Calgary mayor floats plebiscite after provincial education property tax increase
Adam MacVicar / globalnews - Calgary's mayor made the comments during a special meeting of council called to discuss the potential impact of the provincial budget on Calgarians.
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Former Toronto mayor John Tory announces he won't run in 2026 municipal election
sootoday - TORONTO — Former Toronto mayor John Tory has announced he won't be running in this year's municipal election.
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Denmark intelligence warns of election interference from Russia and U.S.
Bloomberg News / nationalpost - U.S. President Donald Trump's bid to take control of Greenland has fuelled misinformation that could cloud the vote, the statement said
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Liberal, Bloc Québécois rematch in Terrebonne riding after Supreme Court nixes result
sootoday - TERREBONNE — The Bloc Québécois' Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné will once again face off against Liberal Tatiana Auguste in the Terrebonne riding after the Supreme Court recently invalidated last year's result.
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Quebec Liberals gain ground in new poll taken days after Milliard named new leader
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A new poll indicates that the Quebec Liberals are experiencing a bump in support just days after naming Charles Milliard as leader.
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Former Toronto city councillor, Ontario MPP Giorgio Mammoliti dead at 64
sootoday - TORONTO — Giorgio Mammoliti, a former Toronto city councillor and member of the Ontario legislature, has died at 64. His son Chris Mammoliti confirmed the news to The Canadian Press this afternoon.
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It’s byelection day in Quebec’s Chicoutimi riding
News Staff / citynews - With the next general election just a few months away, voters in the riding of Chicoutimi are heading to the polls on Monday to elect the next person who will represent them in the National Assembly. This byelection was triggered by the resignation of for…
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Freeland violated law by answering questions about byelection: elections commissioner
sootoday - OTTAWA — The Commissioner of Canada Elections said former Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland unintentionally violated the Elections Act by answering reporters' questions about a 2024 Toronto byelection at two government-organized press conferences.
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Candidate says he plans to run for Conservatives in Poilievre's former riding
Sarah Ritchie / nationalobserver - Blair Turner ran for the Tories in Ottawa South in the most recent federal election in April, losing to Defence Minister David McGuinty.
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Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith to seek nomination in provincial Scarborough riding being vacated by NDP’s Doly Begum
Michael Talbot / citynews - Nate Erskine-Smith said he will continue to support Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal Liberal caucus in the meantime.
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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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Corb Lund sees anti-coal mining petition drive re-approved by Elections Alberta
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Elections Alberta says the application to petition the government to pass a prohibition on all new coal exploration or coal mining activities in southern Alberta has been approved.
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Quebec Premier François Legault to resign, won't lead his party into fall election
sootoday - QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault has announced he is resigning, triggering a leadership race with only months to go before the fall provincial election.
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- Economic and Policy Impact (3)
- Legault's Political Legacy Reflections (6)
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Direct Resignation Announcements
Economic and Policy Impact
Legault's Political Legacy Reflections
Succession Battle and Political Fallout
All Other Stories
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Tim Walz won’t seek re-election in Minnesota amid fraud allegations
Rachel Goodman / globalnews - Despite Tim Walz announcing he would run for a record-breaking third term as Minnesota governor, he says he can no longer give his all to a political campaign.
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Man in his 80s dead after being pulled from fire at Toronto retirement home
Gabby Rodrigues / globalnews - Toronto Fire Services says a man has died after being pulled from a unit in a retirement home in North York on Sunday night.
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Matthew Taub: Eaton Centre mob wasn’t a protest. It was a warning
Special to National Post / nationalpost - It is a domestic issue now. When movements that glorify violence seize public spaces, the social contract begins to fracture.
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Bodies of man and child found in Lanaudière lake after tractor falls through ice
Leora Schertzer / montrealgazette - The two were still inside the tractor when they were found in Lac Ernest.
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Quebec government to ask Supreme Court to block electoral map changes
theglobeandmail - Province’s highest court earlier ruled a 2024 law to stop the redrawing process is unconstitutional
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Three more Alberta recall petitions issued against politicians, bringing total to 26
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - There are now 26 recall petitions for Alberta MLAs. On Tuesday, Elections Alberta issued three more recall petitions - two for UCP backbenchers and one for an NDP member.
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BREAKING: Alberta independence petition application meets requirements
Will Vasseur / westernstandard - Elections Alberta announced on Monday that the Alberta Prosperity Project's citizen initiative proposal application to hold a referendum on Alberta's independence meets the requirements, clearing the way for the final step before issuing a petition.
- Costly rule changes shake petition efforts (1)
- Critics slam controversial referendum maneuvers (2)
- Other: Isolated weather alert emerges (1)
- Rapid referendum approvals drive Alberta’s debate (9)
Costly rule changes shake petition efforts
Critics slam controversial referendum maneuvers
Other: Isolated weather alert emerges
Rapid referendum approvals drive Alberta’s debate
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