21 m. ago Doug Ford remains top dog in Ontario, but PCs drop seats in Toronto

While across a large portion of Ontario, Doug Ford cruised to a third consecutive majority government, he once again fell flat in the downtown core of Toronto on Thursday night.

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81 m. ago Deachman: My demands on Ottawa's behalf for the new Ontario government

What should Ottawa residents hope to see following Thursday's provincial election? How about transit help, doctors and a boost to housing?

Politics

5 h. ago Ontario Election 2025: Liberal Stephen Blais returns as Orléans MPP

"I think [Orleans residents] have shown very clearly that Trump-style politics does not belong in Ontario."

Politics

6 h. ago Banff, Lake Louise businesses say TFW program changes will lead to closures

Hundreds of hospitality workers are set to leave Alberta's resort town of Banff and Lake Louise after sweeping changes to the federal government's temporary foreign worker program.

Economics

6 h. ago Here’s how PC win in snap Ontario vote stacks up against elections past

The Progressive Conservatives have won a third consecutive majority government in Thursday’s snap vote — a feat accomplished for the first time in more than 50 years of Ontario elections. The last time a party pulled off three or more consecutive majorities in Ontario was a string of eight mandates the PCs won between 1945 […]

Politics

7 h. ago LILLEY: Doug Ford’s gamble paid off in a third majority PC government

Doug Ford took a gamble on calling an early election and it paid off. Despite criticism from the opposition parties that he had called an unnecessary and self-serving election — both of those claims are true — the voters who decided to show up rewarded Ford and his PC Party with his third majority government. […]

Politics

7 h. ago Diaspora groups call on Canada to activate foreign agent registry ahead of federal election

Parliament passed legislation last year to create the registry but the Liberal government has yet to explain exactly how it will work or appoint a commissioner

Politics

7 h. ago ‘I feel duped’: B.C. woman falls victim to elaborate Uber scam

This past January, the Vancouver resident had her car serviced and says her dealership requested an Uber to pick her up at her home.

Events

7 h. ago WARMINGTON: Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie’s gamble falls flat

The veteran politician's bold move to walk away from the security of being mayor of Mississauga didn't pay off

Politics

7 h. ago NDP Leader Marit Stiles holds her seat, easily winning Toronto’s Davenport riding

NDP leader Marit Stiles eased to victory in her Davenport riding even if her party failed to put an Orange Crush on Doug Ford’s victorious PCs. It was clear Ford’s PCs would win a third majority government shortly after the polls closed at 9 p.m. Stiles, 55, who spent Thursday morning at a rally at […]

Politics

10 h. ago Varcoe: 'Watershed moment for Alberta,' as province shifts from surpluses to string of budget deficits

'We're going to need to have hard conversations, as Albertans, about what we expect government to fund, the services that we want to see,' said Finance Minister Nate Horner

Other

10 h. ago Tax cuts, increases, tariff uncertainty highlight 2025 Alberta budget

The Alberta government's 2025/26 budget includes an income tax break for Albertans, but also increases in some other taxes and fees amid uncertainty over U.S. tariffs.

Economics

10 h. ago Mike Klassen: Vancouver’s bold, practical approach to addressing the housing crisis

Opinion: By creating market rental housing with income restrictions, the city ensures more middle-income residents can stay close to their jobs and communities

Other

11 h. ago Manitoba father tours province with drug use prevention campaign

Joseph Fourre is speaking at schools and communities around Northern Manitoba to teach them about the risks of even occasional or recreational drug use.

Other

11 h. ago Ontario election 2025: Doug Ford aims for third majority government

The NDP under Marit Stiles and Liberals led by Bonnie Crombie fought to put a halt to Doug Ford’s continuing success in Ontario politics

Politics

11 h. ago Braid: Sell off the hospitals? The UCP budget makes it possible

The UCP assault on Alberta Health Services has become a land grab. And maybe a hospital fire sale by a cash-strapped government. Flagged in the new budget is a move to transfer ownership of all hospitals, and the land they stand on, to the Alberta Infrastructure department. You may not have been aware (I certainly […]

Economics

11 h. ago Budget 2025: Province ups contingency to deal with potential impacts of U.S. tariffs on farmers, ranchers

Tariffs would have 'uneven' impacts on the agriculture sector, according to Alberta government documents, with the potential for them to hit both cattle producers and crop farmers

Economics

11 h. ago Alberta Budget 2025: Province ups contingency to deal with potential impacts of U.S. tariffs on farmers, ranchers

Tariffs would have 'uneven' impacts on the agriculture sector, according to Alberta government documents, with the potential for them to hit both cattle producers and crop farmers

Economics

11 h. ago DOGE access to US intelligence secrets poses a national security threat, Democrats say

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers demanded answers from billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency on Thursday as concerns about who has access to America’s most sensitive information continue to dog Trump administration efforts to reshape the federal government. The systems accessed by Musk’s DOGE staffers include billions of data points about citizens and businesses, […]

Society

12 h. ago 'Difficult decision': Alberta Budget 2025 delivers $1.2 billion tax cut but also $5.2 billion deficit

“We’re going to have to have hard conversations as Albertans about what we expect government to fund, the services we want to see,” Finance Minister Nate Horner said Thursday

Economics