16 h. ago B.C. Conservative dissidents went after leader John Rustad — and lost

Vaughn Palmer: Despite opposition from some 'independents,' pretty much everything went Rustad's way at the party's annual convention in Nanaimo

Politics

39 h. ago B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad rams through constitution, policy proposals at party AGM

Not everyone at the annual general meeting was happy with the Conservative leader's proposed changes.

Politics

42 h. ago Chrystia Freeland takes shots at Poilievre, Trudeau on ’Real Time with Bill Maher’

Chrystia Freeland joined the growing ranks of high-profile Canadian politicians taking to U.S. airwaves to spread their message to Canadian and American viewers since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump. On Friday night, Freeland took swings at Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau while making her pitch to be Canada’s next […]

Politics

65 h. ago WARMINGTON: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre trades words with Donald Trump

But their interaction was eclipsed hours later by the heated exchange between the U.S. President and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office

Politics

4 d. ago Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford says he wants to be premier ’forever’

Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says he wants to be premier “forever” as he looks to secure a third consecutive majority government in Thursday’s election. Ford says his party is the only one that can stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump and his tariff threats. Ontario’s main political party leaders are making multiple […]

Politics

5 d. ago John Rustad acknowledges divisions in B.C. Conservative party: 'As a family, you have these issues'

The B.C. Conservatives have seen bubbling internal disputes over party leadership and reconciliation burst into the open in recent days

Culture

5 d. ago BC Conservatives having ‘family’ issues but not divided: Rustad

BC Conservative leader John Rustad says the party is having "family" issues ahead of its annual general meeting amid a lack of unity on display in the legislature.

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5 d. ago Doug Ford eyes Ontario electricity exports as way to ’hit back’ against U.S. tariffs

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is musing about making Americans pay more for the electricity Ontario sends to the United States, in response to any levies President Donald Trump imposes on Canadian goods and services. “We’re reviewing the cost of electricity we’re sending down there. And if he puts tariffs on anything in Canada or […]

Economics

6 d. ago Apple shareholders to consider scrapping diversity programs amid backlash

Apple shareholders on Tuesday are expected to reject an attempt to pressure the technology trendsetter into scrapping its corporate programs designed to diversify its workforce. The proposal drafted by the National Center for Public Policy Research — a self-described conservative think tank — urges Apple to follow a litany of high-profile companies that have retreated […]

Technology

6 d. ago BC Conservative MLA defies leader’s call to remove residential school social media post

B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has asked Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie to take the posts down, but they remain up.

Politics

7 d. ago German business leaders say new government must act quickly to rescue stagnant economy

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s businesses have been frustrated by government inaction on the stagnating economy. Sunday’s national election raises hopes of a stable two-party coalition of conservatives and center-left Social Democrats, with center-right leader Friedrich Merz as chancellor. But will it take the swift action business leaders are calling for? Here’s what leading economists […]

Politics

7 d. ago Why Doug Ford keeps steamrolling his Ontario election critics: Full Comment podcast

They said that calling an early provincial election was hubris, yet Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford may win an even bigger majority on Feb. 27. They scoffed when he claimed a vote was needed to fight U.S. tariffs, but that turned out to be all Ontarians were thinking about. And, as Brian Lilley discusses […]

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7 d. ago How Doug Ford keeps steamrolling his Ontario election critics: Full Comment podcast

They said that calling an early provincial election was hubris, yet Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford may win an even bigger majority on Feb. 27. They scoffed when he claimed a vote was needed to fight U.S. tariffs, but that turned out to be all Ontarians were thinking about. And, as Brian Lilley discusses […]

Politics

7 d. ago Doug Ford unclear on how Ontario would pay for billions in PC campaign promises

'I believe in growing revenue,' Conservative leader says at Sault Ste. Marie campaign stop

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8 d. ago Leaders fan across province for last Sunday of Ontario election campaign

Ontario’s main party leaders are fanning out across the province again today as the final weekend of the provincial election wraps before election day. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is spending a second consecutive day in northern Ontario and is expected to visit Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury. Ford is set to release his party’s […]

Politics

8 d. ago Liberal leadership candidates split on whether to shrink public service

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has vowed to reduce the size of the public service if he becomes prime minister, and at least one Liberal leadership candidate agrees.

Politics

9 d. ago Ontario votes 2025: Party leaders fan out on last weekend of election campaign

Ontario's main party leaders are fanning out across the province today, with Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford expected to visit Thunder Bay, Iroquois Falls and Timmins.

Politics

1 week ago WATCH: Poilievre explains how Carney is planning to cook the books

WATCH: Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre talks about how his economic vision for Canada differs from Mark Carney’s. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for possible publication to torsun.editor@sunmedia.ca.  Letters must be 250 words or less and signed. And don’t forget […]

Transport

1 week ago Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King announces he will resign on Friday

Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King says he will resign as premier and leader of the Progressive Conservative party effective Friday.

Other

1 week ago Doug Ford says Ontario PCs would help tear down Canada’s internal trade barriers

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says his party will work to tear down interprovincial trade barriers amid ongoing U.S. tariff threats, as he prepares for his second trip to Washington, D.C., during the Ontario election campaign. Ford says a PC government would remove all of Ontario’s remaining party-specific exemptions under the Canada Free Trade Agreement, […]

Economics