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Ottawa stops short of national crime gun tracing, citing provincial control
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…
23 Sep 2022 | Politics -
ANALYSIS: Curing Canada’s energy paralysis may mean new climate targets, renewed political will
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…
22 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Fighting extremist content online: Feds dedicate $1.9M to terrorist analytic tool
The federal government is giving new funding to continue the development of an automated tool for finding and flagging terrorist content online.
21 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Quebec election: Legault sorry for saying racism against Indigenous people at hospital is ‘settled’
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…
20 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Donald Trump’s lawyers won’t confirm his claim Mar-a-Lago docs were declassified
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…
20 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Start of fall Parliament session will see debate over inflation, disability support
The Liberals are signalling that their fall priority will be helping Canada’s most vulnerable as the House of Commons resumes sitting today.
20 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Quebec Liberal leader faces questions about her political future on campaign trail
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…
19 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Trudeau seen singing with renowned Quebec musician days before queen’s funeral
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…
19 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Trudeau urges ‘full accountability’ for Putin, Russia after discovery of mass graves
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated calls for a full investigation into potential Russian “war crimes” in remarks to reporters on Sunday.
18 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Messy process to abolish monarchy likely ‘nonstarter’ amid pressing problems: Trudeau
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…
18 Sep 2022 | Politics -
A peek inside the history of Westminster Hall, where Queen Elizabeth lies in state
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 …
17 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Queen Elizabeth II’s death upended the debut of new U.K. PM Liz Truss. Here’s why
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…
17 Sep 2022 | Politics -
RCMP internal polling shows declining trust, confidence in national police force
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is facing declining trust in the force’s performance and questions about the organization’s integrity.
15 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Alberta human rights commission chief refuses to quit, retains lawyer
Alberta’s human rights commission chief is refusing to resign despite Justice Minister Tyler Shandro’s request to do so on Monday.
15 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis flies 2 planes of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard
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…
15 Sep 2022 | Politics -
No stat holiday in Alberta on Monday for ‘day of mourning’ over Queen’s death
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…
14 Sep 2022 | Politics -
‘His own man’: What does Poilievre’s leadership mean for social conservatives?
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.
14 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Quebec MP Alain Rayes leaves Conservative caucus after Poilievre victory
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…
13 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Poilievre moves to shake up powerful Conservative Fund board
Pierre Poilievre is poised to make major changes to the Conservative Party’s machinery after Saturday’s convincing leadership win.
13 Sep 2022 | Politics -
CAQ leader heads to Montreal riding held for decades by Liberals but now up for grabs
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.
13 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Green Party MPs threaten to leave party if leadership race suspended
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…
12 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Poilievre, King Charles III: A look at what the Liberal caucus will have to prepare for
Federal Liberal MPs will descend on a coastal resort town in New Brunswick on Sunday for a planning session before Parliament returns from its summer break.
11 Sep 2022 | Politics -
This is Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party. What will he do with it?
This is now Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative party.
11 Sep 2022 | Politics -
A look into Pierre Poilievre’s key campaign promise as he becomes new Conservative leader
Pierre Poilievre was elected as the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada on Saturday night, a definitive first-ballot victory after a campaign that focuse…
11 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Queen Elizabeth death: What will her passing mean for the future of Canada’s monarchy?
Queen Elizabeth II is dead.
11 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Ranked ballots are used in Conservative leadership races. A look at how it works
The Conservative Party of Canada will announce the winner of its leadership race at an event in Ottawa on Saturday night.
10 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Conservative leadership race: A look at the candidates as contest ends tonight
The Conservative Party of Canada will announce its next leader in Ottawa tonight, after candidates and supporters spent the past seven months on its third leadershi…
10 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Ontario bill was one of the last signed in Queen Elizabeth II’s name
Moments before the Royal Family had announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell was presiding over a ceremony at Q…
09 Sep 2022 | Politics -
‘Battle for soul’ of Conservative Party looking more like a rout
What was billed as a “battle for the soul of the Conservative Party” is looking increasingly like a rout.
09 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Canada’s Conservatives tweak plans to announce new leader after Queen Elizabeth death
The Conservative party says the event announcing the next leader scheduled for Saturday will go ahead as planned, but in a more muted way.
09 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Queen Elizabeth death: What’s next for Canada’s 10 days of mourning
Queen Elizabeth II has died — so what happens now?
09 Sep 2022 | Politics -
King Charles III names son Prince of Wales in 1st speech, vows ‘unswerving devotion’
In his first speech as the new monarch, King Charles III bestowed titles and vowed his “unswerving devotion” to upholding the constitutional principles of the Unite…
09 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Queen Elizabeth II, longest-reigning monarch in British history, dead at 96
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history and Canada’s head of state, has died.
08 Sep 2022 | Politics -
Quebec election: Legault apologizes for linking ‘violence’ and ‘extremism’ with immigration
Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault has apologized after linking immigration with extremism and violence while on the provincial election campaign trail.
08 Sep 2022 | Politics