Category Archives: Canada
Quicksketch of Conservative Party of Quebec leader Éric Duhaime
MONTREAL - Former political commentator ric Duhaime has led the Conservative Party of Quebec for five years. Duhaime has never held a political office, and the Conservatives did not win any seats at t...
Aug 27, 2026
Quicksketch of Québec solidaire spokesperson Ruba Ghazal
MONTRAL - Ruba Ghazal is entering her first campaign as spokesperson for of Qubec solidaire. She's at the head of a brand-new slate, as veterans Manon Mass and Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois have been replaced...
Aug 27, 2026
Quicksketch of Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
MONTREAL - Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has led the Parti Qubcois back from the brink since becoming leader in 2020. Now, the former lawyer is at the head of a party that is topping the polls going into t...
Aug 27, 2026
Quiksketch: A look at Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard
MONTREAL - Charles Milliard heads into Quebec's Oct. 5 provincial election leading the Liberal party as it tries to rebuild from a poor 2022 showing and scandals surrounding the previous leader. Milli...
Aug 27, 2026
Here are five issues to watch in the Quebec provincial election campaign
MONTREAL - Quebecers are heading to the polls in early October, after eight straight years of Coalition Avenir Qubec governance. Here are some of the issues that could dominate the campaign. 1. Sovere...
Aug 27, 2026
Fréchette says Trump is her main adversary as Quebec election campaign gets underway
QUBEC - The leaders of Quebec's main political parties fanned out across the province on Thursday as the provincial election campaign officially got underway ahead of an Oct. 5. vote. The trade war wi...
Aug 27, 2026
B.C. forestry leader backs Canada's trade walkout despite possible softwood progress
VANCOUVER - A leader in British Columbia's forestry sector is voicing support for Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to walk away from trade talks with the United States despite reported concession...
Aug 26, 2026
The president says the U.S. doesn't need anything from Canada. Exports say otherwise.
OTTAWA - "WE DON'T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!" U.S. President Donald Trump's social media post this week was a continuation on a theme he's maintained throughout the trade war: that his country doesn'...
Aug 26, 2026
New child safety measures Meta pledged in U.S. settlement not coming to Canada
OTTAWA - New child protection measures Meta has promised as part of a massive legal settlement in the United States won't be implemented in Canada. A spokesperson for Meta says the changes on its Face...
Aug 26, 2026
As Carney pivots trade from U.S., here are some of Canada's new deals
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney was elected on a platform to stand up to the United States on tariffs, and diversify trade so Canada is no longer as dependent on the U.S. as it has been. Carney sa...
Aug 26, 2026