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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Saturday that he considered stepping down after being told about a credible threat to his life in December 2023. Singh made the revelation to reporters in a campaign stop in London, Ont. as he is fighting for his political life ahead of Monday’s final vote.Singh said the RCMP warned him about the threat and put him and his family under heavy police protection in late 2023 and early 2024. He said thinking about what that threat could mean for his family was unnerving.“When I got that threat, I was floored,” he said. “When I started thinking about what it meant for me and my family, that I was the target of a real threat to my life, I had the chills.”At the time his wife, Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu, was pregnant with their second daughter. His older daughter was then a...

In the final days of the federal campaign, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is trying to reassure his western base that the period he refers to as the “lost Liberal decade” is coming to an end. “This election comes down to one word, and that is change,” said Poilievre in Saskatoon, Sask., at his final scheduled news conference of the campaign.But many Westerners may not see the change they’re hoping for, if the polls are accurate and the Liberals dominate in the vote rich regions of Ontario and Quebec.“This late in the campaign I think stops in Alberta and Saskatchewan suggest a need to play some defence, but I wouldn’t overstate that,” said University of Saskatchewan professor Daniel Westlake. 1:58 ...

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 26, 2025 9:20 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Federal party leaders have busy itineraries today in one of the final days of the election campaign. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to spend much of the day in the Greater Toronto Area, first holding a media availability in King City before visiting a small business in Newmarket, holding a meet and greet in Aurora and visiting another small business in Markham. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, ...

Canadians will soon decide who will form the next government in Monday’s federal election — and there’s still time to become an informed voter before casting your ballot. Global News has been tracking the campaign since it began last month, including the promises made by each major party on the issues that matter most to Canadians.If you’re still undecided on who to vote for, here’s a breakdown of everything you need to know before election day on April 28.Liberal Leader Mark Carney is looking to win a fourth term in government for his party. Story continues below advertisement He’s facing off against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, New Democrat Party Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, Green Party co-leaders Jonathan Pedn...

Federal party leaders hit the hustings Friday with election day fast approaching, as Mark Carney of the Liberals focused on U.S. tariff threats in a steel town and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaigned on his anti-crime platform in Saskatoon. Canadians cast ballots to choose their next government on Monday.The Liberals are widely seen to be leading in the polls, with the Conservatives in second place and the Bloc Québécois, NDP and Greens trailing behind.The campaign stops in the final phase of the election are showing each leader’s hand, said David McGrane, a political scientist at the University of Saskatchewan.The Conservatives are trying to hold onto their seats through visits from Poilievre, McCrane said, while the Liberals are confident enough they’ll form government that C...