Kenney announced his departure Wednesday night after receiving 51 per cent support in a mail-in ballot of party members. The total was enough for him to technically stay in the job, but Kenney said it was not enough to maintain confidence and quell disharmony in the ranks.
Pierre Poilievre, a high-profile contender in the Conservative party’s leadership race, on Monday denounced the “white replacement theory,” which was believed to be a motive for a mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., as “ugly and disgusting hate-mongering.” In a statement provided to The Canadian Press, the longtime Ottawa MP, who has been attracting massive crowds as he...
Some 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend residential schools, which operated for more than 120 years in Canada. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has detailed mistreatment at the schools, including emotional, physical and sexual abuse of children.
It was a common refrain heard from Conservative party members gathered in Edmonton to watch the leadership debate: I like Leslyn Lewis, but I’m picking Pierre Poilievre. “I wouldn’t be heartbroken if she won,” said Deborah Price, who is a fan of what Lewis stands for and how she comes off as down to earth....
Police are investigating after a video circulated on social media showed people hurling verbal abuse at NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh during a protest in Peterborough, Ont., this week. The federal NDP leader had dropped by the campaign office for Jen Deck, the Ontario NDP candidate for Peterborough-Kawartha in the provincial election, on Tuesday afternoon. A...
TORONTO, May 4, 2022 – Today, Chief Electoral Officer Greg Essensa signed the writs for Ontario’s 43rd general election. Voters across the province can cast their ballots starting tomorrow until election day on June 2. Canadian citizens residing in Ontario who will be 18 years of age or older on election day are eligible to...
The federal government’s acclaimed national child-care program says it will make child care more affordable for parents, but a new study suggests how much fees are reduced will depend on where they live.
MANILA – Filipinos nationwide gave the national pandemic response a high approval rating of 88 percent in the National Capital Region (NCR), 79 percent from Luzon, 92 percent from Visayas, and 80 percent from Mindanao, based on a recent non-commissioned survey by OCTA Research. “Eight out of ten Filipinos approve of the government’s response to the...
One of the organizers of a planned motorcycle convoy is warning of a “free-for-all” on Friday if Ottawa police don’t allow hundreds of protesters to bring their bikes onto the streets around Parliament Hill. The “Rolling Thunder Ottawa” convoy plans to do a loop through downtown next weekend, with a stop planned at the National...
Carolyn Harris, an author and royal commentator, said the tour will be an opportunity for the heir to the throne to emphasize his connections to Canada and its people before he eventually assumes the crown.