Provisional results in Germany’s election confirmed that mainstream conservatives won German’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest party. The results released by the electoral authority showed the conservative Christian Democrats and the center-left Social Democrats winning a combined majority of seats in the national legislature after small parties failed to make the electoral threshold. The left-wing Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, came in just barely under the 5% hurdle needed to get seats in parliament, while the pro-business Free Democ

The candidates in the race to be the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada will square off tonight in the first of two live debates. With just two weeks left until the winner is announced and two days until voting begins, the two events are the only chance Liberal supporters will have to see the candidates together. Former central banker Mark Carney, former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, former House leader Karina Gould and former MP Frank Baylis are the only candidates still in the contest. The party disqualified former Ontario MP Ruby Dhalla on Friday afternoon alleging she broke t

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to be in Ukraine on Monday for a summit of world leaders on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of that country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the meeting at a news conference in Kyiv on Sunday evening. The meeting comes as the United States has been sending increasingly mixed signals on its support for Ukraine and has been meeting with Russia in an attempt to broker a peace deal.

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem has warned that US tariffs and Canada’s retaliatory measures will have a devastating impact on the economy, potentially derailing growth and causing inflation to rise again. Speaking at an event hosted by the Mississauga Board of Trade and the Oakville Chamber of Commerce on Friday, Macklem emphasized that the economic shock from the tariffs would be significantly different from the shock caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. He explained that the tariffs would permanently reduce Canada's output, a blow greater than that of the pandemic. Additionally, Macklem

Opposition is intensifying against Indo-Canadian candidate Viresh Bansal, who is contesting the Ontario provincial election. Vicky Dhillon, the Ontario Liberal Party candidate from Brampton East, has also launched a campaign against Bansal. Dhillon has written a letter to the party, urging that Bansal be removed as the Liberal Party candidate for the Oshawa riding. Dhillon stated that Bansal's comments are inexcusable. He criticized Bansal for not only verbally attacking various communities, including the Sikh community, but also for using offensive language against federal NDP leader Jagmeet

US tariffs on Canada could take effect on March 4, according to Public Safety Minister David McGuinty. The minister indicated that despite efforts by the federal government to strengthen border security and combat drug trafficking, there is no guarantee that Canada will be able to avoid tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. In an interview, McGuinty emphasized that the steps Canada is taking to address these issues will not stop. He stated that the federal government will continue to enhance border security measures. It is worth noting that earlier this month, President Trump postponed

Canada’s main opposition leader, Pierre Poilievre, has criticized Liberal Party leadership candidate Mark Carney, claiming that Carney’s leadership could lead to the disappearance of Canada’s steel sector jobs. Poilievre alleged that US President Donald Trump aims to move Canada’s steel jobs to the United States and that Carney would facilitate this shift. The Conservative Party leader accused Carney of advising Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since 2020 and supporting policies that have negatively impacted millions of Canadians while allowing jobs to flow to the US. He further argued t

US President Donald Trump has claimed that he canceled $21 million in funding allocated for India. He suggested that the previous US administration may have used this funding to influence the election of a leader other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India. Trump questioned the reasoning behind the United States providing financial support to increase voter turnout in India, especially considering India’s strong economy. He indicated that this funding might have been intended to support another political figure and stated his intention to share further details with India. Meanwhile, In

Canada defeated its archrival the United States 3-2 in overtime in the 4 Nations Face-Off final on Thursday night in what was an emotionally-charged affair for players and fans alike. The rematch between the two sides was intense, although it did not consist of three fights in the opening nine seconds, as the preliminary round game in Montreal did last Saturday, a 3-1 win for the Americans. Connor McDavid scored the game winner, while Nathan MacKinnon and Sam Bennett scored in regulation for Canada. Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson replied for the U.S. The Canadian national anthem was booed l