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A three-member Ontario Liberal Party arbitration committee is scheduled to meet May 20 to review Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s appeal against the provincial Scarborough-Southwest nomination election result, according to Liberal sources. In the meantime, Ontario Liberals are pushing back. In the meantime, Ontario Liberals are pushing back. After losing the provincial party nomination contest in Scarborough-Southwest last weekend, Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith—who...

Emma Loop

White House points to 'longstanding unfair trade practices' when asked about Gordie Howe bridge opening

Bridge authority, Canadian government say opening tied to testing work. For months, Canadian officials have maintained that the long-awaited opening of the $6.4 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ont., is dependent on various testing and commissioning tasks. But fresh comments from a Canadian cabinet member as well as two top U.S. officials suggests there is a...

Mike Crawley

Pentagon walks away from Canada-U.S. defence board

Canada 'failed to make credible progress' on defence spending commitments, says Pentagon official. The Trump administration is walking away from a long-running body that works on Canada-U.S. defence initiatives, claiming Canada has failed to meet its commitments on defence spending. U.S. Undersecretary of War Elbridge Colby announced Monday the Pentagon is "pausing" participation in the Permanent Joint Board on Defence...

John Paul Tasker

Travel to the U.S. is down even more dramatically than we thought, data shows

Visits by Canadians have cratered by 42% over the last year, cell phone data reveals. The boycott by Canadians of travel to the U.S., driven largely by an aversion to President Donald Trump, his industry-wrecking tariffs and 51st state taunts, has actually been more effective than previously thought, according to new data. While official Statistics Canada figures show a roughly...

Richard Woodbury

'It has been devastating,' U.S. spirits group says about Canadian alcohol boycotts

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States says global exports decreased in 2025 partly because of Canada. Whether at the grocery store or the NSLC, Martha Reynolds pays attention to where products are from. "I'm doing my very best to not buy American," she said outside a Halifax location of the province's Crown-run alcohol retailer. For alcohol, this means bourbon...

Anja Karadeglija

Major VPN provider says it could leave Canada over lawful access bill

Virtual private network service NordVPN says it could pull out of Canada over the federal government's proposed lawful access bill. NordVPN says it is reviewing the bill and would consider leaving Canada if the bill requires it to compromise its privacy protections. Earlier this week, The Globe and Mail reported that the encrypted messaging service Signal said it would leave...

Luke LeBrun

Alberta Separatist Group’s Controversial Voter ID App Has Links to US Ambassador, MAGA Influencers and Wealthy Michigan Republicans

US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra says he was ‘not aware’ American-made app he previously promoted was used to help Alberta separatist group. Donald Trump’s top envoy to Canada says he was unaware a voter identification app that he previously endorsed and promoted was used by an Alberta separatist group at the centre of a major Canadian political scandal.

Jack Farrell

Judge quashes Alberta separation petition in favour of First Nations

A judge threw out an Alberta separatist petition Wednesday, ruling the province had a duty to consult with First Nations — a decision quickly declared "anti-democratic" by Premier Danielle Smith. Justice Shaina Leonard also said Alberta's chief electoral officer should never have issued the referendum petition. The premier promised an appeal. "This is a decision by one judge," said Smith...

Carrie Tait, Matthew Scace

Separatist leader accused of misusing Alberta electors list refuses to co-operate with investigators

The leader of the separatist organization accused of misusing Alberta’s list of electors by providing hundreds of supporters with access to private information belonging to 2.9 million residents is refusing to co-operate with investigators. David Parker, the political organizer behind the Centurion Project, is stonewalling Elections Alberta, according to a statement from the head of the agency. “I can confirm...

Spencer Van Dyk

Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith to resign federal seat this summer following GTA nomination loss

Despite losing a nomination contest to run for the Ontario Liberals over the weekend, federal Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith says he plans to follow through on his plan to resign his seat in the House of Commons before MPs rise for the summer. “I am going to resign my seat by the end of the parliamentary session to ensure that...

