U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports — but hasn't said yet when it will take effect. "Today we are doing copper," Trump told reporters at a cabinet meeting. "I believe the tariff on copper, we are going to make it 50 per cent." The level of tariff was reiterated...
To get the federal government’s procurement process on the fast track and unclog its multiple layers of red tape, the independent Office of the Procurement Ombud (OPO) is recommending an “overhaul” of the system. “We can no longer sustain Band-Aid solutions. We have to address the foundational issue that our system is too complex and it’s not working for all...
Unions representing federal workers say Canadians will bear the cost of expected cuts to the public service as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government prepares to tighten the belt and find savings in day-to-day operating costs. CTV News learned Monday that federal ministers have been asked to find 7.5 per cent savings for the 2026-27 fiscal year that begins on April...
3 Quebec men face terrorism-related charges. Three men face a terrorism charge for allegedly planning to create an anti-government militia and seize land in Quebec, according to the RCMP. According to a news release Tuesday morning, the Mounties say the group was involved in an alleged ideologically motivated violent extremism plot "intending to forcibly take possession of land in the...
A new poll suggests most Canadians are unfamiliar with nine possible NDP leadership contenders. A majority of respondents to the Research Co. poll said they "don't know who the person is" when asked about possible candidates like current NDP MPs Leah Gazan, Gord Johns, Jenny Kwan and Heather McPherson.
The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the United States. The data is based on random interviews with 1,000 Canadian consumers (recruited by RDD land- and cell-line sample), using a four-week rolling average of 250 respondents each week, 18 years of age and over. The random sample of...
Almost half of Liberal voters in 2025 are open to a merger with the New Democratic Party (NDP). Vancouver, BC [July 7, 2025] – The governing Liberal Party remains the top choice for voters in Canada two and a half months after the last federal election, a new Research Co. poll has found. In the online survey of a representative...
Most people think the NDP’s 2025 election disaster ended on election night. It didn’t. The real fallout is still coming, and it could cripple the party for good. Yes, the loss was brutal. The NDP won just seven seats in the federal election, not enough to maintain official party status in the House of Commons. They lost funding for the...
For months, Prime Minister Mark Carney has spoken about making Canada an energy superpower. He said it on the campaign trail, mentioned it again in an interview with CTV news in May, and dropped it again last weekend at the Calgary Stampede. While he usually inserts the qualifier of “both clean and conventional energy,” in an interview Saturday he stated...
Ten weeks after a disastrous election outcome that saw the federal New Democrats lose most of their seats, the party is launching a “review and renewal process” before triggering its next leadership race. The post-defeat soul searching is slated to last all summer long, with consultations stretching into the fall, aimed at reflecting on the 2025 campaign to “help shape...
Competitor warns criteria for night-vision binoculars dramatically limit who can bid. The federal government is set to proceed with awarding a major defence contract despite industry concerns that its requirements are written in a way that all but assures a single American company is eligible. A tender for night-vision binoculars — worth more than an estimated $100 million — is...
It’s only halfway through 2025 and Canada isn’t just making record breaking sports headlines — we’re seeing the extraordinary potential of what this country can achieve. From MVPs, to record-breakers, to thriving professional women’s leagues, Canadians are showing what’s possible when talent is matched with opportunity.
Eby's government speaking out of both sides of its mouth when it comes to fast-tracking energy projects of national significance
While the premiers of Ontario and Alberta have overcome their differences over how to deal with the threatening tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed on Canada, their newfound harmony won’t necessarily be contagious this summer. As Prime Minister Mark Carney implements the changes enabled by the One Canadian Economy Act, some differences may be more difficult to finesse.
There’s one woman in politics that not every Canadian hears about. But among Conservatives her perspective and directives carry weight. Jenni Byrne is described by Wikipedia as a political advisor, political commentator, and government relations expert. She is currently advisor to federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and operates her own consulting firm Jenni Byrne + Associates with a 16-person team...
Less than a week before Canada Day, the Mark Carney Liberal government announced it was joining other North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries in agreeing to dramatically increase spending on national defence to five per cent of gross domestic product, or GDP, within 10 years.
