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OTTAWA â Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lost a key lieutenant in a pre-election cabinet shuffle Tuesday, as Industry Minister Navdeep Bains announced he was stepping down from his post and would not run in the next campaign.
Cabinet ministers, who arenât planning to run again, often step down in the final year of a parliament and Bains departure fuelled already omnipresent election speculation in Ottawa. Trudeau continued to insist his party wasnât gearing up for a campaign.
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The combination of new federal travel rules and a Calgary airport testing program means people taking advantage of that pilot project will now need three COVID-19 tests to arrive in Canada and exit quarantine early.
The destruction on Wednesday halted the certification of president-elect Joe Biden s victory and led to parts of Capitol Hill being evacuated, as some people inside were ushered into lockdown. Photo via US Capitol / Flickr
Canadian political leaders expressed shock and dismay at events Wednesday in Washington, D.C., as a violent mob loyal to U.S. President Donald Trump paraded through the Capitol building, stealing items and vandalizing property. Canadians are deeply disturbed and saddened by the attack on democracy in the United States, our closest ally and neighbour, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Violence will never succeed in overruling the will of the people. Democracy in the U.S. must be upheld and it will be.