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In an election campaign plagued by misinformation, exaggerated claims and even lies, how can voters tell what’s true? CBC’s Election Fact Check Unit has looked into dozens of statements made by the leaders of the four largest federal parties. It found that each of the leaders — some more than othersContinue Reading

Politics Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is trying to win over young people — men in particular — when he calls for the ‘biggest voter turnout in Canadian history’ to avoid a Liberal win on Monday, some political experts say. With Liberals winning over older voters, Conservatives trying to ensure younger, less reliableContinue Reading

Politics Pierre Poilievre, Mark Carney and Jagmeet Singh all blitzed through key ridings in southern Ontario and British Columbia on Saturday with the final vote in the federal election now just two days away. Polls open Monday, more than 7 million Canadians cast advance ballots Dylan Robertson · The CanadianContinue Reading

Politics NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he was warned by the RCMP about a credible threat to his life and placed under police protection two winters ago — and he considered stepping down as head of the party. NDP leader says police implied the threat came from a foreign governmentContinue Reading

Politics Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is stepping into the federal fray, blasting the leader of the Bloc Québécois for calling Canada an “artificial country.” Houston says Blanchet should take more pride in Canada ‘or step aside’ Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Apr 26, 2025 11:39 AM EDTContinue Reading

Politics Polls suggest the Green Party is at risk of being wiped off Canada’s electoral map on election night, but co-Leader Elizabeth May believes the numbers don’t reflect the party’s ground game.  Party hoping to grow beyond its 2 seats, but could lose them all Green Party co-Leaders Elizabeth May andContinue Reading

On Saturday, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is expected to spend six hours on the road, to go back and forth from Val-d’Or, the gateway to Quebec’s north, in a riding that has been safely Bloc Québécois blue since it dislodged the NDP in 2019, but now risks turning Liberal red. Continue Reading

John Duffy, the late political strategist and author, began Fights of Our Lives, his lively and encyclopedic account of the federal campaigns that shaped this country, with a simple premise — one always worth returning to at moments like this. “Elections matter,” he wrote. Writing in 2002, Duffy was pushing back againstContinue Reading

Politics Liberal Leader Mark Carney urged Israel to allow the World Food Programme to work in Gaza, saying food must not be used as a “political tool,” hours after the UN agency said it had run out of stocks due to a sustained Israeli blockade on supplies. Liberal leader saidContinue Reading