The leaders of Canada, the United Kingdom and France are condemning Israel's expansion of military operations and actions in Gaza and the West Bank, threatening in a joint statement Monday to take concrete actions, including sanctions. The statement called Sunday's announcement that Israel will allow a basic quantity of food into Gaza "wholly inadequate" and said the level of human...
If Pierre Poilievre wants to lead the party in the next election, he should resign and seek a fresh mandate through a new leadership race, says former Calgary Conservative MP Devinder Shory. To limit the time Pierre Poilievre’s critics have to organize ahead of his leadership review by party rank-and-file members and to eliminate uncertainty, some senior Conservatives are considering...
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday the Liberal government will present a federal budget in the fall, allowing time for clarity on some key economic and fiscal issues to emerge. Speaking to reporters Sunday in Rome, Carney defended his government's decision not to deliver a budget this spring, saying there is little value in rushing the process. Carney noted a...
In an exclusive Canadian broadcast interview, Prime Minister Mark Carney sat down with CTV News chief political correspondent Vassy Kapelos to discuss his mandate for change, Canada’s “investment era,” becoming an “energy superpower,” and U.S. President Donald Trump. He also answered some rapid-fire questions about the start of a new session of Parliament, whether he’s seeking out floor-crossers, whether he...
Prime Minister Mark Carney had a brief audience with Pope Leo XIV Sunday afternoon at the Vatican following the pontiff's inaugural mass in St. Peter's Square. Carney was seated in the second row with his wife Diana for the mass, in a section amongst other world leaders and heads of state. The prime minister, who is a devout Catholic, was...
Between April 16 and 21, 2025, Abacus Data conducted a national survey of 1,920 Canadian adults (18+), on behalf of the University of Toronto, to understand what Canadians believe is needed to succeed in a rapidly changing world. The findings reveal a country at a turning point: confidence in long-term stability is wavering, yet support for bold, forward-looking action is...
The research gauged the opinions among Canadians on the impact of tariffs on purchase of US-made goods and the US-Canada relationship. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,055 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between May 5th and 8th, 2025 as part of an omnibus survey. The margin of...
Understandable party wants to avoid ‘symbolism’ of exiting political stage, but no reason for former Opposition leader to continue living at ‘our expense’
During Prime Minister Mark Carney’s highly anticipated meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on May 6th, Canadians were on high alert for telling signs of how the meeting was going. Would Trump make disparaging references to Canada as the 51st state? Might we see any sign of relief from the tariffs? What is the power dynamic between...
Former President Joe Biden's office said Sunday that he has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer and is reviewing treatment options with his doctors.
Former U.S. president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms, and a prostate nodule was found. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone. "While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer...
Since U.S. President Donald Trump began threatening Canada with tariffs, I’ve heard from many people and businesses about the intense anxiety they’re feeling. Ontarians are already struggling in the face of an ongoing affordability crisis and are now facing potential layoffs and staring down the face of an impending recession. But instead of uniting people to push back against Trump...
There isn’t much point going on at any length analyzing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s refreshed cabinet. There’s some good moves there (Anita Anand to Foreign Affairs is a massive upgrade in a critical portfolio). There’s some bad news (a rookie GTA MP as energy minister, now?!). And there isn’t a snappy or definitive answer as to whether this cabinet marks...
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Cabinet is barely appointed — but it already needs to make a history-making decision. As G7 host this week, will Canada push to save Ukraine, defend Canada’s national security, and strengthen both international law and Canada’s international credibility? Or will it be complicit in an unprecedented bailout of Russia, an imperialist regime intent not simply on...
If anybody should have left Canada, it was First Nations. Secession: it’s a serious word for uniquely Canadian dumb ideas. Some Albertans are saying things about their unequal treatment, and, for the record, it’s not true. Alberta has not been treated badly, and neither has Quebec.
Ben Woodfinden, the 31-year-old former director of communications for Pierre Poilievre, understands the challenges faced by younger Canadians. Ten years of a Liberal-led, no-growth government, Ben laments, “means they live in a country that doesn’t work for them anymore.” They want change.
When the boss promotes you, trusts you with a new, important file, it’s a good idea to stay on message. Reinforce the mandate. Show people why you deserved the nod. Those are the dictates of received wisdom.
The McKinley comparisons to Trump are no longer theoretical. They are baked into policy. Tariffs are rising. Protectionist industrial strategies are being rolled out. American trade is now openly transactional, backed by executive muscle and shaped by economic nationalism. This is the new normal for Canada’s closest friend and largest trading partner. This weekend, Canadians mark Victoria Day, a holiday...
