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Liberal MP John Aldag has announced he’ll resign his seat later this month, with the intention of securing a nomination as an NDP candidate in the next provincial election in British Columbia. Aldag, who represented the riding…
The federal government is launching what it calls its “national action plan” to…
The next federal election is 18 months away, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has…
Voters in a Toronto riding that has become a Liberal stronghold are…
When MPs file back in to the House of Commons on Tuesday, it will be for the final…
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Both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre score poorly in terms of credibility with…
From May 6 to 9, 2024, Abacus Data conducted a survey of 1,000 eligible…
It seems a little early for the kitchen sink. But Justin Trudeau and his…
It’s been a long time since First Nations, Inuit, and Métis came together. Before…
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others have…
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday he is…
As with stars about to go supernova and die an explosive death, sure signs portend…
As Mayor of Brampton, Canada’s fastest-growing large city, I am privileged to…
“You must be kidding.” That was one of the many emails I received in response to…
If there has even been such a thing as the world’s greatest circus, this is…
Justin Trudeau gave a press conference this week about electric vehicles, but…
It’s not a topic of conversation in English Canada. Mention “separation”…
The political pulse panel discusses federal sparring amongst other top stories…
Chickens with their heads cut off run around in circles. In politics, the federal…
Last week, Lianne Rood decided to take a stand. Appearing in a video…
Beverley McLachlin has spent the past six years servicing the reputation of Hong…
I’m not sure why Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wrote an entire op-ed in the…
The appointment of a “multimedia expert” committee to review the future of…
In retrospect, the turnaround — and just how fast it happened — is difficult to…
No one knows what the ballot-box question will be in the next election, whenever it…
That was an attention grabber: The Angus Reid Institute put out an analysis last week…
I’m guessing no one can tell me off-hand how many programs to support Canadians, and…
Antisemitism has imposed a pervasive and pernicious double standard on the…
The Charter of Rights, already reeling under Justin Trudeau, would take a final…
Mark Carney made a speech last week and many people had plenty to say about it.…
So close and yet so far. That was the story in the 2015 federal election for the NDP,…
Four people killed, including a baby and his grandparents. A horrific…
Since formally endorsing the United Nations International Decade for People of…
When former columnist Sabrina Maddeaux announced last week that she was suspending…
The stereotypical “Ottawa” bureaucrat arouses as much sympathy with the public…
It’s said that on Oct. 15, 1793, all of Marie Antoinette’s hair turned white. It’s…
Can an adult-film actress save the republic from King Donald? Given what is…
Susan Delacourt: Back in March, when Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called…
Now that we’ve been there, done that and possibly bought the T‑shirt, can we all agree…
It’s with some hesitation that I try to put into words what Rex Murphy meant to…
Voters in the rural Nova Scotia provincial electoral district of Pictou West are…
Lawyers are questioning Canada’s approach to screening visa applications for people…
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says it’s “untenable” for “smaller…
Canada’s Ambassador to the United States says she’s “not aware” of any plans for Prime…
Provinces and territories should not stop pushing for drug decriminalization…
New Democrats say they’re rolling out a new line of attack against the…
‘We’ve talked for 40 years about climate change … and we’ve done very, very little…
Every two weeks until the November Presidential Election in the US, I’ll post…
Catherine Tait says payout of bonuses will have little real effect on broadcaster’s…
New data from Nanos and the Globe and Mail suggests Canadians find neither Justin…
A Toronto Conservative MP addressed the crowd and a video of Conservative…
Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks has rejected Toronto’s request to decriminalize…
Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has voted against the environment…
Canada’s industry minister says Ottawa is “considering all measures” after the…
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says allegations his government house leader brought…
A former Conservative is accusing party brass of blocking him from running to be…
Following Treasury Board’s decree that federal public service workers would have…
Toronto city councillor Jaye Robinson has died. Her office confirmed Friday that…
Eight in 10 Canadians back a woman’s right to an abortion and two in three don’t…
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is declining to take a definitive…
Federal Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard says the Trudeau government…
Nineteen members of Congress say Canada’s online streaming act discriminates…
In some of his most hawkish comments to date, the head of Canada’s intelligence…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that Canadian conservative leaders…
The Canadian and U.S. governments say they’re co−investing in critical mineral…
Cooler temperatures, calmer winds and rain have subdued the wildfire threatening…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre’s pledges to…
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was noncommittal Thursday when asked what…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assailed New Brunswick’s premier and other…
Canada is imposing sanctions on “extremist” Israeli settlers in the West Bank,…
Loblaw Cos. Ltd. said Thursday it’s ready to sign on to the grocery code of conduct,…
Given the preponderance of “Big Lie” claims in the United States that spread…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley is perhaps the highest-profile Republican in the…
PHOENIX (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long argued that the biggest hurdle of his…
NEW YORK (AP) — One political party is holding urgent news conferences and…
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Donald Trump attorney Michael Cohen admitted Monday to jurors…
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s hush money trial is heading into the final stretch,…
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Elise Stefanik, a House Republican leader seen as…
Canada’s truck transportation sector faces significant economic and legal…
Amidst the controversies over the “TikTok ban” is the struggle between free speech…
Literacy practitioners used to have access to a once robust national adult…
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Inger Hansen (1929−2013), Canada’s first information commissioner, knew something…
The Ontario Liberals had hopes they could win last week’s provincial byelection in…
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Canada’s spies have been busy this year. There have been accusations of foreign…
NDP MP Charlie Angus is preparing to wrap up a 20-year career in federal…
Hours after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was expelled from the House of…
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