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The federal party leaders are set to hit the debate stage this week, each preparing to pitch their plan for the country just days ahead of when many Canadians will cast their votes in advanced polls. Liberal Leader Mark Carney; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh; Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, and Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault will face off in the French-language debate on April 16, with the English debate taking place on April 17.Each leader qualified for the debates based on meeting two of three criteria set by the federal debates commission, either by holding a seat in the House of Commons when the election was called, having a national polling average of at least four per cent by March 31, or have candidates endorsed in at least 90 ...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Premier Wab Kinew says Manitoba is set to partner with other provinces and territories to help power infrastructure projects. The provincial government issued a directive to Manitoba Hydro Monday to redirect some of its expiring electricity export contracts with the United States to provide power to homegrown projects here in Canada, as trade tensions continue between both countries.Contracts worth 500 megawatts of power will be redirected by the Crown corporation to initiatives including development of the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link, a 50-megawatt project aimed at providing power and telecommunications infrastructure to northern communities in Nuvavut.“Manitoba is a province of builders an...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 14, 2025 2:33 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is promising to shore up Canada’s struggling health care system by hiring 35,000 nurses by 2030. Appearing Monday at an election event in Toronto, Singh also promised to ensure safe working conditions for nurses and an appropriate ratio between nurses and patients.Though he didn’t say what that ratio would be, a party spokesperson said an NDP government would work with the provinces and territories on it.Singh called out the use of private nursing agencies by provincial government...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he wants to use the notwithstanding clause — which has never been used by a federal government before — to override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to allow judges to impose consecutive life sentences for murderers. In 2022, Canada’s Supreme Court ruled that “the section of the Criminal Code that permits consecutive parole ineligibility periods of 25 years in cases involving multiple first-degree murders” was unconstitutional.Poilievre announced his plan Monday to use the notwithstanding clause to pass legislation that he says would restore power for judges to hand down consecutive life sentences for perpetrators who have committed multiple murders.If he follows through, this would be the first federal use of the controversial notwithstanding cl...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Liberal Leader Mark Carney is calling the actions of two party campaign staffers who were reported over the weekend to have planted buttons that included “stop the steal” wording at a conservative event “totally unacceptable,” and says they’ve been reassigned within the campaign. “This is totally unacceptable to be absolutely clear,” he said. “I was unaware of this behaviour, but on behalf of my campaign I apologize for it. I’ve made it absolutely clear to my campaign that this behaviour, anything approximating it or in that spirit, is unacceptable and cannot happen again.”Carney said the two staffers have been “reassigned.”The buttons, which appeared to use language similar to that of U.S...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to tighten financial transparency rules for elected officials — and is using that promise to take aim at Liberal Leader Mark Carney. Poilievre told a press conference in Ottawa on Sunday that if his party forms government, he’ll ban what he calls “shadow lobbying.”“We will eliminate the lobbying loophole and require anyone who is acting as an adviser to government officials to declare themselves and register as a lobbyist, whenever they are advising on matters that touch upon their financial interests or that of their company,” Poilievre said.He said this rule would have forced Carney to register as a lobbyist when he advised former prime minister Justin Trudeau through the Liberal party.The Conservative leader also said he would require th...

By The Canadian Press The Canadian Press Posted April 13, 2025 11:46 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Students at more than 100 universities and colleges across Canada will be able to cast their ballots for the upcoming federal election on campus starting today. Elections Canada says campus polling stations are open today from noon until 6 p.m., and will operate from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happe...

The Liberals continue to lead the federal election race at the halfway point of the campaign, a new poll suggests, but the Conservatives have narrowed the gap. The latest Ipsos poll exclusively for Global News shows 42 per cent of Canadians surveyed would vote for the Liberals, down four points from last week and the first time since the election began that the party has lost ground. The Conservatives are up two points at 36 per cent.“Whatever momentum the Liberals have had has declined,” said Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.“It’s been the only good news that the Conservatives have had since Mark Carney became the leader of the Liberal Party. … Whether it will hold up or not is another question.”Eleven per cent of decided voters surveyed said they would back the New Democrats,...

A number of prominent business leaders formally threw their support behind Pierre Poilievre in the upcoming federal election on Saturday, arguing his Conservative Party will best handle Canada’s slowing economic growth. The group of more than 30 current and past executives includes Fairfax Financial CEO Prem Watsa, Canaccord Genuity CEO Dan Daviau, former RBC Capital Markets CEO Anthony Fell and former Scotiabank CEO Brian Porter.They published an open letter in several Canadian newspapers on Saturday saying Poilievre’s plans are best to get the country’s economy “back on track.”“Productivity has stalled. Economic growth has slowed. Our GDP per capita is shrinking,” the letter reads.“Nevertheless, this decline is not inevitable — and it’s not the Canada we know and love.”To turn things aro...

With more Canadians opting for local vacations amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States, Liberal Leader Mark Carney has introduced a “Canada Strong Pass,” calling it a way to make it easier for families and young people to explore the country this summer. Carney announced the initiative Saturday, saying that with U.S. President Donald Trump “threatening our economy and sovereignty, Canadians are uniting to find new ways to discover and celebrate our beautiful country.”“Whether it’s trips to national parks and historic sites, spending the day at a national art gallery or museum, or hiking Canadian trails, my new government will help the next generation discover all Canada has to offer this summer,” the release said.The Canada Strong Pass will let kids and teens under 18 get into n...