Canada
Liberals top Tories for 1st time in years, new Ipsos polling says
The polling numbers mark the first time in recent years that an Ipsos poll showed federal Liberals ahead of the Conservatives, erasing a big deficit seen just six weeks ago. The last time any pollster measured more support for the Liberals versus the Conservatives was the spring of 2023.
Carney’s Liberals would have more support than Poilievre’s Conservatives: poll
If Mark Carney is chosen as the next Liberal leader, more Canadians would vote for his party than Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives, a new Léger Marketing poll is suggesting. The poll says with Carney as leader, Liberal support would rise to 40 per cent while the Conservatives would be at 38 per cent.
Liberal leadership candidates pitch plans to confront Trump in English debate
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade threats are topping the agenda for the Liberal party's English language leadership debate — the second in as many days and the last of the campaign. The candidates explained how they would react if Trump moves ahead with tariffs on Canada next week.
Why does Saskatchewan matter in the federal Liberal leadership race?
“The result of this system is that Liberal members, or people who registered to vote in the Liberal leadership race, who are living in ridings where there aren’t a lot of other liberal members, are going to have more of an influence over the outcome of the race than those who are living in ridings with lots of Liberal members,” said Daniel Westlake, an assistant professor of political studies at the University of Saskatchewan.
In return to federal politics, Ryan Leef wants another run for Yukon MP under Conservatives
A former Conservative Yukon MP who handcuffed a Whitehorse resident he caught cutting out his name from his campaign signs late at night a decade ago intends on making another run for the federal seat under Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party of Canad
Cathie Ounsted captures Conservative nomination for Saanich-Gulf Islands
Ounsted won the Conservative nomination on Saturday, Feb. 22, becoming the first woman to represent the party in the riding since Marilyn Loveless ran for the Progressive Conservatives in 1997.
The Provinces
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says he is leaving politics
The 49-year-old said it was time to return to his wife and three children — and the operating room, “where I will continue to serve the people of this province in a different way.” He has no plans to run federally, and there are no electoral politics in his “immediate future,” he said.
Alberta’s infrastructure minister resigns over procurement concerns
Alberta Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie has resigned his cabinet post amid the growing scandal over the Danielle Smith government's procurement practices.
Smith backs Trump's call to build Keystone XL pipeline
'We want the Keystone XL Pipeline built!' Trump said on his Truth Social platform of the shelved project. And Alberta's premier was quick to agree
John Rustad acknowledges divisions in B.C. Conservative party
The B.C. Conservatives have seen bubbling internal disputes over party leadership and reconciliation burst into the open in recent days.
Ontario council votes unanimously to remove U.S. flags from town buildings
“We have an American flag that seems to be fixed in our community centre and we don’t even have an Ontario provincial flag that’s up even one day a year,” Reilly said. “I feel disrespected by our American neighbours. It kind of strikes a nerve that here we are in our country, in our facility, proudly displaying their flag.”
Elsewhere
FBI agents express shock and dismay over naming of right-wing podcaster to No. 2 post
This is beyond problematic,” said Christopher O’Leary, a former senior FBI official who retired in 2023. “Any hope that Kash could be steered by having experienced leaders around him is out the window. We now have two conspiracy theorists and election deniers running our premier law enforcement and intelligence agency.”
Will Starmer's defence hike win over Trump on Ukraine?
Early signs are positive. Peter Hegseth, the US Secretary of Defence, said he had spoken to his UK counterpart, John Healey, and described the increase as "a strong step from an enduring partner".
Hong Kong Democratic Party’s plan to disband marks ‘end of an era’
Analysts say the Democratic Party’s decision to start disbanding is the result of Hong Kong authorities’ decision to implement a Chinese-style governance model
Media
US judge allows Trump's AP Oval Office ban to stand over Gulf of Mexico name
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, denied the AP's request for a temporary injunction restoring its access to the Oval Office, Air Force One and events held at the White House.
Science and tech
Scandi robot servant Neo Gamma is dressed head-to-toe in beige knitwear
The household helper was designed to complete a variety of tasks from tidying and vacuuming to doing the laundry, with an integrated AI system allowing it to approximate human speech and body language. This is spooky.
Can this 'burnt toast'-like substance be a key tool in the fight against climate change?
Biochar is a black, charcoal-like substance created by applying high heat to organic materials such as wood, plant matter and even sewage sludge.
Report: AI coding assistants aren't a panacea
As they gain in popularity, AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot may appear to be boosting productivity. But in reality, they could be causing overall code quality to decline. That’s the top-line finding from a new report released by software engineering platform GitClear, which analyzed 211 million code lines from 2020 to 2024
The Calendar
- Ottawa - PM Trudeau meets with provincial and territorial premiers.
- Ottawa - PM Trudeau meets with his cabinet.
- 1100 ET: 135B West Block - The Green Party speaks about Canada-US Relations.
- 1145 ET: Halifax - Veterans Affairs Min Darren Fisher and LPC MP Lena Metlege Diab make an infrastructure funding announcement.
- 1250 ET: Montreal - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks at the the Conseil des relations internationales de Montréal
- 1330 ET: Sault Ste Marie - LPC MP Terry Sheehan make a funding announcement
- 1400 ET: Behchokǫ, NT - LPC MP Michael McLeod makes a funding announcement
- 1630 ET: Ottawa - PACIFICCan Min Harjit Sajjan and LPC MP Sherry Romanado host an award ceremony.
- 1700 ET: Sainte-Thérèse, QC - BQ Leader Yves-François Blanchet speaks at the nomination of the BQ candidate in Thérèse-De Blainville
- 2130 ET: Galiano Island, BC - GPC MP Elizabeth May holds a community meeting.