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United Nations unanimously passes sanctions targeting Haiti gang leader amid unrest
The U.N. Security Council on Friday approved sanctions allowing it to impose an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo on anyone who threatens the peace or stabi…
21 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Is China recruiting Canadian fighter jet pilots? Defence department probing reports
The Department of National Defence is looking into reports that the Chinese government might be paying Canadian military fighter jet pilots to train Beijing’s air f…
21 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Calgary Heritage MP Bob Benzen to bow out of politics at end of 2022
The man who succeeded Stephen Harper to represent southwest Calgary in Parliament and who led the charge for former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole’s leadership re…
21 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Boris Johnson eyes comeback bid after Liz Truss resigns as British PM
Several British lawmakers, including former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, were trying to scoop up support on Friday ahead of a short, intense contest to replace Liz…
21 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan disqualified by election commission
Pakistan’s elections commission on Friday disqualified former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding public office for five years, accusing him of unlawfully sellin…
21 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Civil Liberties group calls on Doug Ford to testify at Ottawa’s Emergencies inquiry
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association wants the Federal Emergency Act Inquiry to call Premier Doug Ford to testify amid new revelations this week about the Ontar…
20 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Quebec Premier François Legault to unveil new cabinet after big election win
Premier François Legault will unveil the new Quebec cabinet on Thursday during a ceremony at the national assembly.
20 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Canada’s Melanie Joly to host meeting on Iran amid uproar over Mahsa Amini’s death
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly is set to host a virtual meeting with her counterparts to discuss concerns around women’s rights in Iran that have he…
19 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Google raises ‘serious’ concerns over bill to force platforms to pay for news
Google is raising “serious” concerns about a Liberal bill that seeks to require tech giants to pay media outlets in exchange for putting their news content online.
18 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Would Russia use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine? Here’s its doctrine
The United States has said the world faces the gravest nuclear danger since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis because of remarks by Russian leader Vladimir Putin during…
17 Oct 2022 | Politics -
China expected to grant Xi Jinping another 5-year term with no major changes
China on Sunday opens a twice-a-decade party conference at which leader Xi Jinping is expected to receive a third five-year term that breaks with recent precedent a…
15 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Damaging a masterpiece: Has climate action gone too far?
The gasps in room 43 of the National Gallery in London capture the raw emotion of a shocking moment.
15 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Tech companies want Alberta premier to wade into battle over ‘software engineer’ job title
Canadian tech companies are calling on the new premier of Alberta to intervene after a regulatory group’s legal action over job titles such as “software engineer.”
14 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Emergencies Act inquiry: Here are the first six witnesses of the convoy protests
The inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act is expected to hear first-hand testimony about the impact February’s “Freedom Convoy” protest h…
14 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Delegation of Canadian MPs visits Taiwan in move that incenses China
A group of Canadian members of Parliament are in Taiwan, a move China claims “blatantly violates the one-China principle” and “grossly interferes” with Beijing’s in…
13 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Emergencies Act inquiry: Commissioner warns against ‘adversarial’ proceedings
The public hearings for the inquiry into the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act started on Thursday, painting a picture for Canadians of the plan f…
13 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Was the Emergencies Act justified during the convoy protests? Inquiry goes public today
Earlier this year, the government made the controversial decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to blockades that snarled downtown Ottawa and multiple b…
13 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Alberta to participate in federal Emergencies Act inquiry
Alberta’s government will be participating in the federal Emergencies Act inquiry starting on Thursday.
12 Oct 2022 | Politics -
King Charles III will be crowned on May 6 of next year
Now that King Charles III has taken the role of monarch following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, he will be crowned on May 6, 2023, in a ceremony at Westminster A…
11 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Kingston, Ont.-area citizens group aims to preserve Lemoine Point Farm
The Lemoine Point Farm is an 82-acre property nestled between Lemoine Point Conservation Area, the Kingston airport and Lake Ontario.
06 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Alberta UCP members head to polls on final voting day to replace Kenney
Albertans will learn today who the new premier of the province will be.
06 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Quebec election: Legault’s tense relationship with Ottawa likely to now continue
Francois Legault’s re-election in Quebec Monday night means an already frosty relationship between his government and Ottawa will likely continue, experts say.
04 Oct 2022 | Politics -
CAQ captures most of Laval in Quebec election, at expense of the Liberals
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…
04 Oct 2022 | Politics -
‘Our political system is broken’: Quebec opposition parties want electoral reform after vote results
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.
04 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Brazil tallies votes in historic election race of Lula vs. Bolsonaro
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.
02 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Alberta UCP leadership race likely doing ‘serious damage’ to party’s brand: pollster
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…
02 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Quebec election: Legault leads despite ‘catastrophic’ campaign as Oct. 3 vote looms
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…
02 Oct 2022 | Politics -
Quebec election: Minister could remain in cabinet despite comments about immigrants
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…
29 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Poilievre overtakes Trudeau as leader seen as best choice for prime minister: poll
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…
29 Sep 2022 | Politics -
1 in 3 Canadians believe Trudeau should stay in power as Tories edge ahead: poll
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…
28 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Trudeau appoints former top civil servant, medical association president as senators
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.
26 Sep 2022 | Politics -
WBTC and others call for Portage Place mall to be converted into community centre
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…
23 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Quebec election: Legault calls Conservative leader an ‘agitator,’ compares him to Trump
Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault went on the offensive Friday morning, comparing rival Éric Duhaime to former United States president Donald Trump an…
23 Sep 2022 | Politics