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The rise of Anita Anand, Canada’s Hindu foreign minister, and her connection to India

Anita Anand has been appointed as Canada’s new foreign minister in a major reshuffle by Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Indian-origin politician is the country’s first Hindu to hold the portfolio. Anand decided to return to academia in early January, so what changed? We look at her life in politics and beyond

Canada vs US: How will Carney take on Donald Trump?

Mark Carney will continue as Canada’s prime ninister after his Liberal Party’s victory in the elections. In his victory speech, he spoke of the ‘American betrayal’ and how Donald Trump wanted to ‘break us, so that America can own us’. Will the former central banker's ties with the US president go the Justin Trudeau way?

Canada: Trump’s taunts help Carney stay in power but party seeking Quebec’s sovereignty scores big

Canada’s 2025 election showed how outside threats united the country, even as Quebec’s push for independence gained new power in parliament

As Canada votes in snap election, a look at kingmaker Toronto

After a year of plummeting poll numbers for Canada’s ruling Liberal Party, a shock defeat in a Toronto by-election marked a turning point. The loss in a Liberal stronghold is widely seen as setting off the chain of events leading to Justin Trudeau’s resignation and Monday’s federal election.

Canada elections 2025: Carney vs Poilievre in a high-stakes battle for power. A look at the contenders

Canada’s federal election on April 28 has turned into a dramatic showdown between seasoned Conservative Pierre Poilievre and Liberal newcomer Mark Carney. With rising tensions over US trade threats and domestic economic struggles, voters are weighing experience against fresh leadership. Here's a complete guide to the key players, party platforms and what’s at stake for Canada

Canada heads to polls within a week, but PM's crown is all thorns amid economic woes

Had the election occurred three months ago, the Conservative Party and its leader Pierre Poilievre would have won easily, given former PM Justin Trudeau’s abysmal ratings and Poilievre’s high popularity. But the Trump effect and Mark Carney’s premiership have made the contest interesting

Trump and tariffs: Why Liberals have surged into lead against Conservatives in Canada's election

Earlier this year, the Conservative Party was favoured to take power from the Liberals in the 2025 federal elections. But now, with just days to go before the polls, the Liberal Party under Prime Minister Mark Carney holds an advantage over the Conservatives led by Pierre Poilievre. What's responsible for the turnaround?

After Punjabis, how Gujaratis are looking to make a mark in Canada politics

Four Gujarati-origin candidates — Jayesh Brahmbhatt, Sunjiv Raval, Ashok Patel, and Minesh Patel — are slated to make history when they run for parliamentary seats in Canada's 45th federal election on April 28. But who are they? Let's take a closer look

Canada votes on April 28 but Trump may already have defeated the front-runner Poilievre

What began as a domestic political contest has become a fight for national pride, with Donald Trump’s provocations apparently turning Canada’s election on its head

Canada is a textbook case of the rot corroding Western liberal democracies where civil liberties are under siege

Canada is an example of an affliction affecting Western liberal democracies where a violent minority has figured out a way to bend the state to its will, aided by weak, devious politicians who prioritise votebank politics over the rule of law, all in the name of ‘principles’ and ‘values’