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663 Articles
Couples stroll through Pipers Lagoon Park in British Columbia following a storm.

Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say

An overwhelming majority of people worldwide is in favor of taking action against climate change — the problem is that many of them believe they're in the minority due to vocal opposition and perception gaps, a new survey has found.
By
  • Damian Carrington
  • Analysis
  • Politics
  • Climate Solutions Reporting
April 22nd 2025

Can homes built in a factory fill Canada’s housing gap?

Factory-built homes are in the election spotlight as a fix for Canada’s housing crisis. It’s a faster, easier way to build, and less polluting than traditional construction methods. So why aren’t neighbourhoods packed with prefab homes?
Big Green Build
By
  • Hanna Hett
  • Analysis
  • Business
April 19th 2025

Is there really ‘no evidence of human remains’ at residential school sites?

During the scrum after the French debate, Drea Humphrey, a reporter with Rebel News, asked Jagmeet Singh a question in which she referenced human remains at residential schools, saying that “these claims have been disproven by bands that excavated and remain unproven by those that have not.”
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Analysis
April 18th 2025

Is crime really going up?

Throughout his campaign, and during the debates, Pierre Poilievre has referenced the rising crime rates in Canada, and maligned the Liberals’ approach to crime. 
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Analysis
April 18th 2025

Did Poilievre only build 6 homes when he was housing minister?

During both leaders' debates, Jagmeet Singh claimed that when Pierre Poilievre was housing minister, he only built six homes.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Analysis
April 18th 2025

Why an aging electorate may become a problem for democracy

According to Oxford University researcher Tim Vlandas, there is a causal relationship between the political pressures exerted by older demographics and the declining economic vigour of their nations.
By
  • Éric Desrosiers — Le Devoir
  • Analysis
  • Politics
April 17th 2025

Ahead of crucial debates, Poilievre is walking a political tightrope

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is walking a political tightrope where he must convince voters on the fence without losing the support of his base that is too comfortable with President Donald Trump for the average Canadian.
By
  • John Woodside
  • Analysis
  • Politics
April 16th 2025

Did Canadian Conservatives help Donald Trump get re-elected?

A reader asked our fact-checkers to dig in to a Facebook post that claims the Conservative Party of Canada played a role in Donald Trump's return to the White House. Here's what we found.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Analysis
  • Politics
April 15th 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is depicted in this CNO illustration by Aja Otani.

Did Liberal Party staff place incriminating buttons at a Conservative event?

Our Tuesday Fact Check-up looks at a major political story that's been making waves this week.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Analysis
April 15th 2025

At Poilievre’s Windsor rally, a YouTuber collides with a ‘mainstream journalist’ (That journalist was me)

I’d never heard of Pleb (as everyone here calls him) until I met him at the Penticton rally one week earlier. Even in a crowd of thousands he’s impossible to miss: a high-volume walking stream of consciousness, laughing and joking his way through the masses like the star of his own birthday party
By
  • Arno Kopecky
  • Analysis
April 14th 2025

Did Carney meet with a Beijing-affiliated group?

Did Mark Carney actually have a "meeting" with a Chinese government-affiliated group?
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Rachel Gilmore
  • Analysis
April 11th 2025

Global solar boom leaving Canada in the shade — but federal shift could change sector fortunes

Only 1.3 per cent of the country’s electricity came from photovoltaic projects last year, despite it having “all the building blocks” to be a northern solar superpower. That’s a big opportunity for the next government to take, says the lead author of a new report.
Business Solutions
By
  • Darius Snieckus
  • Analysis
  • Business
April 11th 2025

Truth, lies and history: Mark Carney's role in the Great Recession

The Liberals are selling their leader as the problem-solver who helped Canada navigate the Great Recession. Stephen Harper and other critics contend that he oversells his role in the crisis. Who's telling the truth?
By
  • Éric Desrosiers — Le Devoir
  • Analysis
  • Politics
April 11th 2025

Are safe consumption sites effective?

We investigate Pierre Poilievre's campaign claims about safe consumption sites and former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson's role in the fentanyl crisis.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Rachel Gilmore
  • Analysis
  • Politics
April 11th 2025

Did the Indian government interfere in the Conservative leadership race?

We dig into claims that Pierre Poilievre may have been propped up by foreign actors on behalf of the Indian government.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Rachel Gilmore
  • Analysis
  • Politics
April 11th 2025

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