Son of woman who inspired assisted dying law chooses to die on his own terms
OTTAWA -- Price Carter is planning to die this summer.
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Poilievre finds himself a spectator as debate gets underway in Parliament
OTTAWA -- Pierre Poilievre is in the unfamiliar position of watching the House of Commons as it gets underway today, instead of participating in the debate as he did for more than 20 years.
King's throne speech marks 'pivotal moment' in Canada's history, royal watchers say
OTTAWA -- Crews were at work in downtown Ottawa on Friday morning, touching up the protective coating on bronze statues around the National War Memorial before a whirlwind royal visit gets underway on Monday.
Several MPs make pitches to colleagues to become next Speaker of the House of Commons
OTTAWA -- At least six members of Parliament are asking their colleagues to support their bid to become the next Speaker of the House of Commons, including the last man to hold that job, Greg Fergus.
Poilievre names 48 Conservative MPs as critics, announces House leadership team
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has named 73 MPs to his party's leadership team and critic roles ahead of next week's return to the House of Commons.
Poilievre names 48 Conservative MPs as critics, announces House leadership team
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has unveiled his party's leadership team and critic roles ahead of next week's return to the House of Commons. He's named 48 Conservative members of Parliament to critic roles, while another 14 will become associate critics.
Here's what you need to know about King Charles and Queen Camilla's visit to Ottawa
OTTAWA -- People in Ottawa will have several chances to get a glimpse of the King and Queen during next week's royal visit to Canada, their first since King Charles's coronation.
Stockwell Day supports Alberta vote on separation, warns it's dangerous for Tories
The Alberta separatist movement presents a danger to the federal Conservative party, said former Tory member of Parliament Stockwell Day. "I'll lose friends saying this: — it will only split the vote and only strengthen the Liberal position," he said in an interview from Edmonton. In the most recent federal election, more than 1.4 million Albertans voted for a Conservative...
Stockwell Day supports Alberta vote on separation, warns it's dangerous for Tories
OTTAWA -- The Alberta separatist movement presents a danger to the federal Conservative party, said former Tory member of Parliament Stockwell Day.
Clock starts on timing of byelection Poilievre hopes to use to return to Parliament
The Conservatives know more today about when their leader could return to the House of Commons, now that Damien Kurek has been officially declared the member of Parliament for Battle River--Crowfoot. Kurek, who won the election in the rural Alberta riding with more than 80 per cent of the vote, has promised to step aside to give Pierre Poilievre a...
Clock starts on timing of byelection Poilievre hopes to use to return to Parliament
OTTAWA -- The Conservatives know more today about when their leader could return to the House of Commons, now that Damien Kurek has been officially declared the member of Parliament for Battle River--Crowfoot.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre strikes positive tone ahead of caucus meeting
Conservatives will spend the summer "listening carefully to people" after yet another election loss, leader Pierre Poilievre said on Tuesday as he headed into the party's first caucus meeting since Canadians went to the polls last week. Poilievre said there is a lot for the Tories to be proud of in the election results, but pointed to the two-party race...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre strikes positive tone ahead of caucus meeting
OTTAWA -- Conservatives will spend the summer "listening carefully to people" after yet another election loss, leader Pierre Poilievre said on Tuesday as he headed into the party's first caucus meeting since Canadians went to the polls last week.
New Conservative caucus set to meet in Ottawa as Poilievre pledges to learn, grow
OTTAWA -- Newly elected Conservatives and returning MPs are set to meet in Ottawa this morning as the party charts its path forward after last week's election loss to the Liberals.
New Conservative caucus set to meet in Ottawa as Poilievre pledges to learn, grow
Newly elected Conservatives and returning MPs are set to meet in Ottawa this morning as the party charts its path forward after last week's election loss to the Liberals. Leader Pierre Poilievre, who lost his bid to continue representing the riding of Carleton after 20 years as the area's MP, will not be in the House of Commons when it...
