7 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 […]

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8 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

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17 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.

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3 d. ago Alberta premier’s efforts backfired on the federal Conservative party: Nenshi

Alberta New Democrats have long said Smith’s U.S. speaking appearances should be considered an in-kind donation to Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney’s election campaign.

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3 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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3 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 […]

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4 d. ago BATRA’S BURNING QUESTIONS: What is the future for Poilievre and the Conservatives?

WATCH BELOW as the Sun’s Adrienne Batra, Brian Lilley and Lorrie Goldstein look at what cost the Conservatives the federal election and if the party will look to replace Poilievre as its leader. What do YOU think? Tweet and Facebook us! And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. 

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4 d. ago 'A time of reckoning': Federal NDP collapse raises key questions about future of party

Fear of U.S. President Donald Trump and a shift away from the NDP's traditional working-class base were key factors in the party's downfall. What happens now?

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4 d. ago What Canada’s election results mean for Canadians, Trump and U.S. tariffs

Canada’s Liberal Party, led by Mark Carney, is projected to win a federal election that played out against a tumultuous backdrop of President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats. It was not immediately clear whether the Liberals would lead a minority or majority government as votes continued to be counted early Tuesday. Either way, […]

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4 d. ago Poilievre loses his seat after indicating plans to remain party leader, as Liberals win

Elections Canada reported the Liberals' Bruce Fanjoy captured Poilievre's Ottawa-area riding

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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 Mark Carney projected as winner of Canadian federal election

The 45th Canadian federal election results are in, and the Liberal Party of Canada, led by Mark Carney, is projected to form government.Either party needed 172 seats out of a possible 343 to form a majority.As of this article's publication, the count shows the Liberal Party of Canada winning 130 seats and the Conservative Party of Canada winning 89 seats. Many seats are left to be decided but several publications have now called a majority for Carney.Carney and Conservative leader Poilievre ran two very different campaigns, and U.S. President Donald Trump was a significant factor in political conversations leading to the election. Tariffs and the trade war took up considerable time on the campaign trail for both leaders.Trump even got involved on the morning of election day.As of the time of writing, the Liberal Party jumped to an early lead as results started to roll in, leading by 132 seats to 88 seats for Conservatives at one point. That ballooned as the day progressed.Lookin...

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5 d. ago HUNTER: Trump may have trampled Tories, but he obliterated NDP support

Canada's democratic socialist party poised to be obliterated in federal election thanks to 'orange man down south'

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5 d. ago It’s election day in Canada. Here’s what you need to know about the three main party leaders

Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh, not one of them fought the election he expected. Here's what to know about the federal party leaders

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7 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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7 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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8 d. ago Who’s really on the side of workers? United Steelworkers union releases federal party comparisons ahead of election

TORONTO, April 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the federal election campaign unfolds, the United Steelworkers union (USW) is urging voters to ask a simple but critical question: Who’s really on the side of workers? To help answer that question, the USW has released a detailed comparison showing how federal political parties measure up on nine […]

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9 d. ago Betters strongly back Conservative win, despite a Liberal polling lead

Seventy per cent of the bets placed on the winner of the federal election are on the Conservative party

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9 d. ago Bettors strongly back Conservative win, despite a Liberal polling lead

Seventy per cent of the bets placed on the winner of the federal election are on the Conservative party

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