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Health Minister Mark Holland won’t seek re-election: ‘Time to go home’After nearly 20 years in federal politics, Mark Holland says 'it's time to go home,' announcing he will not run in the upcoming election.CanadaMar 13, 2025
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Scheer speech from 2005 unlikely to have much ballot box impact, political scientist saysCanadians are expected to head to the polls on Oct. 21.CanadaAug 25, 2019
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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to make campaign stop in PeterboroughAn invite-only rally will be held at the Evinrude Centre on Monaghan Road at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.PoliticsSep 25, 2019
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Peterborough mayor issues 10-point ‘rapid response’ plan to address homelessnessThe plan includes implementing immediate relief, support and services to encourage those living in rough spaces to move indoors.CanadaJul 23, 2019
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Diane Therrien reflects on stunning victory in Peterborough mayoral raceTown ward councillor Diane Therrien becomes just the second woman elected as mayor of Peterborough in landslide victory over incumbent mayor Daryl Bennett.PoliticsOct 23, 2018
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Canada commits $300M to launch new global Equality Fund for women’s rights"This investment makes Canada the number one investor in women's rights organizations at home and around the world," said Minister Maryam Monsef.Jun 2, 2019
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Curve Lake First Nation band members hold rally over Williams Treaties payoutThe community had voted to accept 100 per cent of the Williams Treaties Settlement Agreement payout. Council first backed the agreement, but then went back on the decision.CanadaNov 8, 2018
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As Trudeau blasts U.S. ‘backsliding’ over abortion restrictions, Liberals target new fundraising pitchThe push to rally both new and current supporters comes as conservative politicians ramp up attacks on reproductive rights south of the border.PoliticsMay 16, 2019
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4 Peterborough-Kawartha organizations receive federal funding for accessibility projectsOn Monday morning, Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef announced $241,000 for four organizations.CanadaMay 31, 2021
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Longtime Peterborough politician, professor and adventurer Peter Adams dies at 82Adams died on Friday night at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre with his wife, Jill, and his family by his side.CanadaSep 30, 2018
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Cabinet minister’s birthplace debacle not resolved a year after revelationsA federal cabinet minister remains wrapped in red tape a year after she revealed she was born in Iran rather than Afghanistan as she had previously believed.PoliticsNov 23, 2017
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Justin Trudeau credits Liberal economic agenda for upset win in Quebec byelectionImplicit in the PM's assertion is that it's also a vote of confidence in the man who's presided over that economic agenda, embattled Finance Minister Bill Morneau.CanadaOct 24, 2017
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Trudeau captures Liberal minority, needs to reshuffle cabinet, set throne speechLiberals appear to be more than 10 seats shy of a majority, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will keep his job.PoliticsSep 21, 2021
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ANALYSIS: Chahal, Kayabaga, Diab sure bets to be in a bigger Trudeau cabinetAlberta will have a seat in the federal cabinet for the first time in two years. And the just-elected MP for London West, a bilingual Black woman, should merit a cabinet seat.PoliticsSep 23, 2021
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Province, feds announce funding for new infrastructure projects in southern AlbertaMore than $52.7 million will go towards projects in Lethbridge, Standoff, Medicine Hat and Calgary.PoliticsOct 1, 2020
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O’Toole pledges high-speed internet for all, to drop Liberal infrastructure bankThe promises are the latest to be rolled out from the Conservative election platform which was released on the first full day of the of 2021 federal election campaign.CanadaSep 1, 2021
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Justin Trudeau’s cabinet is overwhelmingly right (handed, that is)While Justin Trudeau's cabinet may not be right-wing, it's overwhelmingly right-handed.CanadaNov 4, 2015
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Arson behind blaze at Peterborough, Ont. mosqueThe Ontario Fire Marshal has confirmed arson as the cause of Saturday's fire at a Peterborough mosque.CanadaNov 15, 2015
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73% of Canadians want national referendum on electoral reform, poll suggestsAs Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government took its first step in overhauling the country’s electoral system, a new poll suggests nearly three-quarters of Canadians say any changes should be put to a national referendum.CanadaMay 20, 2016
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Trudeau condemns mosque fire in Peterborough, Ont.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau assured Muslim Canadians the federal government would work hard to find those responsible for setting fire to an Ontario mosque.CanadaNov 16, 2015