Trudeau to be Canada’s next prime minister
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Like father, like son. Forty-seven years after Pierre Trudeau rolled to power with a Liberal majority, Trudeaumania has swept the nation again. His son Justin has won the...
View ArticleStephen Harper to step down as Conservative leader
CALGARY – Stephen Harper’s string of election victories has come to an end with the Conservative Party reduced to opposition status and the prime minister preparing to step down as its chief. Harper...
View ArticleWho will take over as the leader of the Conservatives?
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) – Monday’s victory for Justin Trudeau and the Liberals means the end for Stephen Harper. The soon to be ex-PM is set to step down as Conservative leader but the question now is,...
View ArticleWhat was the motivation for BC voters to choose the Liberals?
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Did you vote Liberal on Monday? A new poll is looking into what motivated voters here in BC to help the Grits snag a majority government. It seems to have largely been about one...
View ArticleHarper plagued by negative online comments going into election: expert
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Few political observers predicted a Liberal majority going into Election Day, but one social media expert did by analyzing online commentary. Tom Vassos is the author of 2015...
View ArticleOnline petitions debate naming Calgary’s airport after Stephen Harper
CALGARY (NEWS 1130) – An internet battle is brewing over the naming of the Calgary International Airport. A petition was started to rename YYC International after outgoing prime minister Stephen...
View ArticleIt’s not for us to decide whether to rename airport after Harper: Calgary...
CALGARY (NEWS 1130) – The Calgary Airport Authority says it’s not its decision, as a new petition calls for the airport to be named after outgoing prime minister Stephen Harper. Just a week and a half...
View ArticleSome Conservative MPs open to long leadership race into 2017
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Some Conservative MPs are openly pushing to have a very long leadership race to replace Stephen Harper. A few are even open to the idea of waiting until 2017 to pick a new leader....
View ArticleHarper serving final day as prime minister
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – On his final day as prime minister, Stephen Harper reached out to a public service which his government had a tense relationship with for the last nine years. In a message sent to...
View ArticleConservatives to select interim leader
VANCOVUER (NEWS 1130) – With the new Trudeau government now in place, the Conservatives are picking up the pieces and looking at how to rebuild their party, including who will replace Stephen Harper....
View ArticleHarper prepares final farewell to party ahead of plans to step down as MP
OTTAWA – Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper is preparing to step down as a Member of Parliament. Harper resigned as Conservative leader after losing the election last fall, but stayed on as MP for...
View ArticleHarper quits Parliament, gets new job
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper has officially resigned as a member of Parliament. Harper has issued a statement, 10 months after he lost the federal election to Justin...
View ArticleStephen Harper gets a new job
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper has landed himself a job with an international law firm. Dentons announced this morning that Harper has teamed up with the firm to provide...
View ArticlePM accused of playing hooky from Question Period
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – It appears Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been playing a lot of hooky from Question Period in the House of Commons. As the opposition tries to hold the federal government...
View ArticleLong-awaited Canada border bill introduced in US Congress
WASHINGTON (NEWS1130) – A bill to simplify crossing the Canadian-US border has just been introduced in American Congress. It’s a long-awaited development. The Harper and Trudeau governments have both...
View ArticleHarper reaches out to alleged victims of Omar Khadr: report
TORONTO – Former prime minister Stephen Harper has reportedly contacted both the widow of an American soldier killed by a grenade allegedly thrown by Omar Khadr and another soldier injured in the blast...
View ArticleInside the explosive Conservative Party fight over Rick Dykstra
During the 2015 election campaign, Stephen Harper’s top aides exchanged tense emails about sexual assault allegations against MP Rick Dykstra, documents obtained by Maclean’s reveal. Dykstra was...
View ArticleSome Conservative MPs open to long leadership race into 2017
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Some Conservative MPs are openly pushing to have a very long leadership race to replace Stephen Harper. A few are even open to the idea of waiting until 2017 to pick a new leader....
View ArticleHarper serving final day as prime minister
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – On his final day as prime minister, Stephen Harper reached out to a public service which his government had a tense relationship with for the last nine years. In a message sent to...
View ArticleConservatives to select interim leader
VANCOVUER (NEWS 1130) – With the new Trudeau government now in place, the Conservatives are picking up the pieces and looking at how to rebuild their party, including who will replace Stephen Harper....
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