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Justin Trudeau Blasts Canadian Conservatives For Appealing to Putin Apologist' Tucker Carlson

Trudeau criticizes Canadian Conservative Party for appealing to Tucker Carlson

Trudeau accuses Conservative Party of choosing to appease Putin apologists [ more ]

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2 months ago

Justin Trudeau And Canada Prep For More Trump 'Uncertainty' At Retreat

Canada's government is preparing for the possibility of Donald Trump returning to the White House and the uncertainty it would bring.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that his government was able to manage Trump previously by showing that Canada and the U.S. can create economic growth on both sides of the border. [ more ]

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2 months ago

Canada, Get Your Sht Together!' Joe Rogan Revels in UFC Crowd Chanting Fck Trudeau!'

Fans at UFC 297 in Toronto chanted 'fuck Trudeau' in response to fighter Sean Strickland's comments about the Canadian prime minister.

Joe Rogan reacted to the chants live on his podcast, expressing support and suggesting that Canada needs to 'get its shit together.' [ more ]

New York Post

4 months ago

Trudeau claims Canadian Conservatives are taking cues from Trump on Ukraine: 'MAGA-influenced thinking'

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blamed "MAGA-influenced thinking" within the Conservative Party for rejecting a trade deal with Ukraine.

Trudeau denounced the Conservative concerns as "ridiculous" and accused politicians opposed to aid for Ukraine of "parroting Russian disinformation." [ more ]

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Trudeau faces fury of Canadian MPs over alleged Chinese election meddling

Justin Trudeau is under mounting pressure to explain how seriously his government has responded to the threat of Chinese interference in Canadian elections in the wake of damning intelligence leaks.Allegations that the prime minister's government has failed to act on meddling efforts featured prominently in a raucous session of parliament on Wednesday, as concern over Beijing's efforts to undermine Canadian elections continues to dominate the country's politics.

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1 month ago

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Canada unveils law to force tech firms to remove harmful' content online

Tech platforms to remove harmful online content quickly under Canada's proposed Online Harms Act.

Legislation would make tech companies accountable for harmful content online and increase penalties for spreading hate. [ more ]

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11 months ago

Canada highly interested' in closer ties with Aukus allies

Canada's defence minister has said the country is highly interested working closer on defence technology with Australia, Britain and the US, after reports that the country wants to join the Aukus defence pact.The Globe and Mail reported on Monday that Canada was making efforts to join the group, amid fears that the country could be excluded from valuable intelligence and technology sharing between a smaller circle of nations.

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Trudeau calls China's close encounter with Canadian warplanes 'provocative'

Justin Trudeau has denounced Beijing's "irresponsible and provocative" actions after a recent encounter in international airspace over Asia.

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Handgun freeze in Canada and five-round limit on magazines

Canada's government is to legislate for a national freeze on handgun ownership that would prevent people buying and selling them anywhere in the country.

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11 months ago

Sunak and Trudeau emphasise UK-Canada ties at post-coronation meeting over tea

Rishi Sunak hailed the friendship between the UK and Canada, as well as between himself and Justin Trudeau as he welcomed the Canadian premier to Downing Street.The pair met over tea, as part of a series of bilateral meetings the Prime Minister was holding around the King's coronation.Mr Trudeau was one of the 90 heads of state who watched the royal event at Westminster Abbey earlier.

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Truss arrives in Prague for crunch meetings with European leaders

Liz Truss has arrived for a crunch meeting of European leaders in Prague, as she gears up to make headway on energy and migration during the one-day summit.

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Truss to press for European unity to address migration and energy challenges

Liz Truss will call for unity from European leaders to address the fundamental causes of energy and migration challenges as she attempts to move beyond splits within her party.Ms Truss will seek to stress the UK's role in European matters including Ukraine despite leaving the EU, Downing Street said.The Prime Minister will attend a summit of European leaders in Prague on Thursday, with French president Emmanuel Macron among those she is expected to meet.Downing Street said Ms Truss's talks with Mr Macron and Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte will focus on migration and aim to secure progress on joint operations to disrupt people-trafficking gangs.

