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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces proposed changes to several pieces of democratic process legislation, in Edmonton on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
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Smith makes Alberta referendum easier

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tabled a bill on Tuesday that will make it easier for voters in her province to force a referendum to secede from Canada. The bill could theoretically clear the way for the province to become the 51st state.

​Britain's King Charles holds an audience with the Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney at Buckingham Palace, on March 17, 2025.
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Will King Charles give the throne speech in Canada?

King Charles is rumored to have been invited to Canada to deliver the speech from the throne, likely in late May, although whether he attends may depend on sensitivities in the office of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Trump brings Canadian Liberals back from the dead
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Trump brings Canadian Liberals back from the dead

Mark Carney is likely to become leader of the Liberal Party of Canada on March 9, and then take over from Justin Trudeau for two weeks before calling an election in which he must convince Canadians that he, not Pierre Poilievre, is the right person to handle President Donald Trump. Carney is taking a harder line than the Conservative leader.

​Commissioner Justice Marie-Josee Hogue speaks to reporters after the release of the final report of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Jan. 28, 2025.
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Foreign interference report delivers mixed bag

The good news is there are no “traitors” in Canada’s parliament. The bad news? Foreign interference is still a problem and a big one.

The Trump circus comes to Canada
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The Trump circus comes to Canada

The scale at which Donald Trump’s agenda and musings have reshaped politics in Canada is, as the president himself might put it, huge. The US president has turned the Canadian political landscape into a circus, affecting everything from the Liberal leadership race and the campaigns for the soon-expected federal election to the just-launched Ontario election and the trajectory of public policy.

​The McGill University campus.
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HARD NUMBERS: Foreign no-shows in Canadian schools, Ontario makes a big call to doctors, Dastardly dye dies in US, Gringo companies send toxic waste south

​Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters, announcing he intends to step down as Liberal Party leader, from his Rideau Cottage residence in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Jan. 6, 2025.
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Trudeau steps down, and a leadership race kicks off

On Monday morning, Jan. 6, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his plan to resign.

Six issues that will shape US-Canada relations in 2025
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Six issues that will shape US-Canada relations in 2025

With Donald Trump threatening massive tariffs that would hit Canada hard, taking aim at the country’s anemic defense spending, criticizing its border policy, eyeing its fresh water, and more, 2025 will indeed be a rocky time for US-Canada relations.

​Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the federal Liberal caucus holiday party, the day after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unexpectedly resigned, in Ottawa, Ontario, on Dec. 17, 2024.
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Chances of Trudeau staying as PM drop quickly

Resignation watch continues as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on vacation and mulling his political future. There’s no official word whether the Liberal Party leader will stay or go, but recent weeks have seen the probability of a departure rise.

Canada accused of being an unreliable ally in the Middle East
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Canada accused of being an unreliable ally in the Middle East

For more than 70 years, Canada and the United States have been in lockstep on policy in the Middle East. But Canada has been indicating for some time that it is preparing to join countries like Spain, Norway, and Ireland in unilaterally recognizing Palestinian statehood.