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Canadians are set to vote in a spring federal election on April 28 and, in addition to the threat of U.S. tariffs, taxes are top of mind for many voters amid a bigger cost of living strain. According to a recent Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News, nine per cent of respondents said taxes ranked as the top election issue for them.That’s in addition to 23 per cent who said affordability and the cost of living were the top issue for them. Another 15 per cent said relations with other countries, including concerns over trade, war, and global conflict, are the top issues. Healthcare ranked as the third most important issue for Canadians, with 14 per cent.Here’s what Canada’s federal political parties are promising for your taxes.Liberal Leader Mark Carney kicked off his party’s 202...

Canada’s federal election campaign is underway and U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats that he intends to use “economic force” to annex Canada are already emerging as a hot topic. Leaders of all the main federal parties hit the ground running Monday on the first full day of campaigning, pushing back on Trump’s trade war and his repeated remarks to make Canada part of the United States.Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney, who has yet to speak with Trump since he was officially sworn in as the prime minister, said he’s “available for a call” with the U.S. president but added that “we’re going to talk on our terms.”“President Trump wants to break us, so America can own us. We will not let that happen,” Carney said at a campaign stop in Gander, N.L. ...

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 24, 2025 1:16 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prince Edward Island’s premier says both the federal Liberals and the Conservatives have promised to remove the tolls on the Confederation Bridge, which links the province with mainland Canada. Rob Lantz says Liberal Leader Mark Carney made a verbal commitment last week that if the party wins the April 28 federal election, it would eliminate the tolls on both the Confederation Bridge and the Wood Islands ferry. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada ...

The dates have been set for the party leaders’ debates in the upcoming federal election. The Leaders’ Debates Commission said Monday the French-language debate will be held on April 16 at 9 p.m. eastern time, followed by the English-language debate on April 17 at 7 p.m.Both debates will be held at the Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal and televised across the country, the independent commission said. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Party leaders will qualify for the debates if they meet two of three criteria:Their party held a seat in the House of Commons on the date the election was called;Have a national poll...

By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted March 24, 2025 7:27 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to inject some Canadian symbolism and pride to his election campaign Monday with a stop in Gander, N.L. The town in northeastern Newfoundland famously fed and housed thousands of passengers — most of them Americans — when flights were grounded after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered di...

U.S. negotiators worked to hammer out details of a proposed partial ceasefire in Ukraine on Monday, meeting with representatives from Russia a day after holding separate talks with the Ukrainian team. Each side has accused the other of undermining efforts to reach a pause in the 3-year-old war. Kyiv and Moscow agreed in principle Wednesday to a limited ceasefire after U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with the countries’ leaders, but the parties have offered different views of what targets would be off-limits to attack.While the White House said “energy and infrastructure” would be covered, the Kremlin declared that the agreement referred more narrowly to “energy infrastructure.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he would also like to see railways and ports protected.Talks M...

The stakes are high as Canada is thrust into a general election campaign, not just for the country but for the leaders of all three major national parties. Canada’s 45th federal election, which formally kicked off Sunday afternoon, will see a new prime minister elected and a new cabinet come to power – whatever the outcome.Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney, sworn in as prime minister just last week after being elected party leader to replace Justin Trudeau, will seek to return the Liberals to power for a fourth time in 10 years. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will seek to capitalize on years of anger at the Liberal brand and install his party in power for the first time since Stephen Harper was defeated in 2015.The New Democrats, meanwhile, are fighting for oxygen in the contest which...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing criticism over comments made earlier in March during an interview with an American right-wing news outlet. Smith recently told syndicated news and commentary website Breitbart that she has asked the Donald Trump administration to put tariffs on pause until after Canada’s federal election, because the trade war is benefiting the Liberals in the polls.Speaking to Matthew Boyle from Breitbart on March 8, Smith commented that she believes the tariffs imposed by the U.S. are hurting Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre’s chances of being elected prime minister.“Because of what we see as unjust and unfair tariffs, it’s actually caused an increase in support for the Liberals. And so that’s what I fear — is that the longer this dispute goes ...

In what was perhaps the worst-kept secret in Edmonton over the past few days, the city’s mayor is attempting a return to federal politics because he said Canada needs experienced leaders to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump. On the same day that Mark Carney triggered a federal election, Amarjeet Sohi was announced as the Liberal candidate for Edmonton Southeast.“This is the most consequential election of our lifetime — we must fight to defend our sovereignty, economy, and workers,” Sohi said in a statement Sunday afternoon.“Our country is facing unprecedented times. President Trump is attacking our sovereignty, jobs, economy and our way of life.” Sohi said he has had the immense privilege of serving Edmontonians as a city councillor, member of Parliament, cabinet minister a...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size More than a dozen people set up outside a Tesla dealership in Langley, B.C., on Saturday for what they called a “Tesla Takedown.” The small but noisy crowd had a clear message for car buyers and Canadians.“I think Elon Musk is evil. I was going to buy a Tesla last year myself and I was so glad that I didn’t,” said protester Joanne Fry. “But I feel so bad for people who did and have to live with this, but I think we have to stand up as Canadians.”“I think everybody needs to get off the couch and start worrying about our country and democracy. Simple enough.” 2:01 Tesla backlash: As anger ag...