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These are the 30 most read items on National Newswatch, from the last seven days.

Pierre Poilievre will undo some of Justin Trudeau's legacy if he becomes prime minister. Here's what he'd target

Pierre Poilievre will undo some of Justin Trudeau's legacy if he becomes prime minister. Here's…

Prime min­is­ters always say they leave their polit­i­cal lega­cies to his­to­ri­ans. But it’s their suc­ces­sors who large­ly write that his­to­ry by decid­ing what parts of any gov­ern­ing agen­da sur­vive. So what should we glean from the…

Polls show ‘across-the-board, generalized retreat’ from Liberals, says Coletto

Polls show ‘across-the-board, generalized retreat’ from Liberals, says Coletto

Prime Min­is­ter Justin Trudeau will ​‘either walk up to the edge of the next elec­tion…

Police arrest two at protest that delayed Trudeau event, including Rebel News host

Police arrest two at protest that delayed Trudeau event, including Rebel News host

Toron­to Police say they arrest­ed two peo­ple at a pro−Palestinian protest that…

Trudeau says job of prime minister "crazy," but he's determined to continue

Trudeau says job of prime minister "crazy," but he's determined to continue

Prime Min­is­ter Justin Trudeau vowed to con­tin­ue on as head of gov­ern­ment in an…

'It makes no sense': Trudeau government promised rural residents a carbon rebate top up — so why aren't these people getting it?

'It makes no sense': Trudeau government promised rural residents a carbon rebate top up — so why…

It might be the two provin­cial parks, the ski resort and the 278 square kilo­me­tres of…

An expected defeat was unexpectedly painful for Justin Trudeau's Liberals. That should set off alarm bells

An expected defeat was unexpectedly painful for Justin Trudeau's Liberals. That should set off…

MG: I know bet­ter than to make pre­dic­tions in pol­i­tics. I’m not paid enough to…



Sophie Grégoire Trudeau opening up about her separation from Justin Trudeau

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau opening up about her separation from Justin Trudeau

More than sev­en months after her sep­a­ra­tion from Prime Min­is­ter Justin Trudeau,…

'Baloney factory': Eby mocks Poilievre's letter asking B.C. to join carbon tax fight

'Baloney factory': Eby mocks Poilievre's letter asking B.C. to join carbon tax fight

A let­ter from Oppo­si­tion Con­ser­v­a­tive Leader Pierre Poilievre to British Colum­bia…

Auditor general's office discovers three of its own employees earning side money off undisclosed government contracts

Auditor general's office discovers three of its own employees earning side money off undisclosed…

Canada’s audi­tor gen­er­al recent­ly fired and called in police to inves­ti­gate two…

Human Rights Tribunal member who would hear cases if online harms bill passes once filed a hate speech complaint

Human Rights Tribunal member who would hear cases if online harms bill passes once filed a hate…

A lawyer who once made a high-pro­file hate speech com­plaint against Maclean’s…

Carbon price could see Liberals ‘annihilated,’ Ford says as Trudeau, Smith meet

Carbon price could see Liberals ‘annihilated,’ Ford says as Trudeau, Smith meet

Ontario Pre­mier Doug Ford says he ​“doesn’t under­stand for the life of [him] what the…

Harper-era cabinet minister Ed Fast will not seek re-election

Harper-era cabinet minister Ed Fast will not seek re-election

Ed Fast, the long-serv­ing Con­ser­v­a­tive MP for the Low­er Main­land rid­ing of…

Bonnie Crombie promises no provincial carbon tax if her Liberals defeat Doug Ford's Tories

Bonnie Crombie promises no provincial carbon tax if her Liberals defeat Doug Ford's Tories

Lib­er­al Leader Bon­nie Crom­bie says there will be no provin­cial car­bon tax if she…

Virani defends Online Harms Bill after Margaret Atwood warns of 'thoughtcrime' risk

Virani defends Online Harms Bill after Margaret Atwood warns of 'thoughtcrime' risk

Jus­tice Min­is­ter Arif Virani is defend­ing his gov­ern­men­t’s Online Harms Bill after…

Poilievre claps back ahead of carbon price hike: ‘Eby’s constituents can’t even afford baloney”