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Queen's funeral: No invitations for Russia, Belarus or Myanmar

Invitations to the Queen's state funeral have not been sent to Russia, Belarus or Myanmar, while Iran will only be represented at an ambassadorial level, Whitehall sources have said.

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UK politics

Truss's first big diplomatic meeting cancelled by Biden

Liz Truss's planned meeting with Joe Biden in Downing Street, which was to be her first major diplomatic event as prime minister, has been rescheduled for Wednesday at the UN.

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UK politics

Truss to meet Biden and world leaders flying in for Queen's funeral

Liz Truss will meet the US president, Joe Biden, and other world leaders flying in for the Queen's funeral over the weekend but the government would not reveal what was discussed because of the national mourning period.

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 367 of the invasion

The first Polish Leopard tanks have arrived in Ukraine, with the prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, confirming that four tanks had been delivered.Poland and Europe stand by your side.We will definitely not leave you, we will support Ukraine until complete victory over Russia, he said, standing alongside the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, during his visit to Kyiv to mark the the first anniversary of the Russian invasion.

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 267 of the invasion

A missile that crashed inside south-eastern Poland, killing two, was probably a stray fired by Ukraine's air defences and not a Russian strike, Poland and Nato have said.Polish president, Andrzej Duda, said there is no evidence to suggest the missile was an intentional attack or was launched by Russia but was probably fired as part of Ukraine's air defences and unfortunately fell on Polish territory.

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World leaders weighed in on the war in Ukraine on Victory in Europe Day

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, right, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hold a joint news conference Sunday in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Chicago

Daniel Beland and David Shribman: Effects of trucker protests and Jan. 6 continue to undermine democratic institutions

The two giant North American countries - prosperous, strong and, until recently, supremely self-confident - find themselves facing twin perils.These dangers were inconceivable when the new millennium began less than a quarter-century ago: the threat of extremist domestic violence and the fresh examining of questions about political authority and the balance between individual rights and the common interest.

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ANALYSIS | Canada's own (miniature) midterm election will be in Mississauga-Lakeshore | CBC News

This is an excerpt from Minority Report, a weekly newsletter on federal politics.If you haven't subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here.While the United States was hurtling toward the dramatic conclusion of another round of national elections last week, Canada was quietly embarking on its own, smaller (much, much smaller) version of the American midterms: a byelection in the Ontario riding of Mississauga-Lakeshore.

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World politics

Justin Trudeau's Government Sharpens Criticism of China

In 2015, just weeks after he was made prime minister and had formed his cabinet, Justin Trudeau was at the Group of 20 leaders' summit meeting in Turkey.His trip was notable for the mutual admiration he and China's leader, Xi Jinping, expressed for each other.Image Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with President Xi Jinping of China in 2016 when their relations were very different.Credit...Damir Sagolj/Reuters But before heading off to attend the G20 summit in Bali next week, Mr. Trudeau offered a much different take on China.

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France politics

Opinion | France Is Still in Trouble

Dr. Marlière is a professor of French and European politics at University College London.

France can breathe again.

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France politics

Inside France: Political history, hot wine and those Paris hats'

From milestone events in French feminism to presidential greetings, cutting putdowns and the Miss France test, our weekly newsletter Inside France looks at what we have been talking about in France this week.Published: 12 November 2022 08:42 CET Inside France is our weekly look at some of the news, talking points and gossip in France that you might not have heard about.

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Russia-Ukraine war live news: blasts heard in Crimea; Putin trying to freeze Ukraine into submission', US envoy says

Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature US president Joe Biden has disputed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy's comment that the missiles that landed in Poland on Tuesday were not of Ukrainian origin.

