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Conservative fundraising email suggests Liberals trying to 'tip the scales' in recounts

Conservative fundraising email suggests Liberals trying to 'tip the scales' in recounts

Canada Elections Act sets out when recounts happen and how they can proceed. A Conservative Party fundraising email alleges the Liberals are trying to "tip the scales" in riding recounts, language some political watchers say is concerning as some Canadians say they don't trust the results of last week's election. The email, sent to the Conservatives' mailing list on Wednesday...

Canada is a 'priority,' U.S. ambassador says, citing U.K. trade announcement as 'template'

Canada is a 'priority,' U.S. ambassador says, citing U.K. trade announcement as 'template'

As Canada looks for ways to see U.S. tariffs lifted, the country’s ambassador to Canada suggested the recent trade announcement with the United Kingdom could be a “template.” “I think this will kind of be a template for how we go around the world,” U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told National Post. Article content Hoekstra made his comments as...

Poilievre didn’t adapt enough to Trump or Trudeau shakeups, needs to ‘make peace’ with premiers: O’Toole

Poilievre didn’t adapt enough to Trump or Trudeau shakeups, needs to ‘make peace’ with premiers: O’Toole

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre didn’t adapt enough to Justin Trudeau’s departure or U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to office, says Erin O’Toole, who is now suggesting his successor reconsider his tone and approach to provincial relationships before taking a second crack at becoming prime minister. In an interview on CTV News Channel’s Power Play with Vassy Kapelos, O’Toole said the...

Losing Carleton: Poilievre's defeat in rural Ottawa was years in the making

Losing Carleton: Poilievre's defeat in rural Ottawa was years in the making

The Conservative leader was once assumed to be the next prime minister. How did he lose his own riding? When Pierre Poilievre took the stage at the Conservative party headquarters in the early hours after the federal election, his future was far from clear. The Conservative leader delivered a relatively upbeat concession speech, congratulating newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney...

Canada and Europe are collaborating on defence. What that might look like.

Canada and Europe are collaborating on defence. What that might look like.

As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to cast doubt on the future of the NATO military alliance, Canada is looking to partner with the European Union on defence.Here's a closer look at what's driving this major shift in transatlantic relations.

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Referendum Reality? Half in Alberta & Saskatchewan call for vote on independence, but fewer would actually leave

    Referendum Reality? Half in Alberta & Saskatchewan call for vote on independence, but fewer would actually leave

    The path for a referendum on separation in Alberta was laid out this week by Premier Danielle Smith, even though she has been adamant that she does not support the movement. In Saskatchewan, Premier Scott Moe has said his government does not support separation, but he wouldn’t stand in the way of a vote. As these dual referendums loom, new...

    Trump continues to dominate issue mindshare – LPC 42, CPC 39, NDP 8

    Trump continues to dominate issue mindshare – LPC 42, CPC 39, NDP 8

    The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the United States. The data is based on random interviews with 1,000 Canadian consumers (recruited by RDD land- and cell-line sample), using a four-week rolling average of 250 respondents each week, 18 years of age and over. The random sample of...



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    Conservatives want their leader to change. He might not wish to

    Conservatives want their leader to change. He might not wish to

    A failure to accommodate shifting circumstances is prompting questions inside the party about whether a 45-year-old man can truly change

    The Battles Ahead for Pierre Poilievre

    The Battles Ahead for Pierre Poilievre

    Pierre Poilievre has moved quickly to consolidate his leadership of the Conservative Party in the wake of its disappointing loss in the April 28th general election and his own stunning personal loss of the suburban Ottawa riding of Carleton, which he had held for 20 years. But Poilievre’s placement of faithful lieutenant and former leader Andrew Scheer to lead the...

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    Is the promise of military icebreakers political theatre or sensible policy?

    Is the promise of military icebreakers political theatre or sensible policy?

    A former top naval commander and several defence experts have been left scratching their heads following the governing Liberals and Opposition Conservatives' recent embrace of the notion of giving the Royal Canadian Navy heavy, armed icebreakers to defend the Arctic.

