2 h. ago GOLDSTEIN: Electing Carney will mean cutting our economic throat

Of all the reasons not to elect Mark Carney as the next prime minister of Canada on Monday, his history as the world’s leading corporate booster of achieving “net zero emissions” by 2050 is the biggest. Putting Carney, the UN’s Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, and co-chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for […]

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21 h. ago Jordan Peterson says Trump’s threats screwed Poilievre, saved Liberals from ‘extinction’

Jordan Peterson opened up about the Liberals’ bounce back from near-“extinction,” and how Canada and U.S. President Donald Trump are “going to pay” if Mark Carney is elected prime minister. The Canadian psychologist appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience on Wednesday where talk quickly turned to Canadian politics. When Rogan asks if Carney is going […]

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22 h. ago John Ivison: Fresh questions about Carney’s strategy on Trump

A spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office said Carney did not tell Trump he would have to criticize the president during the campaign

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23 h. ago Canada’s Election Winner Faces Economy That’s Near Recession

Canada’s next prime minister is set to inherit a half-year of flat economic growth, economists predict, an immediate test of their governance as President Donald Trump’s trade war grinds business investment and exports lower.

Politics

29 h. ago Letters, April 25, 2025: ‘Life under Carney no pretty picture’

Hour of darkness After hearing and reading the Prime Minister’s own Privy Council Report about Canada’s bleak and desolate future. With Mark Carney as Prime Minister, Canada will enter the darkest hour of the night. It ain’t pretty and it’s pretty ugly what Justin Trudeau did and what Mark Carney will do to Canada. Canada […]

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30 h. ago Ivison: What really goes on inside the leader’s election campaign bus

There really is no substitute for watching the pretenders for the job of prime minister up close as they deal with the slings and arrows of a campaign

Politics

46 h. ago French student arrested after fatally stabbing another student, wounding 3

PARIS (AP) — A high school student stabbed four other students at his school in western France on Thursday, killing at least one and injuring three others before being arrested, police said. The motive for the stabbing was unclear. Such fatal attacks are quite rare in French schools. France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou ordered tighter […]

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54 h. ago Carney Makes Canada’s Liberal Party Acceptable to CEOs Again

After nine years under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, weak investment and slow economic growth had spurred Canadian executives to line up behind Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who has promised to unleash capital with tax cuts and deregulation.

Culture

68 h. ago Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to represent Canada at Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will not be taking time away from the federal election campaign to attend the funeral for Pope Francis.  He says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will represent Canada alongside a senior delegation at the Vatican ceremony on Saturday.  A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister’s Office says the rest of the […]

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3 d. ago What Pope Francis told Sophie Grégoire Trudeau when she asked him: ‘You have a vice?’

In 2017, she accompanied her then-husband and former prime minister Justin Trudeau to Italy. They met Pope Francis for the first time at the Vatican

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3 d. ago Czech leaders condemn Russian threats against NHL great Dominik Hasek

PRAGUE — Czech leaders have condemned threats made by a former Russian president and prime minister against NHL great Dominik Hasek for his critical stance of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Dmitry Medvedev, who is currently deputy head of Russia’s Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin, said through his assistant that Hasek suffered from […]

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3 d. ago Varcoe: Actions not words — Canada's next PM needs to get major energy projects built, not just debated

'This is different from energy debates we've had previously, because the question has now pivoted to, how are we going to develop our energy resources, as opposed to, should we?'

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4 d. ago Greece announces 1 billion euros in financial benefits after posting 1.3% budget surplus

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister on Tuesday announced 1 billion euros ($1.15 billion) in financial benefits for lower-income households and the public investment program, after the country became one of the few European Union members to post a budget surplus in 2024. Only six of the EU’s 27 member nations posted a surplus […]

Economics

4 d. ago Opposition Leader Dutton Narrowly Won Third Australia Election Debate, TV Panel Says

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton emerged the narrow winner in a heated third debate with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, according to a panel of political experts, as early voting began in Australia’s elections.

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4 d. ago ‘I’m not running against conservatives,’ says Liberal challenger trying to take Poilievre’s seat

Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy sees Poilievre's status as a potential prime minister as an opportunity

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4 d. ago India’s Modi to Meet Saudi Crown Prince in Push for Closer Ties

Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi is set to kick off a two-day trip to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as he seeks to deepen ties with the major oil exporter and OPEC+ leader at a time of mounting global trade uncertainty.

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4 d. ago LILLEY: ‘Suits’ and ‘boots’ backing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre

Guy Fournier says he’s voting for Pierre Poilievre because the next Prime Minister of Canada should offer “hope for a better future, not fear and empty promises.” What makes Fournier’s statement of note is that he’s not just a union leader, he’s a Quebec union leader, a group of people not normally prone to voting […]

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4 d. ago Israel’s domestic security chief accuses Netanyahu of making improper demands

TEL AVIV, Israel — The head of Israel’s internal security service on Monday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to exploit the power of the agency for political and personal gain through a litany of improper demands. His comments deepened a showdown between the two men that has divided the nation. In a submission […]

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5 d. ago Pierre Poilievre wants to sell Ontario on his housing plan but will it help you?

Canadians will head to the polls to elect their Prime Minister on April 28, and undecided voters in Ontario have just a few days to make their choice before the 2025 federal election.Housing is one of the most significant issues facing Ontario and B.C. residents amid the rising cost of living in the provinces, and the candidate with the best housing policy might just win over a fair share of undecided voters who are looking to purchase a home.Federal Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre's campaign has largely focused on taxation when it comes to easing the cost-of-living burden, but blogTO's parent company, ZoomerMedia, recently had the chance to ask the candidate himself how his party would make homes cheaper for Ontario and B.C. residents, if elected."I really relate with young people, because I see them every day telling me that they work non-stop and it barely covers the rent they'd have to save for 29 or 30 years to get a down payment on the average ...

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5 d. ago Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel won’t end war ‘before destroying Hamas’

Prime Minister rejects ceasefire proposals and says ending war now would be 'a strategic defeat'

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