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Kashechewan chief walks back calls for Indigenous Services minister to resign

Kashechewan First Nation Chief Hosea Wesley says he takes back a call he made earlier in the month for Indigenous Services Canada Minister Mandy Gull-Masty to resign. The Cree First Nation, located near the James Bay coast in northern Ontario, has been in a state of emergency since Jan. 4 …

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Manitoba Health Minister says banning paid plasma an option after 2 deaths

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Paid plasma could be banned in Manitoba, the province’s health minister said after two fatal adverse …

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Foreign Affairs Minister Anand says NATO must turn its focus to the North

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand touted Canada’s new commitment to defence spending and the domestic defence …

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In Nepal, a former rapper wants to be the next prime minister — and young voters are excited

The truck carrying Nepali prime ministerial candidate Balendra Shah was swarmed by cheering supporters in the capital, Kathmandu, on Saturday, unable to inch forward as the former rapper, wearing sunglasses and a sleek black suit, danced on top of the roof.  As Nepalis head to the polls on Thursday in …

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Canada poised to become ‘one of the largest suppliers of LNG in the world’: Energy minister

Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Canada’s energy minister says the country is poised to become one of the world’s biggest suppliers …

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Minister says there’s ‘a lot more work to do’ with India after Canadian official says it’s no longer a threat

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says there’s still a lot of work to do on the …

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Pakistan now in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan, defence minister says, after countries trade attacks

Pakistan and Afghanistan traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries that Pakistan’s defence minister said Friday means they are now in “open war.” Late Thursday, Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan, saying it was in retaliation for deadly Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan border areas days …

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Ottawa sees ‘huge opportunity’ as trade delegation heads to Mexico, says cabinet minister

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A Canadian trade mission to Mexico this week could produce new deals by early spring, and …

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‘You cannot rewrite history’: Minister rebuffs Trump’s claims about allies in Afghanistan

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest comments on U.S. allies in Afghanistan as an attempt to rewrite the history books. Trump falsely claimed that troops from non-U.S. NATO countries avoided the front lines during the Afghanistan war. He said he wasn’t sure the alliance …

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