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Canadian charity pauses Gaza aid after U.S.-backed group takes over distribution
Several Canadian humanitarian groups are calling for sanctions on Israel, something the federal government suggested last week could be coming. Now, one group says it won't deliver 17 "fully loaded" aid trucks out of fear that Palestinians won't get safe access.
New housing minister says supply, not costs, root of Canada's real estate crisis
Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says the way to fight Canada’s real estate crisis is to increase housing supply, not reduce costs.
With 2 days left to go, Blanchet has spent most of his campaign in Bloc-blue ridings
With a couple of days left in this election campaign, the Bloc Québécois, like the NDP, is pitching itself to voters as the check on government power. But Leader Yves-François Blanchet has spent a majority of his time in ridings held by the Bloc.
Carney defends knowledge of Quebec culture, Poilievre insists he's no 'mini-Trump' on Tout le monde en parle
Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre faced the critical glare of the mega-popular Radio-Canada talk show Tout le monde en parle on Sunday in an attempt to woo Francophone viewers, with the Liberal leader being pressed on his cultural awareness of the province and his Conservative rival differentiating himself against perceptions in Quebec he is a "mini-Trump."
Bloc platform emphasizes measures to counter tariffs targeting Quebec industry
The federal government should be forced to put the preliminary texts of any free trade agreement to a vote in the House of Commons before they're ratified, according to the Bloc Québécois political platform released on Saturday.
Bloc's Blanchet tries to elbow his way into a campaign largely defined by Trump
Campaigning during a trade war that has threatened to squeeze out key Bloc Québécois messaging, Yves-François Blanchet has yet to find his sweet spot.
Liberals lagging other parties in candidates as election call could be days away
With a federal election call likely in a matter of days, no political party has nominated candidates to all 343 ridings, with Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals behind all the other national parties.
Carney chief of staff's time in cabinet, stance on Gaza under scrutiny
Both the Conservatives and NDP are criticizing prime minister-designate Mark Carney’s choice to appoint former public safety minister Marco Mendicino as chief of staff during the transition — one party bringing up the controversy that forced him out of cabinet and the other, his staunch pro-Israel support.
Union warns Immigration Department cuts will further delay backlogged court cases
A union representing federal Immigration Department employees is warning planned cuts that would lay off 60 litigation branch analysts could further impact the already strained courts dealing with hundreds of delayed immigration cases in the country's three biggest cities.
Liberals questioning Ruby Dhalla campaign over $21K in donations
Liberal leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla is denying any wrongdoing as the party withholds contributions to her campaign from 12 donors.