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ANALYSIS: Liberal control of byelection timing a factor for potential NDP seat stealIf Prime Minister Mark Carney times upcoming byelections right, the Liberals can squeeze an under-resourced NDP and give themselves an advantage over the BQ, David Akin writes.PoliticsApr 25
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Liberals to seek control of House committees after securing majorityHouse leader Steven MacKinnon said the Liberals will seek to change the standing orders of the House of Commons to ensure they have the most votes on committees.PoliticsApr 21
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Carney’s new advisers may turn to issue of Chinese ‘spy machines on wheels’A new trade advisory committee on Canada-US relations may have to confront a Canada-China EV deal that threatens to drive a wedge between Ottawa and Washington.CanadaApr 21
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LeBlanc says Canada ‘won’t be the source of any delay’ in renewing CUSMALeBlanc acknowledged comments made earlier this month by U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who said it was unlikely that 'all issues' will be resolved by July 1.PoliticsApr 16
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Do government ridings get more federal cash? Evidence is mixedA Global News database of thousands of government spending announcements suggests opposition MPs bring home about as much federal funding as government MPs do.PoliticsApr 12
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Poilievre set to lose communications director seen as an agent of changeKaty Merrifield, 42, joined Poilievre's office last fall and quickly set about changing the Conservative leader's media strategy and communications approach.PoliticsApr 8
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Keen to seem ‘tough-on-crime,’ Carney government looks to polls for answersFighting crime needs to be a relentless focus, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday. 'We are starting to see results. We're not satisfied and we're going to keep at this.'PoliticsApr 7
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‘Completely unacceptable’: Investigations finds DND ignored records requestsParliament's Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard ordered the release of records requested by Global News and urged Defence Minister David McGuinty to make changes at DND.PoliticsApr 6
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As prime minister, Mark Carney makes Question Period a low priorityA Global News analysis of Hansard shows Prime Minister Mark Carney has attended Question Period less than 30 per cent of the time, much less than either of his two predecessors.PoliticsMar 29
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ANALYSIS: Carney promised spending cuts — but not all cuts are equalFinance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the government has found ways to cut spending by $60 billion but cautions that published spending cuts require important context.CanadaMar 21
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To chop spending, Ottawa will cut science, tourism, foreign aid programsWhile 40 departments will collectively spend $23 billion more next year, another 85 departments will spend $31 billion less in 2026-27.PoliticsMar 19
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Canada moves to help Canadians trapped in Kuwait without exit permitsSome Canadians who wanted to leave Kuwait had been denied exit permits by their employers. "The situation is a hostage-like one," one Canadian there said.CanadaMar 12
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In London, Poilievre pitches new UK, Australia, New Zealand partnershipConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is in Europe where he's arguing for tighter economic and security relations between Canada, New Zealand, Australia and its European allies.CanadaMar 2
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Poilievre to fly to UK, Germany on first international trip as Opposition leaderAs Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to India, Australia, and Japan, his chief political opponent Pierre Poilievre is bound for the UK and Germany.PoliticsFeb 25
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In his 1st year, Carney doubles Trudeau’s time out of the countryPrime Minister Mark Carney is on track to have spent 20 per cent of his first year abroad, more than both Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper.CanadaFeb 23
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Supreme Court annuls 2025 one-vote Liberal win in Montreal ridingThe Supreme Court of Canada has annulled a Liberal win in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne from last spring's federal election.PoliticsFeb 13
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As he unveils his archives, former PM Harper says he was a team playerThe official archive of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper's has been opened — and Harper says the archive demonstrates the value of considered, paper-based decision-making.PoliticsFeb 7
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Canadian MP says Israeli soldiers shoved her as delegation denied entryIn interviews with Global News, members of the 30-person delegation said they were not given an official reason for being denied entry into Israel and the West Bank.WorldDec 16, 2025
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Carney protegé eyed to succeed Hillman as Canada’s U.S. ambassador: sourcesKirsten Hillman, who became ambassador in 2020, has helped lead the on-and-off, sometimes tense negotiations for a new trade deal with the Trump administration this year.PoliticsDec 9, 2025
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ANALYSIS: NDP leadership hopefuls reckon with oil and gas workers – and their votesThe federal NDP will select its new leader on March 29 and a key issue as they decide who to pick is how to develop -- or not develop -- the country's oil and gas resources.PoliticsDec 7, 2025
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Carney government survives first confidence vote over budgetThe NDP, Bloc Quebecois and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May voted with the minority Liberals to defeat a Conservative sub-amendment to the budget in the House of Commons.PoliticsNov 6, 2025
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Foreign minister ‘looking into’ how Canadian firearms got to RussiaAnita Anand responded after Global News reported that Russian snipers were using Canadian-made rifles.CanadaOct 30, 2025
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Development agencies welcome new ministers with defence of their budgetsBureaucrats who run federal economic development agencies seem keen to defend their ability to hand out more than $1.3 billion a year to small and medium-sized businesses.CanadaSep 21, 2025
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Elections Canada: 2025 election went smoothly — with 2 Quebec hiccupsCanada's chief electoral officer says overall voter turnout in the spring election was 69 per cent, higher than 2021, and that advance voter turnout hit an all-time high.PoliticsSep 15, 2025
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Ipsos poll: With MPs returning, Carney government has decade-high approvalCanadians appear ready to give the Carney government the benefit of the doubt. But new polling shows the Liberals have some vulnerabilities on affordability and cost of housing.PoliticsSep 13, 2025
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