OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidates face a 5 p.m. deadline to clear their biggest hurdle yet to stay in the race: shelling ...

Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste says his decision to drop out of the federal Liberal leadership race was partly motivated by a ...

Following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement in January that he will resign, two candidates have early ...

Jaime Battiste has officially met the criteria to run as a Liberal candidate in the race to replace Justin Trudeau. Battiste made the announcement during a Mi’kmaq Chiefs Meeting in Dartmouth ...

Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste officially joined the Liberal leadership race Thursday, saying he knows he is facing steep odds in his bid to become Canada's first Indigenous prime minister ...

1:51 Battiste officially throws name into race for the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste has joined the Liberal leadership race, confirming Thursday that he has ...

Liberal MP for Sydney-Victoria Jaime Battiste rises during question period, in Ottawa, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld HALIFAX — Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste officially ...

Former Liberal MP Frank Baylis did not respond to inquiries. Liberal MP Jaime Battiste also has indicated he plans to run for the leadership but it’s not clear how far he is in the process.

Jaime Battiste The Cape Breton MP and chair of the Liberal Indigenous caucus became the first Mi'kmaw lawmaker elected to Parliament in 2019. Battiste expressed interested in running on Jan. 13 ...

Potential candidate Jaime Battiste, for one, is aiming to become Canada’s first Indigenous prime minister. But the race’s current frontrunner, Mark Carney, if he won, would become the ...

MP Jaime Battiste from Nova Scotia is looking to become the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and in turn become the first Indigenous prime minister. Battiste, representing the Sydney ...