2 days in D.C. and a 'poor-taste joke': Get up to speed on the Ontario election
CBC
Congratulations, Ontario.
We've made it past the halfway point of our first winter election season in 142 years (no really, you can look it up).
It was a busy week on the campaign trail, so here's a look back on a few of the biggest story lines.
We're keeping things simple here, but be sure to follow the links for deeper dives.
You may have thought we'd get a reprieve from the spectre of economic disaster after Canada and the U.S. agreed to a month-long pause on sweeping tariffs.
But there is apparently no rest for the weary, dear readers.
President Donald Trump dropped his newest tariff bomb from aboard Air Force One on Sunday. This time it was aimed at steel and aluminum.
And just like that, tariffs were back in the campaign spotlight.
The threat is clearly grim for Ontario generally but not necessarily such a bad thing for PC Leader Doug Ford's campaign. Ford has made the fight against tariffs the central theme of his re-election bid, and public polling so far suggests the message has been effective.
Here's how each of the major campaigns initially responded to Trump's latest salvo.
And here's a deeper dive into how each leader says they would confront tariffs more broadly.
This week, Ford and Canada's other premiers ventured into the belly of the beast to make the case against tariffs directly to lawmakers and policy folks in D.C.
The delegation secured a White House meeting with two Trump aides, possibly with the help of an $85,000-per-month lobbying firm.
The CBC's Mike Crawley took a closer look at what Ford actually accomplished on the visit.
A national Jewish advocacy organization is taking legal action against Manitoba's medical regulator over a complaint it made last year alleging a prominent doctor made antisemitic comments on social media.
A cat that went missing in a remote area of northeastern B.C. is finally back home with its family in Oklahoma, five months later.
It wasn’t clear trolleys would be a hit in Medicine Hat, but the Sunshine Trolley has wound its way into Hatters’ hearts.
More than 200 volunteers and politicians gathered in Etobicoke Saturday for the Daily Bread Food Bank’s holiday sort.
The rising cost-of-living has already made supporting a family difficult this year. But, the holidays can make staying on budget that much harder.
Strong winds across the Maritimes left thousands of N.B. Power customers without electricity on Saturday afternoon — and it could be days before all customers have their power restored.
Toronto police say they located a body inside a downtown Toronto home Saturday.
Quebec Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge is responding to public outcry against his government’s policy changes for non-permanent residents by making a plea to the federal government.
A man in Saskatoon is in hospital after being shot by police as officers executed a warrant late Friday night.
RCMP say a man who was reported missing near Key First Nation has been found deceased.
Christy Morin says life was never the same in Alberta Avenue after the fires began.
It's small things, like a cigarette or a pair of clean socks, Rachel Montour says, that can go a long way to make you feel more human when you’re out on the street.
Several dozen members of Windsor's Chaldean community and its supporters celebrated in the cold at the corner of Marentette Avenue and Wyandotte Street East Friday, as city officials gave a secondary name to the section of Marentette between Wyandotte and Tuscarora Street: Chaldean Way.