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Liberal Leader Mark Carney spent his first English election debate presenting himself as a safe pair of hands for a country in crisis — while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre sought to frame him as more of the same after a decade of Liberal government. Carney, who is leading in the polls, became the main target of all his rivals’ attacks early in Thursday’s final debate of the election — a trend that carried over from Wednesday’s French language debate.Poilievre repeatedly sought to draw a straight line from former prime minister Justin Trudeau and his policies to Carney, arguing he contributed to the “lost Liberal decade” by providing confidential advice to Trudeau on the economy.“We need a change and you, sir, are not a change,” Poilievre said in one exchange.At another point, Poilie...

Naiwen Cao plans to wear a red T-shirt with a Maple Leaf on election day. The 31-year-old says he’s feeling particularly patriotic for the April 28 federal vote, because it will be his first time casting a ballot — not just as a new Canadian — but ever.“I’m very excited to vote,” said Cao, who immigrated to Calgary from China in 2021. He got his Canadian citizenship in January.“I came from China. You never vote there. I don’t consider it free will.”He’s still figuring out which candidate in his riding best addresses the issues he cares about.Canada’s trade war with the United States has taken over much of the election campaign, but Cao said he’s more curious about how the parties plan to fix the immigration system to ensure newcomers are set up for success. Story continues below ad...

An ongoing trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump’s hunger for critical minerals have brought Canada’s rich mineral deposits into the spotlight, with federal and provincial politicians promising to accelerate natural resource projects. Interest in the country’s critical minerals surged after Trump started musing about annexing Canada, experts say, and grew as the president’s global trade war intensified.“This is now a domestic conversation about how we treat natural resources or natural resource development projects here in Canada,” said Elizabeth Steyn, a mining and finance law expert at the University of Calgary.A key element of that conversation is northern Ontario’s mineral-rich Ring of Fire, a region spanning roughly 5,000 kilometres where vast reserves of nickel, chromite, zinc, p...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Talk of the western provinces separating from the rest of Canada is a “tired trope” that needs to stop, British Columbia Premier David Eby says. Eby told a news conference Thursday he doesn’t think there’s any credible threat to Canadian unity and accused people like former Reform Party leader Preston Manning of “seeking clicks and playing to a political base” that is disavowed by the vast majority of Canadians.“It is a tired trope. It is a waste of time, and it is an attack on the unity that we have right now as a country standing up to the Trump administration, for political, partisan gains,” Eby said, referring to Canada’s ongoing tariff fight with U.S. President Donald Trump.“I hate it...