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The four candidates vying to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took the debate stage for the final time as the Liberal leadership contest enters the home stretch. Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland, former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, former government House leader Karina Gould and former MP andContinue Reading

Politics The first major French test for federal Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney came during Monday’s debate in Montreal, and it proved to be a tough slog. Former central banker’s most notable slip up was a comment on Hamas Sidhartha Banerjee · The Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 25, 2025Continue Reading

The four Liberal leadership contenders squared off in the only English-language debate in this short race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday night and talk of how to defend the country from an increasingly aggressive U.S. President Donald Trump dominated the two-hour discussion. The debate was a largely congenial affairContinue Reading

Politics China has lodged a diplomatic protest against Canada for including Chinese companies in new sanctions against Russia, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Foreign ministry spokesperson called the inclusion ‘completely unjustified and entirely wrong’Thomson Reuters · Posted: Feb 25, 2025 5:51 AM EST | Last Updated: February 25 PrimeContinue Reading

As the Liberal leadership race heads into its final stretch, the four candidates jockeying to become the next prime minister continue to roll out campaign promises. The race was triggered when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in early January he’d be stepping down, after nine years in office. Here’s what theContinue Reading

Politics U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he will go forward with a 25 per cent tariff on most imports from Canada next week, saying the country has ripped off the U.S. for too long and it’s time to put a stop to it. ‘The tariffs are going forward onContinue Reading

Politics Health Minister Mark Holland says the federal government will soon announce a deal with the first Canadian province to join the federal pharmacare system. Mark Holland says he’s been meeting with provinces ‘more intensely’CBC News · Posted: Feb 24, 2025 2:08 PM EST | Last Updated: February 24 HealthContinue Reading

The four candidates vying to be the next Liberal leader and prime minister pitched themselves to supporters as the best person to handle relations with U.S. President Donald Trump. Canada-U.S. relations was the first topic of discussion as the contenders to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau squared off in theContinue Reading

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday, along with other Western political leaders, to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It is an important, symbolic moment and comes less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump’s public attacks on Ukrainian PresidentContinue Reading