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By Jesmeen Gill The Canadian Press Posted February 24, 2025 3:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Jagmeet Singh says he’s “absolutely” the right person to lead New Democrats into the next election despite the party’s drop in support. A recent Leger poll suggests the NDP stands at just 14 per cent — and that its support would drop to 12 per cent with Mark Carney as Liberal leader.Recent polling by Ipsos for Global News shows similar numbers, with the NDP sitting at 16 per cent. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign u...

Thousands of visitors flock to Yosemite National Park in California each February, hoping to catch a glimpse of “firefall” — a natural phenomenon that causes the falling water of El Capitan’s Horsetail Fall to light up and look like a ribbon of molten lava cascading down the sheer rockface. But this year, crowds took in a different spectacle in the form of an upside-down American flag hung at the top of the El Capitan summit, in protest of President Donald Trump‘s administration’s layoffs in the National Park Service.According to NBC News, Saturday evening’s act of resistance came from a group of unhappy Yosemite employees, and photographer Brittany Colt captured the moment the flag was unfurled. Story continues below advertisement “This hit so close to home f...

Liberal leadership candidates will square off on the debate stage Monday and Tuesday nights in Montreal, as hopefuls try to convince Canadians they can lead the party to victory and take on U.S. President Donald Trump. The four contenders will try to make the case for why they should be the next prime minister during two debates — the first in French, the second in English — in a matchup that will feature a political “newbie,” a friendly rivalry and the Trump factor.The debate themes are:Canada’s place in the worldGrowing a strong economySupporting CanadiansClimate Action“I think everything almost is going to come back to Trump in some way,” pollster and CEO of Abacus Data David Coletto said. 0:28 ...

Canada will send $5 billion in aid to Ukraine using funds from seized Russian assets, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday at a peace and security summit in Kyiv. Trudeau and a dozen other world leaders are in the Ukrainian capital to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, where support for Ukraine to end the war on its terms and with its territory intact remained strong.“This is not a conflict Ukraine wanted, provoked or asked for in any way,” Trudeau said at the summit table.“This is a war started for one reason and one reason only: Russia‘s desire to erase Ukrainian history and expand their empire.”Trudeau also pledged 25 additional light armoured vehicles for Ukraine and a grant to help with energy security as Russia attacks the country’s power grid. Story contin...

The candidates in the race to be the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada will square off tonight in the first of two live debates. With just two weeks left until the winner is announced and two days until voting begins, the two events are the only chance Liberal supporters will have to see the candidates together.Former central banker Mark Carney, former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, former House leader Karina Gould and former MP Frank Baylis are the only candidates still in the contest.The party disqualified former Ontario MP Ruby Dhalla on Friday afternoon alleging she broke the rules, though she announced yesterday she had filed an appeal for reinstatement.Former TVA-Québec anchor Pierre Jobin is expected to moderate the French language debate tonight.The winner of the race...