Danielle Smith will continue as premier of Alberta after a United Conservative Party win in the provincial election. Motorcycle accident toronto today is projecting a UCP majority government.Speaking to party faithful in Calgary, Smith borrowed a phrase from former premier Ralph Klein: “Welcome to another ‘miracle on the Prairies.’”She said the campaign was “the very definition of
A public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference in Canadian elections and society is not needed, special rapporteur David Johnston says. The 81-year-old former governor general made the recommendation Tuesday after being given two months to do so by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau back in March. Johnston had until May 23 to decide whether an
Wildfires raging across Alberta have upended this month’s election campaign, but political watchers are split on whether it has made an impact on the razor-thin race. United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith has had to juggle campaigning with leading the province’s response to the crisis as premier. Her opponent, NDP Leader Rachel Notley, has also suspended
Canada is expelling the Chinese diplomat who allegedly worked with Beijing to target Conservative MP Michael Chong and his relatives in Hong Kong. Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said in a statement Monday that Zhao Wei, a diplomat at the Chinese consulate in Toronto, has been declared “persona non grata” in Canada.“This decision has been taken after
Canadians chose hope over fear and anger in 2015 and they will be faced with that choice again the next time they go to the polls, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday as he delivered an opening night keynote speech to Liberal faithful at the party’s policy convention in Ottawa. The next election could still
United Conservative Party leader Danielle Smith posed for photos with campaign supporters Wednesday night, including three people who were either fined or charged for their role in the so-called Freedom Convoy to Ottawa. Political events attract people from all walks of life and politicians are not known to waste opportunities to try and secure votes
Taiwan’s foreign affairs minister says the island is actively trying to prepare for a military attack by China in the coming months or years, and believes it’s only a matter of time before Beijing will move in on the self-governing island. In an interview with Motorcycle accident toronto today in Taipei, Joseph Wu said Taiwan is shoring
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s week-long family vacation in Jamaica over the winter holidays cost taxpayers at least $162,000, and is drawing criticism that it shows he does not “understand the realities of everyday Canadians” from NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The details of Trudeau’s trip were released in documents tabled in the House of Commons last
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, four days after announcing she won’t answer questions on her ethics investigation, says she will limit questions on all other topics. Smith told reporters in Calgary Friday that she will only allow reporters to ask a single question at news conferences and not allow them the traditional followup query.Asked why, she
The interim commissioner of the RCMP says he would support additional laws that allow police to further crack down on foreign interference in Canada, as well as ways to further collaborate with intelligence officials on the issue. But Mike Duheme adds multiple investigations remain underway that he’s confident will lead to criminal charges, though he