Nepean MP Chandra Arya says he’s been informed by the Liberal Party of Canada he’s not permitted to run in the leadership contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Nicotine control groups who have waited years for a nationwide ban on vaping flavours say they’ve now been given indications it won’t happen — despite a promise from the Canadian government last fall the restrictions were coming soon. It comes as the country’s top public health doctors have once again called on Ottawa to ban vaping flavours to protect youth.

Transport Minister Anita Anand announced Saturday afternoon she’s backing Mark Carney for Liberal leader — another key endorsement as more of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet coalesces around the former Bank of Canada governor.

New Democrat MP Charlie Angus is calling on Elections Canada to launch an investigation into Elon Musk and his social media platform X, saying he is concerned about potential interference by the tech billionaire in the next federal election.

Justin Trudeau’s Liberals were viewed as being primarily focused on things like inequality, wealth redistribution, climate change and reconciliation. It would be unsurprising if the race to choose his successor saw some push to focus on things that he was accused of not paying enough attention to.

With the Supreme Court agreeing to hear a challenge against Quebec’s controversial secularism law, Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland, presumed front-runners to replace Justin Trudeau, say they encourage the prime minister to follow through on his word to have the federal government intervene.

Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland says her top rival Mark Carney appears to be “the choice of the Liberal establishment” as more federal cabinet ministers rally around the former Bank of Canada governor.

U.S. President Donald Trump is once again taking shots at Canada as he claimed many in the country would be happier in a 51st state.