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Avi Lewis is the new NDP leader in first ballot victory
By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
WINNIPEG — Filmmaker Avi Lewis has been elected as the NDP’s new leader defeating his four rivals on the first ballot with nearly 40,000 votes. This victory signals a shift toward the party pushing big, unabashedly left-wing policies like government owned and operated grocery stores as grassroots pushed for change after a devastating election result ... Read More »
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By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
WINNIPEG — Filmmaker Avi Lewis has been elected as the NDP’s new leader defeating his four rivals on the first ballot with nearly 40,000 votes. This victory signals a shift toward the party pushing big, unabashedly left-wing policies like government owned and operated grocery stores as grassroots pushed for change after a devastating election result ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!European Parliament member Rima Hassan says she was denied entry to Canada
By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
MONTRÉAL — A French-Palestinian member of the European Parliament says she was denied entry into Canada only days before she was scheduled to participate in conferences in Montreal. Rima Hassan wrote online that she was “prevented” from coming to Canada in what she described as an attempt at censorship. The far-left France Unbowed party said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It’s ridiculous’: U.S. closing historic Border Road to Canadian traffic
By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
COUTTS — Amid the howling winds of the Sweet Grass Hills lies Border Road, a 14-kilometre ribbon of manicured gravel stretching between the United States and Canada. The shared road is on the Montana side, but Alberta maintains it. North of the road lives Ross Ford. On the south, it’s Roger Horgus. Both are in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The NDP’s next leader to be announced as Winnipeg convention concludes
By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
WINNIPEG — The next NDP leader will be announced this morning as the party concludes its Winnipeg convention. Union leader Rob Ashton, social worker Tanille Johnston, filmmaker Avi Lewis, Alberta MP Heather McPherson and farmer Tony McQuail have spent the last six months campaigning for the job. Chatter among delegates at the convention suggests Lewis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The crew is ready’: Canadian to be voice link to Artemis II moon mission
By Canadian Press on March 29th, 2026
WASHINGTON — Jenni Gibbons was always drawn to the stars. Now, the Calgary-born astronaut is set to take part in NASA’s Artemis II mission, which will send humans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. “So much of our life is enabled by space,” Gibbons said in an interview with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pillar of Canadian broadcasting, Rose Kingdon of The Canadian Press, dead at 65
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
When Rose Kingdon started her broadcasting career more than 40 years ago, she recalled that it was “love at first on air light.” And when she accepted a lifetime achievement award in 2023, she said she was grateful for the opportunity to “make great radio” and to “cover some of the biggest stories of our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drainville, Fréchette spar over language, immigration in heated CAQ leadership debate
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
LAVAL — The two candidates vying to replace François Legault as Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier faced off over language and immigration in a heated final debate north of Montreal on Saturday. Bernard Drainville and Christine Fréchette exchanged friendly greetings ahead of the start of the debate in Laval. However, the debate grew ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy policy key as NDP leadership candidates make final pitch
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
WINNIPEG — The NDP leadership candidates made their last pitch to voters Saturday morning in a last-ditch effort to win support from the handful of members who have not voted yet. Many of the roughly 2,000 delegates at the Winnipeg convention have already cast their ballots. This includes Sofia Lindfield, a delegate from Halifax who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China denies forced labour allegations amid fallout from Michael Ma’s comments
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
China is again denying claims of forced labour in the country as calls grow for Prime Minister Mark Carney to clarify Canada’s stance on the issue amid fallout from comments made by Liberal MP Michael Ma that appeared to cast doubt on reported human rights abuses. The Chinese Embassy in Canada pushed back on the ... Read More »
1 responseFamily fighting to bring B.C. senior home after she fell into a coma in China
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2026
It was supposed to be a joyful family reunion, but instead a British Columbia grandmother is stranded in China in a coma, her family unable to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring her home via air ambulance. Her family says Lilia Avoutova, 78, who is of mixed Chinese and Ukrainian heritage, arrived ... Read More »
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