8 h. ago Japan’s Nikkei stock index jumps nearly 5% after its ruling party picked Takaichi to lead

Japan’s Nikkei stock index jumped nearly 5% on Monday and the yen weakened after its ruling party chose an ultra-conservative as its leader and likely first woman prime minister. Other Asian markets also were mostly higher. U.S. futures climbed and oil gained about $1 a barrel. The Liberal Democrats elected Sanae Takaichi, an ally of […]

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1 week ago 'There's no way they are accepting this deal': Strike threat remains as teachers prepare to vote on tentative deal

Grade 6 teacher from Grande Prairie calls the proposed deal an 'insult'

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2 w. ago Randall Denley: Ontario’s Liberals get serious by dumping Bonnie Crombie

Voters can be forgiven for not knowing what Crombie stood for. That seemed to be a mystery to Crombie, too

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2 w. ago Ontario Liberals to plan new leadership race after Crombie resignation announcement

Ontario Liberals will soon search for their third leader in less than six years, starting by setting ground rules for would-be contenders, and senior Liberals predict there will be a lot of interest. The upcoming leadership race was triggered over the weekend, when current Leader Bonnie Crombie announced she will step down as soon as […]

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2 w. ago Chris Selley: If not Bonnie Crombie, then who do Ontario Liberals consider electable?

The Ontario Liberals just dumped a leader with a pretty good shot at becoming premier

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3 w. ago Bonnie Crombie to resign as Ontario Liberal leader after weak show of support

Crombie initially said she planned to stay on as leader, adding that a leadership race right now would do more harm than good for the party.

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3 w. ago Bonnie Crombie announces resignation as Ontario Liberal leader

Bonnie Crombie has announced she is stepping down as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party after narrowly surviving a leadership review vote with 57 per cent support from the party delegates.Crombie, who was elected Ontario Liberal leader in Dec. 2023 after formerly serving as Mississauga Mayor, issued a statement on social media announcing her resignation on Sunday, stating that she intends to step down once a successor is chosen.Crombie's complete statement can be read below."This weekend, we had the largest AGM in the history of our party. I could feel the energy everywhere. In our delegates, in the ideas from our members, and in the passion of Liberals from every corner of Ontario.""I looked out at our audience today and thought about all the conversations I've had over the last few days. Passionate conversations. Hopeful conversations. Conversations with Ontario Liberals who see that the future of this province is bright and who are ready to make sure it ha...

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3 w. ago Robocalls and flyers urge Ontario Liberals to stick with Bonnie Crombie

Liberals will vote on whether to trigger a new leadership race and sack Crombie as leader or allow her to stay on to contest another election against Doug Ford.

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3 w. ago Bonnie Crombie to face Liberal leadership test as party members gather for AGM

TORONTO — Ontario Liberals are set to hold a leadership vote this weekend, amid grumbling from some members about whether Leader Bonnie Crombie is the right person to take them back into government. The party is gathering in Toronto for its annual general meeting, its first since the mixed-bag February election that saw them regain […]

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3 w. ago ‘Buck stops with me’: Bonnie Crombie prepares for vote on her future as Liberal leader

Crombie is preparing for the Liberal annual general meeting this weekend in Toronto, where hundreds of delegates will vote on whether to hold a new leadership election.

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3 w. ago Ontario Liberals let Ford ‘define himself’ in campaign marked by ‘challenges’: debrief

The campaign debrief published Monday also found issues with how Bonnie Crombie was prepared to speak and the party's strong focus on family doctors.

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