Canadian election
Who Wants to Get Rid of Stephen Harper More: Tom Mulcair or His Supporters?
The NDP has been slipping in the polls and Mulcair's supporters are waning. Can the charm of his beard hold onto what he has left?
Mohamed Fahmy Is Back in Canada — And Lashing Out at PM Stephen Harper
After nearly two years in an Egyptian prison, former Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy says he felt “betrayed and abandoned” when he realized Harper was not doing everything in his power to get him out.
Woman at Center of Canada’s Niqab Battle Becomes Citizen as Debate Rages in Election
On Friday, voters showed up at some advance polls wearing face coverings and potato sacks over their head to protest Muslim women who wear headscarves and niqabs.
Where Canada's Three Political Parties Stand on Cybersecurity and Surveillance
Each party has finally addressed how their government would handle—or not handle—data breaches, cyberattacks and surveillance run amok.
As a Muslim, I Am Embarrassed for Canadians Falling for Stephen Harper’s Niqab Ploy
You can't stoke existing xenophobic sentiment for political gain and expect no negative impact.
VICE Canada to Meet Tom Mulcair in Final Week of Campaign
VICE Canada will be sitting down beard-to-beard with NDP leader Tom Mulcair at a town hall meeting Tuesday to discuss the issues that are important to young Canadians.
Canadian Academics Accuse Harper Campaign of ‘Vicious Propaganda’
“By conjuring up a phantom menace to the country and implying that some immigrants and religious minorities are enemies, the Conservatives hope to pit Canadians against one another," the letter, signed by more than 600 professors, states.
Report Claims Harper Blocked Entry of Syrian Refugees to Canada Earlier This Year
Prime Minister Stephen Harper insists that his staff weren't involved in examining the refugee files, but confirmed to CBC News that his government did order an audit of certain cases.
These People Haven't Had Clean Water to Drink for 20 Years in Canada
Canada has 7 percent of the world's renewable fresh water, yet many First Nations live as second-class citizens with no access to clean tap water.
After Turning Hundreds of North Koreans Away, Canada Now Vows to Accept Its Refugees
The announcement by the ruling Conservatives was made amid a closely fought federal election in a Toronto-area electoral district that is home to a sizable number of Korean immigrants.
Elections Canada Is Accidentally Outing Trans People on Voter Cards
There are many other urgent obstacles trans people still face in Canada, although you wouldn't know it from a federal election that has mostly ignored the topic.
Canada’s Liberals Vow to End Rampant Boil Water Advisories on Reserves
"A Canadian government led by me will address this as a top priority because it’s not right in a country like Canada that this has gone on for far too long,” Liberal party leader Justin Trudeau said.