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Liberal MPs to meet next week as calls for Trudeau to leave intensify
Liberal MPs will gather next week for a special national caucus meeting for the first time since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told them he would take the holidays to reflect on calls for him to step down as party leader.
Prime Minister Trudeau adds 8 new MPs to cabinet, changes the roles of 4 others
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce eight new cabinet ministers Friday and change the roles of at least four others in a cabinet shuffle designed to ensure the government can function properly.
McGuinty and Erskine-Smith among those being named to Trudeau's cabinet in Friday shuffle: sources
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet Friday, multiple sources have told CBC News. He's got big gaps to fill on his front bench after a spate of resignations in recent months, including Chrystia Freeland's bombshell departure earlier this week.
Sean Fraser to leave federal cabinet as PMO pushes to add Mark Carney
Housing Minister Sean Fraser will announce on Monday that he will not seek re-election in his Nova Scotia riding and will leave the federal cabinet during the next shuffle, CBC News has learned.
Some Liberal MPs are mounting a new effort to oust Justin Trudeau
Pressure is building on the prime minister and his office as a growing number of anxious Liberal MPs are co-ordinating efforts to force Justin Trudeau to step down as Liberal Party leader, multiple sources have told CBC News.
Seamus O'Regan stepping down from cabinet, won't run for re-election
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is resigning from cabinet today, CBC News has learned.
Analysis
As Trudeau confronts an anxious caucus, some Liberals say he needs to act swiftly
The email from national caucus chair Brenda Shanahan rejecting calls for an in-person Liberal caucus meeting landed in members' inboxes around 5 p.m. on the fourth of July. In the words of one Liberal MP, it went over "like a fart in church."
Liberal MPs say Trudeau needs to meet with caucus after surprise byelection loss
A growing number of Liberal MPs say the national caucus needs to meet as soon as possible to discuss the fallout of this week’s tough byelection loss in Toronto and that the gathering can’t wait until the retreat scheduled for the end of the summer.
Federal government reaches deal with Google on Online News Act
Google and the federal government have reached an agreement in their dispute over the Online News Act that would see Google continue to share Canadian news online in return for the company making annual payments to news companies in the range of $100 million.
Canada has relocated some diplomatic staff out of India: sources
New Delhi has given Canada until October 10 to to reduce its complement of diplomats in India by about 40 people, sources tell CBC News. The government of India is threatening to revoke the diplomatic immunity of additional staff who have not left the country if Canada fails to meet that deadline.