Conservative leader hopes to regain House of Commons seat in an August byelection. Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says he lost his riding of Carleton in the federal election due to an "aggressive" campaign by public sector unions after he was honest about wanting to cut federal worker jobs. Poilievre had held the Ottawa riding of Carleton for two decades...
Former privy council clerks say there are upfront costs to long-term savings. The federal government has started its comprehensive review of government spending, but what will it mean for Canada's public service, what balance will it have to strike and can the Liberals really cut so much? These are the questions facing Prime Minister Mark Carney as he embarks on...
Conservative leader says Trump will leverage the time crunch. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada urgently needs to land a trade deal with the United States but it should not have set a deadline for negotiations because U.S. President Donald Trump "will try to take advantage" of the time crunch. "The challenge with a unilateral, self-imposed deadline is that it...
Prime Minister Mark Carney's chief of staff and the country's top public servant will be responsible for maintaining an ethics screen preventing him from making decisions that benefit his former employer. That information is part of a newly released disclosure from the office of the ethics commissioner.
Battle River-Crowfoot candidates say many voters are unhappy about having to go back to the polls less than four months after re-electing their Conservative Party of Canada MP. Residents of the rural Alberta riding overwhelmingly voted for Damien Kurek in April’s general election, when the now former MP received more than 82 per cent of the vote.
Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,047 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, between July 2nd to 6th, 2025 as part of an omnibus survey. The margin of error for this survey is ±3.0 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
From July 4 to July 6, we surveyed Canadians on their federal voting intentions, their views on government performance, and key national issues. Discover all the insights by downloading our report below.
The NDP, it is well known, is in deep trouble. With seven seats and 6.3 per cent of the popular vote in the recent election, the party posted its worst showing, not only since its founding, but since the founding of its predecessor, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, in 1935.
In 1993, Liberal party leader Jean Chrétien had dinner with four top Canadian academics. Over dessert, one asked a blunt question: If you win, what do you actually want to do? “I have three priorities,” replied Chrétien. They were to keep Canada independent from the United States, keep the country together and keep the International Monetary Fund out.
EDMONTON -- Alberta is rolling out new regulations this fall banning transgender athletes from playing women's sports, but the province will still welcome out-of-province transgender competitors.
ESDC is projecting 6,700 job cuts over the next three years. Those numbers were published before Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne tasked departments with finding 15 per cent in program savings.
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
We are witnessing the rapid transformation of the federal Liberal party from NDP-lite to something much more like Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government. Whether with a newfound love for energy development or deep cuts to federal spending, Mark Carney is making clear there’s a new kid on the block running Ottawa.
Guess what? Tariffs are back on. Well, at least that’s what Donald Trump is saying. Earlier this week, the American president threatened to impose new tariffs. “I believe the tariff on copper — we’re going to make it 50 per cent,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday. He added a 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals for...
On August 1st, unless a breakthrough is achieved at the negotiating table, Canadian exporters could face a punishing new reality: a 35% tariff on goods entering the United States. This threat, the latest salvo from President Trump, is sending shockwaves through Canadian boardrooms and Ottawa. Yet, as with so much in the Trump era, crucial details remain shrouded in a...
If we want investment and jobs in Canada, we need smart decisions, not dumb ones. Too often, though, the federal government or federal regulators favour dumb decisions over smart ones and drive investment and jobs out of the country.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing a harsh fiscal reality. As the new Liberal leader tries to chart a course toward economic credibility, Ottawa’s budget numbers tell a story no amount of political spin can obscure. The federal deficit, now estimated at a staggering $92 billion by the C.D. Howe Institute, has ballooned to levels that can no longer be...
The post-Cold War order has collapsed, and NATO allies face the prospect of one day finding themselves in a war for which they are ill-prepared. Despite years’ worth of evidence that the hostile axis anchored by China and Russia was preparing for conflict and growing more powerful by the day, America’s allies failed to make the investments needed to rebuild...
Seven seats. No party status. No research bureau. No guaranteed questions in the House. No vote on committees. For the second time in its history, the federal NDP has lost official recognition in Parliament. And the 2025 election is the worst seat result ever.
Former New Democratic Party MP Charlie Angus was being charitable when he called the party’s recent federal election campaign “an unmitigated disaster.” Under Jagmeet Singh, the most unpopular of the three main national-party leaders, the NDP lost three-quarters of its seats and failed to secure official party status in the House of Commons. Its share of the popular vote fell...
Canadian steel is fundamental to Canada’s economic and national security. We have a long and proud history of nation building. While our industry now aims to build the next chapter of our country’s history, our future is deeply threatened as Canadian steel producers, workers and communities are under attack by the Trump administration. The United States has been the destination...
The quick-moving Moose River is as smooth as glass on a hot summer’s day in July. There is no bridge over the river from the mainland, where the municipal town of Moosonee, Ont., is located near the southwestern shore of James Bay. To get to the island of Moose Factory, home of Moose Cree First Nation and nearly 3,000 people...
