Niki Ashton

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.

Jagmeet Singh felt compelled during Wednesday's debate in Victoria to tack on an adjective to what he considers a key difference between the New Democrat governments in Alberta and B.C.

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

Julian — the first contender to enter the race — made the announcement at a news conference today in Ottawa.

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.

“We’ve never dealt with anything like this before,” Churchill, Man. resident Joe Stover told National Observer.

Ashton's baby is due in November, but the Manitoba MP says she has no plans on slowing down in the race to replace Tom Mulcair as leader of the NDP.

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.

Advance voting began Friday in five federal byelections and the prime minister was back on the stump, appearing at an event for the Liberal candidate in an Ottawa-area riding.

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.

"It's time to call out a system that is rigged to benefit the few at the expense of the many," said Ashton.

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.

The NDP have accused the prime minister of elbowing an MP, but Trudeau insists the incident was an accident.