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Politics Briefing: Pope Francis reaffirms commitment to visit Canada this month
FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis speaks during an exclusive interview with Reuters, at the Vatican, July 2, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
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China’s Xi: No reason to change Hong Kong’s ‘one country, two systems’ formula
A flag raising ceremony is held at the Golden Bauhinia Square, to mark the 25th anniversary of the former British colony's return to Chinese rule, in Hong Kong, China Friday, July 1, 2022. Magnum Chan/Pool via REUTERS
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Interim Ontario NDP Leader Peter Tabuns says he’s focused on party priorities during transition period
Ontario NDP interim Leader Peter Tabuns speaks to the media at Queens Park, in Toronto, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
politics
Abortion not the only important issue to social conservatives, says leadership hopeful Patrick Brown
Conservative leadership hopeful Patrick Brown takes part in the Conservative Party of Canada French-language leadership debate in Laval, Que., Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Brown's leadership campaign is the latest to raise concerns about what it calls "misleading" emails sent to party members by his main rival. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
opinion
John Horgan’s power as B.C.’s NDP Premier was his ability to connect with ordinary people
Gary Mason
canada
Federal Green Party launches leadership race, will pick new leader in November
A supporter holds a sign for the Green Party of Canada in Toronto, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019. The beleaguered federal Green Party has launched a leadership contest today with the hopes of announcing a new leader on Nov. 19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
opinion
Are the federal Conservatives heading for a cataclysmic rupture?
Gary Mason
canada
Ontario NDP names longtime Toronto caucus member Peter Tabuns as interim leader
New Democratic Party MPP Peter Tabuns answers questions from the media in Toronto on Thursday, February 21, 2013. Ontario's NDP has named longtime Toronto caucus member Peter Tabuns as its interim leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michelle Siu
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Saskatchewan NDP to make history by electing its first woman leader
The Saskatchewan Legislative Building at Wascana Centre in Regina, Sask., on Saturday, May 30, 2020. Saskatchewan's NDP Opposition is poised to elect its first woman leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor
alberta
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner says she will not run for UCP leadership
Conservative member of Parliament Michelle Rempel Garner holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Garner is mulling a possible run at Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's job as leader of the United Conservative Party following his announcement last month that he was resigning after only narrowly surviving a leadership review. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Patrick Brown’s campaign manager joins Michelle Rempel Garner for possible UCP leadership bid
Conservative member of Parliament Michelle Rempel Garner holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Garner is mulling a possible run at Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's job as leader of the United Conservative Party following his announcement last month that he was resigning after only narrowly surviving a leadership review. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Mars long-time CEO Grant Reid to retire, petcare unit head to succeed
FILE PHOTO: Crispy M&M's and Peanut M&M's made by Mars are seen on sale in a supermarket in London, Britain, April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
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Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner cleared to run for UCP leadership after membership issue
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, June 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
canada
Green Party’s interim leader warns far right is wooing Canadians who feel left behind
Green Party Interim Leader Amita Kuttner holds an umbrella for newly announced Deputy Leader Luc Joli-Coeur during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
opinion
Women make up the most compelling candidates in the UCP leadership race
Kelly Cryderman
world
European leaders visit Ukraine in show of support
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Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner exits Patrick Brown’s campaign to consider run for UCP leadership
Conservative member of Parliament Michelle Rempel Garner holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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UCP co-founder Brian Jean officially launches campaign to win party leadership
Alberta MLA Brian Jean arrives at the United Conservative Party caucus in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, May 19, 2022. The co-founder of Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party has officially launched his campaign to become its next leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
world
Senior leader of Islamic State group captured in U.S.-led military raid in Syria
This picture taken on June 15, 2022 shows a view of a building where US coalition forces conducted an overnight airborne operation in the village of Hmeirah in the Ghandoura district in the north of Syria's Aleppo province. - US coalition forces said they captured a senior Islamic State group bomb maker in an airborne operation before dawn on June 16, 2022 in northern Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and AFP correspondents said helicopters touched down for only a few minutes in a village in the area controlled by Turkish-backed rebel groups. The US-led coalition dedicated to battling the jihadist group in the region did not name the target. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP) (Photo by BAKR ALKASEM/AFP via Getty Images)
