18 h. ago Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai stepping down, won’t run in next election

WHITEHORSE — Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai says he is stepping down as the leader of the governing Liberal party and will not be running for re-election. Pillai says he’s asked the party to immediately begin the process of holding a convention to select a new leader. More coming.

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8 d. ago Bloc Québécois leader says he won’t ‘threaten to overthrow the government anytime soon’

The country was still awaiting official results from Elections Canada when Blanchet spoke to the press in Montreal

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2 w. ago Nadav Steinman: For Jewish Canadians, this election presents a stark choice

Should they support a government that hasn't supported them, or support a leader who will?

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2 w. ago Bell: Canada is headed on the Highway to Hell, government probe warns

'Why this isn't blazing the front pages of every news outlet in the country right now is beyond me,' says Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, of a government report painting a plausible nasty future for Canada

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3 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Poilievre's plan to impose true life sentences a legitimate use of notwithstanding clause

The pearl clutchers are at it again. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised Monday that, if elected, he and his government would use the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to allow people who commit multiple murders to be imprisoned for life without possibility of parole. At present, the longest sentence a Canadian murderer can receive is 25 years […]

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3 w. ago Geoff Russ: Canada has a chance to dominate the Pacific on LNG. Let’s take it

B.C.'s two under-construction LNG export facilities are a start, but more will be needed to compete with the U.S. and its plans for Alaska

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3 w. ago Varcoe: 'A generational opportunity': Timely projects, political will needed to make Canada an LNG powerhouse

'It's a time-bound opportunity, and we have to get our elbows up. We have to be a little bit more competitive'

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4 w. ago Canada could become LNG world leader, but government needs new roadmap, says TC Energy CEO

LNG shipments of unprecedented scale could begin this summer

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4 w. ago TC Energy CEO says Canada can become top LNG supplier to Asia

The chief executive of pipeline operator TC Energy says he believes Canada can be the No. 1 exporter of liquefied natural gas to Asia, but political leadership is crucial to making it happen. “We have the supply, we have a transportation cost advantage and the demand is there for the taking,” Francois Poirier said in […]

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4 w. ago Canada can become top LNG supplier to Asia, TC Energy CEO says

'Our leaders need to unite on this ambition — and show the world that Canada is back in business'

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4 w. ago Nenshi calls proposed Alberta cut of council conduct rules ’an affront’ to voters

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says the government’s proposed bill to wipe out municipal councils’ codes of conduct could create a free-for-all of delinquency and grift. “This bill is an affront to local voters. It basically says to local voters, ‘We don’t trust you,’ ” Nenshi told reporters at the legislature Wednesday. Municipal Affairs Minister […]

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