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Conservatives in the lead for first time in federal campaign, new poll shows

Conservatives in the lead for first time in federal campaign, new poll shows

Although the results would likely translate into a Liberal minority government, 'the Conservatives have narrowed the Liberal momentum gap'

yesterday 4

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FIRST READING: Why Canadian women are suddenly breaking for the Liberals

FIRST READING: Why Canadian women are suddenly breaking for the Liberals
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FIRST READING: Trade unions issue surprise early endorsements for Conservatives

FIRST READING: Trade unions issue surprise early endorsements for Conservatives

Both unions are not traditionally friendly to conservatives, but made an exception this time around

wednesday 9

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FIRST READING: The one crucial variable in this election everyone is ignoring

FIRST READING: The one crucial variable in this election everyone is ignoring

If voter turnout ticks up only a bit from its historic lows, it upends projections of how this election will go

wednesday 4

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Canada's federal carbon tax experiment has ended. Here's what it accomplished (not much)

Canada's federal carbon tax experiment has ended. Here's what it accomplished (not much)

According to government figures, the carbon footprint of a dollar earned in the Canadian economy has been in steep decline ever since peaking in 1996

wednesday 10

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31.03.2025 10

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FIRST READING: Mark Carney’s wildly unworkable plan for an 'all-in-Canada' auto sector

FIRST READING: Mark Carney’s wildly unworkable plan for an 'all-in-Canada' auto sector

That's how the Canadian auto sector used to work, and the cars were both bad and wildly expensive

28.03.2025 20

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FIRST READING: The boomer/millennial divide defining the Canadian election

FIRST READING: The boomer/millennial divide defining the Canadian election
28.03.2025 20

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FIRST READING: Poilievre tentatively courts Canada's rising dissatisfaction with immigration

FIRST READING: Poilievre tentatively courts Canada's rising dissatisfaction with immigration

Immigration levels is a topic he has long avoided touching

26.03.2025 10

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Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair tells Canadians not to vote NDP

Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair tells Canadians not to vote NDP

'If you can’t seriously say you’re going to form a government that can take on Trump, then get out of the way,' Mulcair wrote

26.03.2025 10

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FIRST READING: NDP says it has 'momentum' as it stares down electoral collapse

FIRST READING: NDP says it has 'momentum' as it stares down electoral collapse

Party is on course for its worst-ever defeat

25.03.2025 10

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FIRST READING: The U.S. political figures who don't want to destroy Canada

Even a fair number of Republicans aren't comfortable with the idea of demolishing Canada

20.03.2025 10

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FIRST READING: New figures on just how badly Canada and U.S. are being mauled by Trump trade war

FIRST READING: New figures on just how badly Canada and U.S. are being mauled by Trump trade war

The U.S. is actually losing more money, even if the impact on Canada is greater

19.03.2025 10

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Alleged synagogue attacker hit with rare charge of 'advocating genocide,' but released on bail anyway

Alleged synagogue attacker hit with rare charge of 'advocating genocide,' but released on bail anyway
19.03.2025 40

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FIRST READING: The 'fake' document at Carney's Trump-style signing ceremony

FIRST READING: The 'fake' document at Carney's Trump-style signing ceremony

It also didn't 'cancel' the carbon tax as claimed; doing that would require reconvening Parliament

18.03.2025 10

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18.03.2025 7

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'You're welcome, Canada': The imagined thoughts of Justin Trudeau

'You're welcome, Canada': The imagined thoughts of Justin Trudeau

'In 3025, when Canada is a nation of non-binary coders taking zero-emission high speed rail to their nightly anti-racist training, maybe then they...

15.03.2025 10

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FIRST READING: Carney shifts one of Trudeau's most ignominious ministers

FIRST READING: Carney shifts one of Trudeau's most ignominious ministers
15.03.2025 10

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FIRST READING: Brits warn that Canada's new prime minister has 'reverse Midas touch'

FIRST READING: Brits warn that Canada's new prime minister has 'reverse Midas touch'

Mark Carney's reputation as Bank of England governor is more checkered than he may be letting on

14.03.2025 20

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FIRST READING: Americans aren't liking this trade war, either

Trump's popularity is sinking due in large part to his pursuit of tariffs against Canada

12.03.2025 10

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Even in Victoria, anti-Israel protests have cost taxpayers more than $1 million

During the past 18 months, very few Canadian communities have not needed police to contain anti-Israel rallies or dismantle anti-Israel encampments

12.03.2025 4

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FIRST READING: Federal report deems it 'racist' to criticize Canadian anti-Israel activists

11.03.2025 10

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Ontario judge says lenient sentences destroying their 'institutional credibility'

An Ontario appeals court agreed that the 'no jail' sentence for gunman Terrell Burke-Whittaker was too lenient — but decided nonetheless not to send...

