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"This is a nation-defining moment. Democracy is not a given. Freedom, it's not a given. Canada is not a given. None of those happen by accident. None of them will continue without effort."

OTTAWA — Even when Mark Carney was still in high school, his friends bugged him about whether he would become prime minister one day. His answer was one fit for a future politician: to never confirm nor deny.

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien urged Canadians to stand up for the country, saying that while Canada is a good neighbour, it’s also a proud and independent country.

The core message of the rally was simple: Canada is not for sale.

OTTAWA — If Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership race on Sunday, would he succeed Justin Trudeau as the first prime minister to be sworn in without first having been elected? The answer is no.

OTTAWA — Canadian farmers could take a big hit from China's sudden retaliatory tariffs that take aim at canola, pork and other food commodities.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's premier says he has spoken with the family of an Indigenous woman murdered by a serial killer, and he hopes the confirmation that her remains have been found during a search at a Winnipeg landfill helps them move forward.

MONTREAL — Protesters flooded several blocks in downtown Montreal on Saturday, chanting "shame on you" on the doorstep of the United States Consulate.

TORONTO — Toronto police who attended the scene of a mass shooting that left 12 people injured, half of them seriously wounded, say they were "horrified" by the violence at a pub in the city's east end.

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government signed an initial deal with Irving Shipbuilding for the Royal Canadian Navy's new River-class destroyers.