Poilievre rejects terms of CSIS foreign interference briefing
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is rejecting the terms of a briefing from Canada’s spy agency regarding foreign interference because it won’t enable him to act on the information, his office says. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) said in December...
Canada has a doctor shortage, while thousands of foreign-trained physicians living here still face barriers
Ismelda Ramirez says she never expected to swap her white doctor’s coat for a McDonald’s uniform. Despite training as a family doctor in the Dominican Republic, she ended up working at the fast-food chain for eight months after she moved to Quebec...
Mark Carney says it’s ‘no time for politics as usual’ as he launches campaign to...
Harvard-educated Carney pitches himself as someone who can lead Canada through economic uncertainty After months of speculation about his future, former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney launched his campaign to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader on Thursday with...
Poilievre won’t say if he’ll back tariffs on U.S.-bound oil to combat Trump’s 25% threat
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre won’t say whether he backs the premiers and prime minister’s threat to impose export tariffs or restrict the supply of oil and gas bound for the United States as a possible response to president-elect Donald Trump’s...
Endorsements start rolling in for Liberal leadership contestants from caucus
Liberal MPs, especially those who for months had called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation both publicly and behind closed doors, have started backing two of his potential successors. At least 30 caucus members have weighed in, most endorsing either former...
Carbon tax’s fate uncertain as Liberal leadership front-runners distance themselves from key policy
Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland would drop the consumer carbon tax — one of the Liberal government’s signature environmental policies — if elected leader, said a source close to her campaign. And in his campaign launch on Thursday, Mark Carney did...
Why acquiring Greenland is more than just a whim of Trump
The territory’s apparent barrenness belies its richness in key 21st-century resources — and this isn’t the first time the United States has tried to take it.
Los Angeles wildfires: Canadian plane out of service after drone collision
MONTREAL – Quebec said Friday it will send two more firefighting aircraft to California, a day after one of the province’s water bombers collided with a drone while battling the wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area. Quebec Public Security Minister...
Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens stun Washington Capitals with 3-2 overtime win
After waiting all week to play, the Montreal Canadiens had a difficult back-to-back starting Friday in Washington, then Saturday at home against Dallas. The Capitals are the surprise team of the season with the best record in all of the East Conference....
Tough lesson: Thousands of ‘unqualified’ teachers in Quebec schools
MONTREAL — Monique Henry has been teaching English in Quebec for the better part of two decades without official certification. As a non-legally qualified teacher, she has had to learn her profession the hard way. When she started teaching in...