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    Trump’s betrayal of Canada is starting to unravel
    Get ready for conservative civil war

    Get ready for conservative civil war

    As the reality of the federal Conservative Party’s defeat in last week’s federal election manifested, infighting within the movement erupted, particularly between the leaders of provincial Progressive Conservative parties and the federal party. This was, in turn, met by accusations by some federal Conservatives that Ontario premier Doug Ford was some kind of Liberal booster, and that he was somehow...

    Gender Equity Is Slipping — Here’s How Prime Minister Carney Can Lead
    Carney survives Trump’s BS and bile

    Carney survives Trump’s BS and bile

    What's the diplomatic thing to say when the U.S. president insults your predecessor, your close colleague and many others, to boot?In his Devil’s Dictionary, 19th-century American writer Ambrose Bierce defined diplomacy as the “patriotic art of lying for one’s country.”

    Can Carney’s Trump Whispering Save the Upcoming G7?

    Can Carney’s Trump Whispering Save the Upcoming G7?

    As a Canadian going about his business in London and Paris these days, it’s been impossible not to notice a change in the reflexive greeting from foreigners. The usual friendly thaw at the news that you’re from “the unobjectionable nation” has been replaced by immediate expressions of sympathy and indignation at our new status as Donald Trump’s favourite trolling target...

    Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

    Sustaining Canada’s forests: a model for responsible management

    By harvesting responsibly and regenerating diligently, we ensure that future generations will inherit a greener planet.

    Carney did what voters wanted him to do: Be the adult in the room
    Rebuilding the New Democratic Party

    Rebuilding the New Democratic Party

    Mark Carney goes to the Oval Office and learns a new skill from Donald Trump

    Mark Carney goes to the Oval Office and learns a new skill from Donald Trump

    If you talk to people who know Mark Carney well, one of the personality traits that comes up over and over is that he is not someone who suffers fools. People he thought were unprepared in meetings; reporters who asked questions he considered unfair or lazy; anyone he thought was wasting his time and ought to know better – they...

    Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

    Conservatives need nuanced reflection, not the nuclear option

    Conservatives gathered this week for the first time since the April 28 election. Hopefully they had a vibrant, open, and fulsome caucus meeting where nothing was off limits. It need not be, and should not be, about recrimination and settling scores, but more about accountability and the route for the best path forward. Much has been made since the election...



    Time for Doug Ford to get out of bed with Mark Carney and back Danielle Smith

    Time for Doug Ford to get out of bed with Mark Carney and back Danielle Smith

    So, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is unhappy with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her hints at a separation referendum next year in Alberta. Well, the feeling is mutual. Ford isn’t very popular or respected in Alberta. I’ve taken to calling Ford the Liberal Premier of Ontario. I know he styles himself as a Conservative, but after his behaviour during the...

    Carney and Trump are only at the beginning of redefining the Canada-U.S. relationship

    Carney and Trump are only at the beginning of redefining the Canada-U.S. relationship

    In 2013, when he was running to unseat a Conservative government, Justin Trudeau said there were a "few very big things the prime minister of Canada needs to get right," one of which was "building a constructive working relationship with the president of the United States." That of course was long before the president of the United States was Donald...

    From scarcity to precarity—The mindset shift that rewrote Canada’s 2025 election

    From scarcity to precarity—The mindset shift that rewrote Canada’s 2025 election

    For the past few years, Pierre Poilievre was tuned into the Canadian mood with extraordinary precision. His pitch was shaped around a country gripped by a scarcity mindset—rising housing costs, strained health care, expensive groceries, and an overwhelming sense that the basics of life were slipping further from reach. It didn’t hurt that former prime minister Justin Trudeau was deeply...

    Mark Carney didn’t dodge as Donald Trump weaved

    Mark Carney didn’t dodge as Donald Trump weaved

    It’s called “the weave” — Donald Trump’s rambling, random rants when he has anyone’s attention — and Prime Minister Mark Carney can now say he experienced one at the president’s right hand. For more than 30 minutes in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump was weaving all over the place, but not dodging. Yes, he wants Canada to become part...