Bill Graveland

Carney, Smith sign carbon price deal, suggest fall 2027 pipeline approval

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday they're eyeing a fall 2027 start date for construction of a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast. It's part of a plan to accomplish the remaining steps of the landmark energy deal they signed last fall. There is to be a new scheme for carbon emissions pricing in...

Allison Jones

Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith seeks advice on next steps following nomination loss

Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is asking supporters for advice on what his next steps should be, with his potential bid to become Ontario Liberal leader in doubt following a nomination loss. Erskine-Smith was vying to represent the provincial party in the upcoming Scarborough Southwest byelection but lost a nomination race last weekend. He had said he wanted to run in...

Nick Murray

Carney unveils new electricity strategy, noncommittal on 2030 climate targets

Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada's long-awaited new electricity strategy Thursday, placing a heavy emphasis on expanding the role of natural gas in powering the grid as he seemed to distance the government from its 2030 Paris climate commitments. The new strategy looks to double Canada's electricity grid by 2050 and would adjust the clean electricity regulations to provide more...

Allison Jones

Liberal MP Erskine-Smith challenges provincial nomination loss

Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith filed a notice of appeal Tuesday to the provincial Liberals, challenging the result of a nomination race that he lost. Erskine-Smith was vying to represent the provincial party in the upcoming Scarborough Southwest byelection ahead of an intended bid for the leadership of the party. He lost Saturday to Ahsanul Hafiz by a slim margin then...

Peter Donolo

Mark Carney could do the right thing and make a hero out of 23 MPs at the same time

As Mark Carney often reminds us, he is not, as he puts it, “a career politician.” In many ways, that is a good thing. After two decades of rancorous, often toxic uber-partisanship, Carney’s no-nonsense, low-key approach is a welcome relief and reassuring to Canadians who have been deeply unnerved by Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks on our country.

Raisa Patel

Who is Jamil Jivani — and why you should be paying attention to him

Aside from being a member of Parliament, Jamil Jivani has no official roles in Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party. Elected to the House of Commons in a 2024 byelection, he possesses less political experience than most of his caucus colleagues.

Jillian Piper

Carney, Smith to announce oil pipeline update Friday: sources

Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Alberta on Friday to meet with Premier Danielle Smith and announce an update on the memorandum of understanding to build an oil pipeline to the British Columbia coast, Global News has learned. While sources tell Global News the details of what will be announced aren’t yet finalized, the expected public announcement comes after...

Bruce Anderson

Trump won by treating voters like they're stupid. It won't work in Canada.

Americans are impatient with their chaotic President. For a shockingly long time, they seemed willing to shrug off his juvenile framing of complex issues. Some winced, many looked away. Millions marched, and the rest of the world wondered why it wasn’t millions more. Trump will never stop being Trump. But he’s got fewer cards. He’s spending billions on a war...

Sarah Smellie

Panel concludes Quebec energy deal is not good enough for Newfoundland and Labrador

A panel appointed by the Newfoundland and Labrador government says a proposed energy deal with Hydro-Quebec is not in the province's best interests. In a report expected to be released Tuesday, the three-person panel outlines several concerns with the non-binding framework agreement to share power from Labrador, which was signed by the provinces' hydroelectric utilities in 2024. In particular, the...

John Paul Tasker

The Canadian inspiration for Britain's surging right-wing Reform party

After election victory, Reform UK leader says Canadian prairie populist Preston Manning is someone to emulate. Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage received a hero's welcome when he arrived late last week at a victory party in Chelmsford, an Essex commuter town on the outskirts of London, a world away from that city's centre of power. The silver-tongued leader of this...

Andrew Coyne

Canada is one of history’s most successful countries. Here’s a look at who’s trying to destroy it, and how

The recorded history of Canada stretches back more than 500 years; the unrecorded history, many thousands. It is one of the world’s oldest continuously existing democracies, with a Constitution whose principal features – monarchical, federal, parliamentary, with an independent judiciary and (ahem) an unelected Senate – have remained unchanged since 1867.

