4 h. ago Alberta NDP distances itself from Ottawa, national party in bid to expand membership

Naheed Nenshi said Premier Danielle Smith is dragging the province away from the rest of the country to feed their 'extremist fringe agenda'

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9 h. ago Alberta NDP members vote for option to opt out of federal party

The Alberta NDP voted Friday in favour of giving members the option to opt out of federal party membership when they join the provincial party.

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12 h. ago Letters, May 4: Excitement about Pierre Poilievre in Alberta riding

Should the Alberta NDP split from the fed party? Vote in our daily poll! I have lived in the riding of Battle River—Crowfoot since 1998, when my wife and I moved from Grande Prairie. Kevin Sorenson, who is a personal friend of mine, was the MP for the Conservatives. Around 2019, when Kevin Sorenson retired, […]

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25 h. ago Alberta NDP vote to allow opting out of federal party membership

EDMONTON — Alberta’s New Democratic Party has voted overwhelmingly to cut traditional membership ties with its federal counterpart.  Delegates in Edmonton voted Saturday to allow provincial members to opt out of joining the federal NDP, a move Leader Naheed Nenshi campaigned on last year.  In adopting the measure, the party is shedding what many considered […]

Culture

26 h. ago Alberta NDP leader Nenshi addresses convention, earns 89.5% leadership support

Party members gave Nenshi 89.5 per cent support in a leadership review vote, and also voted in favour of allowing members to opt out of federal NDP membership

Politics

35 h. ago Alberta NDP to vote on opting out of federal party membership

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has questioned the value of those membership ties, and promised last year to put the issue on a ballot.

Culture

38 h. ago Bad blood, perfect luck and campaign by ‘gut’: Inside the election that surprised everyone

Party insiders give National Post the behind-the-scenes story on what led to this week's election result that didn't turn out the way anyone expected

Politics

3 d. ago India will include caste in its next census. Here’s what to know.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party has in the past opposed the idea of counting people by caste, saying it would deepen social divisions in the country.

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4 d. ago Alberta remained a Conservative stronghold in the federal election, what happened to the Liberals and NDP?

"I think that's why we see time and time again, Conservative voters really coalescing and voting conservative federally, because they feel that that is the only party that will get those policies done rightfully or wrongfully"

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4 d. ago Some Conservative MPs voice support for Poilievre as party stays silent on next moves

OTTAWA — Some Conservative MPs are expressing support for party leader Pierre Poilievre after he lost both the federal election and his own seat on Monday. Veteran MP Mark Strahl says Poilievre has his full support and will win the next election. MP Arpan Khanna says Poilievre will “continue to lead the Conservative Party to […]

Culture

5 d. ago Modi Congratulates Carney on Canada Election Win as Tensions Ease

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Mark Carney for his Liberal Party’s victory in Canada’s national election, pointing to the prospect of a further thaw in relations between the two countries.

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5 d. ago Conservatives dominate Alberta in federal election, few wins for Liberals and NDP

Alberta voters doubled down and remained solidly Conservative blue in Monday’s federal election, dominating in all but a handful of ridings while bucking the national trend.

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5 d. ago Election 2025: Heather McPherson keeps Edmonton Strathcona for third straight election

Incumbent NDP MLA Heather McPherson has kept her seat for the third straight election. Edmonton Strathcona is the sole Alberta riding projected for the NDP as of 10 p.m. on Monday evening. McPherson was first elected in 2019 and had among the largest margins of victory in the 2021 election with 61 per cent of […]

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5 d. ago Jesse Kline: Liberals prove they’re the ‘natural governing party’ after all

Only a party that's the default choice of the electorate could trail by 26 points in January and go on to win an election in April

Politics

6 d. ago Liberals hold their breath as they await election results and possible fourth term

Mark Carney, a political novice, was chosen as leader of the Liberal party seven weeks ago

Politics

8 d. ago Party leaders have packed itineraries today as election day nears

OTTAWA — 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 holding a media availability in King City before visiting a small business in Newmarket, holding a meet and […]

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8 d. ago Party leaders campaign in Ontario, B.C. battlegrounds as election day nears

OTTAWA — Party leaders blitzed key ridings in southern Ontario and British Columbia on Saturday with the final vote in the federal election now just two days away. Liberal Leader Mark Carney took his tour through battleground ridings in the Greater Toronto Area, as well as Windsor, Ont., a city where U.S. President Donald Trump’s […]

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1 week ago Party leaders campaigning across country as election day nears

OTTAWA — Federal leaders are making campaign stops across the country today as election day inches closer. Liberal Leader Mark Carney will deliver remarks and hold a media availability in Port Moody, B.C., in the morning and hold a rally in Winnipeg in the evening. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will make an announcement in Winnipeg […]

Politics

1 week ago NDP incumbent says party needs ‘soul searching’ after election

'In elections, results matter,' said Matthew Green, seated in his Hamilton campaign office

Politics

1 week ago Jagmeet Singh tells Alberta voters that NDP will be there ‘to fight for you’

Jagmeet Singh said in Edmonton the Liberals and Conservatives will not fight for Canadians worried about paying for food and rent.

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