It’s been an interesting past few months for the federal Conservatives, from several MPs crossing the floor, to reports of inner-circle fighting, to Pierre Poilievre questioning Prime Minister Mark Carney’s education in economics.

In more recent events, the federal Opposition leader has since claimed that Canada is in a ‘full-blown’ recession, and has called for unity among Alberta separatists.

Host Maria Kestane speaks to Glen McGregor, political correspondent for CityNews, to discuss what challenges Poilievre’s caucus may return to

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner is seeking unpaid money from a trust his parents established for him, saying he needs it to help in his defense against charges that he killed them.

A petition filed by the 32-year-old Nick Reiner’s civil attorneys in a Los Angeles County court on Monday says that trustees overseeing the funds have denied them to him without legal justification, and he needs and should get them now.

“Nick loved his parents, and he is

ATLANTA (AP) — Just a mile from Atlanta’s stadium, which will welcome tens of thousands of fans to World Cup games this month, dozens of people were camped out on a downtown sidewalk waiting for a homeless shelter to open.

Some slept in sleeping bags, face masks over their eyes to block out the afternoon sun. Others sat on the sidewalk eating from cereal boxes. Shoes lay scattered alongside empty mini-liquor bottles. A boom box blasted a Jay-Z song: “This can’t

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — FIFA has revoked the ticket allocation for Iran fans at the team’s three World Cup games in the United States, the national soccer federation claimed Tuesday.

Each federation for the 48 teams taking part is entitled to receive and distribute 8% of stadium capacity at the World Cup, adding up to several thousands of tickets for each game.

Just days before Iran opens its World Cup — on June 15 at the Los Angeles Rams’ stadium in Inglewood against New Zealand — the

A two‑alarm fire in Toronto’s Fort York neighbourhood sent one person to the hospital early Tuesday.

Toronto Fire Services says crews were called to a residential building near Bastion Street and Fort York Boulevard just before 2 a.m., arriving to find smoke drifting through a hallway on one of the building’s upper levels.

Firefighters traced the source to a single unit where thick smoke was pushing into the corridor. Paramedics confirmed one person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Toronto Fire says the injured

VANCOUVER — When Ramon Pelayo moved to Canada from Mexico about eight years ago, he had no idea he’d end up cutting hair a short walk away from a World Cup venue.

Now the owner of La Familia Mexican Barber in Vancouver is among the soaring Latin American population of Canada that is getting ready to cheer for both their native communities and their new home at the World Cup.

It’s a Canadian community that has tripled in size since 1996, according to Statistics Canada.

Pelayo’s

OTTAWA — A Liberal MP says she and her parliamentary colleagues will take part in a delegation to Taiwan this fall, despite a warning from China’s envoy that such visits are “hurtful” to relations with Beijing.

MP Judy Sgro, chair of the Canada-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group, told The Canadian Press Liberal and Conservative MPs in the group will visit the self-governing island the week of Oct. 11.

“It’s extremely important to do these kind of exchanges,” Sgro said, adding

CALGARY — The Global Energy Show kicks off today with an address from the federal natural resources minister, followed by sessions featuring a diverse slate of political and corporate leaders from Canada and abroad.

Along with Tim Hodgson’s speech on “building an energy superpower,” Day 1 of the three-day conference is set to include discussions with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and, later in the day, B.C. Energy Minister Adrian Dix.

At last year’s event, Smith made an early push for a new