alberta
Alberta UCP announces rules for leadership contest to be held Oct. 6
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks in response to the results of the United Conservative Party leadership review in Calgary on Wednesday May 18, 2022. The first United Conservative backbencher to publicly call for Premier Jason Kenney to quit is now running to replace him as party leader and premier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
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Leader of New Brunswick NDP resigning after eight months on the job amid infighting
Leader of the New Brunswick NDP, who announced his resignation today is shown in this undated handout image provided June 14, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Courtesy of MacKenzie Thomason **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Command and control is outdated. Let autonomy power your workplace to new heights
Shot of a group of three creative businesspeople brainstorming ideas and writing notes on a glass wall inside their office
politics
Well over 600,000 voters may be eligible to cast ballot for next federal Conservative leader
Pierre Poilievre takes part in the Conservative Party of Canada French-language leadership debate in Laval, Quebec on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. If unverified membership numbers hold true the path to becoming the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is becoming precariously narrow for all but the front-runner Poilievre, several strategists suggest, but the path is still there.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
politics
Manitoba Opposition New Democrats win byelection, retain stronghold in Thompson
Shamattawa Chief Eric Redhead while a Hercules military aircraft from the Canadian Armed Forces arrived in Shamattawa First Nation Wednesday afternoon to assist with the community's COVID-19 outbreak. .
canada
Ontario Liberals, NDP should mull merger, former finance minister says
Campaign volunteers place signs at the Paramount Eventspace where provincial Liberal leader Steven Del Duca will be holding an election night event on June 2, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
world
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson wins confidence vote
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reacts during next to the Estonian Prime Minister during their meeting at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain June 6, 2022. Alberto Pezzali/Pool via REUTERS
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Sterling traders see Boris Johnson emerging weaker from confidence vote
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson listens to the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani speak at the start of their meeting inside 10 Downing Street, in London, Tuesday, May 24.
canada
Former Alberta finance minister Travis Toews calls for unity at campaign launch for UCP leadership
Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews delivers the 2021-22 budget in Edmonton on Feb. 25, 2021. Alberta is introducing rules that would make it easier for entrepreneurs to test products in the emerging field of cryptocurrencies and online banking. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
politics
Doug Ford says Ontario election results show his party has broadened its appeal
Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends a news conference in Toronto, on Friday, June 3, 2022, after winning the provincial election. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
politics
Conservative leadership candidates should take page from Doug Ford’s book, appeal to political foes: strategists
Candidates Patrick Brown, left, Leslyn Lewis, Scott Aitchison, Pierre Poilievre, Jean Charest and Roman Baber, pose for photos after the French-language Conservative Leadership debate Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in Laval, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
canada
Election map shows the results for each Ontario riding
People cheer as election results come in ahead of the arrival of Ontario Premier Doug Ford at the Ontario PC election night party at the Toronto Congress Centre in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada June 2, 2022.
alberta
Alberta MLA voted out of UCP caucus enters race for party leadership
Police keep watch over a body on the front steps of the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, on Monday, December 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
politics
Ontario election 2022: PCs win second majority while NDP and Liberal leaders both step down
Ontario Premier Doug Ford gestures at his Ontario PC Party provincial election night watch party at the Toronto Congress Centre in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada June 2, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
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Ontario opposition leaders make last-ditch appeals as province heads to polls
Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath waves to supporters during a campaign stop in Brampton, Ont. on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima
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Conservatives failed to separate criticism of Chinese regime from Chinese communities, Patrick Brown says
Conservative leadership hopeful Patrick Brown takes part in the Conservative Party of Canada French-language leadership debate in Laval, Quebec on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Factory Theatre finds a new leader, while the Festival TransAmériques thrives under its new ones
Kelly Nestruck