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Every weekday afternoon, Power & Politics host Vassy Kapelos guides Canadians through the country's political news, with a regular cast of political panellists and the continuously unfolding drama of the Canadian political scene.

Updated: June 27, 2022

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Canada spending nearly $5B to modernize NORAD

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Liberals introduce bill to eliminate self-induced extreme intoxication as a legal defence

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Freeland outlines $8.9B in financial supports to help make life more affordable for Canadians

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Canadians face decades-high inflation and growing fears of a recession

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Feds announce suspension of vaccine mandates for domestic travel, federal employees

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Liberals under fire after Canadian diplomat attends embassy party for Russia Day

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Feds to suspend random arrival testing for fully vaccinated travellers at airports

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Conservative Party to release preliminary membership list to leadership campaigns in early July

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Video by former NHLer blasting Pearson airport delays draws attention on Parliament Hill

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Canada under pressure to invest more in NORAD, modernize out-of-date radar systems

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British prime minister survives confidence vote called after 'partygate' scandal

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford cruises to a landslide re-election

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Ontario party leaders' political fates at stake as voters go to the polls

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Leaders make their final pitch to Ontarians ahead of tomorrow's provincial election vote

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Federal government to temporarily decriminalize small-scale possession of illicit drugs in B.C.

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Liberals table new gun control bill that includes a national freeze on handguns

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Supreme Court rules Quebec City mosque shooter must be eligible for parole after 25 years

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Scrutiny of police response grows two days after mass shooting at a Texas school

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Renewed calls for tighter U.S. gun control follow shooting deaths of 19 children, 2 teachers in Texas

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Thousands still without power after deadly windstorm ripped across Ont. & Que.

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Jason Kenney to stay on as UCP leader until successor is chosen

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Federal government says it is banning Huawei from 5G networks

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Kenney steps down as UCP leader after narrowly surviving leadership vote

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Tories need to be a ‘big tent, multi-faith, multicultural’ party: leadership candidate Patrick Brown

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Investigation continues into alleged racially-motivated mass shooting in Buffalo

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Sweden follows Finland and signals imminent application to NATO amid Russian threat

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Conservative Leadership Candidates spar in first and only official English debate

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All six Conservative leadership candidates face off in Edmonton debate

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Stock markets look for slight rebound after three days of downturns

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Prime Minister Trudeau reopens Canadian embassy during surprise visit to Kyiv

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Reports: U.S. provided intelligence that helped Ukraine target and sink Russian warship

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Zelensky asks Western allies for a new Marshall Plan for Ukraine

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Ukraine's PM says he hopes Trudeau and Freeland visit Kyiv soon

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Leaked draft ruling suggests justices will overturn Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion

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Canada has yet to confirm when embassy in Kyiv will reopen

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'Rolling Thunder' rally expected to bring hundreds of motorcycles to downtown Ottawa

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Ottawa says it will enforce bylaws as it prepares for weekend motorcycle rally

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Canada announces more sanctions on Russian officials

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Ministers, top national security officials testify on use of Emergencies Act

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Trudeau calls public inquiry into use of Emergencies Act during convoy protests

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Mariupol officials estimate 21,000 civilians have been killed in city by Russian forces

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Putin orders troops to seal off giant Mariupol steel plant

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Inflation rate hit 6.7 per cent in March, says Statistics Canada

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Trudeau says Canada will send heavy artillery to Ukraine

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Ukraine's President says the 'battle of Donbas' is now underway

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Russia warns of more attacks on Kyiv after its warship sinks

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Up to 150 Canadian Armed Forces personnel to deploy to Poland on humanitarian mission

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Bank of Canada raises interest rates to combat rising inflation

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The Bank of Canada is expected to hike interest rates tomorrow to cool inflation

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Ukraine braces for a new Russian offensive

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Dozens of civilians dead — including children — after Russian airstrike on train station

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Liberals table more modest fiscal plan, arguing economy has bounced back from COVID-19

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PM Trudeau says his government's spending plan will be 'fiscally responsible'

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Zelensky urges UN Security Council — paralyzed by the veto power — to reform itself

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Ukrainian and western officials say it's clear Russia committed war crimes in Bucha

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Polish ambassador to NATO: Russia-Ukraine peace talks 'eventually will have to succeed'

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NATO secretary general: 'Russia cannot be trusted'

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Ukraine says Russia bombing Chernihiv and outskirts of Kyiv despite promise to scale back

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Russian deputy defence minister says it is reducing troop presence in northern Ukraine

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