I’ve been actively involved with the NDP for about 50 years. As you’d expect in any enduring relationship, we’ve had our rocky moments. And in the wake of our significant election loss, there’s been plenty of vigorous discussion about what happened and why. But I’ve been saddened by some of the discourse around internal processes that’s taken hold of the...
IN THE FINAL days of a high-stakes federal campaign, Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet made his feelings known regarding the country whose Parliament he sits in. “We are, whether we like it or not,” he said, “part of an artificial country with very little meaning, called Canada.”
Ottawa has been in a sprint since January. A new Prime Minister. A new cabinet. A new agenda. Now, the House has adjourned for the summer. The BBQ circuit begins. Vacations will be taken. And whether they admit it or not, many will use the time to catch their breath and reflect. They should. Because in politics, everyone wants to...
Meet the Olivera family. Cynthia and her husband Francisco, two proud Californians who supported Trump because they want illegal immigrants deported, are going through something that angers and confuses them. Because Cynthia has Canadian citizenship, it’s our duty to help explain. It won’t be easy.
Many years ago, a Liberal prime minster, Lester B. Pearson, failed to secure a majority government after several tries, and prepared to retire. But before doing so, he wanted to inject new blood into the upper echelons of his government, and particularly to bolster its base in Quebec, where support for secession was increasing. So Mr. Pearson recruited three impressive...
When I first reported on allegations against then-Ottawa city councillor Rick Chiarelli in 2019, the reaction from readers was swift and visceral. Yes, people were appalled by the stories: disturbing accounts from women who said they were told by Chiarelli not to wear bras to public events, were given flimsy clothing to wear, and taken to bars to “recruit” men...
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be meeting with his cabinet and Canada's premiers to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's new threat to slap 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods next month. The Prime Minister's Office announced there will be a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to discuss ongoing Canada-U.S. trade negotiations. Carney's office said he also will meet with the...
U.S. president threatened new levy of 35% on Thursday night. U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threat of a 35 per cent tariff on imports from Canada will not apply to goods that comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), a Trump administration official told CBC News. The 35 per cent tariff, which the U.S. president posted about on TruthSocial last night...
Ottawa asked First Nations chiefs to submit their questions in advance of their meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney next week to discuss his government's controversial major projects bill. Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act, allows cabinet to quickly grant federal approvals for big industrial projects like mines, ports and pipelines by sidestepping existing laws. Carney promised to meet with...
OTTAWA -- Car dealerships who were on the hook for thousands of dollars in electric vehicle rebates will have a month to make a claim to get their money back.
Donald Trump announced Thursday the U.S. will charge a 35 per cent tariff on Canadian imports starting Aug. 1. In an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney that was posted on Truth Social, the U.S. president wrote “if for any reason you decide to raise your Tariffs, then, whatever the number you choose to raise them by, will be...
Prime Minister Mark Carney said the Canadian government will "steadfastly" defend workers and businesses following the latest trade threats by U.S. President Donald Trump. In a post on social media, Carney said Canada will continue to work to secure a trade deal with the U.S. by a revised deadline of Aug. 1.
With the Trump administration ramping up its immigration crackdown, the concerns Johnny Noviello’s case raises about due process and detention conditions have become more pressing
It seems that nothing Canada has tried so far has shielded it from the threats of Donald Trump. It seems that nothing Canada has tried so far has shielded it from the threats of Donald Trump. Article content Barely a week after Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney restarted trade talks, with Canada targeting an agreement by July 21, Trump...
Forged by crisis, tempered by opportunity and steeled by circumstance, it is the most important political alliance in the country. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Doug Ford, a federal Liberal and an Ontario Progressive Conservative, each recently tasked by voters with tackling the economic and existential threat of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The federal government will explain today how it plans to reimburse auto dealers who were left hanging when Ottawa suspended its electric vehicle rebate program earlier this year. In January, Transport Canada paused its popular Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles program -- iZEV -- after its funding ran out. Ottawa spent nearly $3 billion on iZEV during its five-year lifespan.
Ottawa says it now has a plan to repay millions of dollars to car dealerships across the country who say they’ve been left holding the bag after the federal government’s iZEV program came to an abrupt halt in January, when it was apparently overwhelmed by rebate claims made by Tesla over a single weekend. For months Canadian car dealerships have...
Trump and PM Carney have been locked in negotiation to reach a trade agreement by July 21. U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to slap a 35 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods as the two countries have been engaged in negotiations to reach some sort of trade agreement. Trump's latest threat came in a letter to Prime Minister...
Canada’s former ambassador to the U.S. says the federal government’s self-imposed deadline to reach a new economic and security deal with the U.S. is “not realistic at the present moment.” “I don’t think that we’re going to reach anything of a significant breakthrough by the 21st,” David MacNaughton said in an interview with CTV News on Thursday. “I think one...
The New Democratic Party will have a new leader by the end of March next year, the Star has learned, setting up a contest to decide the future of the left-wing political force that was crippled in April’s federal election. In a closed-door meeting Thursday, the NDP’s federal council agreed on a six-month race starting in September with a $100,00...
