Conservative MPs and insiders who spoke to National Post did not lay the blame on Poilievre, who they said was busy crisscrossing the country, but rather the operational and internal decisions spearheaded by Byrne during the campaign. They pointed to messy nominations which they said angered their base, as well as rules against speaking freely to the media and their constituents. [National Post]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has already taken a trip out to the Alberta riding he hopes to represent, after losing the Ottawa-area seat he held for more than two decades in last week's general election. But Poilievre will have to wait at least 30 days for a byelection, and likely more. [CBC]

“While the recent election results were not what we hoped for, our commitment to building a better Canada has never been stronger,” party president Mary Shortall said in a statement.

Sources have told Global News that Husam Taha Ali Al-Sewaiee is accused of trying to join an Iranian-backed terrorist faction. [Global]

Danielle Smith said she wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, but the voices of those unhappy with Confederation are not fringe extremists and must be listened to. [Global]

On Monday, Ford wrote to Prime Minister Mark Carney to identify the "nation-building" projects in Ontario he would like the federal government to support by streamlining approvals. [Global]

Alberta's government says three children are in intensive care in hospital after contracting measles. [CP]

President Donald Trump is pressing the Canadian government over immigration and drug flows across the border with the United States. Stricter policies are welcomed by U.S. Border Patrol agents, yet community tension also brews. [Christian Science Monitor]

Countries must do everything to ensure that free and independent news reporting can thrive, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday in a message to mark World Press Freedom Day. [United Nations]