Elections

A federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference is slated to release a report today on alleged meddling in the last two general elections. Commissioner Justice Marie-Josee Hogue listens as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears as a witness at the Public Inquiry Into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Foreign interference, election integrity focus of federal report

Federal commission of inquiry releasing findings today on alleged meddling in past 2 elections

 

The head of Canada’s biggest trucking firm says the U.S. election is softening an already weak market for freight. A transport truck carries a cargo container at port in Vancouver, on Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

U.S. election uncertainty making freight market worse, TFI CEO says

A tough trucking environment in general has also hurt transport companies

 

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim speaks about a shooting incident in Vancouver, Saturday, March. 30, 2024. Twelve municipal political parties in British Columbia, including those that won council majorities in Vancouver and Burnaby in 2022, are under investigation by Elections BC for possible financing or advertising violations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

12 B.C. civic parties probed for possible election campaign violations

Elections BC says probes relate to contributions or advertisements

 

The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill is shown from Gatineau, Que., on Thursday, March 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Inquiry into foreign meddling in Canadian elections about to begin

Diaspora communities expected to be heard from during 2 weeks of testimony

The Peace Tower on Parliament Hill is shown from Gatineau, Que., on Thursday, March 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump calls himself a ‘proud political dissident’ in CPAC speech

Words came days after Trump compared himself to Russian dissident Alexei Navalny

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, left to right, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole take part in the federal election English-language Leaders debate in Gatineau, Que., on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Do you know which party received the greatest share of the popular vote in that election? THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

QUIZ: How much do you know about democracy?

In 2024, more than 50 countries, with half the world’s population, will hold national elections

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, left to right, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole take part in the federal election English-language Leaders debate in Gatineau, Que., on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. Do you know which party received the greatest share of the popular vote in that election? THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
FILE - Republican presidential candidates from left, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy arrive on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami. Republican presidential candidates will cross paths again in Iowa just days after a fractious debate and as the countdown to the caucuses nears the one-month mark. DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy will make their case in northwest Iowa, a more rural, conservative corner of the state. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy try to make their case in Iowa after GOP debate

Each is getting time onstage at Dordt University in Sioux Center with U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra and his wife

FILE - Republican presidential candidates from left, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy arrive on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami. Republican presidential candidates will cross paths again in Iowa just days after a fractious debate and as the countdown to the caucuses nears the one-month mark. DeSantis, Haley and Ramaswamy will make their case in northwest Iowa, a more rural, conservative corner of the state. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
A view of the government house before polling stations open during a presidential runoff election between Javier Milei and Sergio Massa in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Fiery right-wing populist wins Argentina’s presidency amid economic woes

Javier Milei has proposed to slash the size of the state and rein in inflation

A view of the government house before polling stations open during a presidential runoff election between Javier Milei and Sergio Massa in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
FILE - Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Capitol building Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Washington, on the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. As the 2024 campaign heats up, experts on extremism fear the threat of politically motivated violence will only intensify. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Political violence threatens to intensify as the U.S. 2024 campaign heats up

‘Spending hours and hours consuming conspiracy theory material is intoxicating’

FILE - Demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Capitol building Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Washington, on the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. As the 2024 campaign heats up, experts on extremism fear the threat of politically motivated violence will only intensify. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Chris Hipkins meets people on the street in Auckland on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, the last day of campaigning for New Zealand’s election. New Zealanders vote in a national general election Saturday. (New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand elects conservative Christopher Luxon as prime minister

Luxon disrupts 6 prior years of liberal rule

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Chris Hipkins meets people on the street in Auckland on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, the last day of campaigning for New Zealand’s election. New Zealanders vote in a national general election Saturday. (New Zealand Herald via AP)
Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew delivers his victory speech and wishes his mother, Kathi Avery Kinew, a happy birthday, after winning the Manitoba provincial election in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski

‘Gratifying’: Indigenous leaders reflect on historic election win in Manitoba

Wab Kinew becomes the 1st First Nations premier of a province in Canada

Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew delivers his victory speech and wishes his mother, Kathi Avery Kinew, a happy birthday, after winning the Manitoba provincial election in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Elections BC has banned longtime political figure Mark Marissen from running in local elections after it deregistered his Progress Vancouver party for breaking campaign finance rules. Marissen listens during a town hall, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Elections BC bans Mark Marissen and municipal party over financing breach