Industry marketing group Canadian Beef held a webinar in May, the first in a series of three, entitled “Instagram for Beef Advocacy.” It was meant for stakeholders and members of the public, though it seems I wasn’t permitted to attend. Instead, I was left to wonder why beef needs advocacy on social media and why they wouldn’t let me see...
While the headlines are fixated on border walls, what’s quietly unfolding under Donald Trump’s second term is far more consequential: the United States has supercharged immigration enforcement to historic levels. The “Big Beautiful Bill,” which has just been passed, has ballooned ICE’s budget by more than 200 per cent, giving it more funds than the entire military budgets of many...
Planning a visit to Ottawa this summer? Don’t expect the full National Capital experience. Oh, you’ll have a good time. Ottawa is a picturesque city filled with historical charm, interesting shops, fine restaurants and great museums and galleries.
Canada must stand by the Iranian public and political prisoners as the Islamic Republic intensifies its crackdown on human rights
The party leader is betting on Canada’s most conservative riding. Will it be enough? CONSERVATIVE PARTY leader Pierre Poilievre has jumped out of the plane, strapped on a parachute, and is aiming for a giant swath of land in eastern Alberta. After losing his seat in the recent general election to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy, Poilievre—a career politician raised in the...
If you use Google to search the internet these days, there’s a chance you won’t be served a list of links or news articles. Instead, you may be met with a chatbot’s attempts to answer your query directly on the page. This shift, which the tech giant started rolling out last year, has been subtle but significant. By some measures...
In marketing, a brand’s positioning is defined by the choices consumers have. Politics operates the same way: a leader’s identity is shaped by how they differ from their rivals and the options they represent. Right now, Prime Minister Mark Carney finds himself in a unique position. With Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre out of Parliament since losing his seat in the...
The medical exam room is for the doctor and their patient. Full stop. This simple truth forms the foundation of medicine and is not something I ever thought I would have to make the case for when I first became a doctor 24 years ago. But here we are, so let me say it out loud: Politicians have no place...
In a disaster worse than the Titanic, it was believed a young man swam over six kilometres to safety. It didn’t add up. IT’S THE MORNING of August 22, 2019, and I’m in a Zodiac bouncing along the waters of the St. Lawrence River. It can hold six divers and all their gear, but this morning, there are only six...
Concerns are growing that avian influenza could become a pandemic, resulting in possible widespread lockdowns and potential social as well as economic consequences similar to what occurred during COVID-19. As cases rise, some argue the United States is repeating the mistakes it made in 2020, making this the perfect time to reinvent Canada’s capacity to respond to this crisis and...
The practical problem Prime Minister Mark Carney faces in negotiating a new trade and security deal with President Donald Trump is that Canada is firing blanks with its retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.
How many of you have dozens of business cards ferreted away, bundled in a desk drawer or perhaps alphabetically arranged in a small case? Do they serve a purpose? Or is a QR code preferable? For my brother, his business cards became a totem, signposts to a rambling life, a game of cards to unravel.
At first glance, the race to elect the next leader of the federal New Democratic Party may appear unimportant to those not in that universe. Picking the leader of the fourth party — one without official status — might not seem consequential. But the truth is, what happens next with the NDP could determine Canada’s direction for years to come.
As U.S. President Donald Trump pursues his global trade war and talk of annexation, a new poll suggests the percentage of Canadians who view the United States as a top threat has tripled since 2019. While this year's survey by the Pew Research Center suggests that 55 per cent of Canadians still say the U.S. remains this country's most important...
The premier of Nunavut has announced he will not seek re-election when his term as a member of the territorial assembly expires this fall. P.J. Akeeagok says he's leaving politics to spend more time with his family and not for another political position.
ICE has detained at least 50 Canadians so far since the Trump administration imposed an immigration crackdown. Heather Wright reports. The family of a Montreal woman detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the United States is speaking out as her relatives desperately try to find ways to get her released. Paula Callejas has been in the custody of...
QUEBEC -- Quebec's government has announced that a hotly contested byelection northeast of Montreal will take place Aug. 11.
The Competition Bureau says it has obtained a court order as part of its probe into Amazon's conduct related to its online Canadian marketplace. The regulator is investigating Amazon's fair pricing policy. The bureau says the policy allows Amazon to penalize sellers for certain conduct, including if they set a price for a product on Amazon.ca that is significantly higher...