Former Liberal justice minister David Lametti starts his new job in Mark Carney's Prime Minister's Office on Monday. Lametti posted on LinkedIn to confirm his start date as Carney's principal secretary, a top political aide position. Carney's new chief of staff, former UN ambassador Marc-Andre Blanchard, started in his role at the beginning of the week.
The elections commissioner has levied four fines totalling $4,500 against an accountant relating to his work as an agent for the Conservative party. The Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections says it doubled or tripled the fines issued to William Healy because he demonstrated intent or negligence. Two of the fines relate to Healy's work as the official agent...
A campaign by federal New Democrats to urge party members to shift their donations away from the central party to local electoral associations is a "self-sabotaging" act, says a former NDP strategist. Jordan Leichnitz said the efforts by a group called Reclaim Canada's NDP to divert funds to riding associations undermines the party because riding associations can't win general elections...
Defence Minister David McGuinty called allegations that military members were part of an extremist plot "disturbing," but pushed back against accusations the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) isn't doing enough to change its culture. The minister briefly spoke to reporters Thursday on the sidelines of a change-of-command ceremony. They were his first public comments since the RCMP charged four men, including...
As the federal government undergoes a spending review, Prime Minister Mark Carney is aiming to find $25 billion in savings over the next three years, according to a senior government source who spoke to CTV News. News of the target figure comes after Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, along with Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, issued letters to Carney’s cabinet on...
CALGARY -- Alberta's education minister says school libraries must pull explicit, sexual content from their shelves starting Oct. 1.
OTTAWA -- Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet made history Thursday by becoming the first woman to lead the Royal Canadian Air Force.
The NDP national council is expected to meet Thursday evening to continue work on rules for the upcoming leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh. Some in the party, including former MPs, say the race will help cover the party's campaign debt through increased fundraising efforts.
Canada will fight back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s 50 per cent tariff on copper imports, Industry Minister Melanie Joly said Thursday. “We’ll fight against it. Period,” said the minister, without getting into specifics. On Wednesday evening, Trump vowed on Truth Social the tariff would come into force on Aug. 1. Trump heralded the metal as the “most used material...
OTTAWA -- Parliament's fiscal watchdog is projecting that the Canada Infrastructure Bank will fall more than $20 billion short of its investment targets for the coming years.
Donald Trump announced Wednesday the U.S. will place a 50 per cent tariff on copper effective Aug. 1. The U.S. president, who made the announcement on Truth Social, says the decision was made after receiving a national security assessment.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump says he is considering "taking away" the U.S. citizenship of a longtime rival, actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell, despite a decades-old Supreme Court ruling that expressly prohibits such an action by the government.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the past week, President Donald Trump has managed to make his erratic trade policies even more baffling to countries desperate to negotiate an escape from his wrath.
David Gergen, a veteran of Washington politics and an adviser to four presidents in a career spanning decades in government, academia and media, has died. He was 83.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department and FBI are struggling to contain the fallout and appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Donald Trump's base after the administration's decision this week to withhold records from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) -- A federal judge in Maryland scolded the Trump administration on Friday for its "utter refusal" to detail its deportation plans for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, including where the government plans to send him and whether he'll get a chance to fight his expulsion before he's whisked away.
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) -- An independent U.N. investigator and outspoken critic of Israel's actions in Gaza said Thursday that "it was shocking" to learn that the Trump administration had imposed sanctions on her but defiantly stood by her view on the war.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a memorial service on Thursday for two slain Israeli Embassy staffers as he wraps up a four-day visit to Washington in which talks with President Donald Trump, White House aides and lawmakers focused on finding a pathway to a ceasefire deal in Gaza.
The Trump administration has announced it's issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the United States to punish critics of Israel's 21-month war in Gaza.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- One hundred years ago, a public high school teacher stood trial in Dayton, Tennessee, for teaching human evolution. His nation is still feeling the reverberations today.
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.
Once again, U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to slap more tariffs on Canada — and Pierre Poilievre has thoughts. The Conservative leader speaks with Catherine Cullen in his first national English interview with CBC since becoming party leader to discuss how he’d tackle the Canada-U.S. trade war differently and why he thinks he deserves a second shot at holding...
The 113th Calgary Stampede is in full swing. But the 10-day festival wouldn’t be complete without the biggest names in Canadian politics and business walking the grounds in cowboy cosplay. Politicians are flipping pancakes, corporate parties are packed, and with Prime Minister Mark Carney pledging to make Canada an energy superpower, oil patch optimism is on full display. But tensions...
Shocking news this week out of Quebec where charges have been laid in an alleged plot involving a militia to take over a portion of Quebec City. Dozens of combat-like weapons were seized and it's alleged the group was running a recruitment strategy through Instagram. Investigators allege among the four men charged are two, active Canadian Armed Forces members but...
After the New Democrats suffered a stinging rebuke in the last federal election, there are many questions surrounding where the party goes from here — and who could lead it. On this week’s episode of The Numbers, we discuss the troubled state of the NDP and a new poll that suggests few Canadians know much about any of the potential...
