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Erin O’Toole is changing Canadian conservatism as we know it
politics
Federal election poll tracker: What the Nanos-Globe-CTV numbers said ahead of Sept. 20′s vote
opinion
Playing down the rabbit hole: The conspiracy-theory crisis isn’t what you might think it is
Joseph Uscinski
canada
Population’s an election issue as N.B. party leaders return to campaigning
Kevin Vickers, the former House of Commons sergeant-at-arms, announces his intention to run for the leadership of the New Brunswick Liberals, in Miramichi, N.B. on Friday, March 15, 2019. The first debate of New Brunswick's provincial election is underway in Fredericton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
world
Belarus opposition leader calls for UN monitoring mission
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, former candidate for the Belarus' presidential elections adjusts her shirt to secure a microphone for an interview with the Associated Press in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. The former English language teacher who became candidate at presidential elections in Belarus and was forced to flee to neighboring Lithuania believes that the regime will eventually be forced to give in to demands of the protestors. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
investment ideas
U.S. stock market surge may run into scary September
A street sign is seen in front of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street in New York, Feb. 10.
investment ideas
2016 all over again? Investors ready for big market moves as U.S. election nears
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on September 3.
world
Belarussian journalists protest colleagues’ detention for covering demonstrations
Journalists of Belarusian TUT.BY media outlet hold banners reading "I don't protest but work", "This is me at work", "Freedom for journalists!", from left to right, as they stand in front of police station in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. Some dozen Belarusian journalists went out on Wednesday night to the building of the district police department to protest against the detention of their colleagues covering the dispersal of a student rally in the Belarusian capital. (Tut.By via AP)
canada
Canada, U.S., EU and Britain discussing sanctions against Belarus, according to Canadian source
Police detain a student during a protest in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. Several hundred students on Tuesday gathered in Minsk and marched through the city center, demanding the resignation of the country's authoritarian leader after an election the opposition denounced as rigged. Many have been detained as police moved to break up the crowds. (Tut.By via AP)
opinion
The temptation of Erin O’Toole
Andrew Coyne
world
2nd Iowa judge backs GOP, rules at least 14,000 ballot requests invalid
A box to drop off ballots, instead of attempting to mail them via the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), stands on a sidewalk in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., August 25, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
basketball
LeBron James emerges as potent political force ahead of U.S. election
Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James reacts against during the second quarter of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kevin C. Cox/Pool Photo via AP)
politics
Leslyn Lewis weighs where she’ll run in next federal election
Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis makes her opening statement at the start of the French leadership debate in Toronto on June 17, 2020.
opinion
If Trudeau really wants a fall election, he’ll probably have to call it himself
Campbell Clark
politics
Elections Canada bracing for increase in mail-in ballots if vote held amid COVID-19 pandemic
A man walks past a sign directing voters to a polling station in Cremona, Alta., on Oct. 19, 2015.
opinion
Despite its blatant hypocrisy, the Republican convention could be a springboard to Trump’s comeback
Lawrence Martin
politics
Erin O’Toole works to sell Tories as big tent party
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole holds his first news conference as leader on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
Doug Ford to take ‘high road,’ says he won’t campaign for federal Conservatives in next election
Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes an announcement at Clean Works Corp., in Beamsville, Ont., on Aug. 4, 2020.
politics
Erin O’Toole reaches out to Liberal, NDP supporters after ‘True Blue’ campaign wins CPC leadership
Newly elected Conservative Leader Erin O?Toole has his hand hoisted by outgoing leader Andrew Scheer as he stands his wife and children after delivering his winning speech following the Conservative party of Canada 2020 Leadership Election in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada August 24, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/Pool via REUTERS
opinion
Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives need a makeover. Their inspiration could be Doug Ford
The Editorial Board
world
Belarus blocks over 20 news websites amid large protests
People flash lights from their phones during an opposition demonstration against presidential election results at the Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
technology
Facebook is preparing for the possibility Trump casts doubt on election results
FILE -- A "war room" on Sept. 18, 2018, set up before the 2018 election at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., to handle foreign interference and other threats. Facebook, the world’s biggest social network, is working out what steps to take should President Donald Trump use its platform to dispute the results of the 2020 presidential election. (Jason Henry/The New York Times)
u.s. politics
Democratic boundary breakers’ night: Obama, Clinton, Harris
In this image from video, former President Barack Obama speaks during the third night of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)