Canada’s 5% NATO pledge to add $63-billion to deficit over next decade, budget watchdog says

Steven Chase / theglobeandmail - PBO says meeting the goal could cost about $33.5-billion more each year until 2035-36

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A new survey suggests Canadians feel health-care system has deteriorated

Hannah Alberga / nationalobserver - A new survey suggests Canadians feel the health-care system has deteriorated over the last decade as they increasingly struggle to access family doctors and encounter hurdles to seeing specialists.

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Ottawa to fold envoys on Islamophobia, antisemitism into new national unity council

News Staff / citynews - Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller says there will no longer be stand-alone federal envoys to combat Islamophobia and antisemitism. Miller says the two positions will be folded into a new advisory council on rights, equity and inclusion. H…

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Conservative MP briefed by LeBlanc ahead of Washington trade trip, Carney says

Emily Haws / theglobeandmail - Jamil Jivani says he’s headed to the U.S. because he wants to help the Prime Minister successfully negotiate a trade deal

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Toronto eyes starting alcohol sales at 6 a.m. during Winter Olympics

theglobeandmail - It seeks to ‘allow the public and local cafes and restaurants to enjoy and benefit’ from the Games in Italy

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Canada will focus foreign aid on building 'mutual prosperity' with trading partners: MP

Dylan Robertson / nationalobserver - The MP overseeing foreign aid says Ottawa wants to focus its international assistance efforts on countries that can generate economic spinoffs for Canadians.

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Anand to attend meeting in Washington as U.S. seeks international collaboration on critical minerals

Kelly Geraldine Malone / theglobeandmail - Rubio is hosting representatives from European, African and Asian nations

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Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith to seek nomination in provincial Scarborough riding being vacated by NDP’s Doly Begum

Michael Talbot / citynews - Nate Erskine-Smith said he will continue to support Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal Liberal caucus in the meantime.

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Crisis in the Quebec Liberal Party: MNA Marwah Rizqy insists she is at peace with herself

Lola Kalder / citynews - Back at the National Assembly after the crisis that shook the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ), MNA Marwah Rizqy maintains she is at peace with herself and with the actions she was “forced” to take. As a reminder, after his victory as Liberal leader, Pablo Rodr…

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Danielle Smith says Alberta will withhold funding for judges without more input on selection

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Premier Danielle Smith said her government will withhold funds for new judicial appointments in Alberta if the federal government doesn't give the province a say on who is picked.

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Montreal mayor says she got two flat tires due to potholes on busy street

sootoday - MONTREAL — Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is sharing her own experience about one of the city's most infamous road problems after saying she blew two tires when she hit potholes on a busy Montreal street.

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Harper and Chretien talk Alberta separatism, Canadian sovereignty in Ottawa

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Speaking alongside Harper in Ottawa, Chrétien said there is a major shift in geopolitics that likely spells the beginning of the end for the American empire.

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Canadians sitting on $2B in uncashed federal cheques: Report

Brian Towie / torontosun - Families also left approximately $42.8 million in cheques for the Canada Child Benefit left uncashed.

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Carney’s grocery, GST benefit plan will cost $12.4B over six years: PBO

Ariel Rabinovitch / globalnews - The recently announced Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit will cost an estimated $12.4 billion over six years, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

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Drainville officially enters race to lead CAQ

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Bernard Drainville is officially entering the race to succeed François Legault as leader of the governing Coalition Avenir Québec.

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Ottawa wants to get banks, pension funds involved in affordable housing: minister

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says Ottawa wants to speed up homebuilding by drawing developers into affordable housing projects through the new Build Canada Homes agency.

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