11.03.2025 7

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Cases from just the last 40 days of leniency being given to rapists, killers and child attackers

10.03.2025 10

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'I don't think I'm your worst problem here': Inside the thoughts of Wayne Gretzky

'I faithfully did all that was asked of me, and have spent decades here in the U.S. patiently answering questions about how cold Canada is'

08.03.2025 10

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FIRST READING: With NDP staring down electoral collapse, Singh walks back pledge to defeat Liberals

08.03.2025 7

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FIRST READING: How Trump's trade war is blowing up in Americans' faces

The stock market gains racked up following Trump's election are gone, and their once-booming economy is now shrinking

06.03.2025 8

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Pierre Trudeau really, really loved communists | Canada Did What?!

He covered up famines for Red China, and wasn't all that pleased with Ukrainian independence

05.03.2025 10

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FIRST READING: The case for this being an 'illegal' trade war

Fentanyl may only have been a pretext, as Trump can only impose tariffs in the event of a 'national emergency'

05.03.2025 10

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FIRST READING: Canadian border officials say they weren't sure what Trump wanted them to do

Whatever fentanyl and illegal migration existed was curbed dramatically in recent weeks

04.03.2025 10

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04.03.2025 8

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'I love Canada': The imagined thoughts of a crime tourist who came to the country to burgle homes

'I hope to steal enough to buy a home here and slip into a comfortable retirement of recreational shoplifting, contract fraud light money laundering....

01.03.2025 10

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FIRST READING: Betting markets still roundly predicting a Poilievre win

Liberal surge in the poll has had little effect on odds that Conservatives win next federal election

28.02.2025 10

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FIRST READING: What Canada actually contributes to the 'Five Eyes' intelligence alliance

After weeks of Canada-bashing, the Trump White House was strangely quick to denounce reports they would kick Canada out of the alliance

27.02.2025 10

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FIRST READING: B.C. politician pilloried for saying the 215 graves at Kamloops don’t exist

Graves are present at many former residential schools, but none have been confirmed at site of Kamloops Indian Residential School

26.02.2025 10

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FIRST READING: Jagmeet Singh eligible for pension today!

The pension isn't actually all that much, so it seems likely Singh has other reasons for propping up Trudeau

25.02.2025 10

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At least three Canadians attend funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon

Among thousands of mourners packed into Lebanon’s largest sports arena was Charlotte Kates, the Vancouver-based co-founder of Samidoun

25.02.2025 10

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Even if they're up in the polls, Liberal MPs are fleeing for the exits unlike any time in the last 30 years

24.02.2025 10

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'I will die for this exhibition tournament': The imagined thoughts of a Canadian NHL player

'Canadian sovereignty has been besmirched, and the anthem is now being booed. For that, the shattering of American bones is now like music to me'

22.02.2025 10

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FIRST READING: Immigration minister says Canadian universities bringing in too many Indian students

Marc Miller also said Canada needs to refocus on 'quality' over 'quantity' of immigrants

21.02.2025 8

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FIRST READING: Justin Trudeau's very busy lame duck government

Senate and judicial appointments, billions in new spending, a flurry of grants and corporate welfare handouts

20.02.2025 10

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FIRST READING: Why nobody had to die in the Delta plane crash

19.02.2025 10

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It's going to take a lot more than 'buy Canadian' campaigns

18.02.2025 10

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Distinctive and meaningful: Why Canada has the best-designed flag in the world

14.02.2025 10

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FIRST READING: Carney is having a polling honeymoon ... just like Kim Campbell and John Turner

This has happened twice before, and neither was a good omen for what was to come

13.02.2025 9

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FIRST READING: Trudeau government already missing targets on pledge to bring down immigration

Sky-high population growth not likely to change without 'aggressive' reductions, says report

12.02.2025 10

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FIRST READING: Trump's Canada threats may be sparking a Liberal rebound

Trudeau government is suddenly polling better than at any point since mid-2023

12.02.2025 10

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FIRST READING: Leaked B.C. document contradicts months of denials that drug diversion is misinformation

07.02.2025 9

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FIRST READING: 'Diversity' now a factor in basically all university hires: report

07.02.2025 4

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FIRST READING: Even Americans don’t know what Trump’s Canada fight is about

Poll shows even Trump voters weren't entirely sure what it was supposed to accomplish

05.02.2025 10

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