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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is fighting once again for his political life, behind closed doors. At an emergency meeting Monday...
A Liberal MP said he was threatened with unspecified “consequences” if he votes against the government’s proposed $250 cheques, an...
A New Democrat MP was warned Monday that her decision to don a watermelon pin — a symbol of the...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Tuesday vowed to blacklist all journalists belonging to one of the country’s largest news networks...
Inside the world of Jagmeet Singh, things are looking pretty swell. The NDP leader prematurely withdrew from his increasingly perilous...
A pair of byelections on Monday are poised to serve as a referendum on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — and...
An incumbent facing tough questions. A governing partner who exited an alliance with him. And everyone’s firebrand rival. The stakes...
The front window of the NDP’s campaign office in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun features a small selection of flags. Some represent countries, like...
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is refusing to say whether he will trigger the downfall of Justin Trudeau’s minority government at...
On the face of it, Ahnaf Zahin and Taylor Stuart don’t have much in common. Zahin, who arrived in Canada...
Meta launched its Canadian news ban one year ago today — and a new report offers a bleak picture of...
Last week’s tiny cabinet change did nothing to appease those in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s caucus who think a broader...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he is concerned about threats against his family and at one point sought increased security...
When it comes to housing, finding it — and affording it — is one of the most pressing issues facing...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been working the phones to tamp down any caucus discontent, as his team convened a...
In some ways, the relationship between the NDP’s Jagmeet Singh and newly elected Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi is starting...
The heads of several dental groups are rejecting a Liberal minister’s framing that the federal Conservatives are to blame for...
It’s an inevitability that is perhaps even more certain than the Edmonton Oilers’ fate against the Florida Panthers: when it...
It’s possible that the clearest path to identifying the unknown MPs a recent report alleges covertly worked with foreign governments...
The Liberal government is set to announce two new pathways that would give caregivers from abroad permanent residence upon arriving...
You’ve probably heard him say it: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre claims Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government “legalized hard drugs” in British...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of impeding progress toward a two-state solution between Israel...
The Liberals and New Democrats are slamming the federal Conservatives for failing to show up for most of a cross-country...
It’s something every federal party knows: the GTA is one of the most seat-rich parts of Canada, and if you...
A House of Commons committee has ruled that an “intimidation campaign” targeting Ontario MP Michael Chong “unequivocally” constitutes a contempt...
Proposed changes to Canada’s election law could see the country’s next federal contest pushed back by one week — meaning...
Political tensions were high on Parliament Hill Monday as weekend talks to adapt a controversial NDP resolution to recognize Palestinian...
Some of the Liberal government’s proposed efforts to crack down on hate speech and hateful conduct has some experts wondering...
It was January, and it was the closest the New Democrats had ever come to ditching the deal that keeps...
In the lead-up to the next federal election, the Star is taking a look at the leaders of Canada’s major...
In the lead-up to the next federal election, the Star is taking a look at the leaders of Canada’s major...
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made his second appearance at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Democracy Forum on Friday, speaking to Star columnist...
At the dawn of a new year that could see the federal Conservatives continue to outpace the slumping Liberals, fresh...
Are the days of multibillion-dollar government subsidies over in Canada for international automakers making the hot new thing — electric...
There are two things you’ll never, ever find in Judson Simpson’s kitchen. One is parsnips. The other is politics...
Asked whether she’s ever had COVID-19 or lost someone to the virus, it takes Dr. Theresa Tam a couple of...
An effort to modernize Canada’s free trade deal with Ukraine has handed Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre his latest line of...
When New Democrats convene in Hamilton this week for their national policy convention, party faithful will be marking a bevy...
The federal NDP is preparing for a national convention that could see the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict overshadow the party’s first...
Google says the draft plan to implement Ottawa’s fraught online news law worsens rather than calms its concerns about the...