Unpublished Newswire
According to preliminary estimations from Elections Canada, nearly 2 million people voted in the advanced polls on Good Friday alone. If that sounds like a record turnout to you, it’s because it is. Over the next few days, the advanced polls will close, and we will have more concrete data to report on Canada’s early birds. Is this a sign that voter turnout for this year’s federal election is on the rise? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Julie Simmons, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Guelph. Meantime, Smiths Falls residents could soon be...
April 21, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
WHITBY, ONT. — On
this week’s Ivison video
, regular guest Eugene Lang referred to “the trifecta — or what Van Morrison
would call The Great...
April 19, 2025 - 12:57 | John Ivison | National Post
OTTAWA — A Mark Carney-led government will spend $130 billion on new measures over the next four years, with no timeline to balance the federal budget, according to the costed Liberal platform released on Saturday.
Carney said at a Saturday morning announcement in Whitby, Ont., that keeping the spending taps open was part of standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
“It’s said there are no atheists in foxholes, there should be no libertarians in a crisis,” said Carney.
“In a crisis… the private sector retreats and government needs to step up.”
Big-ticket items include $18...
April 19, 2025 - 09:51 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
OTTAWA
— If you live in the Ottawa suburb of Kanata, chances are that Greg Kung has knocked on your door.
The 37-year-old has been campaigning since February 2024, after winning the nomination to become the Conservative party’s candidate in the Liberal-held riding, one of many in and around Ottawa.
“I hate talking about numbers,” Kung says, when asked how many doors he has knocked.
“Probably by this weekend, I’ll have hit 22,000...
April 19, 2025 - 04:00 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
OTTAWA — In a surprise move, the Leaders’ Debates Commission abruptly cancelled the media availabilities that were set to happen with each leader after
the English-language debate.
The decision was officially announced after the debate by the commission’s executive director, Michel Cormier, after an earlier verbal altercation between employees of some right-wing media outlets and some journalists who were present to cover Thursday evening...
April 17, 2025 - 22:14 | Catherine Lévesque | National Post
OTTAWA — What is going on with the polls this
federal election
campaign?
Click here to review the Q&A with Leger pollster Andrew Enns.
Things are looking tighter between Mark Carney’s Liberals and...
April 17, 2025 - 10:35 | Stuart Thomson | National Post
