Canada opens new residency paths for military recruits, other workers
Uday Rana / globalnews - The first category that’s being added is for researchers and senior managers with Canadian work experience to help drive research in Canada.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signals immigration shift ahead of provincial address
Cindy Tran / edmontonjournal - "You have to be a taxpayer before you start using our services and we've had the reverse," Smith said.
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Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard won't reinstate Marwah Rizqy in party caucus
sootoday - Newly acclaimed Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard says he won't reinstate Marwah Rizqy in his party's caucus.
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Canada’s New Defence Strategy Is Bold and Unprecedented. Will It Work?
Various Contributors / thewalrus - Eight experts break down the plan’s strengths and weaknessesThe post Canada’s New Defence Strategy Is Bold and Unprecedented. Will It Work? first appeared on The Walrus.
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Ontario Line costs triple what past subways did as Ford faces questions
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO — The Ontario government marked another milestone Tuesday in construction of the Ontario Line subway, but questions about soaring costs, lessons from past transit delays and shifting timelines quickly overshadowed the celebratory tone.
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Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux crosses floor to join Liberals
Kelsey Patterson / citynews - A Conservative MP from Alberta has crossed the floor to join the Liberal caucus, becoming the third Conservative to join the governing Liberals in recent months. Edmonton Riverbend MP Matt Jeneroux made the move just three months after announcing he was r…
- Across political panels: Conservatives cry betrayal, sellout (4)
- On Parliament Hill: Carney inches toward majority (3)
- On Parliament Hill: Edmonton MP joins Liberal caucus (12)
- Parliamentary history: 300-plus MPs have switched sides (1)
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Across political panels: Conservatives cry betrayal, sellout
On Parliament Hill: Carney inches toward majority
On Parliament Hill: Edmonton MP joins Liberal caucus
Parliamentary history: 300-plus MPs have switched sides
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NDP leadership candidates try to break out from the pack as final debate approaches
David Baxter / nationalobserver - The memberships have been sold, entry fees have been paid and now the NDP leadership candidates are preparing for their second and final party-organized debate in BC on Feb. 19.
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Doug Ford defends OSAP changes, says student aid system ‘not sustainable’
Jordan Ercit / torontosun - Province announced last week it will be cutting grants given to needy students in favour of higher loans
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Poilievre distances himself from MP’s comments about anti-U.S. ‘hissy fit’
Stephanie Taylor / nationalpost - Conservative MP Jamil Jivani ‘speaks for himself and I speak for the party,’ Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Tuesday
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Some on Canada’s no-fly list kept on without ‘necessary grounds’: watchdog
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The intelligence watchdog says its recommendations to the government are aimed at ensuring a more fair, principled and co-ordinated approach to managing the program.
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Canada's provinces deal with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season
Craig Lord / nationalobserver - The outlook for Canada's provinces is difficult to chart but some surprising resilience to US trade pressures and historical revisions to economic data have most provinces on better footing heading into the 2026 budget season, argues a new analysis from D…
- Alberta pressures: fleet purchases, classroom complexity and infrastructure strain (3)
- B.C. budget crisis: tax hikes, record deficits, cuts and delays (18)
- Desjardins review: provinces face U.S. trade shocks, uneven resilience (4)
- Other provinces: Ontario health spending and New Brunswick’s record deficit (2)
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Alberta pressures: fleet purchases, classroom complexity and infrastructure strain
B.C. budget crisis: tax hikes, record deficits, cuts and delays
Desjardins review: provinces face U.S. trade shocks, uneven resilience
Other provinces: Ontario health spending and New Brunswick’s record deficit
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Carney will announce defence industrial strategy today
Kyle Duggan / nationalobserver - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to publicly release today his new Buy Canadian plan for supplying the military and growing Canada's domestic defence industry.
- Critics mobilize: op-eds, editorials and political pushback (8)
- Industry reacts: jobs, investment and supply-chain opportunities (5)
- On the ground in Montreal: Carney unveils 'Buy Canadian' plan (10)
- Ottawa vows sovereignty: diversifying procurement away from U.S. suppliers (4)
Critics mobilize: op-eds, editorials and political pushback
Industry reacts: jobs, investment and supply-chain opportunities
On the ground in Montreal: Carney unveils 'Buy Canadian' plan
Ottawa vows sovereignty: diversifying procurement away from U.S. suppliers
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Ottawa faces calls to send essential fuel to Cuba as US widens its oil blockade
Dylan Robertson / nationalobserver - Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing mounting calls to speak out against the United States for widening its restrictions on fuel reaching Cuba, or to send aid to the country.
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SAAQclic management lied to the Quebec government for years, commission concludes
Philip Authier, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The report is careful about blaming anyone in particular for the bungled operation. Premier François Legault emerges unscathed.
- Analysis: Anatomy of the SAAQclic fiasco and managerial failures (1)
- Government weighs legal action, oversight after Gallant report (2)
- Inquiry: SAAQ managers lied, concealed massive cost overruns (6)
- SAAQ apologizes, vows overhaul; public dismayed and demands accountability (5)
Analysis: Anatomy of the SAAQclic fiasco and managerial failures
Government weighs legal action, oversight after Gallant report
Inquiry: SAAQ managers lied, concealed massive cost overruns
SAAQ apologizes, vows overhaul; public dismayed and demands accountability
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Ottawa expects Ukrainian emergency visa holders to return after war ends
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - That's in spite of comments from Immigration Minister Lena Diab, who recently acknowledged that many Ukrainians who came to Canada on temporary visas are here to stay.
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Car dealers say they still haven’t been reimbursed for EVs sold under old rebates program
Nick Murray / theglobeandmail - New federal electric vehicle rebate program is set to launch today
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Janice Charette named Canada’s chief trade negotiator with U.S.
Ian Bailey / theglobeandmail - Former Privy Council clerk and high commissioner to U.K. to work closely with ambassador Mark Wiseman, PMO says
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Will BC Axe FireSmart Funding in Tomorrow’s Budget?
Tyler Olsen / thetyee - The province has suggested fire prevention funding will be centralized. Local officials are concerned.
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New leader Charles Milliard gets a hero's welcome from Quebec Liberal Party
pdtechintegration automation account / montrealgazette - Speaking Sunday in Trois-Rivières, two days after being confirmed as the party's leader, Milliard outlined key measures a future Quebec Liberal government would implement.
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Carney’s ‘Buy Canada’ defence plan targets billions in new domestic investment
Bloomberg News / nationalpost - Ottawa wants to more than triple Canadian defence industry revenue, boost defence exports by 50 per cent and create 125,000 jobs over 10 years
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