Scheer doesn't seem keen to move into Stornoway, but says talks are 'ongoing' | Poilievre reaches out to Ontario premier after Conservative election loss | Carney to meet premiers in Saskatchewan June 2 amid tensions with the West
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Scheer doesn't seem keen to move into Stornoway, but says talks are 'ongoing'; Andrew Scheer is seen at Stornoway, where he lived as Official Opposition leader, in October 2019\. He's again serving in that role, on an interim basis, while the Conservative Party's leader has no seat in the legislature\.

Scheer doesn't seem keen to move into Stornoway, but says talks are 'ongoing'

May 7 , 2025 at 05:36:33 p.m. EDT • :

Newly minted interim Opposition leader Andrew Scheer says talks are "ongoing" about the current Stornoway conundrum — but he doesn't sound eager to move into the official residence.

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Poilievre reaches out to Ontario premier after Conservative election loss; Federal Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right, are known to have a frosty relationship\. Sources tell CBC News the federal leader is now reaching out to the premier for talks\.

Poilievre reaches out to Ontario premier after Conservative election loss

May 7 , 2025 at 03:37:46 p.m. EDT • :

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's team has reached out to Ontario Premier Doug Ford's office to arrange a call between the two, an apparent bid to ease tensions after Poilievre's party lost the federal election.

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Carney to meet premiers in Saskatchewan June 2 amid tensions with the West; Prime Minister Mark Carney highlighted his ties to Alberta on the campaign trail, but his Liberal Party has little support in most of the province\.

Carney to meet premiers in Saskatchewan June 2 amid tensions with the West

May 7 , 2025 at 03:03:17 p.m. EDT • :

Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with the country's premiers next month in Saskatchewan — as frustrations with Ottawa simmer for some western leaders.

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Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai announces resignation; Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai, pictured here in March, announced Wednesday he is stepping down\.

Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai announces resignation

May 7 , 2025 at 05:14:07 p.m. EDT • :

Pillai has served as premier since January 2023. He ran unopposed for the Liberal leadership after former Premier Sandy Silver resigned. 

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Quebec border sees asylum claims double between March and April; The Canada Border Services Agency says there were 2,733 asylum claims in April at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle port of entry, south of Montreal, up from 1,356 claims in March and 755 in February\.

Quebec border sees asylum claims double between March and April

May 7 , 2025 at 02:53:00 p.m. EDT • :

Asylum claims doubled at a Quebec border crossing in April as the Trump administration seeks to strip legal protections from hundreds of thousands of migrants. That's a fourfold increase over the same period last year.

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Conservative Damien Kurek says he'll step aside for Poilievre — but by law he has to wait; Conservative MP for Battle River-Crowfoot Damien Kurek will resign so that his party's leader can get back into the House of Commons\.  

May 5 , 2025 at 06:55:58 p.m. EDT • :

Conservative Damien Kurek says he'll step aside for Poilievre — but by law he has to wait

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What Trump and Carney discussed over lunch in Washington, according to a senior official; Prime Minister Mark Carney and U\.S\. President Donald Trump met in front of cameras before heading into a working lunch on Tuesday\.  

May 7 , 2025 at 02:05:15 p.m. EDT • :

What Trump and Carney discussed over lunch in Washington, according to a senior official

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Trump says Trudeau 'wrongly' pushed Russia out of G8 — when Harper was in power; During a meeting of the FIFA task force at the White House, U\.S\. President Donald Trump blamed former prime minister Justin Trudeau for pushing to have Russia expelled from the G8\. Russia was removed from the group in 2014, while former prime minister Stephen Harper was still in office\.  

May 7 , 2025 at 12:50:20 p.m. EDT • :

Trump says Trudeau 'wrongly' pushed Russia out of G8 — when Harper was in power

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'What president ever talks like that?' Biden slams Trump talk of annexing allies like Canada; 'What president ever talks like that\?' says Biden to BBC on Trump's threats to Canada  

May 7 , 2025 at 11:36:59 a.m. EDT • :

'What president ever talks like that?' Biden slams Trump talk of annexing allies like Canada

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One week after Canada's election, Manitoba premier addresses decimation of federal NDP; Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew embraces Jagmeet Singh, who was then federal NDP leader, in this 2020 file photo\. One week after the NDP lost most of its seats across the country, Kinew expressed disappointment in the federal party's showing\.  

May 5 , 2025 at 10:49:36 p.m. EDT • :

One week after Canada's election, Manitoba premier addresses decimation of federal NDP

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