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By Matthew Horwood   Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet said his party will not vote in favour of a Conservative non-confidence motion next week, making an early election unlikely. “Will…

September is the month of quitting the Chinese Communist Party. It is also the 20th anniversary of the book, Nine Commentaries of the Chinese Communist Party. In honour of the…

By Chandra Philip Health Canada has approved Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine, called Spikevax, for those six months of age and older. Moderna said it would be providing the updated doses…

By Matthew Horwood   Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre plans to table a non-confidence motion next week in a bid to trigger an election and topple the Liberal government. The motion…

  By Omid Ghoreishi and Jennifer Cowan The Bloc Québécois emerged as the winner in Montreal’s LaSalle–Émard–Verdun riding in yet another byelection upset for the Liberals, while the NDP narrowly…

By Noé Chartier   Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacted to his party losing another stronghold riding in a byelection on Sept. 16, saying his government needs to stay focused on…

By Gary Mauser  Commentary Four years ago, the federal government prohibited “1,500 types” of “assault-style” firearms. Has public safety improved as promised? The 2020 ban instantly made it a crime…

By Jennifer Cowan Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced two major changes to the federal mortgage policy, increasing the cap on insured mortgages to $1.5 million from $1 million, and…

By Conrad Black  Commentary The arrest of Linda Sun, a former chief of staff to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and an aide to the previous governor, Andrew Cuomo, and…

  The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival has come to a close. Let’s review the highlights of this year’s TIFF.