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As the Toronto Maple Leafs stare at a Game 4 against the Florida Panthers that has the potential to end their Stanely Cup pursuit, mayoral campaigns across Toronto are weighing the cost. The city has briefly been swept by hockey fever as the Leafs recorded their first victory in round …

Residents were hopeful when they saw Metrolinx begin to test trains that the years of traffic headaches were near their end, but nearly two years later, it’s anyone’s guess when the Eglinton Crosstown LRT will be completed and that’s raising the ire of mayoral candidates. On Thursday, Ontario Minister of …

Justin Trudeau said he was never briefed on the issue, and his security adviser has dismissed it out of hand, but two high-level national security reports before and after the 2019 election suggest they were warned that Chinese government officials were funnelling money to Canadian political candidates. The two intelligence …

Candidates running to become the next leader of the federal Green Party attempted to convince members that they are the best option to revitalize the party after a tumultuous few years marked by internal conflict and infighting. The first half of the Wednesday evening debate — which was held over Zoom — allowed …

A number of Indigenous candidates who ran unsuccessfully in Vancouver’s recent municipal elections say more support and higher voter turnout from the urban First Nations population is needed to help get more Indigenous politicians into elected office. “Indigenous people are at the forefront of a lot of the crises in Vancouver, …

In school board elections across Ontario this Monday, dozens of candidates are running on promises to roll back protections for transgender students, part of a concerted effort by conservative lobby groups to undo policies aimed at addressing systemic discrimination. The normally sleepy contests for trustee positions have been highly charged …

When candidate Ritch Lau is out knocking on doors, he starts by saying “hi” in all the languages he knows — English, Mandarin and Cantonese, his mother tongue. Lau is running for municipal council in Markham, where nearly 17 per cent of residents predominantly speak Cantonese at home; for Mandarin, it’s just over 12 per cent. He feels his approach especially …

B.C.’s municipal election is on the horizon. Voting day is Oct. 15 across the province. Affordable housing, road safety and the possibility of amalgamating with the City of Victoria are all top of mind for voters in Vancouver Island’s most populous municipality. Incumbent Mayor Fred Haynes and former district councillor Dean Murdock shared …

Every morning Denise O’Connor looks out from her home in Lytton at the burned-out remains of the village. She’s just one of a limited number of the village’s estimated 210 residents who have returned to the community following a wildfire that burned the community in the summer of 2021.  O’Connor …

With fewer than 10 days to go until United Conservative Party members choose a new leader — and Alberta’s next premier — CBC News delved into the seven candidates’ platforms and public comments to see where they stand on the province’s education system. Although pre-kindergarten to Grade 12 education will consume 14 …