Politics

A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government’s files public

For much of two decades, police, FBI agents and prosecutors investigated allegations that Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls. Now, the Justice Department has released much of what they found...

February 5, 2026 1:30 pm EST EST

Ottawa to relaunch EV rebates program in 2 weeks with new auto strategy

OTTAWA — The federal government announced a suite of new electric vehicle policies Thursday, including the reintroduction of the popular rebate program and the elimination of the EV sales mandate in...

February 5, 2026 3:26 pm EST EST

Liberal MP wants longer answers, fewer sound bites from question period

OTTAWA — A Liberal MP says he wants to see question period in the House of Commons offer longer, more detailed answers and fewer social media-friendly clips. Alberta MP Corey Hogan said Wednesday he...

February 4, 2026 5:10 pm EST EST

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani says he had 'productive' meetings with White House

WASHINGTON — Conservative MP Jamil Jivani says he had "productive" meetings Wednesday with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. Jivani said on social media that he met with the White House and...

February 4, 2026 8:40 pm EST EST

Anand visits D.C. as Trump administration makes case for critical minerals trade zone

WASHINGTON — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand was in Washington on Wednesday as the Trump administration made a case for international partners to join a preferential trade zone for critical minerals...

February 4, 2026 2:40 pm EST EST

Brothers of Renee Good, woman killed by immigration officer, call for action in Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The brothers of Renee Good, one of two U.S. citizens killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, called on Congress to do something about the violence on American streets...

February 4, 2026 5:28 am EST EST

Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith to seek nomination in provincial Scarborough riding being vacated by NDP's Doly Begum

Nate Erskine-Smith said he will continue to support Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal Liberal caucus in the meantime.

February 3, 2026 4:44 pm EST EST

Ontario NDP deputy leader Doly Begum resigning, named federal Liberal candidate to succeed Bill Blair

Doly Begum was first elected as the Ontario NDP MPP for Scarborough Southwest in 2018. She was also the party's public transit shadow minister.

February 3, 2026 12:48 pm EST EST

Ottawa remains opposed to acquiring nuclear weapons, minister says

OTTAWA — Canada has "absolutely no intention" of acquiring nuclear weapons, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Tuesday — rejecting the suggestion from former chief of the defence staff Wayne Eyre...

February 3, 2026 4:56 pm EST EST

Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein investigation ahead of contempt of Congress vote

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed late Monday to testify in a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the Republican leading...

February 3, 2026 10:55 am EST EST