
Peter Zimonjic
Senior writer
Peter Zimonjic is a senior writer for CBC News. He has worked as a reporter and columnist in London, England, for the Telegraph, Times and Daily Mail, and in Canada for the Ottawa Citizen, Torstar and Sun Media. He is the author of Into The Darkness: An Account of 7/7, published by Random House.
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Registered Liberals say online leadership voting system is rife with problems
The Liberal Party and Canada Post insist the federal party’s leadership vote is a model of efficiency, but multiple people trying to cast their ballots say the process has been a nightmare to navigate.
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Voting for the new Liberal leader has begun. Here's how the process works
Voting in the Liberal leadership contest to select Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s successor is now open, but some party members say registering is a headache.
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Trudeau visits Ukraine to mark 3rd anniversary of Russian invasion
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday, along with other Western political leaders, to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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High-speed rail line with 300 km/h trains will run between Toronto and Quebec City, Trudeau announces
The Liberal government launched a six-year, $3.9-billion design and development plan Wednesday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says will eventually connect Quebec City and Toronto with a high-speed rail line.
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Canada's foreign minister says she gave Europe a 'wake-up call' on threat Trump poses to Canada
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly concluded her recent tour of Europe saying she delivered a “wake-up call” to Canada’s allies across the Atlantic about the economic and political threat the Trump administration is posing to Canada.
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Trump claims the trade deficit with Canada is a $200B subsidy. Experts disagree
U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that his country subsidizes Canada with hundreds of billions of dollars every year has become a key plank in his argument for annexing the country. But do his numbers add up?
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Canadian veteran sues government to pay for rehab after 2023 Invictus Games injury
As athletes from 25 countries gather in B.C. this week to compete in the seventh Invictus Games, a Canadian veteran who suffered life-changing injuries in the previous games is suing the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces for $2.4 million.
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Trump's threat to annex Canada 'real' and motivated by access to critical minerals, Trudeau tells crowd
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told business leaders at the Canada-U.S. Economic Summit in Toronto that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada "is a real thing."
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Trudeau is unlikely to recall Parliament at opposition's demand. Here's why
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Canada's premiers and works with cabinet to craft his government's response to an unpredictable Trump administration, he's also batting away repeated demands from opposition leaders to recall Parliament.
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Poilievre pivots focus to reducing provincial barriers as way to deal with trade war
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday that if he becomes prime minister he will implement a plan to boost internal trade in Canada that he says will increase the country's GDP by more than $200 billion.
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