    Mark Carney starts speaking Trump’s language

    Mark Carney starts speaking Trump’s language

    The prime minister exited the Oval Office, and the most intense experience of his brief political career, with his dignity intact

    ‘Not for Sale’ vs. ‘Never say Never’: Mark Carney’s Clean Getaway

    ‘Not for Sale’ vs. ‘Never say Never’: Mark Carney’s Clean Getaway

    In the realm of American political rituals, the Oval Office “pool spray” doesn’t quite top the list of presidential traditions that have been upended by Donald Trump — the peaceful transition of power, the inaugural address, and a glancing acquaintanceship with the US Constitution all rate higher on the litany of obliterated norms than the classic, seated, fireplace-flanking bilateral handshake...

    The Carney Test: Putting Sovereignty and Prosperity Back Together
    Pierre Poilievre thinks he’s retreating to Conservative safety in Alberta. He’s really stepping into a minefield

    Pierre Poilievre thinks he’s retreating to Conservative safety in Alberta. He’s really stepping into a minefield

    Pierre Poilievre has retreated to a safe Alberta seat after losing his Ottawa one to the Liberals. Of course, he will win by a comfortable majority. But in the meantime he’ll have to figure out what to do about the ticking time bomb he’s been handed by the Alberta premier. The day after the election and before Conservative party leader...

    With the biggest threat to Canadian independence right next door, it is brilliant for Mark Carney to play the King card

    With the biggest threat to Canadian independence right next door, it is brilliant for Mark Carney to play the King card

    What a genius move by Mark Carney to get King Charles to deliver his government’s Speech from the Throne later this month. Given all Carney’s up to in his first week after the election, arranging for Charles to preside over the re-opening of Parliament might not seem like a big deal. There is, after all, that little matter of the...

    A first for any province outside Quebec — premier welcomes a vote on separation

    A first for any province outside Quebec — premier welcomes a vote on separation

    While preaching calm, Smith gives full legitimacy to a debate that could tear this province apart

    Carney has no choice but to listen to Danielle Smith

    Carney has no choice but to listen to Danielle Smith

    The Liberals will have drop climate obsessions to stave off a referendum in 2026.

    What’s behind Mark Carney’s aggressive rhetoric toward Donald Trump?

    What’s behind Mark Carney’s aggressive rhetoric toward Donald Trump?

    There are many reasons why Mark Carney became the prime minister of Canada — and one of the biggest is Mark Carney himself.While perhaps initially more a consequence of luck than talent, Donald Trump’s threats towards Canada changed the terms of the election.

    Mark Carney’s new skills as a politician will get a workout from Donald Trump

    Mark Carney’s new skills as a politician will get a workout from Donald Trump

    Mark Carney is new to politics, but in a matter of months, he is learning that each fight gets tougher. He handily won the Liberal leadership in March. His election victory a week ago was tighter. This week, he’s up against Donald Trump, and the newly elected prime minister has to be aware that the stakes in this contest are...

    How Canada could achieve digital sovereignty

    How Canada could achieve digital sovereignty

    Following Edward Snowden’s revelations in 2013, many governments worldwide woke to the reality that the infrastructure fueling the rise of the digital economy also posed serious security vulnerabilities. The concentration of digital activities in a handful of American companies effectively granted the United States the power to surveil the world.

    The King’s throne speech is supposed to reinforce Canadian sovereignty. What it will actually do is quite different

    The King’s throne speech is supposed to reinforce Canadian sovereignty. What it will actually do is quite different

    Nothing says “strong sovereign nation” like a foreign figurehead presiding over a government’s launch party.But there it is. Prime Minister Mark Carney has invited King Charles III to deliver the new Parliament’s throne speech. Apparently, the honour of the monarch’s attendance sends a message about Canadian sovereignty.

