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So can competing political ambitions. The collapse this week of the relationship between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former finance minister Chrystia Freeland is just the most recent example ...

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure to resign from his own Liberal Party after his top minister abruptly quit and criticized his handling of the budget.

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TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers ...