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About 30 Canadian citizens, permanent residents killed on Flight PS752 buried in Iran: Alghabra

Trudeau announces $25K for families of Canadian PS752 victims

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced Ottawa will pay $25,000 in compensation for each of the Canadian victims of the downed Ukrainian airline.
Will claims of illegal party financing sink Charest's hopes of political comeback?

While former Quebec premier Jean Charest mulls a leadership bid for the Conservative Party of Canada, recently unsealed police warrants have given his political opponents plenty of ammunition.
Trudeau, ministers head to Winnipeg for cabinet retreat, western outreach

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reviving his practice of holding periodic cabinet retreats outside the nation's capital -- an exercise in regional outreach that his office maintains is worth the added cost of ferrying ministers around the country.
Canadian troops will leave Iraq if government orders it: Sajjan

Canada will respect any decision by the Iraqi government to expel foreign troops from the country, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Friday, even as reports suggested the United States was considering sanctions and cuts to military aid should Baghdad give American forces the boot.
Ottawa plans to hire trainers in preparation for UN Security Council seat

Canada is still vying to win a seat on the United Nations Security Council but it's already warming up the chair with a plan to hire trainers for Canadian officials.
Quebec man charged in alleged online threats aimed at Trudeau, Muslims

Andre Audet, 62, appeared at a courthouse in Longueuil, Que., on Jan. 9 in connection with two charges -- public incitement of hatred and wilful promotion of hatred.
Supreme Court unanimously dismisses B.C. appeal of Trans Mountain

The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously dismissed British Columbia's appeal of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
Regina ad company apologizes for anti-Trudeau billboards in Alberta

Days after a number of Albertans took notice of a billboard campaign that took aim at the Trudeau government, the company behind the advertising has apologized for what it says was an error.

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