Danielle Martin named Liberal candidate for byelection in Freeland’s former riding
sootoday - TORONTO — The Liberal Party of Canada has announced a Toronto doctor will run as its candidate in University-Rosedale, a riding Chrystia Freeland represented for over a decade before the former Liberal MP resigned from office earlier this month.
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Change in government won't stop separatist movement, says leader
sootoday - CALGARY — A leader in the Alberta separatist movement says a Conservative government would not stop their drive to secede from Canada. Jeffrey Rath is the general counsel for the separatist promoter group Stay Free Alberta.
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Immigration minister wants department to track exits of temporary residents
News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she wants her department to acquire the ability to track the number of people with temporary visas who are exiting the country. The immigration department confirms almost 1.9 million temporary visas, including …
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‘Canada is not Minnesota,’ minister says in reaction to U.S. immigration raids
News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he won’t pass judgment on the U.S. crackdown by federal forces in Minnesota that resulted in the deaths of two residents. But he is quick to defend Canada’s respect for the law when removing people …
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Ontario PCs reverse course on media ban, will let reporters cover Doug Ford convention speech
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The party was set to bar journalists from accessing the event for the first time since Ford became premier in 2018.
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Pierre Poilievre easily survives leadership review with 87 per cent support
sootoday - Future of Conservative leader was cemented Friday night after a huge majority of delegates voted in a mandatory review to keep him at the helm of their party
- Analysts weigh Poilievre’s future challenges and party reactions (11)
- Convention ignites impassioned speeches and lively policy debates (5)
- Delegates firmly back Poilievre’s leadership vote (6)
Analysts weigh Poilievre’s future challenges and party reactions
Convention ignites impassioned speeches and lively policy debates
Delegates firmly back Poilievre’s leadership vote
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Peel school board supervision a 'smokescreen' for underfunding, chair says
sootoday - The chair of a school board recently taken over by Ontario's minister of education is defending the management and finances of the board, saying the supervision is a "smokescreen" to distract from provincial underfunding.
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Immigration minister says struggling universities must ask provinces for help
News Staff / citynews - HALIFAX — Canada’s immigration minister says universities and colleges struggling to balance the books after federal cuts to the international student program will have to turn to their provincial governments for financial help. Lena Diab told a crowd in …
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Avi Lewis leads field in NDP leadership fundraising, followed by MP McPherson
sootoday - OTTAWA — NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis has received the lion's share of campaign donations in the race so far, beating out the only sitting MP vying for the job.
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Carney jokingly takes credit for Heated Rivalry’s success: ‘I greenlit this thing. I stood up to the Americans’
National Post Staff / nationalpost - Carney said during a speech that the show could only be made in Canada as the country 'celebrates what makes us different'
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Feds’ single-use plastics ban to stand after Federal Court appeal ruling
Ling Hui / torontosun - The Responsible Plastic Use Coalition, representing major players in the Canadian plastics industry, had launched the court challenge
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Conservatives arrive in downtown Calgary, eager to hear from party leader Poilievre
Sarah Ritchie / nationalobserver - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to address his party faithful this evening in Calgary, in a speech that many anticipate will set the tone for the Tories heading into the next election.
- Convention delegate buzz and behind-the-scenes coverage (8)
- Miscellaneous commentary and policy debate topics (2)
- Poilievre’s leadership review, speeches, fundraising dynamics (12)
Convention delegate buzz and behind-the-scenes coverage
Miscellaneous commentary and policy debate topics
Poilievre’s leadership review, speeches, fundraising dynamics
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NDP confirms five contestants for leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh
News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Five candidates have met the final requirements in the NDP’s leadership election and will have their names on the ballot when party members choose a new leader for the beleaguered party. Rob Ashton, Tanille Johnston, Avi Lewis, Heather McPherson …
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Anandasangaree says lack of help from some provinces, police won't thwart gun buyback
sootoday - OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he doesn't foresee logistical challenges in gathering up banned firearms through a federal buyback program, despite the refusal of several provinces and police forces to help.
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Quebec private doctors challenge law forcing five years of public system work
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Quebec’s private doctors' federation challenges a law requiring new doctors to work five years in the public system, calling it discriminatory and harmful to patient care.
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Bell: Danielle Smith refuses to throw Alberta separatists under the bus
Rick Bell / calgaryherald - Alberta separatism is all the rage in Ottawa these days
- Cultural quirks and economic warnings (2)
- First Nations oppose separatism (3)
- Political caucus and separatist tensions (8)
- Treason allegations and legal warnings (3)
Cultural quirks and economic warnings
First Nations oppose separatism
Political caucus and separatist tensions
Treason allegations and legal warnings
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Quebec announces compensation plan for caregivers
News Staff / citynews - Quebec has launched its national home support policy (PSAD), investing $107.2 million, and caregivers can now be compensated. Health Minister and Minister Responsible for Seniors and Caregivers Sonia Bélanger made the announcement Thursday morning in Pier…
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WATCH: Eby says Alberta independence group's advocacy trip to US amounts to 'treason'
Jarryd Jäger / westernstandard - British Columbia Premier David Eby has slammed the Alberta Prosperity Project over a recent trip the pro-independence group took to Washington, DC to advocate for their cause.
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- Legal Definition Debates (2)
- Nationwide Impact Highlights (1)
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Eby’s Treason Rhetoric
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Carney meets with Canada's premiers in Ottawa today
The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - Canada's premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later today with the renewal of North America's trilateral free trade agreement casting a shadow over the meeting.
- Economic outlook and opinion commentary (2)
- Ottawa meeting details and unity (8)
- Trade tensions and tariff warnings (3)
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LILLEY: As Carney support surges, Poilievre faces high-stakes leadership review
Brian Lilley / torontosun - While prime minister's support shoots up in latest polling, Conservative leader looks for support from party loyalists to keep his job
- Calgary Convention: High Stakes, Live Party Talks (6)
- Leadership Review Tension: Critics Question Poilievre’s Pitch (6)
- Public Image: Poilievre’s Branding Under the Spotlight (2)
Calgary Convention: High Stakes, Live Party Talks
Leadership Review Tension: Critics Question Poilievre’s Pitch
Public Image: Poilievre’s Branding Under the Spotlight
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