September 18th, 2025

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Liberal rank-and-file to start casting ballots in leadership race

By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025

MONTREAL — With the debates now done, Liberal party members can start casting advance ballots today to select their next leader a little under two weeks from now. They can cast their ranked ballot choices by mail or in some instances by phone, and each electoral district counts for 100 points in the race. Former ... Read More »

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Ontario election: Party leaders making multiple stops on last full day of campaigning

By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025

Ontario’s main political party leaders are making multiple stops across the province today with their final pitches to voters ahead of election day on Thursday. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is set to start the day with an announcement just outside of Windsor, the city where he launched his re-election campaign last month. Ford will ... Read More »

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Media, telecom firms ask CRTC to ease up on regulation as they compete with streaming

By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025

OTTAWA — As the Canadian broadcast system is upended by streaming, old-school media and telecom companies say they’re struggling to compete and they want the country’s broadcast regulator to take a lighter touch. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is holding consultations on how the Canadian broadcasting system can survive the shift away from ... Read More »

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Ottawa, hospitals argue Montreal brainwashing lawsuit should be dismissed

By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025

MONTREAL — Alison Steel was a young child when her mother was sent to Dr. Donald Ewen Cameron and his colleagues at Montreal’s Allan Memorial Institute in the 1950s for treatment of what her daughter believes was likely depression triggered in part over the loss of another child. After rounds of electroshocks, induced comas and ... Read More »

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The Tories say Carney is being ‘sneaky’ about his assets. What do the rules say?

By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025

OTTAWA — In a series of press conferences in recent weeks, the federal Conservatives have demanded that Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney comply with the conflict of interest rules that apply to members of Parliament and cabinet ministers. Carney, who is neither an MP nor a member of cabinet, has said he will comply with ... Read More »

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