Stephanie Levitz

Reporter with The Canadian Press

201 Articles

China responds to sanctions, slams Canada's treatment of First Nations

China lashed out on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, against Canada and other western countries, saying they have no right to criticize the regime's human-rights record, considering their own.

Conservative Party leader brushes off grassroots vote on climate change

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole brushed off the idea Tuesday that a vote by the party's grassroots on climate change should colour Canadians' opinion of his party.

Canada levies sanctions against China over Uyghur treatment

Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union levelled sanctions against Chinese officials Monday over human rights violations against minority Muslims in that country.

RCMP watchdog report shows injustice: Boushie's mother

Wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with "Justice for Indigenous," the mother of Colten Boushie stood before microphones on Monday, March 22, 2021, to address discrimination that a complaints commission confirmed she faced when RCMP officers told her of his death.

A cowboy hat is left inside an empty ballroom at the Conservative national convention in Halifax on Saturday, August 25, 2018. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese

Conservatives to debate environment, ethics, foreign affairs

Card-carrying federal Conservatives are heading into Day 2 of a virtual convention aimed at getting the party ready for the next election.

Supporters enter the auditorium for the opening ceremony at the Conservative national convention in Halifax on Thursday, August 23, 2018. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese

Conservative grassroots at stake during this convention

If there's been one constant at Conservative conventions since the party's first in Montreal in 2005, it's been a fellow known as "Gord, from Red Deer."

Conservative government wouldn't cut foreign aid: O'Toole

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole reversed his predecessor's position on foreign aid spending on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, saying that if elected, a Conservative government wouldn't cut that budget.

Erin O’Toole, Peter MacKay, Derek Sloan, Leslyn Lewis,

Peter MacKay won't attend Conservative party convention

Former Conservative leadership candidate and longtime party stalwart Peter MacKay won't attend the party's policy convention this week.

Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor to face trial 'soon,' Chinese media report

A state-affiliated publication in China says two Canadian men will "soon" receive their first trial after more than two years in detention.

Tory tension with anti-abortion groups echoes Liberal battle in the 1990s

Patrick Johnston has been having flashbacks about his own unhappy experience in federal politics as he watches attempts by anti-abortion groups to influence the outcome of next week's Conservative convention.