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As foreign actors work to influence Canada's election, how safe is your vote?
This is the first federal election since the final report on foreign interference was delivered. Advocates and security officials alike say they're seeing adversaries wage influence campaigns aimed at diaspora communities. What is the risk, and what's being done about it?
Alexa McDonough's family helps NDP campaign in Halifax
Abbie McDonough remembers knocking on doors with her late grandmother, former NDP leader Alexa McDonough, when she was little. Volunteering in this spring's campaign has been a chance to connect with her grandma's legacy in her former Halifax riding.
Western NDP candidates focus on their ground game — and keeping their seats
The polls haven't been kind to Jagmeet Singh's NDP so far in this election. But New Democrats sometimes put out a ground game capable of beating those expectations. CBC News spoke to four incumbents from Western Canada who explained why they remain confident.
Ontario strikes $108.5M school food program deal with feds to provide 9.8 million meals a year
Ontario has reached an agreement with the federal government that will see $108.5 million roll out over the next three years to help fund a school food program in the province.
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Canada's digital services tax set for a reckoning with U.S.
The fight over Canada's controversial digital services tax may escalate this week, as a deadline looms for the Biden administration to decide whether to proceed with dispute arbitration under the revised North American trade deal amid retaliation threats from Donald Trump's next administration.
Senators amend Bloc Québécois supply management bill, putting it on path back to Commons
Senators on the foreign affairs committee amended a controversial agricultural trade bill Wednesday, putting it on a path back to the House of Commons.
Manitoba reaches deal to join federal school food program
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's NDP government is set today to become the second province to sign on for a slice of the $1 billion federal school food program.
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The Bloc's supply management trade bill is getting a rough ride in Senate
If Liberals want support from the Bloc on future confidence votes, C-282 must become law. But private members bills are not prioritized on the Senate’s agenda. There's no Liberal caucus in the Senate anymore to force it through. And the Independents now in charge have big concerns with this bill.
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The government's stance on military exports to Israel is anything but clear-cut
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly's announcement Tuesday that Canada's suspended 30 military export permits to "ask questions" may have been intended to placate pro-Palestinian activists demanding an arms embargo on Israel. But without more transparency, it remains a political muddle.
Why doesn't Canada have more electric school buses?
Kids like them because they're quieter and less stinky — plus, they don't have to worry about their ride to school contributing to climate change. Data even links riding e-buses to higher test scores. So why is only two per cent of Canada's school bus fleet electric?