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The spring federal election saw its share of misinformation and disinformation as people tried to interfere in Canada’s democratic process, but Elections Canada says none of those efforts had any impact on the outcome of the 45th general election. 


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MPs will be back on Parliament Hill on Monday for the first time since June as the House of Commons opens its fall sitting. Here’s an outlook to how things could shake out.


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The federal government announced this week the five major projects it intends to fast-track. Now, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson is pushing back against Conservative critiques that the list is nothing special because some projects were already well in development.


NDP interim Leader Don Davies speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

The seven surviving New Democrats met on Vancouver Island last week to try to rebuild a party broken and bruised. But with no permanent leader, internal issues, campaign debt and a skeleton staff, the challenges are massive.


Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to the press during a public safety announcement in Woodbridge, Ont., on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will address his caucus on Sunday to lay out priorities for the upcoming sitting of Parliament. They’ll likely include tackling affordability, unemployment, crime and immigration — issues the Tories argue the Liberals are failing to address.


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Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are laying out their parties’ priorities ahead of Parliament’s return on Monday for its fall session.


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With the future of the federal EV mandate up in the air, some fear that the policy might meet a similar fate as the federal carbon tax.


Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to meet with his cabinet in the Greater Toronto Area on Wednesday to map out their plan for the return of parliament.

Even while Mark Carney has been accused of lowering his elbows in regards to American tariffs, he continues to frame the larger challenge facing this country in stark terms.


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Ottawa’s list of fast-tracked “nation-building” projects includes the development of two Canadian copper mines as global demand soars — and supply challenges persist — for one of the world’s most important natural resources. 


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Pierre Poilievre says he worries for his family as political violence concerns grow in the U.S. and Canada following the fatal shooting of an American right-wing activist. The Conservative leader believes all of Canada’s top politicians should have protection.