What does Alberta Premier Danielle Smith want? What does Smith want right now? What does she want from Prime Minister Mark Carney? Article content Smith presented Carney with nine demands. She wants Carney to roll back the harmful Liberal laws and regulations attacking Alberta and Alberta’s oilpatch.
It's apparent that a fourth Liberal victory has triggered a surge in anti-Ottawa sentiment in Alberta, but have things changed so much that a populace long opposed to pulling the province out of the Canada Pension Plan now supports it? One reading of fresh polling commissioned by the Premier Danielle Smith's government argues as much.
One of the most consequential responsibilities of any new Prime Minister is the selection of their cabinet. It reveals priorities, defines how government will operate and sets the tone for how competing regional, political and public interests will be managed. It is also a delicate balancing act — between rewarding loyalty, introducing new talent and signalling fresh purpose
For an action-oriented new government about to reinvent the Canadian economy, find new trade and defence partners and withstand the onslaught of President Donald Trump and his tariffs and territorial ambitions, this week was not an auspicious beginning. Instead of appearing as a crack, recently elected team of men and women ready to redefine Canada, the first meeting of Prime...
He's the King's first minister, which means he has no business making Trumpian executive-order signing performances
Here’s a puzzle: How do you make homes more affordable without making them cost less? It’s a riddle that ex-Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson is promising to solve in his new role as federal housing minister. But I’m here to tell you it’s no ordinary brainteaser, but a paradox.
For nearly a decade, young Canadians have been drowning in a sea of economic pain. The rising tides of housing and inflation threaten to drown them as older Canadians, safely aboard sturdy boats bought decades ago, mostly float on by. In such circumstances, the only lifesaver is a relatively stable, and occasionally even healthy, job market. Now that’s gone, too...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith absolutely, unequivocally does not want to see a cockfight. She’s merely provoking these specially bred roosters and will soon release them together in a pen. Whatever happens, happens. She has been adamant in her opposition to forest fires. “They’re dangerous,” she says, as she gingerly places a pack of matches on a pile of dry leaves...
There have been concerns about the “presidentialization” of the Canadian prime ministership for years — worries that have been exacerbated by Mark Carney’s tendency to sign Trump-style legislative orders to grant tax cuts.
Canada’s federal ridings range in population from 26,665 in Labrador to 134,415 in Kingston and the Islands
One vote. That’s all that separated the Liberal and Bloc Quebecois candidates in the riding of Terrebonne after a judicial recount that moved the Liberals one seat closer to a majority government. Unfortunately, it’s also apparently all that separated some Conservative Party of Canada candidates from flirting with election conspiracy theories — the very sort that now defines the MAGA...
Let Trudeau be our guide: How provincial power can break Ottawa’s grip In 1961, Pierre Elliott Trudeau published an essay, The Practice and Theory of Federalism, that remains among the most intellectually coherent and politically subtle defences of Canadian federalism. Trudeau did not merely justify, in abstract terms, the peculiar geometry of our constitutional order; rather, he advanced a bold—albeit...
When the federal election campaign was underway, the Star invited two eminent pollsters — David Coletto of Abacus Data and Allan Gregg of Earnscliffe Strategies — to discuss what they’ve learned from the election results. Here’s what they had to say:
James Moore is a former federal cabinet minister under prime minister Stephen Harper, and a columnist for CTVNews.ca. Perhaps the three most important words spoken by Prime Minister Carney during the campaign came after all the ballots had been cast and the results were known. During his victory speech on election night in Ottawa he said to Canadians: “Build, baby...
As the new prime minister reflects with pride on his unsullied cabinet, he should remember the words of P.G. Wodehouse’s Bertie Wooster: “It’s always when a fellow is feeling particularly braced with things in general that Fate sneaks up behind him with a bit of lead piping.”
It's a quick trip to a place he's been 19 times before. In a few days, King Charles will arrive in Canada. As the country's head of state, he will deliver the speech from the throne to open the new session of Parliament in the shadow of U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated taunts that the country could become the 51st...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday to add Canada's weight behind global pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit at the negotiating table and agree to "an unconditional ceasefire." During the first face-to-face meeting between Zelenskyy and Carney, who secured a mandate in last month's federal election, the Ukrainian president said the pressure on...
