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U.S. Senate passes budget plan for ICE, Border Patrol in bid to reopen DHSThe entire department has been shut down since mid-February as Democrats have demanded policy changes in the wake of fatal shootings of two protesters by federal agents.U.S. NewsApr 23
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Senate panel says immigration measures should be removed from border billThe Senate social affairs committee has heard from witnesses who warned the legislation could violate human rights and lacks procedural fairness.PoliticsFeb 23
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Senators can’t charge taxpayers for spouse language lessons, travel anymoreSenators will now be encouraged to either take the free language courses offered by the House of Commons or take classes in the National Capital Region or their home province.PoliticsOct 3, 2025
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Carney names Quebec senator as government leader in SenateQuebec Sen. Pierre Moreau will be tasked with guiding government legislation through the Senate as its representative in the upper chamber.PoliticsJul 18, 2025
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Carney’s major projects, internal trade bill becomes lawWhile Bill C-5 passed without amendments, a handful of senators attempted to persuade their colleagues to include language about respecting Indigenous rights.PoliticsJun 26, 2025
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Senator Patrick Brazeau recovering from ‘dizzy spell’ that caused collapseSen. Patrick Brazeau rose to speak during debate in the Senate on the government's major projects bill before falling sideways to the floor.PoliticsJun 26, 2025
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U.S. Senate to vote on removing Trump tariffs on Canada. Will it matter?Senate Democrats are putting Republican support to the test by forcing a vote to nullify the emergency declaration that underpins the tariffs on Canada.PoliticsApr 1, 2025
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Trump signs 6-month funding bill, averting U.S. government shutdownHarrison Fields, White House principal deputy press secretary, said in a post on X that Trump signed the continuing resolution Saturday.U.S. NewsMar 15, 2025
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All Senate vacancies now filled as Trudeau makes 5 new appointmentsWith just days to go until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves federal politics, his office says five new appointments have now filled all the vacancies in the 105-seat Senate.PoliticsMar 7, 2025
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Canada’s 2 new senators include Nunavut’s first-ever MPThe appointments are formally made by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon after recommendations from the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments.PoliticsDec 19, 2024
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