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Jan 25 2020 — Sarah Turnbull — CTV News — The co-chair of the Conservative Party’s leadership organizing committee says the party will consider candidates’ comments – on social issues or otherwise – to assess whether they align with party principles. Former deputy leader Lisa Raitt said there is a section requiring a declaration of personal views in the rules published by the Leadership Election […]

Jan 24 2020 — Sarah Turnbull — CTV News — Conservative MP Michelle Rempel says she hasn’t ruled out a leadership bid namely because Western Canada isn’t being represented among those who’ve already put their names forward. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Friday before the party’s caucus meeting, the Calgary-based MP said her main concern is ensuring her riding and her province feel accounted […]

Jan 23 2020 — Sarah Turnbull — CTV News — Longtime Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre will not seek party leadership, citing his family life as the reason for backing down. Poilievre was set to run for the party’s top job, as CTV News first reported on Jan. 7. In a statement posted on Facebook and Twitter, Poilievre said while he’s received positive feedback during his […]

Jan 23 2020 — Don Martin — CTV News — The nobodies are pounding on the door while the somebodies bolt for the exit in a Conservative leadership race hemorrhaging political status and credibility. The lineup is getting messier, murkier and less moderate by the day — and the only smiles are on Liberal faces. Former interim leader Rona Ambrose was the best hope for […]

Jan 22 2020 — CTV News — Lawyers for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have issued legal warnings accusing paparazzi in Canada of tracking Harry and Meghan’s every move. The legal notice from Schillings International LLP was directed to editors and legal departments of unnamed media outlets on Tuesday, CTVNews.ca has confirmed. The warning followed the publication of photographs featuring a […]

Jan 22 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh won’t rule out the possibility of Canadians footing the bill for Prince Harry and Meghan’s security costs when they’re in Canada. “I’d want to make sure we make an evaluation before I make a decision around what we should do,” Singh said, speaking outside his NDP caucus meeting Wednesday. When asked […]

Jan 22 2020 — CTV News — The owner of greeting card retailers including Carlton Cards and Papyrus is closing all of its stores in North America, including 76 Canadian locations. Most of the closures will take place over the next four to six weeks, Schurman Retail Group CEO Dominique Schurman told CTVNews.ca in a statement. Another 178 locations will close in […]

Jan 21 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — The remains of one Canadian who was killed in the Iran plane crash have been repatriated, Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne confirmed Tuesday. The remains are the first to be repatriated since 57 Canadian citizens were killed when an Iranian surface-to-air missile struck a Ukrainian aircraft over Tehran on Jan. 8. Twenty-nine permanent residents of […]

Jan 21 2020 — CTV News — Prince Harry has touched down in Canada to be reunited with his wife Meghan and baby Archie after a whirlwind trip to the U.K. where he finalized his family’s plans to step back from their royal duties. On Monday evening, the Duke of Sussex landed at Vancouver International Airport shortly after 7 p.m. local time […]

Jan 17 2020 — Sarah Turnbull — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced Ottawa will pay $25,000 in compensation for each of the Canadian victims of the downed Ukrainian airline. On Friday morning, PM Trudeau said the families of all Canadian citizens and the additional 29 permanent residents killed would be provided the financial allotment “to assist with their immediate needs, such […]

Jan 16 2020 — CTV News — The race to become next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is underway and a familiar name has thrown his hat in the ring. “I’m in. Stay tuned,” MacKay wrote on Twitter, and with those four words he announced he’s coming out of political retirement. MacKay hasn’t spoken publicly about his desire to replace […]

Jan 16 2020 — CTV News — Days after a number of Albertans took notice of a billboard campaign that took aim at the Trudeau government, the company behind the advertising has apologized for what it says was an error. Last week, a social media post drew attention to the sign, which had been spotted alongside of number of highways throughout the […]

Jan 16 2020 — CTV News — Canadians aren’t especially thrilled by the part-time relocation to Canada of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, despite being big fans of Prince Harry himself, according to a new poll. In the poll, 69 per cent of respondents reported that they hold favourable views of Harry – a higher level of support than any other […]

Jan 16 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — The co-chair of the Conservative Party of Canada’s leadership campaign thinks that all of the party’s 2019 candidates should be able to see the findings of former Tory cabinet minister John Baird’s external review of the campaign. CTV News political analyst Lisa Raitt said that she thinks the findings of the internal report—which the Conservatives […]

Jan 16 2020 — Don Martin — CTV News — The longer he’s not prime minister, the more interesting and influential Stephen Harper becomes. This week saw a flurry of headlines breathlessly covering his comments on Iran, which would-be Conservative leadership bid he will endorse and his resignation from the party’s fundraising arm to work at preventing another candidate from getting his old job. Harper […]