Longest ballot group takes aim at byelection where Poilievre plans to run
The group that added dozens of candidates to the ballot in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's riding in the recent federal election is planning to do the same in the upcoming byelection. Poilievre is expected to seek a seat in the House of Commons for the Alberta riding of Battle River--Crowfoot, after losing his long-held seat of Carleton to the Liberals...
Longest ballot group takes aim at byelection where Poilievre plans to run
OTTAWA -- The group that added dozens of candidates to the ballot in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's riding in the recent federal election is planning to do the same in the upcoming byelection.
Party leaders make promises on job skills training, scam protection for seniors
OTTAWA -- The main federal parties campaigned in the Montreal area Tuesday, with the Liberals pitching a new training benefit for mid-career workers and the Conservatives promising to protect seniors from scams.
Party leaders make announcements in Montreal as debate prep kicks into high gear
OTTAWA -- The main federal parties are campaigning in the Montreal area as their leaders get ready for the debates later this week -- and the first face-to-face confrontation between Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
Poilievre pledges to use the notwithstanding clause, Carney talks defence procurement
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights to implement his tough-on-crime agenda -- something no prime minister has ever done.
Trump says Liberal government would be easier, says Poilievre is 'no friend of mine'
OTTAWA -- With polls suggesting U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration's use of punishing tariffs are a top-of-mind issue for Canadians ahead of the upcoming federal election, Trump has now offered his thoughts on which political party he would rather work with.
Poilievre says Trump is right to say a Liberal PM would be easier to deal with
OTTAWA -- With polls suggesting U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration's use of punishing tariffs are a top-of-mind issue for Canadians ahead of the upcoming federal election, Trump has now offered his thoughts on which political party he would rather work with.
Poilievre says Trump is right to say a Liberal PM would be easier to deal with
OTTAWA -- With polls suggesting U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration's use of punishing tariffs are a top-of-mind issue for Canadians ahead of the upcoming federal election, Trump has now offered his thoughts on which political party he would rather work with.
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government terminates consumer carbon price
Prime Minister Mark Carney's first move after taking office on Friday was to eliminate the consumer carbon price, undoing Justin Trudeau's signature climate policy. Carney addressed members of the media after the Friday afternoon cabinet meeting, saying the government is "focused on action." "We will be eliminating the Canada fuel charge, the consumer fuel charge, immediately, immediately," he said.
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government terminates consumer carbon price
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney's first move after taking office on Friday was to eliminate the consumer carbon price, undoing Justin Trudeau's signature climate policy.
Mark Carney sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister
Ottawa -- Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister in a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Friday morning — along with a leaner Liberal cabinet that he said is focused on confronting the immediate threat of U.S. President Donald Trump and his tariffs. Breezing past reporters on his way into the ceremony about an hour after Justin...
Justin Trudeau has resigned as prime minister as Mark Carney gets set to take over
Justin Trudeau visited Gov. Gen. Mary Simon this morning and formally resigned as prime minister. Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister at Rideau Hall at 11 a.m., where he will also reveal his first cabinet. His team is expected to be smaller than Trudeau's 37-member team, and some current ministers will lose their cabinet positions...
Mark Carney set to become prime minister and name his cabinet this morning
OTTAWA -- Mark Carney will be sworn in as prime minister this morning at Rideau Hall, where he will also reveal his new cabinet.
Mark Carney set to name cabinet ministers at Friday morning ceremony
OTTAWA -- Mark Carney will reveal the makeup of his cabinet on Friday morning, a collection of Liberal ministers who will see Canada through the next election.
Incoming prime minister Mark Carney says he has put his assets in a blind trust
OTTAWA -- Mark Carney's leadership campaign says he has given a "full and robust conflict of interest management plan" to the country's ethics commissioner.
Conservative candidate drops out of race for Ontario seat as election looms
The Conservative candidate for a northern Ontario riding has dropped out just weeks ahead of an expected election, citing issues with the local electoral district board. Cassidy Villeneuve, who was nominated to run for the Tories in Nipissing-Timiskaming, said in a letter posted to social media on Sunday that she's been working tirelessly on the campaign for the past 18 months.