Stephanie Taylor

Inside Prime Minister Mark Carney's hunt for office art — and what he liked the most

Less than a week after winning last year’s election and just days before he was set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Mark Carney was looking for art to hang on his office walls. Staff who arrived at the National Gallery of Canada that Saturday morning had been instructed to dress casually: sport coats and dress pants...

Luca Caruso-Moro

A ‘red line’: Chinese embassy condemns Canadian MP’s visit to Taiwan

A Canadian MP is on route to Taiwan to assert “Canadian sovereignty” in the face of what he called is a warning from China’s ambassador to Canada against members of parliament visiting the island. Conservative MP Michael Chong will meet with Taiwanese leaders next week. China’s embassy has already condemned the trip, arguing it contravenes a “red line for China-Canada...

Spencer Van Dyk

Alberta Premier Smith open to southern route for potential pipeline to West Coast

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s open to a southern route — or one that runs along the Trans Mountain Expansion Project — for a potential pipeline that would transport oil from her province to the West Coast. Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday they’ve reached a deal on an industrial carbon price, a critical piece of their...

Nick Murray

Former minister says energy project review changes could cause further delays

The former environment minister who helped to create the Impact Assessment Agency eight years ago says the federal government's proposal to change how pipelines are assessed risks delaying those projects even further. "I'm not saying you couldn't improve the process. But trying to jam through projects and making major changes, similar to what we saw under Stephen Harper, isn't going...

Marie Woolf

Signal warns it would pull out of Canada if made to comply with lawful access bill

Secure messaging service Signal, which uses end-to-end encryption, is warning it would withdraw from Canada if asked to compromise its users’ privacy under Bill C-22, Ottawa’s proposed lawful access legislation. In an interview, Udbhav Tiwari, Signal vice-president of strategy and global affairs, said the company has deep concerns about measures in the bill, including its potential to introduce security vulnerabilities...

Graeme Bruce

How much damage have Canada's booze bans done to the U.S. wine industry?

As Canada enters free trade talks with U.S., these charts show Canada’s impact on booze trade. As we head into the Victoria Day long weekend, one of the busiest booze-buying weekends on the calendar, it's the second year where most Canadians are without access to American labels. When Canadian liquor stores pulled American products from shelves in early 2025, it...

Bruce Anderson

Carney government approval at 67% as voters want a map for the future, not a rear view mirror.

In our latest Spark Insights nationwide survey (3450 cases, online, May 10-14) we found Carney government approval at 67%, similar to our results in April. A majority in every part of the country indicates approval, the lowest level being 61% in Alberta, and the highest in Quebec at 73%.

Rob Ferguson, Robert Benzie

Liberal party under fire as more questions raised about Nate Erskine-Smith’s nomination fight

There are questions as to why the Beaches—East York Liberal MP — whose own 2014 federal nomination win was challenged — and his team didn’t publicly raise concerns during the meeting Saturday.

Catharine Tunney

Why the U.S. is noticing this Canadian security bill

Bill C-22 proposes to help police investigate online cases. A Liberal government bill that proposes giving police and spies easier access to information during investigations has fallen into the crosshairs of U.S. tech giants and two American congressional committees, threatening to become the latest irritant in the Canada-U.S. relationship. The bill, this government’s second attempt at passing lawful access legislation...

