5 h. ago Conservatives plan national campaign against federal electric vehicle mandates

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre is planning to swap his fight against the carbon tax this fall for a new battle against what he’s calling the “Carney tax.” The Conservative leader says his party will launch a national campaign to call on the Liberals to scrap their electric vehicle mandate. The policy requires 20 per cent […]

Society

6 h. ago Thousands of voters cast early ballots in Alberta federal byelection

Elections Canada said more than 14,000 people voted in advance polls for the federal byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot, where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is running.

Politics

26 h. ago Conservative MP calls on Ottawa to ‘get serious’ about wildfires, criticizes forest ban

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says the federal government needs to do more to fight Canada’s devastating forest fires. Speaking to reporters Wednesday in Ottawa, the Alberta MP accused Ottawa of “inaction” on wildfires. She also blamed that lack of action for new measures restricting activities in the forests of two provinces — […]

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26 h. ago Conservative MP calls on Ottawa to do more on wildfires, criticizes forest entry ban

Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says Ottawa must act on wildfires, slamming "inaction" and calling for more resources instead of restricting movement.

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32 h. ago Conservative MP says federal inaction on wildfires led to Atlantic Canada forest bans

Rempel Garner wouldn't say whether she objected to the provincial bans themselves

Events

48 h. ago Man walks into Nova Scotia forest, walks out with $28K fine: ‘I want to challenge this order in court’

‘I’m not trying to make trouble for you guys, I just want a piece of (Premier) Tim Houston,’ Jeffrey Evely told officers before heading into the woods

Economics

6 d. ago Advance polls open in federal byelection in Alberta riding of Battle River

Advance polls for the Aug. 18 byelection in the federal riding of Battle River-Crowfoot open on Friday. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is one of a record 214 candidates.

Politics

6 d. ago Conservative campaign manager Jenni Byrne says she won’t run the next campaign

OTTAWA — The Conservative party will have a new campaign manager in the next federal election, now that Jenni Byrne says she’s stepping back from the role she held this spring. Byrne, who remains a key adviser to party leader Pierre Poilievre, also ran campaigns for former prime minister Stephen Harper in 2011 and 2015. […]

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6 d. ago John Rustad blames lacklustre party fundraising on federal election toll as leadership review looms

Conservatives raised just over $350,000, less than half of the $700,589 that the B.C. NDP raised. Rustad's party finished closer to the Greens total of $200,000.

Politics

8 d. ago Conservatives still lead in party fundraising as Liberals close in

OTTAWA — The Conservatives are still bringing in more through donations than any other federal political party, but their fundraising has dropped since the spring election. The Tories raised just over $9.1 million in the quarter that ended in June, through donations from more than 82,000 people. That outpaced the Liberals, who brought in $7.7 […]

Culture

9 d. ago Three alleged human smugglers arrested in Quebec, 44 asylum seekers detained

The asylum seekers had been dropped off on the U.S. side of the border and walked through forest and streams to enter into Canada, police said

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9 d. ago Parts of southern Ontario remain under air quality statement amid wildfire smoke

A stretch of southern Ontario remains under a special air quality statement today amid smoke from wildfires burning in parts of the country. Environment Canada says smoke from forest fires can cause reduced air quality and visibility that can fluctuate throughout the day. It says parts of the province, from Windsor to the Greater Toronto […]

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1 week ago Canada Wildfires Worsen Air Quality Across Midwest, Northeast US

Smoke and grit from hundreds of forest fires have spread across large parts of Canada and the northern US, sending air quality across the Midwest and northeast US and Toronto to unhealthy levels.

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1 week ago Canada Fires Worsen Air Quality Across Midwest, Northeast US

Smoke and grit from hundreds of forest fires have spread across large parts of Canada and the northern US, sending air quality across the Midwest and northeast US and Toronto to unhealthy levels.

Events

4 w. ago Bell: Doug Ford tells Conservatives — avoid the 'hardcore right', that's not Canada

'It can't be one extreme or the other extreme,' says Ontario Premier Doug Ford to federal Conservatives

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4 w. ago Bell: Doug Ford tells Poilievre Conservatives how they can get more votes

'It can't be one extreme or the other extreme,' says Ontario Premier Doug Ford to federal Conservatives

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