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In the news today: Analysts expect jobless rate edged up in December

In the news today: Analysts expect jobless rate edged up in December

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Analysts expect jobless rate edged up in December Statistics Canada will release the country's job report for December this morning.
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Civil society groups push to ensure effectiveness of coming border agency watchdog

Civil society groups push to ensure effectiveness of coming border agency watchdog

OTTAWA — The fight for an independent review body to keep an eye on Canada's border agency may be over, but there are lingering concerns in civil society circles about how much bite the new watchdog will have.
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How to improve climate predictions? McGill researchers turn to 19th century letters

How to improve climate predictions? McGill researchers turn to 19th century letters

A team led by McGill University researchers came up with a method they hope could improve climate models over Africa by combining them with 19th century missionary records, refashioning dubious documents in a bid to better inform projections of globa
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Liberals set to announce Trudeau's successor as party leader on March 9

Liberals set to announce Trudeau's successor as party leader on March 9

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals will announce a new leader on March 9, the party announced late Thursday, giving potential candidates just two weeks to decide to run and potential voters less than three weeks to join the party in order to vote.
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Poilievre says the next Canadian election will be about the carbon price

Poilievre says the next Canadian election will be about the carbon price

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre returned to Ottawa on Thursday after the holidays with a familiar demand for Justin Trudeau: call a carbon-tax election. Neither Trudeau's announcement that he plans to resign as Liberal leader nor U.S.
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Liberals will remove 'fraudulent' memberships, as some register their pets to vote

Liberals will remove 'fraudulent' memberships, as some register their pets to vote

OTTAWA — A federal Liberal spokesman says the party can and will remove "fraudulent profiles" from its list of electors eligible to vote for its next leader.
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Canadian military, firefighters ready to join Los Angeles wildfire battle

Canadian military, firefighters ready to join Los Angeles wildfire battle

Canada's emergency preparedness minister says Canadian military personnel, their equipment and another 250 firefighters stand "ready to support our American neighbours" as wildfires devastate parts of Southern California.
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Crown seeks jail time for pair convicted of mischief at Coutts border blockade

Crown seeks jail time for pair convicted of mischief at Coutts border blockade

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One of two men who became the faces of a blockade at a key Alberta border crossing in 2022 offered a public apology Thursday at the end of sentencing arguments.
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Ukrainian-Canadians urge ongoing support for country amid political shifts

Ukrainian-Canadians urge ongoing support for country amid political shifts

OTTAWA — The Liberal party's political upheaval and Donald Trump's return to the White House have Ukrainian-Canadians hoping Ottawa's support for Ukraine remains firm.
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Hajdu says failing to pass First Nations water bill would be 'deep disappointment'

Hajdu says failing to pass First Nations water bill would be 'deep disappointment'

OTTAWA — It would be a "deep disappointment" if a First Nations drinking water bill dies completely before the next election, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu said Thursday.
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