93 minutes ago Trudeau could stay or go. Either way, Canadians should brace for a spring election

OTTAWA — Canada appears to be barrelling toward a spring election now that the NDP is vowing to vote down the government early next year — whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stays on or not. Political watchers are abuzz over the possible scenarios that could play out in the coming year following last week’s drama […]

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4 hours ago A first Christmas living on Taffy Lane: newcomers embrace Ottawa’s most festive street

Taffy Lane lit up with lights, inflatable snowmen and Santa sleighs every holiday. So what's it like when a new neighboour moves in?

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10 hours ago Court of Appeal of Alberta upholds guilty verdict of man in killing of estranged wife

The Court of Appeal of Alberta says a trial judge made no errors when he convicted Robert Dean Clifford last year of second-degree murder.

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10 hours ago Phenom Gavin McKenna shows he's ready for the world junior championship big stage with Canada

The most productive teenage hockey player in all of Canada was an extra forward without set linemates when the world junior pre-tournament schedule began last Thursday. He was also only 16 years old and needed to prove to the coaching staff he could play without the puck, too. After limited ice time against the Swiss, […]

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11 hours ago Hamas investigator calls for new crime against humanity for violence targeting families

'We started understanding that there is something here, a unique form of violence. The abuse of familial relations to intensify harm, to intensify suffering,' Cochav Elkayam-Levy said

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13 hours ago Canada’s chief actuary report at odds with Alberta’s pension plan estimate

EDMONTON — A report from Canada’s chief actuary suggests Alberta would not be entitled to more than half of the Canada Pension Plan’s assets that the province has argued it should get if it were to leave the investment fund. The chief actuary’s paper, published Friday, says the calculation that claims Alberta should get 53 […]

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13 hours ago Zelensky accuse le premier ministre slovaque de vouloir « aider Poutine »

Robert Fico ne veut pas trouver des solutions pour remplacer le gaz russe, selon le président ukrainien.

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14 hours ago Les nouvelles règles sur l’indemnisation des voyageurs maintiendraient le statu quo

Les règles d’Ottawa concernent les obligations des compagnies aériennes lorsqu’un vol est retardé ou annulé.

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14 hours ago It's anybody's guess when Linus Ullmark will return to Ottawa Senators net

It was like Santa dropped a lump of coal in the Christmas stockings of fans of the Ottawa Senators even before he was supposed to arrive. Twenty minutes into the club’s 3-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday at Rogers Place, goaltender Linus Ullmark left the game with a back issue and didn’t return […]

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14 hours ago Bill Clinton hospitalized with fever, but in good spirits: Spokesperson

WASHINGTON — Former president Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington after developing a fever. The 78-year-old was admitted in the “afternoon for testing and observation,” Angel Urena, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, said in a statement. “He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he is […]

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