Prime Minister Mark Carney is at the Vatican today, leading a Canadian delegation attending the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV. Carney, a devout Catholic, will be among a number of world leaders and heads of state in attendance who will all have a brief meeting with the pontiff inside Saint Peter's Basilica after the mass. Carney met a number...
Prime Minister Mark Carney reaffirmed Canada's "steadfast and unwavering support" for Ukraine in his first meeting with the country's president on Saturday in Rome. His meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy was one of several sitdowns with world leaders taking place in the Italian capital, where Carney -- a devout Catholic -- has travelled to attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo...
After a delay due to a blizzard, Elections Canada has validated the results in Nunavut and confirmed NDP incumbent Lori Idlout has prevailed over Liberal challenger Kilikvak Kabloona. The results were posted on Elections Canada's website Friday evening. Validation is a procedure in which Elections Canada double-checks and verifies the numbers reported on election night.
It's only been a few days since the election but already some signs of discontent on Parliament Hill. Conservatives sure, that's expected. But some Liberals who thought they should be in cabinet aren't, and they aren't happy either. Is this all meaningless inside the Ottawa bubble stuff or is it something Mark Carney should watch out for? That and a...
At the beginning of the year, CBC was facing the very real prospect of being defunded by a Conservative government. But after the political winds shifted in favour of Mark Carney's Liberals, the public broadcaster was granted a reprieve -- giving the minority Liberal government what could be a short runway to implement its proposed changes. "I do think that...
Spare parts for Canada’s fleet of F-35 fighter jets will be owned by the U.S. until the moment they are installed on Canadian aircraft. With the U.S. becoming an increasingly unpredictable ally, some defence experts are expressing concerns about the deal to upgrade Canada’s air force. “One of the main selling points of the F-35 was that we would have...
AI appears in PM Mark Carney's campaign platform in many key areas. Canada has its first-ever minister of artificial intelligence in veteran broadcaster and newly elected Toronto Centre MP Evan Solomon. So what does that job exactly entail? When asked what Solomon's mandate and responsibilities will be, a spokesperson from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) pointed to the Liberal platform...
EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's former chief of staff is suing the fired CEO of the province's front-line health agency and the newspaper that first reported allegations of corruption in multimillion-dollar health contracts.
'I have no intention to move into the residence and so we expect the family will just remain there through this short transition phase,' Scheer said
Three of the seven members of the federal NDP caucus say they were not properly consulted about the appointment of the party’s interim leader. Last week, the NDP announced that its national council had chosen Don Davies, a veteran MP from Vancouver and the party’s former finance critic, to temporarily lead the NDP, a decision made with input from its...
The Alberta separatist movement presents a danger to the federal Conservative party, said former Tory member of Parliament Stockwell Day. "I'll lose friends saying this: — it will only split the vote and only strengthen the Liberal position," he said in an interview from Edmonton. In the most recent federal election, more than 1.4 million Albertans voted for a Conservative...
The Industrial Inquiry Commission report on the labour dispute at Canada Post recommends phasing out daily door-to-door letter mail delivery for individual addresses, while daily delivery to businesses should be maintained. It also says the moratoriums on rural post office closures and community mailbox conversions should be lifted.
'There appeared to be a lack of discipline, sloppiness, and we did have some ministers off message, displaying their traditional biases rather than toeing the party line as articulated by the prime minister,' says the Pendulum Group's Yaroslav Baran.
First-time cabinet minister Shafqat Ali is assuming the role of Treasury Board president at a “delicate moment,” with trust frayed between the federal public service and its employer, says Canadian Association of Professional Employees President Nathan Prier. “Repairing the relationship between his workers and management in the federal public service has to be a top priority right off the bat...
The Conservatives know more today about when their leader could return to the House of Commons, now that Damien Kurek has been officially declared the member of Parliament for Battle River--Crowfoot. Kurek, who won the election in the rural Alberta riding with more than 80 per cent of the vote, has promised to step aside to give Pierre Poilievre a...
David L. Cohen, the previous US Ambassador to Canada, credits new Prime Minister Mark Carney with a strong start resetting the country’s relationship with President Donald Trump. That’s partly why Cohen, a former Comcast executive and ambassador during the Biden administration, remains optimistic about the countries’ friendship, and an eventual cooling off in their trade war.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to task two senior ministers with boosting economic co-operation across the country suggests he remains keen to keep pushing Canada to get out of its own way—even if his picks might remind voters of his unpopular predecessor. “We need to balance experience and new perspectives,” Carney said Tuesday after his new cabinet was sworn in...
