Trudeau meets with King Charles to discuss 'matters of importance to Canada'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with King Charles on Monday to discuss "matters of importance to Canada and to Canadians."...
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Mark Carney says he's begun the process of renouncing Irish, U.K. citizenship
Liberal leadership hopeful says many parliamentarians have multiple passports. Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney says he's written to the British...
Canada's fentanyl czar sees 'very positive' reaction in Washington meetings
Canadian fentanyl czar Kevin Brosseau says American officials are showing their approval for his new role as he and several...
Canada-U.S. trade war will raise the cost of building a home, housing minister says
As Canada braces for U.S. President Donald Trump to impose steep tariffs on Canadian goods, Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says...
Mark Carney says former prime minister Stephen Harper asked him to be finance minister
Former Harper staffer says Carney ‘is not telling the whole story.’ Liberal leadership candidate and former Bank of Canada governor...
Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney says he'd run a deficit to 'invest and grow' Canada's economy
Carney also promises to balance federal government's operational spending as PM. Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney confirmed Sunday that a...
Poilievre repudiates Trump's 51st state threats, pitches new policies at 'Canada First' rally
Conservative leader says Canada ‘will bear any burden’ to protect sovereignty. Surrounded by hundreds of supporters wearing red and white...
American lawmakers are pushing back against Trump's tariffs — and they hope Canada notices
The clock continues to wind down on U.S. President Donald Trump's next deadline for imposing sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods...
Liberal Party of Canada announces French, English leadership debates in Montreal
The Liberal Party of Canada announced Saturday afternoon it will host two leadership debates — one in English and another...
Several premiers decry Trump's tariffs and call for powerful Canadian response
Several premiers are decrying U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose punishing tariffs on virtually all Canadian goods and calling...
Chrystia Freeland says she's running against the 'Ottawa establishment' in Liberal leadership race
Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland says she's running against the "Ottawa establishment" as more federal cabinet ministers rally around her...
Transport Minister Anita Anand won't run for Liberal leadership, won't seek re-election
Transport Minister Anita Anand announced Saturday afternoon she will not run in the Liberal Party's ongoing leadership contest to replace...
Canada shouldn't have an election with Trump about to take office, says Green leader
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says Canada should not go into a federal election with a second Donald Trump administration...
Confidence in Canada's fiscal health is 'eroding,' says business group president
The president of the Business Council of Canada (BCC) says the business community's confidence in the federal government's picture of...
Trump extols the power of tariffs, reiterates threat to impose them on Canada during NBC interview
Donald Trump is reiterating his threat to impose steep tariffs on Canadian goods if the federal government doesn't take action...
CSIS says it will disclose 'some information' about foreign interference to Pierre Poilievre
Spy agency says plans being 'finalized' to convey information to Conservative leader. Canada's spy agency says it will disclose "some...
International student permit cuts are pushing away prospective students, experts say
The people who run Canada's universities and colleges are warning that Ottawa's crackdown on international student visas threatens the viability...
The takeaway from Trudeau's trip to Mar-a-Lago: For Trump, fentanyl is priority No. 1
What’s less clear is what Trump wants in exchange for dropping tariff threat: sources. Donald Trump left his Canadian guests...
Alberta premier agrees with Doug Ford's pitch to explore kicking Mexico out of trade agreement
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she agrees with Ontario Premier Doug Ford's suggestion that Canada and the U.S. look at...
Thousands gather in Ottawa for Remembrance Day tribute to Canada's veterans
Thousands of veterans, military personnel and their supporters are gathering at Canada's National War Memorial in Ottawa to remember those...
Freeland says Canada's borders are 'safe and secure' following Trump's election win
Canada's borders are "safe and secure," Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday as she sought to address fears that...
U.S. ambassador to Canada says democracy will 'easily' survive outcome of Tuesday election
Ahead of a highly consequential election on Tuesday, the U.S. ambassador to Canada said "democracy is easily going to survive"...
Trump tariffs would hit Canada 'faster and harder' than most: former top Trudeau aide
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's former principal secretary Gerald Butts says Donald Trump's proposed 10 per cent tariffs on imports would...
Trudeau says he thinks about how angry messages affect his family
Prime minister spoke about his job, his party and immigration on a podcast. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a...
The next steps in Trudeau's caucus revolt are up to each MP, says Liberal backbencher
A group of Liberal MPs have demanded that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decide his future as party leader by Monday...
Canada still an 'open country' despite immigration cuts, says minister
Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada is still "an open country" after the Liberal government announced plans to cut the...
'No imminent threat' spurred shocking allegations against government of India, says senior Mountie
RCMP, government officials met with Indian counterparts before announcement. Days after the RCMP dropped the bombshell allegation that Indian government...
Gov. Gen.'s spouse criticizes Quebec media over coverage of Mary Simon's trip to province
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon's spouse, former CBC journalist Whit Fraser, is criticizing Quebec media for their coverage of Simon's French...
Former Trudeau cabinet minister criticizes PMO over access to prime minister
Marc Garneau says he was 'never sure' something told to Trudeau's office went to PM. Former foreign affairs minister Marc...
Freeland says Trudeau can 'speak for himself' on whether she'll stay on as finance minister
Asked by reporters whether she's been assured by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that she'll stay on as finance minister, Deputy...
Canadian government buys new condo for consul general in New York
Global Affairs Canada (GAC) told CBC News Friday that it recently purchased a lavish three-bedroom condo in New York to...
Poilievre promises less interference, more economic control in speech to Assembly of First Nations
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made his first in-person speech to the Assembly of First Nations Thursday, promising the chiefs gathered...
Consultant charged with fraud, accused of overbilling Ottawa $250,000: RCMP
A consultant accused of overbilling the federal government by roughly $250,000 has been charged with fraud, the RCMP said Tuesday...
Liberal national caucus chair shuts down request by MPs for summer meeting over byelection loss
Brenda Shanahan tells colleagues via email that a summer meeting is 'impossible.' The Liberal Party's caucus chair Brenda Shanahan told...
Chrystia Freeland says Toronto MPs met in her backyard to discuss byelection loss
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters Thursday that some members of the Liberal Party's Toronto caucus met in her...
Reversing the Liberals' slide in the polls would take 'somewhat of a miracle,' Liberal MP says
Newfoundland Liberal MP Ken McDonald says he thinks it would take "somewhat of a miracle" to turn the Liberals' electoral...
Five key takeaways from CBC's interview with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the ongoing public inquiry into foreign interference is "a very clear way" to inform Canadians...
Federal lobbying commissioner assessing allegations against firm, top Conservative adviser
The federal lobbying commissioner confirmed Tuesday that a "preliminary assessment" has been opened into allegations against top Conservative strategist Jenni...
Opposition parties want IRGC named as terrorist group after attack on Israel
Days after Iran launched an aerial attack on Israel, Canada's main opposition parties say it's time for the Government of...
Independent MP Kevin Vuong says he would be 'open' to joining Conservatives
Independent MP Kevin Vuong says he is "open" to joining the federal Conservatives and he doesn't think Canada "has been...
Trudeau government's $500M spending cut scarcely affects services: report
Most organizations and departments affected by the Liberal government's plan to shave $500 million in spending say the cuts won't...