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In the dying days of the federal election campaign, senior New Democrats made a desperate, last-ditch attempt to save Jagmeet Singh’s Burnaby, B.C., seat. Some say it was unwinnable. At least 20 staff from the party’s Ottawa headquarters packed the leader’s campaign plane just days before the April 28 election, hitching aContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis Emerging from his cabinet’s “planning forum,” Mark Carney said his ministers had all been given a single mandate letter. Coming in at just under 800 words, Carney’s mandate letter contrasts in potentially interesting ways with the wordier epistles that his predecessor released in 2015. What can we glean fromContinue Reading

Warning: This story includes an archival image of dead bodies. Canada’s relationship with Israel has travelled a long way since 2015, when prime minister Stephen Harper and aspiring rival Justin Trudeau competed to claim the title of best friend of the Jewish state. After winning his majority in 2011, HarperContinue Reading

Politics King Charles III will soon land in Ottawa to deliver the throne speech that kicks off a new session of Parliament. It’s widely understood the King’s visit is meant to push back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s 51st state threats — but not everyone is convinced it will work.Continue Reading

Politics Some Liberal MPs say they plan on voting to adopt the Reform Act on Sunday so caucus has more power and can reserve the right to trigger a vote to topple Prime Minister Mark Carney as party leader. Caucus will vote Sunday on whether to adopt Reform Act Ashley Burke ·Continue Reading

Politics The government House leader says he doesn’t expect the NDP to gain official party status in the House of Commons. Party status in the House grants certain perks and privileges, but NDP fell short of the benchmark Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: May 23, 2025 4:38 PMContinue Reading

Politics When Parliament passed a sweeping national security bill last June, the government promised to establish a foreign influence transparency registry to convict proxies trying to meddle in Canadian politics. But nearly a year later, it remains unclear how soon the office will be up and running The government’s foreignContinue Reading

Politics Former cabinet minister Marco Mendicino will stay on as Mark Carney’s chief of staff for the time being, the prime minister announced Thursday. Marco Mendicino staying on team into summer, PM says Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: May 22, 2025 8:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: MayContinue Reading

U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed Golden Dome missile defence system, which Canada has expressed interest in joining, is raising questions about the project’s cost and feasibility as well as concerns about a space-based arms race. Trump’s plan is modelled after the Iron Dome that protects Israel — a land mass smaller than Vancouver Island — andContinue Reading