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Why these 2 Toronto rappers moved to St. Thomas, Ont. | CBC News

All it took was a tour bus making a wrong turn to convince longtime barber and rapper Malichi Male to leave Toronto.Back in 2016, Male, 47, was scheduled to perform in London, Ont., but ended up 30 minutes south of the city, in St. Thomas.That wrong turn has changed the course of Male's life."I was dumbfounded because I seen stuff I never seen before," remembers Male, who has seven children.

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John Tory touts his record while his rivals paint a picture of a city that's struggling | CBC News

Five Toronto mayoral candidates are debating one another for the first time on Thursday.

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Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Ukrainian military says Russian attacks repelled in Kharkiv and Kherson

Some recent images from Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Nytimes

Television

6 TV Recap Podcasts for Better Binge Viewing

These shows will help you go deeper on your favorite small-screen series, whether cult classics or current staples.

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Trudeau orders an immediate freeze on the sale of handguns in Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the NATO summit in Hertford, England, on Dec. 4, 2019.

On Friday, he announced a national freeze on the sale, purchase, and transfer of handguns.

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Hockey Canada's board and CEO resign amid fallout from sexual abuse scandal

Hockey Canada ousted CEO Scott Smith on Tuesday and the board of directors also resigned due to a series of scandals that have rocked the sport's national federation to its core.

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Truss positions UK as key ally on Ukraine at European summit

Liz Truss pitched the UK as a key ally in Europe in the fight against authoritarianism, as she spoke with key European leaders at a crunch summit in Prague.

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Justin Trudeau's tribute to Queen he first met when he was a child

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reflected on the Queen's sense of humour as he spoke about a relationship with her which had began when he was just a child.

The Independent

Johnson began day at G7 summit with a dip in a mountain lake

Boris Johnson took a dip in an Alpine lake while Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau ran around it, after the men had joked about showing they were tougher than Vladimir Putin.

Nytimes

World politics

The guest list for the queen's funeral will include presidents and an emperor.

Buckingham Palace has not disclosed the names of those who will be at the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, but leaders from around the world are expected to be among the 2,000 mourners who are gathered at Westminster Abbey in London.

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World politics

Live Updates: Ukraine Braces as Russia Prepares to Flaunt Military Might in Parade

More than two months into the invasion of Ukraine, Red Square in Moscow will reverberate on Monday with the distinctive roar of the May 9 Victory Day parade, an annual display of carefully choreographed military muscle that has few equals anywhere in the world.

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Germany news

Canada exempts Russian gas turbine from sanctions amid Europe energy crisis

Canada will return a repaired Russian turbine to Germany that it needs for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, despite objections from Ukraine, as the sanctions regime came up against the energy crisis sparked by the war.

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Germany news

Ukrainian diaspora urges Trudeau not to return turbine to Russia

Canada's Ukrainian community has urged the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, to refuse to compromise the country's sanctions against Russia in order to return a turbine that Moscow says is critical for supplying natural gas to Germany.

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Germany news

Ukraine will prevail as Europe did in 1945, Scholz says in VE Day speech

Ukraine will prevail over Russia as freedom prevailed over Nazi dictatorship in 1945, the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, will say in a TV address to mark the 77th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, in which he accuses Vladimir Putin of falsifying history.

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What does Patrick Brown's disqualification mean for the Conservative leadership race? | CBC News

Strategists say Patrick Brown's disqualification from the Conservative leadership race gives a leg-up to Pierre Poilievre but Jean Charest may still have a chance.

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'A clear crisis': Ontario election result prompts renewed calls for electoral reform | CBC News

Advocacy groups are renewing calls for electoral reform in Ontario after Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives were re-elected with another majority last week despite historically low voter turnout and most voters casting ballots for other parties though experts say it's likely a non-starter.

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Canada storms: at least eight dead amid trail of destruction

The death toll from powerful thunderstorms in Canada's two most populous provinces has risen to at least eight, authorities said on Sunday, as emergency crews continued a massive clean-up to restore power to half a million people.

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2 years ago