4 h. ago Reporters won’t be allowed to travel with Poilievre election campaign, Conservatives say

For decades, federal election campaigns for major political parties have provided seats on leaders’ tours, with media organizations paying the party for travel and other fees

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20 h. ago Ford government to make gas tax cut permanent despite carbon tax change

During the election campaign, the Progressive Conservatives promised to make the gas tax discount permanent — a policy the party says it will follow through on.

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39 h. ago Lynch and Deegan: Six questions federal candidates had better have answers to

Canada could be plunged into an election campaign very soon. Leaders need to convey clear policies on Trump and the economy.

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9 d. ago BROUSSARD: Trudeau and Carney are singing the same tune on deficits

Just three more years of deficit to invest in growing the Canadian economy, and then we’ll get right back to balance. If Mark Carney’s pledge sounds like something you’ve heard before, that’s because Justin Trudeau made a very similar commitment a mere ten years ago. To refresh your memory, Canada was undergoing what is called a technical recession during the 2015 election campaign. Between 2014 […]

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2 w. ago Ontario voters head to the polls for election day after snap winter campaign

Ontario’s political party leaders have criss-crossed the province, released their platforms and made their pitches over the past month — now it’s decision day for voters.  Polls are open until 9 p.m. ET on Thursday for what has shaped up in parts of the province to be a snowy and slushy election day, capping off the first […]

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2 w. ago Progressive Conservative party staffers warned not to abandon their posts on election day

Kory Teneycke, PC party campaign manager, sent an "election day directive" to campaign staff urging them to put "party above self-interest" and to not abandon their post

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2 w. ago Ford says he wants to be ‘premier forever’ as parties make final election pitches

On the final day of Ontario's election campaign, the main party's leaders are all pushing to maximize the number of votes they pick up on Thursday.

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2 w. ago John A. Macdonald is still in a box at Queen’s Park. One leader says that has to change

Through Ontario's tariff-focused snap election campaign, Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie has demanded a statue of Sir John A. MacDonald be put back on display.

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3 w. ago The LFP Podcast, ep. 201: The Ontario election enters the home stretch

Rachel Gilbert spoke with Jonathan Juha about the Ontario election campaign, and the state of the races in the 10-riding London region

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3 w. ago The LFP Podcast, ep. 200: Doug Ford, Donald Trump and the Ontario election campaign so far

Rachel Gilbert spoke with Norman De Bono about the Ontario election campaign so far, including the high polling numbers for Doug Ford

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3 w. ago Ontario election: Candidate's exit was dramatic, sure, but won't tilt London riding

The late withdrawal of a London-area NDP candidate who crashed out on the provincial election campaign trail over past comments about Black women may be spectacular – but it’s unlikely to really affect her riding’s race results. Elgin-Middlesex-London, held by the Progressive Conservative since 2011, lost one candidate last week when New Democrat Amanda Zavitz […]

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3 w. ago Ontario election: Candidate's exit was dramatic, but won't tilt London riding

The late withdrawal of a London-area NDP candidate who crashed out on the provincial election campaign trail over past comments about Black women may be spectacular – but it’s unlikely to really affect her riding’s race results. Elgin-Middlesex-London, held by the Progressive Conservative since 2011, lost one candidate last week when New Democrat Amanda Zavitz […]

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3 w. ago Ontario Liberals ask Auditor General to review government ads during election campaign

Ontario's Liberal party has written to the Auditor General asking for a determination on whether government ads have essentially become election campaign ads for Doug Ford.

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3 w. ago Leaders fan across province for last Sunday of Ontario election campaign

Ontario’s main party leaders are fanning out across the province again today as the final weekend of the provincial election wraps before election day. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is spending a second consecutive day in northern Ontario and is expected to visit Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury. Ford is set to release his party’s […]

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3 w. ago Germany election contenders make final pitches ahead of critical vote

Germans are electing a new parliament Sunday after a campaign focused on the state of Europe’s biggest economy and calls to curb migration.

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3 w. ago Ontario votes 2025: Party leaders fan out on last weekend of election campaign

Ontario's main party leaders are fanning out across the province today, with Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford expected to visit Thunder Bay, Iroquois Falls and Timmins.

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3 w. ago Germany’s Merz Takes Aim at Greens in Final Election Stretch

Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz stepped up his attacks on rival Robert Habeck from the Greens as the campaign ahead of Germany’s federal elections enters the final stretch.

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3 w. ago ‘Energizer Bonnie’ Crombie won’t back down from a fight, friends and loved ones say

The Ontario Liberal Party leader sat down for an interview and the thought of not being with her loved ones seemed to weigh on her more heavily than the number itself.

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3 w. ago LILLEY: Strange days as Ontario election campaign winds down

We are hitting the silly season for Ontario's election as the NDP and Liberals battle for second place

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3 w. ago Doug Ford says Ontario PCs would help tear down Canada’s internal trade barriers

Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says his party will work to tear down interprovincial trade barriers amid ongoing U.S. tariff threats, as he prepares for his second trip to Washington, D.C., during the Ontario election campaign. Ford says a PC government would remove all of Ontario’s remaining party-specific exemptions under the Canada Free Trade Agreement, […]

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