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Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at a rally during a campaign stop in Edmonton on Monday April 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been boasting about the size of his political rallies. But the size of such events may not be indicative of wide-scale support for a campaign or predictive of electoral success, some political analysts say.


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Canada’s newest gun owners will also be some of the country’s newest voters in this federal election, and some are looking to loosen gun restrictions. Sociologists say gun culture is seeping over the southern border through social media and hitting young men the hardest.


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For Jolene Saulis Dione, a recent conversation with her 12-year-old daughter Gwen, helped put in focus why Indigenous child welfare, and the system that has impacted her both personally and professionally, is top of mind at the ballot box.


An anti-Islamophobia advocacy group is urging the Conservatives to remove a London, Ont.-area candidate from the federal election ballot over past comments about marginalized groups. When reached by CBC News, Andrew Lawton pointed to an earlier social media post in which he said he was “reckless” while facing mental health challenges but will continue to do better.


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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s criticisms of Mark Carney got personal on Tuesday, while the Liberal leader hit back at Poilievre’s political career.


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The NDP leader says he is “absolutely” certain he will win his riding in B.C. — but polls suggest otherwise.


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One in four managers at the Bank of Canada fail to meet the institution’s bilingualism requirements, including senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers who is nearing the mid-way point of a seven-year mandate, according to information obtained by Radio-Canada.


Liberal Leader Mark Carney is pictured wearing a suit and standing behind a podium.

Conservative candidates in Alberta have been heavily criticizing Carney, suggesting he has given mixed messages on whether he supports the energy sector and building more pipelines.


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The Green Party of Canada’s flagship federal seat, occupied by an award-winning B.C. parliamentarian, could be in danger of being trumped by the tariff and sovereignty issue in the current federal election.


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Some provincial backers are going red, while many are staying with orange. The MLAs, however, have been told to keep quiet about their choices.