TRENDING TODAY
RCMP RAIDS HOME OF FORMER CALGARY MAYOR IN CORRUPTION PROBE — Officers executed search warrants and seized a cellphone from ex-mayor Jyoti Gondek's residence, with former councillor Sean Chu and sitting Ward 10 councillor Andre Chabot also targeted as part of an ongoing RCMP corruption investigation.
MP’S SPONSORED TRAVEL HITS 15-YEAR LOW — Only 15 MPs accepted paid international trips in 2025, totalling $78,721, a dramatic drop from $230,000 in 2024 and $840,000 in 2023, according to the ethics commissioner's annual report tabled in the House of Commons.
CANADA PITCHES ENERGY SUPERPOWER STATUS IN TEXAS — Energy Minister Tim Hodgson is telling oil and gas executives at CERAWeek in Houston that "Canada is back," but industry leaders say they want action, not enthusiasm, before believing Ottawa is serious about expanding exports amid a global energy crisis sparked by the U.S.-Israel war against Iran.
LIBERALS GRILLED OVER SLOW IRGC DEPORTATIONS — Just one of 24 Iranians deemed members of the terrorist-listed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been removed from Canada, prompting a Conservative MP to demand answers from Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, who insists the government is "aggressively" pursuing removals but must follow due process.
TORONTO POLICE LAUNCH ARMED COUNTER-TERRORISM UNIT AMID WAVE OF TARGETED SHOOTINGS — Following attacks on synagogues, Iranian dissident businesses, and the U.S. Consulate, Toronto Police are deploying rifle-armed officers and a rapid-response counter-terrorism task force to protect high-risk communities including Toronto's Jewish and Iranian diaspora.
POLICY DIGEST
NDP LEADERSHIP RACE DRAWS BLANK STARES FROM PARTY'S OWN PAST VOTERS — With the new leader set to be announced in Winnipeg this Sunday, a new Angus Reid Institute poll finds 44 per cent of past NDP voters don't recognize any of the five leadership candidates, while two-in-five believe the party's best days are already behind it.
FORD GOVERNMENT'S FOI EXEMPTION PLAN FACES MASSIVE PUBLIC BACKLASH — New polling shows 60 per cent of Ontarians oppose proposed changes that would shield the Premier and Cabinet ministers from freedom of information requests, with even PC voters breaking against the plan at just 32 per cent support.
FRASER REJECTS PREMIERS' PUSH TO CONTROL JUDGE APPOINTMENTS — Justice Minister Sean Fraser is refusing to overhaul the federal judicial appointments process despite a joint letter from the premiers of Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan and Alberta demanding greater provincial say over superior court and Supreme Court of Canada picks.
LIBERALS TO DEBATE SOCIAL MEDIA AGE LIMITS, AI CHATBOT BAN AT APRIL CONVENTION — Party grassroots will vote on 24 policy resolutions in Montreal from April 9-11, including proposals to ban under-16s from social media accounts and AI chatbots like ChatGPT, while PM Carney says he has not yet decided whether Canada should follow Australia's lead on age restrictions.