The federal government, however, suggests it's a misguided approach. With so much...

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2014 marked by 'major surge' in humanitarian crises

If the news from around the world seems bleak, it isn't just you. From Syria to Iraq and natural disasters to a deadly virus, 2014 has already been marked by a major surge in humanitarian crises — and there are still four months to go....

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Tom Ring, top military purchases official, departs as Tories prep for 2015 election

A seasoned public servant who helped reshape the Harper government's tattered military procurement strategy has announced his retirement at Public Works. An internal memo —  circulated Monday —  announced Tom Ring's departure as...

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Stephen Harper raises spectre of Russian threat in Arctic speech to troops

An emboldened Russia is a threat to it neighbours in the Arctic and Canada must be ready to respond to any Russian incursions in the region, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday as he ended his yearly tour of Canada's North. In a chest-thumping...

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Aboriginal women inquiry support grows ahead of premiers meeting

The federal government is rejecting renewed calls for a public inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women in advance of a meeting Wednesday between premiers and native leaders, one of whom says the prime minister is isolated in his position....

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