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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 28, 2022

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B.C. Premier John Horgan will step down after leadership convention this fall

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NATO to boost high-readiness force to 300,000

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House of Commons rises for the summer

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Trudeau government facing serious accusation

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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

1:08:45

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

1:11:27

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

1:03:31

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

1:00:21

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

1:06:59

Canada under pressure to invest more in NORAD, modernize out-of-date radar systems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

1:14:37

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

1:10:52

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

1:17:55

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

1:06:28

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

1:07:02

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

1:06:13

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

1:21:56

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

1:03:26

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

1:03:17

Conservative Leadership Candidates spar in first and only official English debate

1:00:46

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

1:01:07

Prime Minister Trudeau reopens Canadian embassy during surprise visit to Kyiv

1:00:20

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

1:07:25

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

1:19:40

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

1:16:35

Canada has yet to confirm when embassy in Kyiv will reopen

1:10:03

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

1:09:16

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

1:08:43

Canada announces more sanctions on Russian officials

1:09:05

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

1:06:14

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

1:12:18

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

1:00:20

Putin orders troops to seal off giant Mariupol steel plant

1:03:43

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

1:15:22

Trudeau says Canada will send heavy artillery to Ukraine

1:07:23

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

1:11:04

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

1:08:04

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

1:11:12

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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