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Two of the ridings are considered fairly safe Liberal seats, both of which were vacated by former cabinet ministers. In Quebec, where voters had elected a Conservative four consecutive times, the Tories may have a difficult time holding their ground.

Former federal Conservative cabinet minister and Alberta premier Jason Kenney is throwing cold water on the possibility of a party leadership run, as Conservative MPs privately question Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s future at the helm.  

Canada’s privacy commissioner is asking the Federal Court to order Google to de-list specific search results, after Google refused to comply with the watchdog’s recommendations.

Amid a tightening provincial election in Quebec, Dimitri Soudas says the threat of Donald Trump's trade policies is eroding the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois's momentum by reminding Quebecers of the strategic and economic protection that Canadian federalism provides.

The president of the Alberta Teachers’ Association says it has pushed back a court challenge of the province’s use of the notwithstanding clause to next year.

The collapse of talks with the United States has added urgency to reducing trade barriers within Canada, but experts say it’s not a simple fix.

The federal government posted a deficit of $370 million for the April-to-June period of its 2026-27 fiscal year.

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The intensifying tariff war between Canada and the United States could permanently alter cross-border trade, signalling the potential end of an era of expanding economic ties between the countries, experts say.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said he’s looking at ways to streamline payments between Canada and India as part of a broader effort to deepen ties with the world’s fast-growing major economy.

Quebec party leaders kicked off 39 days of door knocking and hand shaking with talks of trade and tariffs dominating much of the provincial election campaign launch. Premier Christine Frechette, leader of the Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ), visited the lieutenant-government to dissolve the National Assembly and asked for an Oct. 5 election date.

Canada-U.S Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the United States has confirmed that Canada’s protections of language and culture won’t be the subject of future trade actions.

Mark Carney will travel to Europe next month to address the European Parliament before the Canadian House of Commons returns to debate the escalating trade dispute with the United States.

The federal government is laying out its plan to hit the U.S. with dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs that will impact around 700 different American products, while also announcing supports for Canadian workers and businesses.

President Donald Trump says the United States is “giving serious consideration” to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America after trade talks devolved into social media insults Monday.