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First Nations, Carney and premiers set to gather for day of ceremony
First Nations hold ceremony with country's leaders
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First Nations leaders are gathering with Prime Minister Mark Carney and the country's premiers in Ottawa today for a ceremony ahead of a historic meeting on Monday.
Monday's meeting will the first such gathering since the Kelowna Accord talks of 2005, which brought premiers and then-prime minister Paul Martin together with Indigenous leaders to discuss ways to close the socioeconomic gaps in their communities.
First Nations will be represented in the closed-door meeting on Monday largely by regional chiefs from the Assembly of First Nations.
The Privy Council Office has not said which premiers will be attending the meeting, although Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have both said they will be absent.
The ceremonies will be held in Ottawa with knowledge keepers, elders, First Nations leaders and community members.
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says it's important to start the meeting with ceremony to ensure all participants are entering with the right frame of mind, grounded in First Nations spirituality.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 25, 2026.
By Alessia Passafiume | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Elenore Sturko loses seat for CentreBC in return to Surrey South
NewsAlert CentreBC LeaderSturko loses seat
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting that CentreBC Leader Elenore Sturko has lost her bid to win back her former seat in Surrey South.
The former RCMP officer, who was defeated by B.C. Conservative Megan Knight, was previously elected to the riding in 2022 as a B.C. Liberal before joining the Conservatives in 2024 and winning in nearby Surrey-Cloverdale that year.
But Sturko was ejected from the Conservatives by former party leader John Rustad, who cited the need for caucus unity.
Sturko sat as an Independent before announcing in September that she was joining CentreBC, along with seven other Conservatives defectors.
All except Sturko went back to the Conservatives just days later, after Kerry-Lynn Findlay quit as leader and was replaced by interim leader Lorne Doerkson ahead of the provincial election.Â
Sturko stayed on and became leader of CentreBC, which she has described as socially progressive and fiscally responsible.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2026.
By Chuck Chiang | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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OneBC's Dallas Brodie loses Vancouver-Quilchena riding
OneBC's Dallas Brodie loses riding
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The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting that OneBC interim leader Dallas Brodie has lost the riding of Vancouver-Quilchena.
She has been defeated by B.C. Conservative candidate Carson Binda, who is the former provincial director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
Brodie was first elected as a Conservative in Vancouver-Quilchena in 2024, but was ejected from the party's caucus the next year by former opposition leader John Rustad, who said she mocked former residential school students.
She then formed OneBC with legislator Tara Armstrong, who had quit the Conservatives in sympathy with Brodie.Â
OneBC briefly held official party status in the legislature but lost that when Brodie and Armstrong fell out, leaving Brodie as its sole legislator.
Brodie, who survived a recall petition this year, campaigned on opposing what she called "land back giveaways" and "the greed and corruption of the reconciliation industry."Â
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2026.
By Chuck Chiang | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Trudeau Says Canada 'Is Not Broken' & Slammed Poilievre For 'Amplifying Conspiracy Theories'
He's accused Poilievre of "talking down" this country. 😬
On December 14, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called out the leader of the Conservative Party, Pierre Poilievre, for saying that Canada feels broken right now.
Not only that, but Trudeau came for the Tory leader in a bunch of other ways, including slamming him for "amplifying conspiracy theories" and his "undermining of democracy."
Per CTV News, the prime minister took aim at his Conservative counterpart during his speech to the Liberal caucus at their first Christmas party since before the pandemic.
"Mr. Poilievre might choose to undermine our democracy by amplifying conspiracy theories," said the prime minister.
"He might decide to run away from journalists when they ask him tough questions…That's his choice."
"But when he says that Canada is broken," said Trudeau, "that's where we draw the line."
"In Canada, better is always possible but I don't accept Canadians and politicians who talk down our country," he said to applause from the audience.
"Let me be very clear for the record: Canada is not broken."
Trudeau's reaction seems to have come in response to comments made by Poilievre on November 9 at a press conference in Vancouver.
"Unfortunately, it feels like everything is broken in this country," said the Tory leader.
Explaining this comment, Poilievre outlined issues like homelessness, the affordability crisis and the high inflation that's plaguing a lot of Canadians – with much of the blame being placed squarely on the Trudeau government by Poilievre.
"It's time to fix what's broken," said the leader, before answering reporter questions.
Of course, this isn't the first time that sparks have flown between the two political leaders.
Poilievre has come for Trudeau and the Liberal government many times, including challenging him to stop taxing Canadians.
Trudeau, in turn, has also made public comments about Poilievre.
When the former Ontario MP was elected as Conservative leader, Trudeau called out his "buzz words, dog whistles and careless attacks [that] don't add up to a plan for Canadians."
Looks like we won't be seeing a bromance between these two leaders in the near future. Ouch.