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Qubecor says Loblaw deal with telecom is anti-competitive, calls on Ottawa to step in

The head of telecom and media firm Quebecor is calling for the federal government to intervene over a deal between Loblaw and a company owned by Rogers and Bell that would see his company and other telecom companies pushed out of180 Loblaw-owned stores.

Former riding president alleges meddling in Conservative GTA nomination

A former Conservative is accusing party brass of blocking him from running to be nominated as a candidate in the next election. Anthony Yacub, 24, said he believes the party made him ineligible for the nomination in order to run a star candidate in the riding.

With an election on the horizon, Poilievre's Conservatives sign up dozens of new candidates

The next federal election could be more than a year away but political parties are already deep into planning their next campaigns and recruiting new candidates.

Pierre Poilievre called lobbyists 'utterly useless,' but they're still attending his fundraisers

As Pierre Poilievre positions himself as both a prime minister in waiting and a champion of the working-class people, hes headlined roughly 50 fundraisers at private venues since becoming Conservative leader in 2022 some of them in Canadas wealthiest neighbourhoods and most exclusive clubs.

RCMP conduct search of GC Strategies' office as partner appears before House of Commons

The RCMP says it has executed a search warrant at an location previously listed as the mailing address for ArriveCan contractor GC Strategies.

CSIS warned Prime Minister's Office in 2023 that China 'clandestinely and deceptively' interfered in elections

Canada's spy agency believes the Chinese government "clandestinely and deceptively" interfered in both the 2019 and 2021 federal elections and a top secret briefing note discussed at the Foreign Interference Commission shows the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) told the Prime Minister's Office about itin February 2023.

Facebook removed false article about Trudeau during 2019 election, inquiry hears

One of Canada's top civil servants asked that a false article about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau be removed from Facebook during the 2019 election, according to Friday testimony and a document tabled at the public inquiry into foreign interference.

CSIS report on Liberal nomination race recalled after meeting with PM's top security adviser

The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) issued a burn notice for an intelligence assessment about possible foreign interference in a Toronto Liberal nomination race, according to a document tabled in the public inquiry into foreign interference.

Former Conservative leader alleges Chinese interference may have played a part in his ouster

Former Conservative leader Erin OToole believes foreign interference may have led to his removal as party leader, according to documents tabled before the foreign interference inquiry.

NDP MPs call for investigation into lobbying firm with ties to top Conservative adviser

New Democrat MPs are asking the federal lobbying commissioner to investigate what they call potentially inappropriate lobbying activities by top Conservative strategist Jenni Byrne.