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Conservative leadership campaign trail adds one more: MP Erin O'Toole
OTTAWA - Ontario MP Erin O'Toole is expected to lay out his vision for the federal Conservative party and why he's the one to run it in an online video being released today that officially kicks off h...
Jan 27, 2020
Poilievre ends bid for Tory leadership citing desire to spend time with daughter
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre is bowing out of his party's leadership race. Poilievre says he is overwhelmed by the support he received as he built a campaign to replace Andrew Scheer. But...
Jan 23, 2020
Supreme Court dismisses B.C.'s appeal in Trans Mountain pipeline case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada shut down British Columbia's move to regulate what can flow through an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta. B.C. was appealing to the...
Jan 16, 2020
Peter MacKay confirms his intention to seek Conservative party leadership
OTTAWA - Former Conservative cabinet minister Peter MacKay says he's in the running for leadership of the federal Conservatives.He posted the message to his social media accounts Wednesday, his first ...
Jan 15, 2020
Conservative leadership race to officially begin Monday as rules set
OTTAWA - The race for leadership of the federal Conservatives begins officially on Monday. The party released the rules for the contest late Saturday, and candidates have just over two months to pull ...
Jan 12, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for jetliner's downing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Iran must take full responsibility for mistakenly shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 civilians on board, including 57 Canadians. ...
Jan 11, 2020
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP says world stage confidence, fiscal responsibility needed for next Conservative leader
KAMLOOPS - With Andrew Scheer ready to step down as leader of the Conservative Party, the next to take the helm will be decided in June. Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo's MP spoke with CFJC Today, and paint...
Jan 09, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Future impact of Iran-US conflict unclear, but other nations want to avoid escalation: TRU expert
KAMLOOPS - After the US-ordered airstrike that killed a top Iranian general, Iran retaliated this week with missile strikes on two Iraqi military bases housing US troops. So far, no fatalities have be...
Jan 08, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Alberta senator wants prime minister and cabinet to meet in the province
OTTAWA - A senator from Alberta is inviting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hold a cabinet meeting in the province. Doug Black says he has written a letter to Trudeau urging him to bring his cab...
Jan 08, 2020
New leader to be chosen by federal Conservative members on June 27
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives will choose their next leader at a convention on June 27 in Toronto. Former Conservative MP Lisa Raitt, who is co-organizing the race, said the rules for t...
Jan 03, 2020
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