6 h. ago Albertans rally for separation, saying things won’t change under Confederation

EDMONTON — Katheryn Speck said she used to be a Canadian nationalist, travelled the world with a maple leaf on her backpack and once lived in Quebec so she could become fluently bilingual. But on Saturday she was among hundreds of people who rallied at the Alberta legislature to support separation from Canada, with many […]

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7 h. ago Alberta NDP vote to allow opting out of federal party membership

EDMONTON — Alberta’s New Democratic Party has voted overwhelmingly to cut traditional membership ties with its federal counterpart.  Delegates in Edmonton voted Saturday to allow provincial members to opt out of joining the federal NDP, a move Leader Naheed Nenshi campaigned on last year.  In adopting the measure, the party is shedding what many considered […]

Culture

8 h. ago Alberta NDP leader Nenshi addresses convention, earns 89.5% leadership support

Party members gave Nenshi 89.5 per cent support in a leadership review vote, and also voted in favour of allowing members to opt out of federal NDP membership

Politics

15 h. ago Russian drone attack wounds 47 in Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, wounded 47 people, officials said, and prompted another appeal from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for more decisive support from the country’s allies. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said drones hit 12 locations across the city late Friday. Residential buildings, civilian infrastructure and vehicles were […]

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15 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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17 h. ago Alberta NDP to vote on opting out of federal party membership

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has questioned the value of those membership ties, and promised last year to put the issue on a ballot.

Culture

17 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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21 h. ago The urgent problem of intimate partner violence and how New Brunswick plans to respond

The Minister responsible for Women's Equality says she is focused on supporting those who have experienced intimate partner violence.

Events

22 h. ago Conservatives just need some ‘minor adjustments,’ Andrew Scheer says after election loss

Leader Pierre Poilievre enjoys a high level of support within caucus and the party more broadly

Politics

22 h. ago Today's letters: Poilievre, Conservatives must understand why they lost

Saturday, May 3: Canadians don't support negative, attacking and insulting approaches to politics, readers say. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

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22 h. ago Why some ‘frustrated’ NDP voters flipped to Conservatives in the election

The NDP saw its worst federal election results since it formed in 1961, but here's why some of the support they received in 2021 went to the Conservatives.

Politics

26 h. ago Toronto's artificial peninsula set to keep growing for decades

Toronto's man-made peninsula, the Leslie Street Spit, is still growing, and will be for the next few decades to come as dredged material from the city's harbour continues to be deposited along its shoreline.Created in 1959 by the Toronto Harbour Commissioners (THC), now PortsToronto, for "port-related facilities," the Leslie Street Spit's expected use as an outer harbour port never panned out, yet the landform has expanded significantly through millions of cubic metres of concrete, earth fill, and dredged sand, and today supports Tommy Thompson Park.The artificial peninsula extends five kilometres into Lake Ontario and is over 500 hectares in size. The park is home to some of the largest existing natural habitats on the Toronto waterfront, and includes wildflower meadows, cottonwood forests, cobble beaches, and coastal marshes.Aerial view of the Leslie Street Spit in 1975. Photo: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA).It's also become on...

Culture

26 h. ago This Ontario wellness retreat has you staying in a tiny box in the middle of the woods

This secluded wellness retreat in Ontario is perhaps the most serene way to reconnect with nature without sacrificing on luxury.Wellness may be the buzzword to end all buzzwords in 2025, being co-opted by everything from luxury clubs offering some seriously Cronenbergian-sounding services to cold plunge camps that encourage you to take a dip in frozen lakes, but it's not without reason.In 2025, when the world seems to be careening ever deeper into utter chaos, the notion that there are concrete steps (that can come in varying degrees of scientific complexity) we can take to support our own — say it with me — wellness, is a comfort.It's a small way to feel in control of an otherwise out-of-control period in human history.But that's not why I called you here. I only bring it up because Garth and Rebecca Bigelow, who own Muskoka-based vacation rental venture Unique Stays, have found a similar sense of peace in the whole 'wellness' thing, a...

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30 h. ago Hawaii lawmakers raise state’s hotel tax to help islands cope with climate change

HONOLULU — Hawaii lawmakers passed on Friday first-of-its-kind legislation that will increase the state’s lodging tax to raise money for environmental protection and strengthening defenses against climate change-fueled natural disasters. Gov. Josh Green supports the bill, indicating he will sign it. The bill adds a 0.75% levy to the state’s existing tax on hotel rooms, […]

Society

31 h. ago Jasper benefit: New author Amanda Skwarok turns lost dog moment into kids' book, fundraiser

“We went back in following years, and he was kind of famous in the town for a little bit. Everyone kind of knew who he was."

Society

35 h. ago B.C. teen who lost family in Lapu Lapu Day tragedy donates $266K from GoFundMe page to other victims

Andy Le, 16, lost his father Richard Le, 47, stepmom Linh Hoang, 30, and sister Katie Le, 5

Economics

36 h. ago Day of mourning for Lapu Lapu tragedy as suspect appears in court

A statement from the province says the day is an opportunity to grieve the lives that were lost and offer support to those who lost loved ones in the horrific tragedy.

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37 h. ago Pierre Poilievre to contest byelection in Alberta riding after Damien Kurek steps down

Federal Conservative leader lost long-held Ottawa-area seat in Monday's general election

Politics

37 h. ago Simpson Oil Announces Overwhelming Support for Majority Board Refresh at Parkland AGM

Reports Over 60% of Shares Voted on Simpson Oil’s GOLD Proxy Card Cautions Incumbent Board NOT to Deploy Further Questionable Tactics That Could Delay the Shareholder Meeting or the Integrity of the Vote Calls on Current Board to Begin an Orderly Transition GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands — Simpson Oil Limited (“Simpson Oil”, “we” or “our”), […]

Politics

37 h. ago Alberta MP to resign his seat to allow Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection

After his leader lost his seat in Monday night’s federal election, an Alberta MP is stepping aside to give Pierre Poilievre an opportunity to return to parliament. Damien Kurek, who won the Battle River—Crowfoot riding with a whopping 81.8 per cent of votes cast, announced Friday he would be resigning, which would allow Poilievre to […]

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