Conservative candidate drops out of race for Ontario seat as election looms
OTTAWA -- The Conservative candidate for a northern Ontario riding has dropped out just weeks ahead of an expected election, citing issues with the local electoral district board.
The Liberals are about to choose the next prime minister. What happens next?
OTTAWA -- The Liberals will choose a new leader Sunday, marking the end of Justin Trudeau's decade as prime minister.
Service Canada says you'll soon get your passport processed in 30 days, or it's free
OTTAWA -- The federal government says it's going to implement a new 30-business-day guarantee for passports.
Poilievre takes aim at Carney as he calls for changes to Conflict of Interest Act
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Friday pledged to amend the Conflict of Interest Act to require that party leadership candidates make financial disclosures similar to those cabinet ministers must make -- closing what Poilievre calls the "Carney loophole." The change would direct all leadership candidates to disclose their financial holdings to the conflict of interest and ethics commissioner within 3...
Manitoba becomes first province to join national pharmacare program with $219M deal
OTTAWA -- Manitoba became the first province to officially join Ottawa's pharmacare program today, giving it access to federal funding to cover the cost of birth control and diabetes medications.
Conservatives launch attacks on Mark Carney over his firm's relocation to the U.S.
The polls, fundraising hauls and endorsements aren't the only things suggesting former central bank governor Mark Carney is on track to win the Liberal leadership -- Conservatives seem convinced as well. Carney has become the primary target of Conservative attacks in recent weeks. On Wednesday, the party accused Carney of lying to the media after Tuesday's Liberal leadership debate and...
Polls suggest a close race as federal election approaches
Multiple polls now suggest the next federal election -- which could begin in a matter of weeks -- will be a tight race. At least one major pollster has the Liberals in the lead and ahead of the Conservatives for the first time in nearly four years. A new survey from Ipsos released this week suggests that if an election...
Polls suggest a close race as federal election approaches
OTTAWA -- Multiple polls now suggest the next federal election -- which could begin in a matter of weeks -- will be a tight race.
The Tories say Carney is being 'sneaky' about his assets. What do the rules say?
In a series of press conferences in recent weeks, the federal Conservatives have demanded that Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney comply with the conflict of interest rules that apply to members of Parliament and cabinet ministers. Carney, who is neither an MP nor a member of cabinet, has said he will comply with the rules when they apply to him...
The Tories say Carney is being 'sneaky' about his assets. What do the rules say?
OTTAWA -- In a series of press conferences in recent weeks, the federal Conservatives have demanded that Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney comply with the conflict of interest rules that apply to members of Parliament and cabinet ministers.
Poilievre sticks with 'axe the tax,' adds policy details to slogans as election nears
The Conservatives' favourite slogan -- "axe the tax" -- has been a rallying cry for the better part of three years as frustrated Canadians looked for relief from the rising cost of living. But now, with key Liberal leadership candidates backing away from the federal consumer carbon price, some have been asking whether the Tories need to axe their slogan...
Poilievre sticks with 'axe the tax,' adds policy details to slogans as election nears
OTTAWA -- The Conservatives' favourite slogan -- "axe the tax" -- has been a rallying cry for the better part of three years as frustrated Canadians looked for relief from the rising cost of living.
Poilievre pledges to restore 'promise of Canada' in campaign-style speech
Pierre Poilievre began a speech on Saturday with a quote from the country's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, pledging to create a united, rich nation "instead of making us a tributary to American laws, to American railways, to American bondage, to American tolls." The Conservative leader, who appeared at a rally in a room at a downtown Ottawa...
Poilievre pledges to restore 'promise of Canada' in campaign-style speech
OTTAWA -- Pierre Poilievre began a speech on Saturday with a quote from the country's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, pledging to create a united, rich nation "instead of making us a tributary to American laws, to American railways, to American bondage, to American tolls."