    Carney steps into the fray

    Carney steps into the fray

    Liberals like their leaders coming out of caucus, not left field. Carney bucked that preference. He not only captured the top job, he raised the Liberals Lazarus-like from the dead. But he has made the task tougher because he has created such great expectations in Canadians. And there won’t be much time to prepare for the biggest item on his...

    Foreign and Domestic: Mark Carney is Fighting a Tactical War on Two Fronts

    Foreign and Domestic: Mark Carney is Fighting a Tactical War on Two Fronts

    In his first post-election news conference, Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he’s in politics “to do big things, not to be something.” He also stated that, “Now is the time for ambition, to be bold, to meet this crisis with the overwhelming, positive force of a united Canada.” Based on some of the pledges he mentioned in his speech...

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    Smith says sovereignty referendum provides 'outlet' to avoid creation of new party

    Smith says sovereignty referendum provides 'outlet' to avoid creation of new party

    Smith cites high popularity of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois in Quebec. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's willing to risk a separation referendum in part to avert the emergence of a political rival. Smith says she doesn't support separating her province from Canada, but says Albertans have genuine grievances with the federal government, and she wants concessions from Liberal Prime...

    More details needed about Carney's plans to revamp foreign service, union head says

    More details needed about Carney's plans to revamp foreign service, union head says

    OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to invest in Canada's foreign service, arguing that diplomacy is becoming increasingly important in a dangerous world.

    Powell Gets Support From Bank of Canada’s Macklem Amid Trump Attacks

    Powell Gets Support From Bank of Canada’s Macklem Amid Trump Attacks

    Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem offered support to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell from US President Donald Trump’s attacks, as the Canadian policymaker called the independence of central banks “sacrosanct.”

    Pope Leo XIV named 1st American leader of Catholic Church

    Pope Leo XIV named 1st American leader of Catholic Church

    For the first time in the Catholic Church’s history, cardinals have named an American to be the new pope.Robert Francis Prevost, 69, received votes from at least 89 of the 133 cardinals in the conclave, a two-thirds majority, to become the new pontiff.Prevost chose Pope Leo XIV as his papal name.



    Doug Ford avoids ‘bear trap’ of advising Pierre Poilievre on his run in Alberta

    Doug Ford avoids ‘bear trap’ of advising Pierre Poilievre on his run in Alberta

    The remarks referenced the tensions between Ontario’s PC premier and the federal Tories, who accused Ford of “sabotaging” their campaign. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is reaching out to Premier Doug Ford in the wake of the Tories’ latest electoral defeat. But there is one piece of advice Ford, who works closely with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals, isn’t about to...

    Four small modular reactors at Darlington to cost $21 billion to build

    Four small modular reactors at Darlington to cost $21 billion to build

    Ontario is set to spend nearly $21 billion to build four small modular reactors east of Toronto. Officials say construction on the first modular reactor at the site of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station will begin this year and should be completed by 2030. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission approved Ontario Power Generation's plan last month to build the first...

    Who will be in Carney’s cabinet? Adding new faces while staying lean will be the Prime Minister’s challenge
    How Poilievre’s big loss impacts two parliamentary salaries

    How Poilievre’s big loss impacts two parliamentary salaries

    After the Conservatives lost a fourth straight election, Pierre Poilievre is tasked with convincing supporters that he is still the right person to lead the party to victory in the next election, despite losing his own seat. Poilievre’s path to returning to the House of Commons requires replacing an elected member of Parliament in a yet-to-be-called byelection in rural Alberta...

    Carney's campaign made big promises for AI. Will his government deliver?

    Carney's campaign made big promises for AI. Will his government deliver?

    Mark Carney's promise to lead a Canadian economic transformation includes a renewed focus on artificial intelligence, which the new prime minister listed as a key pillar of his plan. Experts say they are encouraged by Carney's campaign pledge to invest in the technology. But they say that after establishing itself as a leader in the early decades of AI development...

    Alberta separation would send Canada into uncharted territory, say legal experts

    Alberta separation would send Canada into uncharted territory, say legal experts

    As separatist discontent bubbles up anew in Alberta, experts say a vote to sever ties with Canada would pitch the country into unexplored territory on everything from money to First Nations and national parks. "You're in terra incognita. You're off the map when we get to that stage of the proceedings," said law professor Eric Adams. "A lot of things...

