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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, centre, flips pancakes at a Stampede breakfast, with supporters watching him.

Early on, the Liberal leader made a surprising breakthrough in the heart of conservative oil country. But he also triggered fresh bitterness with his climate policies.


Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks into a microphone while wearing a long, blue coat

After announcing he would be resigning as prime minister, Justin Trudeau said one of his biggest regrets was not bringing in a ranked ballot system for federal elections. But that wasn’t what he initially promised to do in 2015.


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Social media giant Meta’s decision to move away from fact-checking and content moderation on its platforms like Facebook and Instagram could make it easier to interfere in Canada’s next federal election and the Liberal leadership race to succeed Justin Trudeau, say experts.


Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves a Liberal caucus meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan.8, 2025.

Top Liberal brass are meeting Thursday evening to try and hammer out how to run a race to find the next party leader — and Canada’s next prime minister — against a ticking clock.


A brown-haired man in a blue suit and a grey-haired woman in a dark suit and glasses walk through the hallway of a government building.

Less than two days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked the Governor General to suspend Parliament, a legal advocacy group has already taken the issue to court, while another has said it plans to do the same. But several constitutional experts say the challenges aren’t likely to succeed.


Two men sit at a dinner table and smile.

Among the most senior officials in Ottawa, there is a document circulating that outlines specific details about how Canada could retaliate against Donald Trump’s tariff threat.


An NDP MP says the Liberal government is breaking promises and pitting First Nations against each other by refusing to renew national negotiations on child and family services reform, after chiefs rejected Ottawa’s $47.8-billion settlement offer last fall.


U.S. president-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news conference.

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Wednesday that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s assertions that Canada should become the 51st state should be taken seriously, after he initially dismissed them as a joke.


Several people stand and hold their right hands up as they take an oath.

Amid the passionate debates and policy proposals around immigration to Canada, a key voice has been absent: that of immigrants themselves. This set CBC News on a path to ask recent newcomers directly and in depth about their experiences in their adopted country.


A man speaks while raising his left hand.

The NDP is further distancing itself from the Liberals, not only committing to vote against the government but adopting a different tone as the party prepares for a potential spring election.