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It’s a ‘travesty’ Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is still in his job, says U.S. senator during heated hearing

U.S. lawmakers pressed Boeing’s chief executive Tuesday about the company’s latest plan to fix its manufacturing problems, and relatives of people…

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Canada

How an N.L. woman and senator are lobbying for intimate partner violence law

On a rainy day in Ottawa, Georgina McGrath’s footsteps echo as she walks into the Senate to again tell her…

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Politics

This senator wants Canadian banks to fight climate change

Rosa Galvez has taken on a Herculean task: force Canadian financial institutions to prioritize the fight against climate change.  More…

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Politics

It’s time for Canada to ‘step up’ on military spending, U.S. senator says

A call by almost two dozen U.S. senators for increased Canadian military spending needs a serious response from Canada, one…

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Politics

MPs, senator ask why government didn’t warn them they were targeted by China-backed hackers

Canadian parliamentarians say they were warned recently that they had been targeted by China-affiliated hackers — and now they’re wondering why that warning…

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Sports

Herb Kohl, former U.S. senator and owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, dead at 88

MILWAUKEE – Herb Kohl, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin and former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team,…

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Politics

U.S. senator calls out alleged Indian assassination plots: ‘not the behaviour of a respectable democracy’

India’s alleged role in assassination plots across North America has drawn rare criticism inside the U.S. Congress for a nation often…

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Canada

Conservative senator from Manitoba apologizes for ‘losing my cool’ on Senate floor

With trembling hands and a voice shaking through tears, a Manitoba senator — accused by two female senators of physical…

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Politics

Carbon price carve-out for heating oil muddied waters in Senate on other bill, senator says

A Conservative private member’s bill to exempt more fuel used by farmers from the carbon price is stirring up intense…

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Politics

Trudeau resignation ‘prudent course of action,’ says P.E.I. senator

Senator Percy Downe, who was chief of staff to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, says it is time for the Liberal…

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