While the secrecy around Carney's vacation plans isn't unusual in Canada, other nations' leaders regularly inform the public where they are.
The Federal Court says the RCMP must hand over soldier-client information to the country's national security review agency — allowing a long-stalled review into whether the Mounties mishandled the case of a Canadian convicted of plotting ISIS-inspired terror attacks in the U.S. to move ahead.
A Canadian woman whose American husband backed Donald Trump and his mass deportation policy was arrested by immigration authorities in the United States, a San Diego news outlet reported. Cynthia Olivera, a 45-year-old mother of three, told ABC 10News’ Team 10 in a report published July 3 that she was handcuffed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at...
TikTok says it's pulling out as a sponsor of several Canadian arts institutions including the Juno Awards and the Toronto International Film Festival as it prepares to comply with a federal order to shut down operations in Canada. Since opening offices in Toronto and Vancouver TikTok says it has invested millions in programs and partnerships supporting local artists and creators...
The premiers of Alberta and Ontario agreed Monday to a feasibility study of new pipelines and rail lines between provinces and pledged to increase interprovincial trade of alcohol and vehicles. The agreements, laid out in two memorandums of understanding the premiers signed in Calgary, will also see Alberta and Ontario band together to advocate for federal regulatory changes and push...
Dave Sharkey still remembers how he felt about the future of the Conservative Party of B.C. when he was part of the delegation that marched in the 2022 Aldergrove Christmas Light Up Parade. "There were only four of us," Sharkey said. "Two of us were holding the banner, and the other two were handing out candy canes. But the reception...
Federal cabinet ministers are being asked to find “ambitious” internal savings this summer ahead of the 2025 budget as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government must now sort out how it will pay for the billions of dollars in new spending that it recently announced. Specifically, ministers must find ways to reduce program spending by 7.5 per cent in the fiscal...
The first major projects of the Canadian government’s signature nation-building initiative are likely to be drawn from five key areas that have emerged as “shared priorities” between Ottawa and the provinces, according to a senior government source with knowledge of the government’s current thinking.
U.S. President Donald Trump started sending out letters to governments around the world Monday threatening high tariffs in the absence of trade deals -- even as he gave himself more time to make those deals. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump will sign an executive order Monday to delay the threatened tariffs -- which were set to take...
The premiers of Alberta and Ontario have agreed to a feasibility study of new pipelines and rail lines between provinces while increasing interprovincial trade of alcohol and vehicles. The agreements are laid out in two memorandums of understanding that the premiers signed in Calgary.
We will keep our eyes firmly focused on the trade landscape again this week. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has promised a "flurry" of trade deals ahead of a July 9 deadline that could see global tariff rates increase sharply. Wednesday's deadline applies to all the countries caught up in the so-called Liberation Day tariffs. So, this particular tranche doesn't...
Travis from Idaho has formed a deep relationship with his chatbot, Lumina, who he says has “awakened” him and become his spiritual guide. His wife calls it a delusion. Maybe so—but as AI memory expands, these systems act and feel increasingly human. ChatGPT-5—coming soon—will scale this to new heights. Millions are about to meet a new kind of friend. Perhaps...
A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is dismissing moves by the federal government and Canada's premiers to break down internal trade barriers as little more than "political theatre." It lands just ahead of the country's internal trade ministers meeting in Quebec City this week, where they are expected to talk about their next steps as they...
Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they say a regional organizer disqualified an entire slate of board of directors candidates on an unfounded technicality. Some Conservative Party members in the Greater Toronto Area are calling out a regional party organizer for “unfairly” blocking...
Canadians are becoming less optimistic about their job prospects as the economy struggles to find momentum.
Pierre Poilievre white-hatted himself at the Calgary Stampede Saturday, looking every bit the rural Alberta MP he hopes to soon become. The Conservative Party leader, who lost his Ottawa seat in the most recent federal election, is running in an Aug. 18 byelection in central Alberta’s Battle River-Crowfoot riding. On Saturday at the Stampede, Poilievre sang the praises of former...
'I am confident that my government will do everything we can so that those projects can be built,' Carney said. Real momentum. Economic opportunity. Get things done. Fresh off his government passing Bill C-5 to get big developments built quickly in the country, Prime Minister Mark Carney is talking confidently, with an eye on two pivotal oil and gas initiatives...
