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Neil Young Trashes Trump in Mark Carney Endorsement: 'Could Use a Soul' www.newsweek.com/neil-young-t... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Nearly 900,000 fewer people went to the U.S. in March as cross-border travel plummets www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Alberta separatists getting organized — a unity challenge for Canada and Danielle Smith's party, @markusoff.bsky.social reports. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Greens held back some candidates despite giving full slate to debates commission. Party needed candidates for 90% of ridings to qualify for leaders' debates www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Pierre Poilievre is taking a beating from conservatives who should have his back, @susandelacourt.bsky.social writes. www.thestar.com/politics/pol... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Retiring Tory MP Ed Fast endorses Mike de Jong in Abbotsford-South Langley. Fast favours independent candidate over Sukhman Gill for the Conservatives, www.theprogress.com/local-news/r... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

‘Not accurate’: Doug Ford disputes report Honda mulling moving Canadian production to U.S. www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Stephen Harper's former chief of staff says a Poilievre government could move 'quickly' to cut the public service. For Ian Brodie, time is of the essence to reduce the federal budget, ottawacitizen.com/public-servi... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Trump Wants to Bring Factories Home: Jobs? Not So Much, Don Lenihan writes. nationalnewswatch.com/2025/04/15/t...

Poilievre says he'd pass a law that overrides a Charter right. That would be a first for a PM. No federal government has ever used the notwithstanding clause www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Deputy Conservative leader invested in Brookfield while attacking Mark Carney for running the investment giant. At least 7 Conservative MPs held stock in Liberal leader’s former company... theijf.org/conservative... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

‘Sometimes the truth hurts’: Ford defends campaign manager who criticized Poilievre www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Doug Ford defends campaign manager Kory Teneycke for criticizing Poilievre - Ford says Conservatives would be in a better position if his own campaign manager were in charge www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/fed... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Members of Ontario's legislature choose Donna Skelly as first female Speaker nationalnewswatch.com/2025/04/14/m...

Debates commission defends inviting Greens despite party's candidate shortage. Party provided full list of candidates to commission, but only about 2/3 are registered to run www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

At Poilievre’s Windsor rally, YouTube collides with a “mainstream journalist” (That journalist was me) nationalobserver.com/2025/04/14/a... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

El Salvador President Bukele says he won't be releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the US nationalnewswatch.com/2025/04/14/e...

Poilievre promises justice reform using notwithstanding clause, Carney talks defence nationalnewswatch.com/2025/04/14/p...

U.S. President Trump says CBS and ‘60 Minutes’ should ‘pay a big price’ for going after him - called on FCC chairman to impose maximum fines and punishment “for their unlawful and illegal behavior.” www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

What the Polls in Canada Are Really Saying. A top Canadian pollster explains how Trump completely upended the election. www.politico.com/news/magazin... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

The other leader at this week’s federal election debates: Donald Trump, Susan Delacourt writes. www.thestar.com/politics/fed... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Carney grasps a key point that Poilievre has missed in the trade war, @michael Harris writes. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Poilievre: we’re just not that into him, Susan Riley writes. www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Canadians are laser-focused on Trump. After a spotty decade of Liberal government, that suits Carney just fine, Scott Stinson writes. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Despite dip in polls, Conservative path to victory remains possible, say political players www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

As Poilievre targets tax havens, Conservatives rack up big business endorsements. Business community still sees benefits of Conservative government: political scientist www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Carney defends knowledge of Quebec culture, Poilievre insists he's no 'mini-Trump' on Tout le monde en parle www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Liberal operatives planted 'stop the steal' buttons at conservative conference www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Liberals lead dips for 1st time in Canada election as Tories gain: poll. globalnews.ca/news/1112732... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Liberal Leader Carney is no technocrat. Mark Carney is a political newcomer with a career in crisis management, Robin Baranyai writes. lfpress.com/opinion/colu... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

'You don't know my dad': Daughter of late Conservative MP running for the Liberals www.msn.com/en-ca/politi... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Poll of Sask. voters has Conservatives maintaining strong support, but Liberals gaining ground www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

This Bloc challenger lost by 12 votes last time. He's back to take on a Liberal star candidate www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Pierre Poilievre’s Biggest Selling Point Is Now a Huge Liability www.politico.com/news/magazin... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Check out this week's edition of The Buzz by @petermansbridge.bsky.social: Is there a method to the madness? manage.kmail-lists.com/subscription...

Carney and Poilievre have both pledged 'energy corridors.' That could be complicated www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Petition to remove controversial Conservative candidate reaches 15K signatures www.ctvnews.ca/federal-elec... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Are Trump’s tariffs method or madness? Read more on this key federal campaign focus in this week’s edition of The Buzz. Subscribe now: nationalnewswatch.com/newsletter

Sask. Party MLA who called Jagmeet Singh a 'terrorist' stripped of additional MLA duties. Racquel Hilbert removed from roles with Treasury Board and Wanuskewin board, deputy caucus chair role www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Ingersoll GM workers informed of plant shutdown: sources www.ctvnews.ca/london/artic... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Carney warns of signs that global economies are slowing amid Trump's tariffs nationalnewswatch.com/2025/04/11/c...

Today on Good Talk with @petermansbridge.bsky.social: When Conservatives - or at least some - start questioning the polls, you know there’s trouble in Tory ranks. Rob & Chantal break it all down. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dNU... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Economist, environmentalist, hockey player and wife of a Canadian prime minister: Meet Diana Fox Carney www.thestar.com/politics/fed... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

‘If Poilievre can soften his edges, he could win’: Inside a Conservative rally in the Soo www.ctvnews.ca/federal-elec... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Latest Nanos projections put Liberals in minority territory, but many ridings too close to call www.ctvnews.ca/federal-elec... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Liberals and Conservatives said their rallies drew thousands. We decided to count. Hand-counted images of rallies yield significantly smaller numbers www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Carney in Ottawa today for cabinet committee meeting on U.S. relations nationalnewswatch.com/2025/04/11/c...

Feds proposing regular 'intelligence-informed briefings' for opposition leaders: memo nationalnewswatch.com/2025/04/11/f...

Most Canadians say they expect to feel U.S. tariffs, want Canada to fight back: poll nationalnewswatch.com/2025/04/11/m...

McKinney hits the mark with Carney impression on 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes' nationalnewswatch.com/2025/04/11/m...