Trudeau defends military spending ahead of NATO summit as new report projects decline
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending Canadian military spending after a new NATO report this week showed Canada heading in the wrong direction.
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Child dies after being left in hot car while mother taught at Ontario high school, mayor says
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Ottawa convoy organizer Tamara Lich arrested in Alberta for alleged breach of bail conditions
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RCMP divers recover body of missing swimmer from Dartmouth lake
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Ontario NDP to name interim leader, set leadership contest rules
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Montreal police arrest man in fatal shooting of 15-year-old Meriem Boundaoui
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UN: More than 300,000 civilians killed in Syria's conflict
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Politics
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Trudeau defends military spending ahead of NATO summit as new report projects decline
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Prime Minister Trudeau pledges more aid and loans to Ukraine at G7 summit
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Sci-Tech
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Entertainment
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Montreal comedian Nick Nemeroff dead at 32
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Business
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Sports
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F1 condemns racism after Piquet's reported slur at Hamilton
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Autos
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F1 condemns racism after Piquet's reported slur at Hamilton
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