Some experts warn Trump wants wins as trade talks stall with top global markets. U.S. President Donald Trump's three-month pause on his sweeping global tariffs is set to expire in just a few days. Ahead of the deadline, some trade experts say Canada still faces big risks, despite avoiding that round of levies back in April. "What the president needs...
OTTAWA -- An environmental think tank is warning the federal government against repealing its electric vehicle mandate, instead suggesting that politicians should be helping to put more EVs on the road.
Newly-released documents show Global Affairs Canada knew it was facing criticism from Canadians days into the federal election over a “lack of information” on travel advice to the United States after the Trump administration launched a border crackdown, including enhanced security at ports of entry. But with Canada in a caretaker government at the time, bureaucrats weighed the potential “sensitivities”...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump has avoided talking about his plan to scrap the federal disaster response agency after the catastrophic flash flood in Texas that killed more than 100 people, including children attending a girls-only camp.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump leapt to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday in the face of mounting criticism from far-right influencers and conservative internet personalities over the Justice Department's abrupt refusal to release additional documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence, according to two senior officials and a cable sent last week to all embassies and consulates.
President Donald Trump 's latest executive order delaying official tariff increases on dozens of countries until Aug. 1 has relieved some pressure on world markets, but he also ordered a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, citing persistent trade imbalances with the two crucial U.S. allies in Asia.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's "not happy" with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, saying Moscow's ongoing war in Ukraine is "killing a lot of people" on both sides.
OTTAWA -- As Canada escalates its criticism of how Israel is fighting the war in Gaza, one Israeli junior minister says her government won't submit to international investigations of the war that it feels are meant to undermine the state's legitimacy.
COLUMBUS, N.M. (AP) -- The military is expanding its authority and reach along swaths of the southern U.S. border where troops have been empowered to detain people who enter the country illegally.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. is halting some shipments of air defense missiles and other munitions to Ukraine amid concerns that its own stockpiles of such supplies have declined too much, officials said Tuesday.
Shares of electric vehicle maker Tesla, which is headed by Elon Musk, slumped Tuesday as the war of words between billionaire and President Donald Trump over the big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts heats up again, with Musk saying he may form a new political party.
Atlantic Canada faces a substantial challenge in the realm of tax competitiveness. Across multiple dimensions of taxation, the region imposes higher tax rates than most other Canadian provinces.
The Cambodia-Thailand relationship has deteriorated since a border clash broke out on May 28 and has led to the death of one Cambodian soldier. The conflict, not the first between the two countries, stems from a longstanding dispute over the lines of demarcation, dating back to early 20th century negotiations between Thailand (then Siam) and the French colonial authorities in...
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For readers of a certain generation, Lloyd Axworthy represents a Golden Era for Canada on the international stage during the 1990s after the Cold War. Serving as Prime Minister Jean Chrétien’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Lloyd Axworthy helped to shift power away from the nuclear-armed superpowers toward increased multilateralism, international institutions, and disarmament. Chief among his accomplishments is the global treaty...
RCMP officers continue to break rules around investigative note-taking, despite a decade-old commitment to fix the problems.
A pioneering effort to make the federal government more transparent has been shut down. The National Capital Commission (NCC) removed hundreds of original documents from its website after an adverse ruling from the official languages commissioner.
The Calgary Stampede is known as the greatest outdoor show on earth. It's a must attend event for most Calgarians, but more importantly for Canadian politicians. It's an event that can make or break someone - from what they're wearing to how they flip pancakes. Host Mark Day speaks to CityNews reporter Sean Amato in Alberta about why the Stampede...
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For a moment it seemed all Canadians understood that, facing President Donald Trump’s tariff war, we had to make our economy as resilient and competitive as possible. As Martha Hall Findlay discusses with Brian, there was finally talk of ending Ottawa’s war on oil and gas, building infrastructure and boosting productivity. The government even yanked the aggravating digital services tax...
Ever since the pandemic, emergency room closures have become more common in Canada, especially in rural communities. This can leave people in dangerous situations that can require them to drive an hour or more to access emergency medical care. When time is of the essence, emergency room closures can be deadly.
