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By Sarah Ritchie The Associated Press Posted June 20, 2025 12:58 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Members of the Conservative Party will hold a national convention in late January, where they’ll vote on Pierre Poilievre’s leadership. The party’s national council has scheduled the convention for Jan. 29 and 31 in Calgary.Poilievre, who lost his seat in the House of Commons in the April election, will face a secret ballot vote on his continued leadership. 2:04 Poilievre is toughening his stance on ...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size In a moment that caused both sides of the House of Commons to erupt into laughter, Prime Minister Mark Carney mistakenly gave his own title to Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia. Carney, who was answering a question from the opposition during question period in the House of Commons on Tuesday, started his answer by addressing the Speaker, as required by House of Commons rules, which state all questions and responses must be directed through the Speaker. 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. In Englis...

By David Baxter The Canadian Press Posted June 20, 2025 11:09 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says he’s “cautiously optimistic” about the chances of India’s Lawrence Bishnoi gang being designated as a terrorist group after meeting with the public safety minister Wednesday night. Brown says that he and Peel region police officials met with Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree in Ottawa to discuss the “scourge” of extortion and murders linked to the gang. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the ...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 20, 2025 7:05 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney’s major projects and internal trade bill will be voted on today before the House of Commons rises until September. A closure motion the government passed to limit debate says the House won’t adjourn today until debate wraps up on Bill C-5 and it clears the chamber.The Liberal government’s controversial legislation, which would let cabinet quickly grant federal approvals for big industrial projects like mines, ports and pipelines, sailed through committee in the early hours of Thu...

The federal government’s major projects legislation was amended by opposition parties on Wednesday to withdraw the power the bill gave cabinet to sidestep the Indian Act, following weeks of criticism from First Nations leaders. But Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Nepinak Woodhouse said Thursday the “limited changes” made to the bill don’t go far enough. She still wants the government to give members of Parliament more time to study the legislation.The Liberal government’s controversial legislation, which would allow cabinet to quickly grant federal approvals for big industrial projects like mines, ports and pipelines, was introduced on June 6, and sailed through the committee study in about eight hours on Tuesday and Wednesday.Amendments to the bill made in committee include...

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday announced a series of measures to protect the Canadian steel and aluminum industries from the impacts of recently doubled U.S. tariffs, including steep anti-dumping quotas for foreign products that may be diverted to Canada. Carney said the federal government will also introduce new rules on June 30 to ensure Canadian steel and aluminum and tariff-free products from “reliable trading partners” are prioritized for federal procurement.As well, the government will ensure the auto industry and other supply chains are given the chance to prioritize domestic materials through remission processes that will be reviewed in the coming days.“The steel and aluminum workers are on the front lines of this trade crisis,” Carney told reporters.“In short, the governme...

The federal government will help Canadians stuck in Iran, Israel and the West Bank leave the region on nearby commercial flights as the deadly conflict escalates. Those Canadians will have to reach a neighbouring country first, however, Foreign Minister Anita Anand said in a statement Thursday.Airspace over Iran and Israel has been closed since the two countries began trading strikes nearly a week ago. The situation has only devolved further since then, with U.S. President Donald Trump currently weighing whether to authorize U.S. military force against Iran.Anand said the government is “planning commercial options for Canadians in Israel, the West Bank, and Iran to leave the region via certain neighbouring countries,” adding to existing assistance for Canadians wishing to leave Gaza.“Given...

Running roughshod over the environment. Spawning the next Idle No More movement. Picking economic winners and losers. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Building Canada Act is anything if not a magnet for criticism.The Liberal government’s controversial legislation that would let cabinet quickly grant federal approvals for big industrial projects like mines, ports and pipelines sailed through committee in the early hours of Thursday.A House of Commons panel sat from Wednesday afternoon to after midnight reviewing Bill C-5 in a hurried study, as the Liberal government seeks to pass it through the chamber by week’s end.Indigenous and environmental groups, along with opposition MPs and senators, raised concerns that the bill is being rushed through parliament and will grant cabinet sweeping powers ...

In December 2023, Jagmeet Singh posted pictures of his wife holding their newborn baby. Singh, then the leader of the federal New Democrats, gazed lovingly at the baby girl as his wife, Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu, cradled her. Not pictured in Singh’s social media accounts was the retinue of armed RCMP officers stationed outside the hospital room, there to ensure the federal politician and his young family’s safety after the national police force determined Singh’s life was under imminent threat.“(During) the time in his life when it should be nothing but joy … he needed an armed presence to keep his family safe,” said Jennifer Howard, Singh’s longtime chief of staff, in a recent interview with Global News.“Nobody should have to go through that. That is a price too high, I think, for any politicia...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 18, 2025 1:16 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s public security minister says transgender inmates will be incarcerated according to their anatomical sex, not their gender identity. François Bonnardel says in a statement the measure is to ensure the safety of all inmates. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. He says inmates’ bodies will be scanned to determine which detention centre they ...