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Singh, O’Toole to hold events on opposite sides of Canada on Day 21 of campaign trail
The Conservative and NDP leaders will be on opposite sides of the country for Day 21 of the federal election campaign.
04 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Federal vaccine passport to be unveiled ‘in the coming months, or a year’: Trudeau
A re-elected Liberal government certify provincial vaccine passports for use in international travel as an interim measure until a federal version is put in place, …
03 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Trudeau expects to overturn blood donation ban for gay, bisexual men soon
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he expects Canadian Blood Services to soon overturn a discriminatory policy that prevents many gay and bisexual men from donating…
03 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Navy ‘red room’ review found sexualized culture — but ‘no conduct’ needing discipline
A review ordered into an internal probe of alleged sexual misconduct by senior officers found what the military described as a “sexualized culture” that the Royal C…
03 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Diplomats offer to courier ballots as thousands of expat Canadians register to vote
Tens of thousands of Canadians living abroad, including those not travelling home because of the pandemic, have applied to vote remotely in the coming election.
03 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Trudeau rules out probe on Liberal candidate despite demands for harassment inquiry
Justin Trudeau faced fresh demands for an independent inquiry into allegations that a Liberal candidate harassed a female staff member on Friday.
03 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Biden signs order to declassify 9/11 investigation documents
President Joe Biden on order Friday directed the declassification of certain documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture to vic…
03 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Singh will ‘respond’ to Quebec’s health transfers request, but offers no details
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh promised Friday to “respond” to the Quebec government’s call for bigger health transfers, but wouldn’t say if that funding would come with …
03 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Advocates call for expansion, greater transparency of access to information laws
Civil society groups, journalists and members of the public are telling the federal government it is time to fix Canada’s broken transparency law.
03 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Why Jagmeet Singh drones on about Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of the e-commerce megafirm Amazon — and the world’s richest man — is squarely in NDP leader Jagmeet Singh’s sights during…
03 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Canadian senator receiving ‘cries for help’ from Afghan women left behind
A senator who chairs a committee set up to forge ties between the Canadian and Afghan parliaments has been receiving desperate pleas for help from Afghan politician…
03 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Trudeau laments ‘frustrating’ sexual misconduct report processes in place amid Vance allegations
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau on Thursday lamented the “frustrating” processes in place to deal with sexual misconduct cases in the Canadian military that he said p…
03 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Bricker’s Campaign Week: NDP on the move, Liberals stuck in the mud
What sticks out in the polling so far is how personal this election has become.
03 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Erin O’Toole says he can balance the budget without cuts. But what do the experts say?
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole stood proudly at a podium on Wednesday and made a promise to Canadians: if elected, he’ll balance the budget within 10 years — and …
02 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Federal leaders hope to win over Quebec voters in first election debate of 2021
In hopes of courting voters in Quebec, four party leaders will square off in French for their first televised debate in the federal election campaign Thursday night.
02 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Curd your enthusiasm: Singh’s custom poutine truck breaks down, mashes up plans
Jagmeet Singh‘s pre-debate photo op hit a bump in the road this morning — rather, a hole — after the NDP leader’s custom poutine truck lost a wheel on the way to a …
02 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Canadian voters will decide fate of national childcare in Sept. 20 election
Canadians will face a stark choice on how to tackle a childcare crisis when they go to the polls on Sept. 20, with the ruling Liberals vowing to push ahead with a s…
02 Sep 2021 | Politics -
COVID-19 vaccine mandates for workers, offices remain popular among Canadians: poll
A majority of Canadians continue to support mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for workers who interact with the public, a new poll suggests, as well as vaccination re…
02 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Afghanistan’s anti-Taliban resistance is growing. Is it enough to retake the country?
The anti-Taliban resistance movement is growing in Afghanistan, but experts aren’t convinced they can retake the country.
02 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Trudeau, O’Toole, Singh, Blanchet face-off in 1st debate of election 2021
Four leaders will face off tonight in the first televised debate of the federal election campaign.
02 Sep 2021 | Politics -
O’Toole pledges high-speed internet for all, to drop Liberal infrastructure bank
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is promising to scrap the Liberal government’s infrastructure bank and ensure every Canadian has high-speed internet by 2025.
01 Sep 2021 | Politics -
‘Culture of coverup’: Trudeau faces pressure after Liberal MP accused of misconduct
Justin Trudeau came under fresh pressure on Wednesday over his handling of harassment complaints against a Liberal candidate.
01 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Elections commissioner dismisses Tory complaint over Liberal tweet
The commissioner of elections has dismissed a Conservative complaint that the Liberals violated election law by releasing an edited video of Erin O’Toole’s views on…
01 Sep 2021 | Politics -
What does the Liberal election platform promise on Indigenous issues? Here’s what we know
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau stood at a podium on Wednesday and unveiled the promises he says he’d achieve for Canada if re-elected as prime minister.
01 Sep 2021 | Politics -
2021 Canada election sees record number of Indigenous candidates running
A record number of Indigenous candidates are running in the federal election this year with what they say is a goal of advancing meaningful change in Canada’s relat…
01 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Annamie Paul’s Greens still nearly 100 candidates short for full election roster: sources
The Green party will be nearly 100 candidates short of a full slate in this month’s federal election, the latest blow to leader Annamie Paul‘s attempts to reshape t…
01 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Party leaders in Ontario, Quebec as federal election campaign continues
The three main party leaders are staying central for Day 18 of the federal election campaign.
01 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Liberal election platform vows $78B in new spending, no plans to balance budget
The Liberal re-election platform released Wednesday includes $78 billion in new spending, more than three times the direct new revenues promised over the next five …
01 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Liberals fall, Conservatives steady as election race remains neck-and-neck: poll
The Liberals’ support is continuing to crumble as the election campaign reaches the halfway point, a new poll suggests, with the party now falling behind the Conser…
01 Sep 2021 | Politics -
Hadju’s interview comment cited by Fortin’s lawyers in court case over his dismissal
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin’s lawyers are citing Health Minister Patty Hajdu’s statements during a television interview in May in their fight to prove their client’s remo…
31 Aug 2021 | Politics -
As O’Toole wants flag raised, AFN Chief says half-mast ‘honours’ children amid unmarked graves
Keeping flags at half-mast for the children whose remains have been found at former residential school sites is a matter of honouring the little ones, AFN National …
31 Aug 2021 | Politics -
No polling stations at Manitoba post-secondary schools: Elections Canada
The president of Manitoba’s largest university students’ union says he’s disappointed post-secondary students won’t have access to polling stations on campus during…
31 Aug 2021 | Politics -
O’Toole pledges to balance budget, ramp up economy ‘without cuts’ within 10 years
Erin O’Toole is stressing the Conservative goal to balance the budget “without cuts” within 10 years.
31 Aug 2021 | Politics -
O’Toole supports reviving Northern Gateway pipeline in appeal to Indigenous communities
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said Monday he supports building the cancelled Northern Gateway oil pipeline largely because it would provide Indigenous communitie…
30 Aug 2021 | Politics -
O’Toole doubles down on promise to return Canada to old emissions target — despite experts’ warnings
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is doubling down on his pledge to take Canada back to the greenhouse gas emissions target first set by former prime minister Stephe…
30 Aug 2021 | Politics