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NDP faces 'Parliament from hell' without official party status, says former MP
OTTAWA - The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election - a time one former New Democrat MP rememb...
May 08, 2025 Interim NDP leader Don Davies says that he is committed to an open, grassroots review process of the NDP's election result that will guide the party's future direction. Davies responds to a question during a news conference on Parliament Hill on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Canadian Blood Services says it needs 1 million new blood donors over next 5 years
TORONTO - Marc Parravano has donated blood 146 times. He remembers regularly going to the blood collection centre with his mother when he was a kid and followed in her footsteps after he turned 17 and...
May 08, 2025 Marc Parravano's son, Christian, wears his number 84 hockey jersey to celebrate his dad's 84th blood donation in Vaughan, Ont., in this Dec. 13, 2023 handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Gabriella Parravano
CEOs call on Carney to 'take action' to support domestic energy sector
OTTAWA - Canada's energy CEOs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to claw back some regulations to bolster the oil and gas sector. In a letter signed by 38 CEOs of Canadian energy companies the ...
May 07, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa on Friday, May 2, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Asylum claims at Quebec border crossing doubled between March and April
MONTREAL - Asylum claims doubled at a Quebec border crossing in April as the Trump administration seeks to strip legal protections from hundreds of thousands of migrants. The Canada Border Services Ag...
May 07, 2025 An RCMP officer looks over the border between Quebec and New York state on Roxham Road in St. Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Saskatchewan NDP to introduce anti-separation bill that aims to amend rules
REGINA - Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP is planning to introduce legislation that aims to amend referendum and plebiscite rules, a move it says will hold Premier Scott Moe's feet to the fire on talk of...
May 06, 2025 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck speaks to media in Regina, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Quebec sovereigntist party cheers on possible referendum in Alberta
QUBEC - The leader of the sovereigntist Parti Qubcois is throwing his support behind a possible referendum in Alberta, saying Premier Danielle Smith is standing up for her province. Paul St-Pierre Pla...
May 06, 2025 Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon questions the government at the legislature in Quebec City, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Lion Electric likely to be liquidated, court-appointed monitor says
SAINT-JRME - The court-appointed monitor for Lion Electric says the vehicle maker is very likely to be liquidated after the Quebec government refused to invest more public funds in the company. Jean-F...
May 05, 2025 The rear door of the Lion C electric bus, manufactured in Quebec, is seen in the Lion Electric Company assembly plant in St-Jerome, Que., Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
NDP national council scheduled to meet Monday night to pick interim leader
OTTAWA - The NDP national council is scheduled to meet tonight to pick an interim leader. Jagmeet Singh announced on election night that he would step down as soon as an interim leader was chosen. Rea...
May 05, 2025 New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh addresses supporters at his campaign headquarters on election night, in Burnaby, B.C., Monday, April 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
International fugitive returned to B.C. after being arrested in Middle East
An international fugitive and one of Canada's most wanted is back behind bars following a Vancouver Police Department investigation that lasted three years, spanned 14 countries and ended in the Middl...
May 02, 2025 A Vancouver Police officer is pictured in Vancouver on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. One of Canada's most wanted fugitives is back behind bars following a Vancouver Police Department investigation that lasted three years, spanned 14 countries and ended in the Middle East. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Alberta MP to step aside to allow Pierre Poilievre to run for seat in Parliament
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Damien Kurek is set to step aside to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection in the Battle River-Crowfoot riding in Alberta. Kurek says he is "tempor...
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