Stephanie Levitz
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Stephanie Levitz
Tory leadership candidates carry on
Ease into the pitch slowly, get the cheques in the mail, plan to keep making new plans and above all else — don't get complacent.
Audit of Scheer's expenses shows money on school, clothes, minivan
Andrew Scheer billed the Conservative party for his kids' private Catholic school, private security, an extra housekeeper, his minivan and clothes for his family, a party review of the outgoing leader's spending has concluded.
Parliament to sit again to approve at least $95B as COVID-19 spending climbs
Parliamentarians will soon find themselves voting anew on spending measures to help the country to combat the financial fallout from COVID-19 — help that is going to cost the federal treasury at least $95 billion — as the result of changes the Liberals have promised in recent days.
Erin O'Toole latest calling for delay in Conservative leadership vote
Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole is adding his voice to the chorus of people calling for the June 27 vote to be delayed.
Trudeau says border closures, mandatory screening up for discussion
The federal government is retooling messaging for travellers arriving in Canada amid criticism that it's not doing enough to ensure thousands of people entering the country don't drive a national spike in COVID-19 cases.
Canada to increase immigration levels over next three years
The federal government is continuing with increases to the number of immigrants Canada will accept in each of the next three years, with a total of just over a million newcomers expected by 2022.
Public health officials are tracking passengers on flight with coronavirus patient
Public health officials were working on Sunday, January 26, 2020, to track down some of the passengers of a China Southern Airlines flight to Toronto this week after learning that the patient diagnosed with Canada's first case of coronavirus showed symptoms on the plane.
Deputy prime minister Freeland asks Opposition to help pass NAFTA deal
The minority Liberals made another pitch on Sunday, January 26, 2020, for cross-partisan co-operation on a key priority for the government in the upcoming sitting of the House of Commons: passing the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade deal.
MP Erin O'Toole joins Conservative leadership race
Ontario MP Erin O'Toole is expected to lay out his vision for the federal Conservative party and why he's the one to run it in an online video being released today, January 27, 2020, that officially kicks off his second attempt to become Conservative leader.
Andrew Scheer refuses to shed light on use of Conservative party money
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer declined on Saturday, January 25, 2020, to shed any light on lingering questions about the use of party money to pay for his children's tuition, an issue that threw his party into turmoil just as he announced his decision to step back from the leadership job.