Politics

Francois Legault’s re-election in Quebec Monday night means an already frosty relationship between his government and Ottawa will likely continue, experts say.

In a Quebec riding that has gone to the Liberals for nearly a decade, Laval-des-Rapides, like most of the city of Laval, woke up to new colours on Tuesday — and a n…

Quebec opposition parties are calling for electoral reform after they won more votes in Monday’s election than the Liberals but received significantly fewer seats.

With 52% of the votes counted, far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro is slightly leading former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil’s presidential election.

The race to become Alberta’s next premier may be damaging to the governing United Conservative Party’s brand, a longtime pollster says, casting doubt on how long th…

Polls show the Coalition Avenir Quebec in position to coast to a second majority government Monday, but political observers say there is still plenty to watch for o…

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Despite his widely denounced comments about immigrants, Quebec Immigration Minister Jean Boulet could keep a seat in cabinet if the Coalition Avenir Québec is re-el…

Less than a month into the job, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has overtaken Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the candidate seen as the best choice to lead th…

The proportion of Canadians who believe Prime Minister Justin Trudeau deserves to remain in power appears to be slightly lower than it was one year ago amid the fed…

Ian Shugart, a longtime bureaucrat and the country’s top civil servant during the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been tapped for a seat in the Senate.

The West Broadway Tenants Committee (WBTC) along with several other organizations put forward a plan calling for Portage Place Mall to be converted into a community…

Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault went on the offensive Friday morning, comparing rival Éric Duhaime to former United States president Donald Trump an…

Federal agencies are trying to boost efforts to trace the origins of guns used in crimes, but it appears jurisdictional hurdles could prevent the measures from goin…

If there’s been one constant tension in Confederation in the last 20 years, it has been the struggle between those who believe Canadian federal and provincial gover…

The federal government is giving new funding to continue the development of an automated tool for finding and flagging terrorist content online.

Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) Leader François Legault is apologizing for offending the husband of an Indigenous woman who filmed nurses mocking her as she lay dying…

Former President Donald Trump‘s lawyers resisted revealing whether he declassified materials seized in an August FBI search of his Florida home as the U.S. judge ap…

The Liberals are signalling that their fall priority will be helping Canada’s most vulnerable as the House of Commons resumes sitting today.

Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade faced questions Monday about her political future, as her party sputters toward election day and hasn’t been able to field a…

A video of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau singing at a gathering in London, England, on Saturday — days before Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral — has sparked debate on s…

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated calls for a full investigation into potential Russian “war crimes” in remarks to reporters on Sunday.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the complicated process that would come with any attempts to abolish the monarchy are likely a “nonstarter” for Canadians amid pr…

As Queen Elizabeth II continues to lie in state ahead of her funeral on Monday, mourners gathering to pay their respects to the longest-reigning monarch in British …

British Prime Minister Liz Truss took office less than two weeks ago, impatient to set her stamp on government and facing an overflowing inbox of crises: soaring in…

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is facing declining trust in the force’s performance and questions about the organization’s integrity.

Alberta’s human rights commission chief is refusing to resign despite Justice Minister Tyler Shandro’s request to do so on Monday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday flew two planes of immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, escalating a tactic by Republican governors to draw attention to what the…

Alberta has followed the federal government’s lead and declared Monday, Sept. 19 a provincial day of mourning “in solemn recognition of Her late Majesty Queen Eliza…

Pierre Poilievre’s crushing win to become leader of the Conservative Party of Canada raises questions about the status and power of the party’s social conservatives.

Prominent Quebec MP Alain Rayes says he is leaving the Conservative caucus to sit as an Independent following the leadership victory of Pierre Poilievre on the week…

Pierre Poilievre is poised to make major changes to the Conservative Party’s machinery after Saturday’s convincing leadership win.

Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault is visiting a Montreal riding Tuesday that was held by the Liberals for decades but is now a three-way battleground.

The two Green Party MPs have threatened to leave the party and sit as Independents if the leadership race is suspended, according to an internal email obtained by T…