Poilievre claps back ahead of carbon price hike: ‘Eby’s constituents can’t even afford baloney”

Con­ser­v­a­tive leader Pierre Poilievre has shot back at B.C. Pre­mier David Eby’s…

Kim Rudd, former Ontario Liberal MP and entrepreneur, dies at 66

Kim Rudd, former Ontario Liberal MP and entrepreneur, dies at 66

Kim Rudd, a for­mer Lib­er­al MP who rep­re­sent­ed a south­ern Ontario…

Trudeau loves Guilbeault and all Danielle Smith got was a smile

Trudeau loves Guilbeault and all Danielle Smith got was a smile

This scrib­bler asks the ques­tion but I am not alone. Oth­er new­shounds fig­ure it…

Liberals in talks with NDP on Gaza ceasefire motion: sources

Liberals in talks with NDP on Gaza ceasefire motion: sources

The Lib­er­als held talks with the NDP on the latter’s Gaza cease­fire motion — which…



‘Absolutely the wrong direction’: feds respond to calls for more money for foreign ministry with budget cuts

‘Absolutely the wrong direction’: feds respond to calls for more money for foreign ministry with…

Amid mount­ing calls for more invest­ment in Canada’s for­eign min­istry, includ­ing from…

Can Poilievre conquer the twin peaks of Quebec and the GTA before the next federal election?

Can Poilievre conquer the twin peaks of Quebec and the GTA before the next federal election?

There are two steep hills that Pierre Poilievre will have to climb if he hopes to turn…

'The plan is working,' Champagne says as more premiers urge pause to carbon tax hike

'The plan is working,' Champagne says as more premiers urge pause to carbon tax hike

As yet anoth­er provin­cial leader calls on the Trudeau gov­ern­ment to pause next…

Auditor General's office fires 2 staff members for earning money from government contracts

Auditor General's office fires 2 staff members for earning money from government contracts

The Audi­tor Gen­er­al has fired two employ­ees and is inves­ti­gat­ing a third…

Ontario New Democrat MPP Harden seeks federal run in Ottawa

Ontario New Democrat MPP Harden seeks federal run in Ottawa

Ottawa-Cen­tre MPP Joel Hard­en is look­ing to grab a seat at the fed­er­al lev­el.…

How a beer break may have doomed the carbon tax hike

How a beer break may have doomed the carbon tax hike

The count­down is on. It’s 17 days until the next poten­tial capit­u­la­tion by…

When Doug Ford tried to get out of jury duty — and earned himself a lecture on the rule of law

When Doug Ford tried to get out of jury duty — and earned himself a lecture on the rule of law

Ten years ago, then-Toron­to city coun­cil­lor Doug Ford arrived at the Supe­ri­or Court…

Trudeau says N.L. premier bowing to political pressure over carbon tax increase

Trudeau says N.L. premier bowing to political pressure over carbon tax increase

Prime Min­is­ter Justin Trudeau says New­found­land and Labrador Pre­mier Andrew Furey’s…

We all deserve affordable homes and a stable climate – and that is achievable

We all deserve affordable homes and a stable climate – and that is achievable

Many fit­ting trib­utes have been paid to the late for­mer prime min­is­ter Bri­an…

It’s difficult to ‘follow the money’: former MPs, bureaucrats, and PBOs say budget and estimates process makes it tough for Parliament to hold government spending to account

It’s difficult to ‘follow the money’: former MPs, bureaucrats, and PBOs say budget and estimates…

When for­mer par­lia­men­tary bud­get offi­cer Kevin Page thinks about what’s wrong with…

New Zealand says it’s not questioning Canadian allegations on Nijjar after remarks by country’s Deputy PM

New Zealand says it’s not questioning Canadian allegations on Nijjar after remarks by country’s…

The New Zealand gov­ern­ment says it’s not chal­leng­ing Ottawa’s alle­ga­tions that…

'He's in full control': Why Poilievre is distancing Conservatives from corporate Canada

'He's in full control': Why Poilievre is distancing Conservatives from corporate Canada

Con­ser­v­a­tive Leader Pierre Poilievre’s recent crit­i­cism of ​“use­less” cor­po­rate…



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