    NDP faces 'Parliament from hell' without official party status, says former MP

    NDP faces 'Parliament from hell' without official party status, says former MP

    The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election -- a time one former New Democrat MP remembers as "the Parliament from hell." Svend Robinson represented Burnaby, B.C., in the House of Commons from 1979 to 2004. He said the party's...

    Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai announces resignation

      Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai announces resignation

      In a surprise move Wednesday, Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai announced he's stepping down.Pillai told reporters he plans to stay on until a new leader is selected.He said he plans to focus on improvements to health care and the threat posed by U.S. tariffs for the rest of his term.

      What Trump and Carney discussed over lunch in Washington, according to a senior official

      What Trump and Carney discussed over lunch in Washington, according to a senior official

      A lot of the chatter was about foreign policy — and Carney pressed Trump on tariffs. After their Oval Office encounter under the glare of the TV lights, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his U.S. counterpart retreated to the Roosevelt Room for a working lunch on Tuesday. Much of the mealtime chatter was about foreign policy issues, according to a...

      Alberta Premier Smith will ‘respect the outcome’ of referendum on separation, says her job is to ‘bring the temperature down’

      Alberta Premier Smith will ‘respect the outcome’ of referendum on separation, says her job is to ‘bring the temperature down’

      Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will “respect the outcome” of a referendum vote to separate the western province from the rest of Canada, but insisted she does not support the initiative. Pressed repeatedly on whether she would pursue separation if a vote in Alberta endorsed it, Smith conceded she would. “What I have said is that I will respect...

      Over 800 special ballots 'mistakenly' kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says

      Over 800 special ballots 'mistakenly' kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says

      Over 800 special ballots cast during the recent federal election were mistakenly kept at the office of a returning officer in B.C., Elections Canada says.The agency says all registered political parties have been informed that 822 special ballots cast by electors in 74 electoral districts across the country were left with the returning officer in the riding of Coquitlam--Port Coquitlam.

      Scheer doesn't seem keen to move into Stornoway, but says talks are 'ongoing'

      Scheer doesn't seem keen to move into Stornoway, but says talks are 'ongoing'

      Newly minted interim Opposition leader Andrew Scheer says talks are "ongoing" about the current Stornoway conundrum — but he doesn't sound eager to move into the official residence. The Saskatchewan MP was chosen to temporarily take over Pierre Poilievre's parliamentary duties as the Conservative leader seeks to reclaim a seat in the House of Commons. Poilievre lost his long-held Ontario...

      Poilievre reaches out to Ford in bid to mend fence with Ontario conservatives

      Poilievre reaches out to Ford in bid to mend fence with Ontario conservatives

      Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's team has reached out to Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office to arrange a call between the two, an apparent bid to ease tensions after Poilievre's party lost the federal election. The move follows weeks of conflict within Canada's conservative movement, including public criticism from Ford. "I think he's asked everyone across the country for a meeting...

      CEOs call on Carney to 'take action' to support domestic energy sector

      CEOs call on Carney to 'take action' to support domestic energy sector

      Canada's energy CEOs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to scrap the emissions cap on oil and gas producers and repeal industrial carbon pricing to help bolster the industry. Thirty-eight CEOs of Canadian energy companies signed a letter congratulating Carney on his election win and pitching policy measures they say would help the prime minister make good on his...

      Carney, Canada's premiers to gather for meetings in Saskatchewan in June

      Carney, Canada's premiers to gather for meetings in Saskatchewan in June

      Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canada's premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in person in Saskatchewan on June 1 and 2. Ford, who took part in a conference call with Carney and the other premiers Wednesday, said the premiers congratulated the prime minister on both his election victory and the "restraint" he showed during Tuesday's meeting with U.S...

