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New Democrats reconvene following glitchy first day of national policy convention

OTTAWA — New Democrats are reconvening for the second day of a three-day policy convention as they look to push past the glitches of the virtual event's opening sessions and rally around keynote speaker John Horgan. The premier of British Columbia,

New Democrats reconvene as hiccups, frustrations plague national policy convention

OTTAWA — New Democrats reconvened Saturday for the second day of a national policy convention as they struggled to push past the hiccups and frustrations of the virtual event's opening sessions and rally around keynote speaker John Horgan. The premier ...

Yukon residents set to vote in fifth election held in Canada during pandemic

WHITEHORSE — Yukon residents will head to the polls on Monday for Canada's fifth election held during the COVID-19 pandemic.When the legislature was dissolved, the Liberals held a majority followed by the Yukon Party and the NDP.Liberal Leader Sandy Si...

Trudeau winds up Liberal convention with election campaign-style speech

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau wound up a three-day Liberal convention Saturday with a partisan speech that sounded much like the launch of an election campaign.While the prime minister has insisted he has no interest in plunging the country into an

Liberals set to debate universal basic income, pharmacare, OAS hike

OTTAWA — Grassroots Liberals have taken up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's call to "build back better" with gusto, coming up with a host of proposals to make Canada's economy more equitable, more inclusive and more environmentally sustainable. The top ...

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Apr. 10, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 10, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 307,922 new vaccinations administered for a total of 7,559,349 doses given. Nationwide, 780,409 people or 2.1 p...

O’Toole, former PM Harper speak on ‘build back right’ for pandemic recovery

OTTAWA — Top Tory leaders of the past and present will speak with supporters today about what a conservative economic recovery from COVID-19 could look like. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole will be among panellists at the conference hosted by The Cana...

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Apr. 10, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 10, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 307,922 new vaccinations administered for a total of 7,559,349 doses given. Nationwide, 780,409 people or 2.1 p...

Erin O’Toole says ‘I didn’t hide who I was’ running for Conservative leader

OTTAWA — Erin O'Toole assured Conservative supporters that he never hid who he was in his bid to secure the party leadership, telling a high-profile conference on Saturday that the "true blue" campaign he ran to secure the party helm

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, April 9, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 9, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 307,922 new vaccinations administered for a total of 7,559,349 doses given. Nationwide, 780,409 people or 2.1 per...

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