Politics

A newly released memo shows federal officials recommended almost a year ago that leaders of major opposition parties receive regular classified briefings, not only on foreign interference but also violent extremism and overseas conflicts.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s former firm Brookfield has registered more than a dozen business entities to an infamous address in the Cayman Islands that former U.S. president Barack Obama once described as either 'the largest building in the world or the largest tax scam in the world.'

The leaders of the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP will all be rounding out the third week of the federal election campaign in Ontario on Friday.

Thursday is another busy day on the campaign trail, with announcements from the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP.

Leading Conservative campaign strategist Kory Teneycke is taking aim at his own party, accusing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his team of squandering a big lead.

The NDP says it estimates that Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s plan to balance the operating budget would result in nearly $43 billion in spending cuts within three years.

In freezing drizzle, in sun, in all kinds of early spring weather Canada has to offer, people are showing up by the thousands to hear Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speak.

Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May says while a majority-Conservative election victory seemed like a foregone conclusion at this time last year, she now believes Canada is in for another Liberal government.

Former Michigan congressman Pete Hoekstra has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the new United States ambassador to Canada.

Nestled along the busy traffic of the QE II highway in central Alberta, the Starlite Diner Car is hard to miss. The restaurant is a staple of Bowden, a small town inhabited by an older population with a growing number of young families, with a population of just over 1,200.

Elizabeth May says while some other political parties “are in real jeopardy in this election,” she doesn’t think the Green Party is one of them, despite polling suggesting otherwise.

While sovereignty and rising costs of food, energy and critical minerals are key election issues, rural Canada has not been the focus of any of the major political parties.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s political experience and his climb to the top of the party’s ranks makes him aptly positioned to lead Canada, former prime minister Stephen Harper says.

Acknowledging the threat of a recession caused by U.S. tariffs, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is proposing spending billions of dollars on affordable housing if his party forms government.

In northern British Columbia, a hot spot for Canada’s energy sector, an oil refinery was Monday’s backdrop for what is becoming a key issue in Canada’s federal election campaign.