      Trump says Trudeau 'wrongly' pushed Russia out of G8 — when Harper was in power

      Trump says Trudeau 'wrongly' pushed Russia out of G8 — when Harper was in power

      U.S. President Donald Trump said former prime minister Justin Trudeau led the effort to have Russia removed from the G8, even though the decision took place more than a year before Trudeau came to power. Speaking alongside FIFA president Gianni Infantino at a World Cup event in Washington on Tuesday, Trump said Trudeau and former U.S. president Barack Obama "didn't...

      Canadian PM Carney targeted by viral deepfakes on social media

        Canadian PM Carney targeted by viral deepfakes on social media

        In the latest round of deepfakes targeting Prime Minister Mark Carney since the Canadian election, the PM is allegedly announcing new auto regulations in Canada, leading some social media users to draw comparisons between Carney and late Cuban leader Fidel Castro. We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake.

        Rogan mocks Canada for reelecting Liberal Party, says 'dumba--' Conservative candidate refused to come on show

        Rogan mocks Canada for reelecting Liberal Party, says 'dumba--' Conservative candidate refused to come on show

        Podcaster claims Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre rejected interview invitation before election loss. Podcaster Joe Rogan on Tuesday marveled at how Canada reelected yet another liberal government after years of controversies.

        SMT - Civility Rules, But For How Long?

        SMT - Civility Rules, But For How Long?

        In the week since the election, all sides in the next House seem to be finding ways to be nice to each other. What's going on and how long will it last? Bruce Anderson and Fred DeLorey give their thoughts on that, plus Mark Carney's approach with the media, and what's happening inside the Conservative Party.

        Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

        Could ‘mission government’ solve Ottawa’s delivery problems?

        There’s growing chatter in senior bureaucratic circles that the new Carney government is exploring a different way to govern – one that could execute plans for the biggest remake of Canada’s economy since the Second World War. Thrust into office by Trump’s trade war, Prime Minister Mark Carney is trying to turn an economic crisis into a defining moment for...

        Carney says there's 'more work to do' after his meeting with Trump

        Carney says there's 'more work to do' after his meeting with Trump

        Prime Minister Mark Carney held a phone call with premiers Wednesday afternoon to brief them following his apparently successful first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.The virtual briefing with provincial and territorial leaders also came after Alberta's premier publicly raised the spectre of the province separating from Canada amid concerns about western alienation.

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        President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

        President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

        WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda.

        Trump pulls the nomination of Ed Martin for DC US Attorney after concerns of partisanship

        Trump pulls the nomination of Ed Martin for DC US Attorney after concerns of partisanship

        WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull his nomination of Ed Martin Jr. to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation's capital, bowing to bipartisan concerns about the conservative activist's modest legal experience, divisive politics and support for Jan. 6 rioters.

        Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC

        Trump says he is naming Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC

        WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation's capital after abandoning his first pick for the job.

        Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order

        Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order

        WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify, under a new directive issued Thursday.

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        Expert in B.C. says India-Pakistan tension at highest point since 1999

        Expert in B.C. says India-Pakistan tension at highest point since 1999

        VANCOUVER -- A British Columbia researcher in South Asian affairs says concerns about the current India and Pakistan tensions are justified, given that the region has not seen a conflict this intense in more than 25 years.

        Pope Leo XIV named 1st American leader of Catholic Church

        Pope Leo XIV named 1st American leader of Catholic Church

        For the first time in the Catholic Church’s history, cardinals have named an American to be the new pope.Robert Francis Prevost, 69, received votes from at least 89 of the 133 cardinals in the conclave, a two-thirds majority, to become the new pontiff.Prevost chose Pope Leo XIV as his papal name.

        Trump campaign architects are now training their sights on Albania's upcoming election

        Trump campaign architects are now training their sights on Albania's upcoming election

        TIRANA, Albania (AP) -- Some of the architects of Donald Trump's presidential campaigns have reunited in Albania as they try to help a Trumpian candidate prevail in this weekend's elections.

        India says it has launched strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir

          India says it has launched strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir

          The Indian armed forces launched “Operation Sindoor,” hitting nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian government said in a statement.No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted in the action that happened early Wednesday local time, the statement added.

