OTTAWA — Quebec MP Maxime Bernier had already hit the ground running before Thursday’s bombshell announcement that he would quit the Conservatives and launch his own party, a source close to the controversial MP says. The source, who spoke to The Canadian Press on the condition of anonymity, said theRead More

MONTREAL – Quebec political parties are at the starting line as the provincial election campaign kicks off today. Campaign buses will fan out across the province for the next 39 days as the parties jockey for votes ahead of the Oct. 1 election. Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard is expected meetRead More

TORONTO — A professional urban planner considered a credible, if long-shot challenger to Toronto’s incumbent mayor in October’s municipal vote is set to hold her first campaign rally Thursday against a backdrop of unprecedented intervention in the city’s election politics by Ontario’s rookie premier. In fact, says Jennifer Keesmaat, itRead More

OTTAWA — The Prime Minister’s Office is refusing to say precisely when — or even if — Justin Trudeau knew he was dealing with an alt-right activist when he denounced her questions about the cost of “illegal immigrants” in Quebec as intolerant and racist. Nor were members of Conservative rivalRead More

OTTAWA — Six months after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s foreign policy prowess was pummelled by a disorganized state visit to India, his chief opponent is heading to New Delhi to try to “repair and strengthen” Canada-India relations. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will take his team to India for nine daysRead More

Ottawa , August 20 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will run for re-election in 2019 legislative polls. The Liberal Party leader was officially nominated by his party in the central Montreal district of Papineau, a centrist stronghold he has represented since 2008. He was re-elected in 2011Read More

MONTREAL – Thousands of cheering spectators lined the streets of Montreal on Sunday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continued what has become a yearly tradition of walking in the city’s colourful Pride parade. Wearing white pants and a pink button down shirt, the prime minister yelled “Happy Pride” as heRead More

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his newly shuffled cabinet will focus squarely on next year’s election at a two-day retreat this week – including a hard look at the very laws governing elections. Last spring the government introduced Bill C-76, aimed at preventing foreign interference in elections andRead More

TORONTO — A Toronto newspaper photographer said he opted to file a complaint with police about being attacked while covering a protest in order to raise awareness about the dangers of escalating anti-media sentiment. Longtime Toronto Sun staff photographer Stan Behal said what he experienced last weekend — which includedRead More

TORONTO — The president of Tim Hortons says a plan to conquer a crowded Chinese coffee market hinges on tailoring its menu to local habits and tastes — including offering congee and matcha alongside signature items like double doubles. President Alex Macedo believes the coffee chain’s plan to open 1,500Read More