If all politics is local, Bruce Fanjoy had a headstart in his race against a national figure. Looking him up in the archives of his local newspapers turns up the kind of stories people cut out and put on the fridge. Here he is, an assistant coach for 10-year-old hockey players, successfully encouraging them to raise money for pediatric palliative care at the Children’s Hospital … Continue reading Who is Bruce Fanjoy? Meet the man who won Pierre Poilievre’s riding

OTTAWA — While Conservatives weren’t quite able to beat the Liberals in Monday’s federal election, they can take some solace in the fact that grade school students brought it home for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in the 2025 Student Vote. The students’ votes led to a Conservative minority government, with Pierre Poilievre’s party earning a hypothetical 165 seats from 36.4 per cent of the vote. … Continue reading Grade school students swing to Poilievre, even as he falls short in federal election

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will have his first in-person meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the “near future” after both leaders spoke on the phone Tuesday. In a readout of the call , Carney’s office said that Trump congratulated the newly elected prime minister. The release also said both leaders agreed to work together as independent nations. “The leaders agreed on the … Continue reading Carney and Trump to meet in person in ‘near future’ during call Tuesday: PMO

OTTAWA — A political titan in western Canada is vowing to examine all options for the region’s future, including “independent-oriented proposals,” after Monday’s federal election result. It’s part of Preston Manning’s plan to hope for the best, but prepare for the worst, after the federal Liberals secured a fourth consecutive term in power. “Polling is currently being done to ascertain whether the election of yet … Continue reading ‘Assembly’ will consider West’s options, including ‘independence-oriented proposals’: Manning