Mark Carney's leadership campaign says it's raised $1.9M
A spokesperson for Mark Carney's leadership campaign says they've raised more than $1.9 million so far in donations from over 11,000 people. The Liberal leadership hopefuls are required to submit biweekly reports to the chief electoral officer and Carney's team says their latest report was submitted this week and includes donations up to Feb. 9.
Hundreds show up to Conservative party's 'Canada First' rally in Ottawa
Hundreds of people have filled a downtown Ottawa convention centre to hear Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speak this afternoon. About half an hour before the event was set to begin a small group of people was still standing outside after being turned away at the doors. Inside, attendees who were asked to show up in red and white in honour...
Hundreds show up to Conservative party's 'Canada First' rally in Ottawa
OTTAWA -- Hundreds of people have filled a downtown Ottawa convention centre to hear Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speak this afternoon.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to speak at 'Canada First' rally in Ottawa
OTTAWA -- Pierre Poilievre is set to address Conservative party supporters this afternoon at a rally in downtown Ottawa.
Conservative caucus meets in Ottawa as poll numbers slump and Trump's threats loom
Conservative MPs will meet on Parliament Hill this morning for the first time since December, returning to a much different political landscape than the one they left at the holiday break. Parliament has been on pause since Jan. 6, the day Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his plans to step down, triggering a Liberal leadership race. Two weeks later, Donald...
Conservative caucus meets in Ottawa as poll numbers slump and Trump's threats loom
OTTAWA -- As political parties gear up for a federal election campaign that could begin as soon as March 10, the Conservatives appear focused on the man they believe they'll be running against: Mark Carney.
Conservative strategists say Trump comparisons no reason for Poilievre to change gear
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's pledge to boost Arctic security through a "massive" cut to Canada's foreign aid budget has led to renewed attacks from his political opponents, who are accusing him of borrowing policy from U.S. President Donald Trump. But some Conservative strategists are brushing off those comparisons, saying now is not the time for the party to change course...
Conservative strategists say Trump comparisons no reason for Poilievre to change gear
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's pledge to boost Arctic security through a "massive" cut to Canada's foreign aid budget has led to renewed attacks from his political opponents, who are accusing him of borrowing policy from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Federal government hosts Canada-U.S. economic summit during tariff threat pause
The federal government is hosting a summit in Toronto today aimed at bolstering the economy in the face of Canada's rapidly changing relationship with its largest trading partner. U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to impose sweeping tariffs this week has been put on pause until March 4. That looming threat and the volatility of his administration has many business and...
Federal government hosts Canada-U.S. economic summit during tariff threat pause
OTTAWA -- The federal government is hosting a summit in Toronto today aimed at bolstering the economy in the face of Canada's rapidly changing relationship with its largest trading partner.
Opposition parties call for Parliament's return after Trump hits pause on tariffs
OTTAWA -- The federal Conservatives and New Democrats say the government needs to recall Parliament within the next month to act on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threat.
Trudeau says U.S. tariffs on Canada will be paused for 30 days
OTTAWA -- U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed not to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico for another month, pulling back from a plan that would have tipped North America into a trade war on Tuesday.
Trump insists Canada is 'very unfair' to U.S. ahead of second call with Trudeau
OTTAWA -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he thinks he'll have another "very good conversation" with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the afternoon, when the two leaders are set to speak about the impending trade war.
U.S. agrees to delay Mexican tariffs; Trump and Trudeau to speak Monday afternoon
OTTAWA -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he thinks he'll have another "very good conversation" with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the afternoon, when the two leaders are set to speak about the impending trade war.
U.S. agrees to delay Mexican tariffs; Trump and Trudeau to speak Monday afternoon
U.S. President Donald Trump said he will not impose tariffs on Mexico this week after he and his Mexican counterpart cut a deal during a phone call Monday morning. On Saturday, Trump signed executive orders that laid out a plan to hit Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent tariffs on Tuesday, with a lower 10 per cent levy on...