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March 1, 2019
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Trudeau names MacAulay veterans affairs minister in cabinet shuffle

Trudeau appoints MP Lawrence MacAulay as his new veterans-affairs minister and re-assigns the agriculture and international development portfolios


Canada, Mexico divided on Venezuela amid united push for new NAFTA

Canada and Mexico remain at loggerheads over how to solve Venezuela's political and economic crisis


Trudeau announces Canada will be partner in NASA-led Lunar Gateway project

The station, about one-fifth the size of the International Space Station, is expected to be fully functional around 2026 and will serve as mission control for lunar missions


PM’s former top adviser asks to testify after Wilson-Raybould bombshell

Gerald Butts said he believes he has evidence that will help the committee get to the bottom of the SNC Lavalin affair
 
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