44 h. ago NDP has lost touch with its core supporters, says a former MP

OTTAWA — The New Democratic Party ran a leader-focused election campaign and lost touch with core supporters who ended up backing the Conservatives, says a former member of Parliament. Charlie Angus, who did not run in the last election after representing the northern Ontario riding of Timmins — James Bay for more than two decades, […]

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45 h. ago ‘Catastrophic loss’: Former MP says NDP lost touch with core supporters

The New Democratic Party ran a leader-focused election campaign and lost touch with core supporters who ended up backing the Conservatives, says a former member of Parliament.

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4 d. ago London needs to build this many new homes annually to ease crunch

City politicians say they’re pleased to see some hard data quantifying the urgent need for housing in London after a mandated report from the federal government outlined shortages and shortfalls. City hall staff presented the housing needs assessment by consulting firm Colliers, required through the federal housing accelerator fund, to council’s planning committee on Tuesday. […]

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5 d. ago Energy, environmental groups strike hopeful tone after Liberal federal election win

Groups representing Canada's energy industry and environmental advocates say they remain encouraged by what they heard from Liberal leader Mark Carney during the election campaign.

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5 d. ago Premier Moe congratulates Carney’s election win, says Saskatchewan sent strong message

Premier Scott Moe said Saskatchewan voters sent a strong message by voting for change, something Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had pitched during the campaign.

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5 d. ago ‘Deeply frustrated’: Danielle Smith warns Mark Carney that the status quo can’t hold

Smith and Carney had a frosty meeting just before the election call and have had harsh words for one another

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6 d. ago Read the transcript of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s victory speech

Prime Minister Mark Carney, projected to form the next federal government, spoke to an excited crowd in Ottawa on Tuesday morning.

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6 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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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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9 d. ago Federal election: Jagmeet Singh, Mark Carney shore up support in London

The federal election campaign came to London Friday night, with Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holding separate rallies within five kilometres of each other. Facing the prospect of losing some of the 24 seats the party had in the last Parliament, Singh carved out time in the crucial home stretch of […]

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9 d. ago Conservative leader Poilievre makes only Calgary election appearance as campaign enters final lap

Around 3,000 federal Conservative supporters came to hear Poilievre speak at a hangar near the Calgary airport on Friday.

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1 week ago Ivison: What really goes on inside the leader’s election campaign bus

There really is no substitute for watching the pretenders for the job of prime minister up close as they deal with the slings and arrows of a campaign

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1 week ago After Trump revives 51st state rhetoric, party leaders stress ‘not ever’

U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his calls for Canada to become the 51st state, but party leaders on the campaign trail say it will 'never' happen.

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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 […]

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1 week ago Mark Carney serves poutine in Quebec: ‘I’m a bit like Trump. Trump at McDonald’s’

Liberal leader put to work during campaign whistlestop at well-known takeout in Granby, Que.

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1 week ago Canadian and U.S. stock markets soar in trading after Trump comments

Stock markets in Canada and the U.S. soared in early trading after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not attempt to fire the head of the Federal Reserve. Trump said Tuesday he had no intention of firing Jerome Powell. The U.S. president had previously insinuated otherwise as he said he could fire Powell if […]

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1 week ago FAA finds safety concerns at Las Vegas airport in review spurred by midair collision in Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal review of helicopter safety concerns launched after the deadly midair collision in Washington, D.C., has identified a rash of concerns about the potential conflicts between air tour helicopters and planes at the Las Vegas airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that it imposed new restrictions on helicopter flights around […]

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1 week ago Trump says he has ’no intention’ of firing Federal Reserve chair Powell

WASHINGTON  — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, just days after his statement that he would like to terminate the head of the U.S. central bank caused a stock market selloff.  “I have no intention of firing him,” Trump told reporters.  The U.S. president had […]

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1 week ago Carney’s Liberals Hold Narrow Lead With Six Days Left Before Canada Election

Mark Carney’s Liberal Party is holding on to a narrow lead in opinion surveys with less than a week to go before Canada’s election day, as US tariff threats remain a top issue in the campaign.

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