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Rona Ambrose not running for Conservative leadership

Feds matching donations to Canada Strong fund for families of Iran plane crash victims

The government is matching funds donated to the Canada Strong fund, a charity established to help families whose loved ones were killed in the Iran plane crash.
List of Conservative leadership contenders grows as rookie Tory MP jumps in

A rookie Ontario MP said Wednesday he intends to make a run for the leadership of the Conservative party, joining a roster whose lack of a candidate from the West has an Alberta-based businessman planning a bid as well.
Singh won't rule out Canada footing Harry and Meghan's security bill

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh won't rule out the possibility of Canadians footing the bill for Prince Harry and Meghan's security costs when they're in Canada.
SNC-Lavalin drops court challenge over bid for special agreement

Montreal-based engineering firm SNC-Lavalin has ended its court challenge of the federal prosecution service's decision to deny it a special agreement to avoid criminal proceedings on corruption and fraud charges.
PM Trudeau names third national security adviser in as many years

A longtime public servant whose decades-long career has spanned portfolios from defence to foreign affairs is being tapped to be Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's third national security adviser in as many yea
Jagmeet Singh says NDP wants exhaustive review of new NAFTA before ratification

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he wants to take a "thoughtful approach" to ratifying Canada's new North American trade deal, calling for an exhaustive review of the agreement before deciding whether the NDP will support it -- a move that could slow down the Liberals' plan to get it passed quickly.
Election-platform costing needs some reworking before next campaign: PBO

Canada's parliamentary budget watchdog says that his office's service of analyzing estimating the costs of political parties' election platform promises needs some reworking before the next campaign.
Snags, successes in Ottawa's efforts to recruit Indigenous public servants: docs

Internal documents reveal dedicated efforts across federal government departments to address barriers faced by Indigenous public servants have had their share of snags and successes.

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Pollster Shachi Kurl joins the Scrum panel to discuss the government's response to the situation in Iran, and reaction to the royal move.
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