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Freeland chairs cabinet committee on 'whole-of-country' response to coronavirus

Freeland chairs cabinet committee on 'whole-of-country' response to coronavirus

That's on top of her duties as deputy prime minister
Lametti sows uncertainty over meaning of foreseeable death in assisted-dying bill

Lametti sows uncertainty over meaning of foreseeable death in assisted-dying bill

Under Bill C-7, people whose natural death is not deemed reasonably foreseeable would no longer be prohibited from receiving medical help to end their suffering
Former PM Jean Chretien scoffs at the notion Canada's unity is under threat

Former PM Jean Chretien scoffs at the notion Canada's unity is under threat

The former Liberal prime minister said Tuesday that Canada has suffered worse threats in the past and has always managed to survive
Majority of Canadians unhappy with Trudeau's handling of blockade crisis: poll

Majority of Canadians unhappy with Trudeau's handling of blockade crisis: poll

According to the Leger Marketing survey, 61 per cent of respondents said they were dissatisfied with the way the prime minister has handled the blockade file
Canadians at forefront of COVID-19 research as SARS outbreak informs response

Canadians at forefront of COVID-19 research as SARS outbreak informs response

Dr. Srinivas Murthy was among those experts who gathered at the World Health Organization's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, last month to discuss how to combat the virus
Tax writeoffs coming for off-road electric cars, Trudeau tells miners

Tax writeoffs coming for off-road electric cars, Trudeau tells miners

Trudeau was in Toronto speaking at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada conference, where he lauded the mining sector's efforts to protect the environment
Thunberg says sexually explicit decal shows desperation, says activists are winning

Thunberg says sexually explicit decal shows desperation, says activists are winning

RCMP in central Alberta say the decal is not child pornography nor does it depict 'a non-consensual act that would be a direct threat to the person'
Ontario's French teachers announce strike

Ontario's French teachers announce strike

AEFO said very little progress was made in its last bargaining session with the province on Friday
Hundreds block downtown Toronto street to protest mining convention

Hundreds block downtown Toronto street to protest mining convention

Organizers said they were demonstrating against the harmful effects of resource extraction to the environment and to Indigenous lands
Wet'suwet'en chiefs, ministers reach proposed agreement in pipeline dispute

Wet'suwet'en chiefs, ministers reach proposed agreement in pipeline dispute

Details will not be released until they have been reviewed by the Wet'suwet'en people