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Meet the 3 candidates who could make history if elected in Windsor-Essex

Meet the 3 candidates who could make history if elected in...

Three women of colour are running in three ridings in Windsor-Essex in this Ontario election, and history could be made if any one of them...
Frustration over COVID-19 restrictions boosts Quebec Conservatives ahead of fall vote

Frustration over COVID-19 restrictions boosts Quebec Conservatives ahead of fall vote

MONTREAL - As Quebec Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime arrived at a rally last Tuesday, he wore a mask, unlike most of the supporters he...
Canada’s hypocrisy; a scary Ignatieff

Canada’s hypocrisy; a scary Ignatieff

As “the world (watches) in horror as a sovereign and democratic country is violently invaded by one of the most powerful armies on the...

Fact check: Debunking false claims about the Canadian convoy protests

We'll debunk some of that misinformation below. First, here's some quick background: The protests involve a minority of Canada's truck drivers, some far-right activists...

John Weissenberger: Quebec’s 60-year war against the English language

Breadcrumb Trail Links NP Comment Quebec politics has perpetuated the oppression myth and...

As overdose deaths hit a grim new record, officials push Ottawa...

As British Columbia marks another tragic milestone in overdose deaths, pressure is growing on the federal government to decriminalize personal possession of drugs, including opioids....

Liberal government vows to hire more staff to address veterans’ backlog,...

Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on Nov. 10.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian PressThe federal Liberal government is promising to...

These ministers got new jobs, sorta

WELCOME TO OTTAWA PLAYBOOK. I’m your host, Nick Taylor-Vaisey. Today, a short review of what cabinet ministers are doing in this post-election quasi-interregnum. Also,...

Why run when you can’t win? Long shot candidates explain why...

Yvon Vadnais had never participated in party politics before the Conservative Party asked him to run in the 2015 federal election. But he agreed, even though he thought...

Former TRC director to oversee investigation at Mohawk Institute residential school

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Kimberly Murray, former executive director of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada, will lead a group...

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