          Trump's trade demands go beyond tariffs to target perceived unfair practices

          Trump's trade demands go beyond tariffs to target perceived unfair practices

          FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- The Trump administration says the sweeping tariffs it unveiled April 2, then postponed for 90 days, have a simple goal: Force other countries to drop their trade barriers to U.S. goods.

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          A fork in the road: As bifurcation hits the global uranium industry, the secure path leads to Canada

          A fork in the road: As bifurcation hits the global uranium industry, the secure path leads to Canada

          Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has forever changed global commodities markets. The economic sanctions subsequently imposed on Russia exposed multiple risks related to (over)reliance on a single or dominant suppliers of critical materials (Sukhankin 2024a).

          God and Mr. Carney

          God and Mr. Carney

          Despite knowing very little about him, Canadians chose Mark Carney as their new prime minister. Fearful of the bellicose threats coming from the United States about Canada becoming the 51st state, voters turned to the former central banker as a steady hand to deal with President Donald Trump. With no previous political experience to point to, much was made during...

          Canada should harness its AI advantage, not squander it

          Canada should harness its AI advantage, not squander it

          In an era when AI will enhance everything from crop yields to cancer detection, the central priority should be to accelerate AI adoption to boost Canada's economic prosperity and quality of life for its citizens, not impose roadblocks to innovation with overly precautionary regulation.


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          The Conservatives’ best-performing ad was probably their most derided

          The Conservatives’ best-performing ad was probably their most derided

          Some dismissed it as the “erectile dysfunction” ad. Others laughed it off as a desperate Hail Mary to salvage a faltering campaign in Southern Ontario—specifically in the all-important 905 region.Well, they can stop laughing.Call it the blue belt now. The Conservatives not only held their ground in the 905—they flipped several Liberal ridings.

          Welcome to the new post-transparency

          Welcome to the new post-transparency

          The world is chaotic. Sovereignty, diplomacy, trade, free speech, science are all under assault. Daily life seems suddenly dangerous. Even the weather report is scary. “Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,” as William Butler Yeats put it in The Second Coming (1919). We’ve entered an era of might makes right. Familiar rules are changing. Among the changes is the...

          Access to information is AWOL

          Access to information is AWOL

          This will be a very short post on the access-to-information election promises of the five main political parties. That’s because there’s nothing to write about.With the release of the last platform today (Conservative), no party is committing to reforming the dysfunctional Access to Information Act, other than reciting cheap bromides. Some aren’t even offering bromides.

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            Is the U.S. Authoritarian Yet?

            History is easy in the rearview. When you look back things are a lot neater and tidier - you can say this is authoritarianism, this is fascism, this is the obvious threshold or signpost for crossing into it. History though may not be as obvious when you are living it. Has the United States crossed the threshold into authoritarianism? Or...

            Paul Wells: Is Canadian politics actually getting nicer?

              Paul Wells: Is Canadian politics actually getting nicer?

              Paul Wells is the de facto dean of political journalism in Canada — a longtime observer and interpreter of what happens in Ottawa. He talks to host Amanda Lang about some surprising shifts in the wake of the federal election, including an easing of the 'ever-deepening animosity' that’s become a trademark of politics, evidence of a common understanding of what's...

              With the first Trump meeting in the books, the hard work starts now

                With the first Trump meeting in the books, the hard work starts now

                Prime Minister Mark Carney has made his first trip to the White House to meet President Donald Trump, with Trump heaping praise on Carney. But the meeting wasn't all sunshine, as the two leaders clashed over trade positions and Trump's ongoing musings of making Canada the 51st state. Host Cormac Mac Sweeney breaks down the first face-to-face in the oval...

                PM Carney in Washington

                  PM Carney in Washington

                  Mike Le Couteur, CTV News; David Patterson, Ontario Representative in Washington; Joy Malbon, CTV News; The Front Bench with: Dan Moulton, Shakir Chambers, Kathleen Monk & Laura Stone.