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from Parliament Hill reporter David Akin
View Article  Harper on Afghanistan

Here are the remarks Prime Minister Stephen Harper made in response to some questions from reporters who asked about Afghanistan and Canada’s role in the NATO mission in that country:

Beatrice Politi, CHUM: The NATO Secretary General was here yesterday and made his position clear in terms of whether ...   more »

View Article  Harper on the last Parliamentary session

Here’s what Prime Minister Stephen Harper had to say on Friday at the close of the spring session of this Parliament:

…  good afternoon everybody. On January 4th, at my residence, I laid out the priorities of Canada's new government for the spring sitting of Parliament. We promised a budget ...   more »

View Article  We're number one!

The Radio, Television and News Directors Association of Canada voted our newscast -- CTV National News with Lloyd Robertson -- as the best newscast in the country. The award was handed out on Saturday night in Vancouver.

Not only did we win top newscast, CTV won the award for best ...   more »

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