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High-profile Ontario Liberals return fire, say Erskine-Smith’s style of politics rubs them ‘the wrong way’

White House points to 'longstanding unfair trade practices' when asked about Gordie Howe bridge opening

Pentagon walks away from Canada-U.S. defence board

Travel to the U.S. is down even more dramatically than we thought, data shows

'It has been devastating,' U.S. spirits group says about Canadian alcohol boycotts

Major VPN provider says it could leave Canada over lawful access bill

Alberta Separatist Group’s Controversial Voter ID App Has Links to US Ambassador, MAGA Influencers and Wealthy Michigan Republicans

Judge quashes Alberta separation petition in favour of First Nations

Separatist leader accused of misusing Alberta electors list refuses to co-operate with investigators

Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith to resign federal seat this summer following GTA nomination loss

Carney, Smith sign carbon price deal, suggest fall 2027 pipeline approval

Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith seeks advice on next steps following nomination loss

Carney unveils new electricity strategy, noncommittal on 2030 climate targets

Liberal MP Erskine-Smith challenges provincial nomination loss

Mark Carney could do the right thing and make a hero out of 23 MPs at the same time

Who is Jamil Jivani — and why you should be paying attention to him

Carney, Smith to announce oil pipeline update Friday: sources

Trump won by treating voters like they're stupid. It won't work in Canada.

Panel concludes Quebec energy deal is not good enough for Newfoundland and Labrador

The Canadian inspiration for Britain's surging right-wing Reform party

Canada is one of history’s most successful countries. Here’s a look at who’s trying to destroy it, and how

Inside Prime Minister Mark Carney's hunt for office art — and what he liked the most

A ‘red line’: Chinese embassy condemns Canadian MP’s visit to Taiwan

Alberta Premier Smith open to southern route for potential pipeline to West Coast

Former minister says energy project review changes could cause further delays

Signal warns it would pull out of Canada if made to comply with lawful access bill

How much damage have Canada's booze bans done to the U.S. wine industry?

Carney government approval at 67% as voters want a map for the future, not a rear view mirror.

Liberal party under fire as more questions raised about Nate Erskine-Smith’s nomination fight

Why the U.S. is noticing this Canadian security bill

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High-profile Ontario Liberals return fire, say Erskine-Smith’s style of politics rubs them ‘the wrong way’

White House points to 'longstanding unfair trade practices' when asked about Gordie Howe bridge opening

Pentagon walks away from Canada-U.S. defence board

Travel to the U.S. is down even more dramatically than we thought, data shows

'It has been devastating,' U.S. spirits group says about Canadian alcohol boycotts

Major VPN provider says it could leave Canada over lawful access bill

Alberta Separatist Group’s Controversial Voter ID App Has Links to US Ambassador, MAGA Influencers and Wealthy Michigan Republicans

Judge quashes Alberta separation petition in favour of First Nations

Separatist leader accused of misusing Alberta electors list refuses to co-operate with investigators

Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith to resign federal seat this summer following GTA nomination loss

Carney, Smith sign carbon price deal, suggest fall 2027 pipeline approval

Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith seeks advice on next steps following nomination loss

Carney unveils new electricity strategy, noncommittal on 2030 climate targets

Liberal MP Erskine-Smith challenges provincial nomination loss

Mark Carney could do the right thing and make a hero out of 23 MPs at the same time

Who is Jamil Jivani — and why you should be paying attention to him

Carney, Smith to announce oil pipeline update Friday: sources

Trump won by treating voters like they're stupid. It won't work in Canada.

Panel concludes Quebec energy deal is not good enough for Newfoundland and Labrador

The Canadian inspiration for Britain's surging right-wing Reform party

Canada is one of history’s most successful countries. Here’s a look at who’s trying to destroy it, and how

Inside Prime Minister Mark Carney's hunt for office art — and what he liked the most

A ‘red line’: Chinese embassy condemns Canadian MP’s visit to Taiwan

Alberta Premier Smith open to southern route for potential pipeline to West Coast

Former minister says energy project review changes could cause further delays

Signal warns it would pull out of Canada if made to comply with lawful access bill

How much damage have Canada's booze bans done to the U.S. wine industry?

Carney government approval at 67% as voters want a map for the future, not a rear view mirror.

Liberal party under fire as more questions raised about Nate Erskine-Smith’s nomination fight

Why the U.S. is noticing this Canadian security bill

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