Stephanie Kusie

Danielle Smith's electoral victory in Alberta could spell the beginnings of a renewed confrontation between her province and Ottawa over climate policy — and create fodder for future attacks against the federal Tories, political observers say.

The fall of Jason Kenney, a juggernaut of conservatism in Canada, has prompted many federal Tories to consider the future of the party, which is in the midst of being decided in a leadership race seen as a fractious fight for its soul.

Anyone arriving in Canada starting Jan. 7 will need to have a negative COVID-19 test before boarding a flight, the federal government said on Thursday, December 31, 2020, as the Liberals urged vacationers abroad to prepare.

Moments after Andrew Scheer announced on Thursday, December 13, 2019, his intention to resign as Conservative party leader, speculation turned to who will replace him.

An independent commission will organize federal leaders' debates for the next election to take the planning out of back rooms where political parties try to design the debates for their own advantage, Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould announced on Tuesday, October 29, 2018.

Conservative and Democrat candidates gave their Liberal rivals a bit of a scare Monday in a pair of byelections in Ontario where some of Justin Trudeau's policies and promises played a central role.