4 h. ago NDP faces ’Parliament from hell’ without official party status, says former MP

OTTAWA — The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election — a time one former New Democrat MP remembers as “the Parliament from hell.” Svend Robinson represented Burnaby, B.C., in the House of Commons from […]

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69 h. ago Federal NDP meeting Monday to select interim replacement for leader Jagmeet Singh

Two party officials say the caucus met twice last week to discuss who will guide the party until a leadership race is completed

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3 d. ago NDP national council scheduled to meet Monday night to pick interim leader

OTTAWA — The NDP national council is scheduled to meet tonight to pick an interim leader. Jagmeet Singh announced on election night that he would step down as soon as an interim leader was chosen. The NDP was reduced to just seven seats in the election on April 28 and no longer holds official party […]

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7 d. ago Poilievre wants to remain as leader. Some MPs back him, but party silent

Poilievre indicated he would stay on as leader in his concession speech, but the Conservative Party has not responded on whether he has officially decided to stay.

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8 d. ago What does it mean for the NDP to lose official party status in Parliament?

Millions of dollars in lost Parliamentary budget allocations, for a start. And fewer chances to ask questions in Question Period

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8 d. ago What next for the NDP after party loses leader, seats and official status?

The NDP was projected to fall to a distant fourth place, with Leader Jagmeet Singh losing his riding and the party losing official status in the House of Commons.

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9 d. ago These were the closest races in Toronto ridings during Canada's federal election

The 45th Canadian federal election is officially over, and Mark Carney has led the Liberal Party of Canada to a narrow victory. The Liberals have won 162 seats and are leading in six more as of Tuesday morning, just shy of the 172 seats required for a majority in the 343-seat House of Commons.The Conservative Party, led by Pierre Poilievre, is set to remain in opposition with 140 seats and leads in four additional ridings as of Tuesday morning. Some seats throughout the province remain too close to call.The general election brought some significant changes to the House of Commons, with the emergence of a two-party contest between the Liberals and Conservatives, the collapse of NDP support, and many notable incumbent losses.Here's a look at the result from key battleground ridings in Toronto.Toronto—St. Paul'sLong held by the Liberals, this riding flipped to the Conservatives in a by-election last June, when Don Stewart won by just over 600 votes, becoming the...

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1 week ago Take Five Edmonton Events: Dance to the sweet music at the Oilers playoff parties

South of the rink, north of the Bob and Doug statue, DJ DJ Alize will be hosting the official Tailgate Party from a balcony at the tip of the arena overlooking the crowd, spinning tunes when appropriate.

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1 week ago Oilers playoff parties, Rapid Fire improv, and more things to do in Edmonton this weekend

South of the rink, north of the Bob and Doug statue, DJ DJ Alize will be hosting the official Tailgate Party from a balcony at the tip of the arena overlooking the crowd, spinning tunes when appropriate.

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