Charlie Angus

All four candidates criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for rejecting any possibility of re−opening the constitution, with Caron and Singh accusing him of "slamming the door" on the province.

The celebrated Canadian scientist, activist and broadcaster has placed his faith in Charlie Angus to hold Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to account as leader of the federal NDP.

"Coming from Manitoba, I can say my premier, Brian Pallister, doesn’t speak for me," she said federal NDP leadership candidate Niki Ashton.

NDP leadership candidate Charlie Angus is promising to find better ways to protect the interests of First Nations, Métis and Inuit children, including by dismantling the Indigenous Affairs Department.

NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh is releasing a four-page climate change plan that includes taking a stand against the Kinder Morgan and Energy East pipelines.

One of the candidates for the NDP leadership race is quitting, blaming party insiders who he says don't want to see him win.

Jagmeet Singh embarks May 15, 2017 on a bid to replace New Democratic Party leader Tom Mulcair - a quest that could make him the first non-Caucasian to head a major federal party.

Former veterans ombudsman Pat Stogran is expected to confirm his intention to seek the federal New Democratic Party leadership Thursday.

An evacuation due to flooding fears is underway at a remote First Nation community in northern Ontario.

The Liberal government's plan to move ahead on marijuana legalization is up in smoke.

The four NDP leadership candidates engaged in a friendly debate, mostly agreeing with each other on a variety of topics ranging from the environment, equality and free trade.

Quebec MP Guy Caron is joining the race to lead the NDP, bringing to three the number of candidates so far in the race to succeed Tom Mulcair.

Charlie Angus, a northern Ontario MP first elected in 2004, said his politics have always been rooted at the community level, and that he tries to speak truth to power in a clear way.

The Trudeau government is retreating from a key promise to be more up front with indigenous groups who are taking it to court.

In extreme cases, the memo says, desperate parents are giving up their children to child welfare agencies as the only way to ensure their kids get treatment for mental illnesses.