Party and 6 of its 8 candidates in last year’s municipal vote failed to meet the filing deadline

Elections BC has banned longtime political figure Mark Marissen from running in local elections after it deregistered his Progress Vancouver party for breaking campaign finance rules. Marissen listens during a town hall, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
UCP Leader Danielle Smith makes her victory speech in Calgary on Monday May 29, 2023. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the people of Alberta have voted and the Liberal government respects their choice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Freeland says Liberal government respects Alberta electing Danielle Smith as premier

UCP Leader Danielle Smith was declared victorious over the NDP’s Rachel Notley in Monday’s provincial vote

UCP Leader Danielle Smith makes her victory speech in Calgary on Monday May 29, 2023. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the people of Alberta have voted and the Liberal government respects their choice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The Canada flag flies atop the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 5, 2023. The managing director of a non-profit that tracks Chinese attempts to influence democracies around the world says Beijing wants to sow discord in western countries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

China working to get Canadians ‘at each other’s throats’: interference researcher

Alliance for Securing Democracy has been cataloguing Russian and Chinese interference since 2000

The Canada flag flies atop the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 5, 2023. The managing director of a non-profit that tracks Chinese attempts to influence democracies around the world says Beijing wants to sow discord in western countries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith, centre, speaks at a campaign launch rally in Calgary, on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Smith is expected to call a provincial election during an announcement later this morning in Calgary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta election campaign kicks off with voting day set for May 29

It’s United Conservative leader Danielle Smith versus New Democrat leader Rachel Notley

United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith, centre, speaks at a campaign launch rally in Calgary, on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Smith is expected to call a provincial election during an announcement later this morning in Calgary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Alberta’s two main provincial political party leaders are set to duel for the province’s highest office starting Monday in a campaign that for both could be a case of win or go home. This compilation photo shows Premier Danielle Smith (left) as she speaks at an economic forum in Calgary on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 and NDP Opposition Leader Rachel Notley as she addresses the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta’s two main political rivals have baggage to shed ahead of May 29 election

Smith is shouldering multiple controversies; Notley had to quell a messy internal party fight last year

Alberta’s two main provincial political party leaders are set to duel for the province’s highest office starting Monday in a campaign that for both could be a case of win or go home. This compilation photo shows Premier Danielle Smith (left) as she speaks at an economic forum in Calgary on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 and NDP Opposition Leader Rachel Notley as she addresses the Calgary Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The new riding of Kelowna-Lake-Country-Coldstream is one of six new ridings coming in time for the next provincial election. Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley will gain two additional ridings each, while Vancouver Island will also gain one. Overall, British Columbia will have 93 ridings under changes to Electoral Districts Act.

Bill re-drawing B.C.’s electoral map receives first reading

Six new ridings to be added and the boundaries of 72 will be redrawn

The new riding of Kelowna-Lake-Country-Coldstream is one of six new ridings coming in time for the next provincial election. Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley will gain two additional ridings each, while Vancouver Island will also gain one. Overall, British Columbia will have 93 ridings under changes to Electoral Districts Act.
Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister Katie Telford arrives to appear as a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa, on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a motion to compel his chief of staff to testify about foreign interference at a House of Commons committee will not be a confidence matter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Trudeau chief of staff to testify on foreign interference at committee

Katie Telford will testify for two hours during the second week of April

Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister Katie Telford arrives to appear as a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa, on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a motion to compel his chief of staff to testify about foreign interference at a House of Commons committee will not be a confidence matter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Eby says he’s “very troubled” by reports about Chinese interference in Vancouver’s municipal elections last year and he’s asked Canada’s intelligence agency for a briefing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘Troubled’ Eby seeks CSIS briefing on alleged Chinese meddling in Vancouver election

B.C. premier says Canadians deserve a ‘thorough and independent investigation’

B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Eby says he’s “very troubled” by reports about Chinese interference in Vancouver’s municipal elections last year and he’s asked Canada’s intelligence agency for a briefing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
David Johnston looks on during a farewell reception in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. Former governor general Johnston says he will have a hand in determining his own mandate as special rapporteur on foreign interference in recent federal elections.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Trudeau strikes out at Tories for questioning personal ties with special rapporteur

Former governor general David Johnston tapped to look into claims of Chinese election meddling

David Johnston looks on during a farewell reception in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. Former governor general Johnston says he will have a hand in determining his own mandate as special rapporteur on foreign interference in recent federal elections.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick