The Sept. 20 federal election is not necessary, has no coherent rationale to justify Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s $500-million bid for a majority mandate and, worst of all, puts the federal government on hold at the precise moment when a fourth COVID-19 wave will hit the youngest the hardest, Don Martin writes in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.
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Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole kicked off his election campaign Sunday with a speech that argued Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is putting Canadians' health at risk with an unnecessary vote.
Canadians working to evacuate allies from Afghanistan described chaos, fear and disappointment on Sunday as Canada shut down its embassy in Kabul and suspended diplomatic relations amid a Taliban advance in the capital.
Justin Trudeau has set in motion an early federal election, sending voters to the polls on Sept. 20 and setting up his re-election bid as a chance for Canadians to have their voices heard about who they want to lead the country at this pivotal moment in the pandemic.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting Rideau Hall to meet with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon at 10 a.m. EDT this morning, where he is expected to ask that she dissolve the 43rd Parliament, triggering an early federal election.
With schools reopening soon, MacDonald and other Canadian parents are worried infections among children will soar. And while long COVID has been more prominently described in adults, though some children appear to be experiencing it, too.
Experts say the COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled the growth of online communities that use conspiracy theories and deceptive information to bolster political movements, which may lead to a more divisive election campaign. Read our first truth tracker on election.ctvnews.ca.
Taliban fighters entered Kabul on Sunday and sought the unconditional surrender of the central government, officials said, as Afghans and foreigners alike raced for the exit, signaling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan.
The Taliban seized the city of Jalalabad early Sunday, cutting off Afghanistan's increasingly isolated capital Kabul to the east as the insurgents' blitz across the country continued.
In a year of reckoning for the legacy of Canada's residential schools, a new class-action lawsuit is exposing the alleged torment Indigenous people faced at medical facilities specifically built for them.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit Rideau Hall and meet with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Sunday, according to his official itinerary, paving the way for an expected federal election.
Canada is prepared to help Haiti after the Caribbean nation was struck by a deadly 7.2 magnitude earthquake, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday.
There is shock and horror in a picturesque part of Western Cape Breton, after a 21-year-old woman was airlifted to hospital following an apparent shark attack.
The statue of Sir. John A. Macdonald at a Hamilton park was brought down during a rally in the city Saturday afternoon.
