Conservatives, Poilievre seek to carry convention momentum back into Parliament
sootoday - OTTAWA — Political analysts say the federal Conservatives and leader Pierre Poilievre have momentum coming off a unifying convention in Calgary but the party still has a hill to climb in Parliament to one-up Prime Minster Mark Carney and the Liberals
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Danielle Martin named Liberal candidate for byelection in Freeland’s former riding
sootoday - TORONTO — The Liberal Party of Canada has announced a Toronto doctor will run as its candidate in University-Rosedale, a riding Chrystia Freeland represented for over a decade before the former Liberal MP resigned from office earlier this month.
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Ottawa remains open to deal with Meta to restore news to Facebook, Instagram
sootoday - OTTAWA — The Liberal government says it continues to be open to a deal to bring news back to Meta’s platforms. Meta removed news from Facebook and Instagram in response to the 2023 Online News Act, which the U.S.
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Former MP for Etobicoke North, Kirsty Duncan, passes away after cancer fight
Michael Talbot / citynews - Former Liberal cabinet minister, Kirsty Duncan, has passed away after a years-long battle with cancer. She was 59. Duncan represented the riding of Etobicoke North as MP from 2008 until 2025, winning five consecutive elections. She announced she was takin…
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Justin Trudeau, Katy Perry make appearance at World Economic Forum
sootoday - DAVOS — Former prime minister Justin Trudeau spoke about the importance of soft power in geopolitics today at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Details of compensation plan for owners of banned firearms to be announced today
sootoday - OTTAWA — Owners of banned firearms can expect to learn more today about federal plans to compensate them for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns.
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Details of federal firearm buyback program to be announced Saturday
sootoday - OTTAWA — The Liberal government plans to announce details of its national program to compensate owners of banned firearms at a briefing in Montreal on Saturday.
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Ontario Liberal Party Leader Bonnie Crombie resigns
sootoday - TORONTO — Bonnie Crombie has resigned as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, months after saying she would leave following a tepid leadership vote in the fall. The resignation takes effect immediately, the party said.
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Top court to decide whether challenge of ethics ruling in Trudeau case can proceed
Jim Bronskill / nationalobserver - A group that pushes for political accountability says the courts must be allowed to review the reasonableness of a federal ethics ruling about former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
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Carney looking for trade 'recalibration' in visit to China
Jackson Loy / westernstandard - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to leave Tuesday on the first visit by a Canadian Prime Minister to the People's Republic of China (PRC) since Justin Trudeau's visit in 2017.
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Katy Perry kisses Justin Trudeau in sun-drenched holiday pic
Mark Daniell / torontosun - Pop star kisses former PM in beachside snap
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Chrystia Freeland to resign as MP Friday after accepting Ukraine advisory role
Stephanie Levitz / theglobeandmail - Former cabinet minister was criticized for taking the job while still serving in Parliament
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Carney says Freeland’s Ukraine role ‘consistent’ with plan to resign as MP
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Conservatives say Freeland should have resigned by now and Carney should have asked her to do so when she took on the new role as an advisor to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Charles Milliard to enter race to replace Pablo Rodriguez as Quebec Liberal leader
sootoday - QUÉBEC — Businessman Charles Milliard is the first candidate to announce he's entering the race to lead the Quebec Liberal Party. Milliard, born in 1979, published a video on social media today in which he promised to fight for Quebecers.
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Quebec Liberals set new guidelines for leadership race, name ethics officer
Jack Wilson / montrealgazette - The campaign to replace Pablo Rodriguez will kick off Jan. 12, with voting to run from March 9 to 14.
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Chrystia Freeland named as economic adviser by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
sootoday - OTTAWA — Former federal minister Chrystia Freeland was appointed Monday as an economic adviser by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Freeland has long expressed her support for Ukraine amid its war with Russia.
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Liberals’ stricter crime policy is a response to public concern: justice minister
News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has so far put a heavy emphasis on stricter crime policies, tabling three justice bills in the fall sitting of Parliament. They incorporate a long list of Criminal Code amendments, from making bail tougher …
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Federal Indigenous services minister reflects on first months of job leaders were wary of her taking
News Staff / citynews - Mandy Gull-Masty was named to the cabinet job in May after being elected as a member of Parliament for the first time in April.The post Federal Indigenous services minister reflects on first months of job leaders were wary of her taking appeared first on …
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Quebec Liberals to choose Pablo Rodriguez’s successor at March 14 convention
theglobeandmail - New leader will lead party into the general election scheduled for Oct. 5
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Ontario's integrity commissioner opens probe into Labour Minister David Piccini
sootoday - TORONTO — Ontario's integrity commissioner has launched an investigation into Labour Minister David Piccini over the provincial Skills Development Fund.
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