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Election bill takes aim at deepfakes, long ballots, threats to nomination contests

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OTTAWA - The Liberal government is proposing new legislation to strengthen electoral integrity by banning digital deepfakes of candidates, cracking

Immigration department not keeping up with demand for student visa probes: auditor

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OTTAWA - Auditor General Karen Hogan says the immigration department did not investigate or follow up on a large number

N.S. legislature closed to the public after singing protesters delay budget vote

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HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia legislature has been closed to the public after singing protesters disrupted a budget vote Tuesday

Canada is not planning to reopen embassy in Syria

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OTTAWA - The federal government says it has no plans to reopen its embassy in Syria.Gregory Galligan is Canada’s ambassador

Gun control group criticizes Ottawa over 'poor participation' in firearm buyback

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OTTAWA - Gun control advocacy group PolySeSouvient blames “weak political leadership” for what it calls “poor participation” in a federal

Almost half of former NDP voters don't recognize names of leadership candidates: poll

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OTTAWA - Nearly half of those who voted for the federal NDP at least once over the past four elections

Hacked N.S. power firm agrees to beef up security after customer data breached

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HALIFAX - Canada’s privacy commissioner says Nova Scotia’s largest power utility will strengthen its security following a cyberattack last year. Nova

House committee calls for changes to Elections Act to thwart long ballot protests

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OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is calling on the government to make it harder for protest groups to

First Nations call for audit of Human Rights Commission following death of 3-year-old

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OTTAWA - A First Nations group is calling on the federal auditor general to investigate the Canadian Human Rights Commission,