Federal Politics

Local ridings up for grabs during federal election day

Voters are going to the polls today as the federal election is upon us. Canadians will elect MPs to form the 45th parliament in Ottawa. The question for local ridings is - will they all remain Conserv...

Apr 28, 2025

Indigenous leaders hope Vatican continues reconciliation efforts advanced by Francis

Indigenous leaders in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis say they hope the Vatican continues to promote the reconciliation efforts he championed during his papacy.Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says the ponti...

Apr 26, 2025

Party leaders have packed itineraries today as election day nears

Federal party leaders have busy itineraries today in one of the final days of the election campaign.Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to spend much of the day in the Greater Toronto Area, first holdin...

Apr 26, 2025

Conservatives release costs, Liberals promises to protect Quebec from Trump

OTTAWA - The waning days of the federal election campaign saw voters turn out in record numbers for advance polls and party leaders attempt to poke holes in each others' platforms.Elections Canada sai...

Apr 22, 2025

Conservatives focus on homebuilding, Liberals on health care as advance voting ends

The final week of the federal election campaign kicked off Monday with the major party leaders scattered across the country.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said at an event in Scarborough, Ont., ...

Apr 21, 2025

Day 3 of advance polls finds Liberals in Ottawa, NDP, Conservatives in B.C.

Canadians continued to head to advance polls Sunday as federal leaders campaigned in the battleground province of British Columbia and in the capital.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre kicked the da...

Apr 20, 2025

New record set as 2 million vote on first day of advance polls: Elections Canada

The federal Liberals and NDP both released their costed campaign platforms Saturday as Elections Canada reported record turnout in the first day of advanced polls.Nearly two million people showed up t...

Apr 19, 2025

Canada has the critical minerals Donald Trump wants. So what should we do with them?

An ongoing trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump's hunger for critical minerals have brought Canada's rich mineral deposits into the spotlight, with federal and provincial politicians promising to...

Apr 19, 2025

Liberals, NDP release costed campaign platforms as advance voting continues

The Liberals and NDP released their costed campaign platforms Saturday, with just over one week left in the election campaign.Liberal Leader Mark Carney rolled out the party's campaign commitments in ...

Apr 19, 2025

‘You, sir, are not a change’: Party leaders target Carney in English election debate

Taking part in his first English election debate, Liberal Leader Mark Carney cast himself as a safe pair of hands for a Canada in crisis - while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre sought to frame hi...

Apr 18, 2025