Hill office assignments are handled by respective party whips, and start with the party with the most seats in the House. New Liberal Whip Mark Gerretsen was named to the role on May 14.
Prime Minister Mark Carney named Sean Fraser minister of justice and attorney general this week, marking a comeback for someone who had decided to retire from politics. The Nova Scotia MP announced in December that he would not seek re-election, but changed his mind shortly before the election after a call with Carney in March. "It's an opportunity to demonstrate...
Liberal Kristina Tesser Derksen says she found out just before midnight on May 15 that a judicial recount had confirmed her victory in the federal Ontario riding of Milton East--Halton Hills South. The margin narrowed from 29 votes to 21 with the recount. Elections Canada ordered the recount last week after the vote validation process showed Tesser Derksen won the...
The Canadian military has launched a new online recruitment portal to try to modernize the application process and address a personnel crisis. But technical glitches emerged during the launch, prompting concerns that frustrated applicants may be discouraged from joining at a time when the ranks are short more than 14,000 troops and U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened Canadian sovereignty.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is flying to Rome today to attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV on Sunday.
Economist says lack of budget could slow down promised stimulus. The recently re-elected Liberal government isn't planning to release a budget this year, opting instead for an economic statement later this fall. But experts warn that not providing a fiscal snapshot could erode economic confidence and delay the government's agenda.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke Monday in North Carolina against the Trump administration's zealous efforts to impose tariffs on trading partners worldwide -- another effort that shows his willingness to split at times with his former boss.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation.
President Donald Trump is hoping that separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.
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Moscow is ready to work toward ending the fighting in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday following a two-hour phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump.
CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon said Monday that she is resigning, the latest fallout at the network as its parent company considers settling a lawsuit with President Donald Trump over "60 Minutes."
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Microsoft acknowledged Thursday that it sold advanced artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the Israeli military during the war in Gaza and aided in efforts to locate and rescue Israeli hostages. But the company also said it has found no evidence to date that its Azure platform and AI technologies were used to target or harm...
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Friday he's moving to set up direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as he can.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- U.S. President Donald Trump met with Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first such encounter between the two nations' leaders in 25 years.
For too long, Canada has been content to muddle in the slow lane when what is needed — now more than ever — is a breathtaking build out. Here’s how to do it.
Mortgage fraud in Canada has surged in recent years, raising deep concerns across multiple sectors. Anxiety is soaring among lenders as they face rising losses and inflated property prices. Meanwhile, organized criminal actors are overwhelming regulators and law enforcement. Several complex factors are behind the growing crisis, including pressures from housing affordability, rising interest rates, and the lingering effects of...
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Parliament will look very different when newly-elected MPs return to Ottawa this month. There will be far less diversity of voices in the House of Commons with the demise of the NDP, and this is not good for our democracy.
Canada’s premier agency for cyber-security, which helps governments and businesses defend against bad actors, itself got scammed as part of a wide-ranging IT overbilling fraud worth several million dollars.
Some dismissed it as the “erectile dysfunction” ad. Others laughed it off as a desperate Hail Mary to salvage a faltering campaign in Southern Ontario—specifically in the all-important 905 region. Well, they can stop laughing. Call it the blue belt now. The Conservatives not only held their ground in the 905—they flipped several Liberal ridings.
Prime Minister Mark Carney named his new cabinet last week. Do his choices suggest some electoral considerations came into play on who did and didn’t made the cut — and does a cabinet minister make a difference at the ballot box? Plus, Pierre Poilievre’s byelection in Battle River–Crowfoot looms, as does the prickly subject of Alberta separation.
After Honda announced it is hitting pause on a $15 billion investment in electric vehicle production in Canada, questions are swirling about three other major EV projects in line for billions of dollars in public subsidies.
He won last month’s election for the Liberals promising he had a plan to protect Canada’s economy from the predations of the American president. But since returning to Ottawa, Prime Minister Mark Carney has sent alarming signals to business and scaring off badly needed capital investment, as economist and professor Ian Lee tells Brian this week. The Liberal government’s decision...
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his new cabinet this week, but he won’t be unveiling a budget this year — a move that drew plenty of criticism from his opponents. Newly appointed Industry Minister Melanie Joly joins The House to discuss the decision and weighs in on the new government’s other economic priorities. Then, two Hill watchers offer their takes...
