With the federal Liberals just a few seats shy of a majority government, there’s been some speculation over whether Prime Minister Mark Carney could be zeroing in on MPs from other parties who might cross the floor. But coaxing over the few that are needed would still be a significant challenge, some observers say.
There were celebrations in the Netherlands but fierce fighting in northern Germany as word of Nazi surrender spread. Eighty years later, this is the story of two of the 20 Canadians lost on the last full day of fighting in Europe.
The majority of delegates at the Alberta NDP convention Saturday voted in favour of ending the long-standing tradition of making provincial members automatic members of the federal party.
Canadians elected a total of 112 new MPs this week — including for the first time a handful born this century.
Elections Canada’s validation process has revealed a second closely contested riding’s winner has changed after Monday’s preliminary result — this time from the Conservatives to the Liberals.
Mark Carney’s big plans will soon have to contend with a minority Parliament — and one of the biggest questions now is how the new prime minister and the new House of Commons will deal with each other.
Conservative MP-elect Damien Kurek says he will resign his Alberta seat so Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre can run in a forthcoming byelection.
King Charles will travel to Canada later this month and deliver the speech from the throne on May 27, it was announced Friday.
After gaining five per cent of the national vote in 2021, the People’s Party of Canada lost a sizable chunk of its support on Monday. Does Maxime Bernier’s party, which the ex-Conservative pitches as a populist, anti-“globalist” alternative to others, have a future?
The New Democrats went into the campaign with 24 MPs and limped away with just seven. Now they need a new leader and a plan to operate in the House of Commons without the resources and privileges of a recognized party.
