The Liberal Party's leadership race to become Canada's next prime minister will feature debates later this month. The party has scheduled a French debate for February 24 and an English debate for February 25, both taking place in Montreal. So far, the candidates in the race include former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, former central banker Mark Carney, Liberal MP Karina Gould, and former Liberal MPs Frank Bayliss and Ruby Dhalla. Candidates must make a final payment of the remaining $125,000 of the $350,000 entry fee by February 17 to remain in the race. The Liberal Party will select it

Justice Minister Arif Virani says he won't be running in the coming federal election. Virani says in a social media post that the past decade in public office has taken a toll on his family life. The Toronto-area MP says he made his decision after doing "considerable soul searching" over the past several weeks. Virani is the latest Liberal MP to decline to seek re-election as the party faces an uphill battle against a popular Conservative party. The three-term MP was first elected in 2015 in the big wave that swept Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals into office. Virani beat high-profile

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Paris today for a global summit on artificial intelligence, as U.S. president Donald Trump is expected to announce steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada. Trump said Sunday he will formally announce 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports on Monday, including from Canada. In an interview with Fox News, Trump also said again he wants to see Canada become a U.S. state, after being asked about Trudeau’s comments on Friday in which Trudeau told a group of business leaders that Trump is not joking. U.S. Vice President JD Vance is also in Paris for t

Canada’s Opposition Leader, Pierre Poilievre, has urged the Trudeau government to address recent threats from former US President Donald Trump. Poilievre condemned Trump’s remarks targeting Canada’s steel and aluminum industries, calling them intolerable and demanding a firm government response. Responding to Trump’s suggestion of making Canada the 51st state, Poilievre declared, “Canada is a proud, sovereign, and independent country and always will be.” The Conservative leader criticized Trudeau and former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney, asserting that Canadians are strong a

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of three new independent senators to fill some of the Senate's few remaining vacancies. The Prime Minister's Office says in a news release that the Governor General has appointed Baltej Dhillon for British Columbia, Martine Hébert for Quebec and Todd Lewis for Saskatchewan. Dhillon has worked with British Columbia’s anti-gang agency since 2019 and, in 1991, became the first Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer to wear a turban. During his service, Dhillon had investigated high-profile cases ranging from serial killer Robert Pickt

Canada's main opposition party remains at the top of the polls, but the race has become more competitive following Prime Minister Trudeau's announcement of his resignation. Although voters are uncertain about who will replace Trudeau as the next leader of the Liberal Party, the party has gained some support, according to a recent Ipsos Research survey. However, Pierre Poilievre's Conservative Party still holds a significant lead in national polls, with Poilievre's party set to receive 41 percent of the vote if the election were held tomorrow, according to Ipsos. This is 13 percentage points m

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a significant revelation regarding comments made by President Trump about making Canada the 51st state. During a meeting in Toronto, he described Trump's threat as real. Trudeau told business leaders that Trump's proposal to merge Canada with the United States is a genuine concern. He explained that, in Trump's view, the easiest way to achieve this would be through tariffs. Trudeau's remarks were overheard when a microphone, left on after the opening address, captured comments made behind closed doors. According to reports, Trudeau stated that Canada's natur

Vancouver Police say more than 25 officers and its K9 unit were deployed in the city's downtown Thursday night to arrest an armed suspect who was wanted Canada-wide on parole violations. They say that a police sergeant was on patrolling around 7 p.m. when a witness flagged him over to report a man with a gun entering a building near Seymour and Nelson streets. Police say more than two dozen officers were called to help search for the suspect. They say he was found around 9 p.m. inside a taxi "with a number of other people" and he refused to surrender or comply with instructions. The department

Canada’s labour market saw a significant boost in January, adding 76,000 jobs despite ongoing tariff tensions with the United States. This increase reflects robust hiring efforts by Canadian businesses. The unemployment rate dipped by 0.1 percentage point to 6.6%, marking the second consecutive month of decline, according to Statistics Canada. However, the number of unemployed individuals remains high at 1.5 million, indicating persistent challenges for many job seekers despite recent gains. Experts suggest that this surge in employment is unlikely to deter the Bank of Canada from further i