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The new national unity council will assess what is driving antisemitism in Canada and improve research and data collection on hate incidents, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday. Speaking at a synagogue in Toronto, Carney said "antisemitism has surged to levels not previously seen in the postwar period," noting incidents including the firebombings of synagogues and bullets fired at...
OTTAWA -- The new national unity council will assess what is driving antisemitism in Canada and improve research and data collection on hate incidents, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday.
OTTAWA -- The new national unity council will assess what is driving antisemitism in Canada and improve research and data collection on hate incidents, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday.
OTTAWA -- Just days after a Canadian warship passed through the Taiwan Strait -- defying Beijing's warning that such transits undermine the bilateral relationship -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand welcomed her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to Ottawa on Friday for the first such visit in a decade.
China's foreign minister Wang Yi is in Ottawa today, the first such visit in a decade. He is in Canada for a three-day trip that will include meetings with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The prime minister visited China in January and met with President Xi Jinping.
OTTAWA -- China's foreign minister Wang Yi is in Ottawa today, the first such visit in a decade.
China's foreign minister is visiting Canada this week, something International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu is calling a positive sign about the relationship between the two countries. Wang Yi arrives in Canada on Thursday for a three-day visit that is the first by a Chinese foreign minister in a decade. The Chinese minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand are expected...
OTTAWA -- A planned visit by China's foreign minister to Canada this week — the first such visit in 10 years — offers a positive sign about the state of the Canada-China relationship, International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said Tuesday.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Israel's mistreatment of Canadians participating in a flotilla trying to reach Gaza violated the Vienna Convention.
OTTAWA -- India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent visit to his country paved the way for a complete overhaul of the Canada-India relationship.
India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent visit to his country paved the way for a complete overhaul of the Canada-India relationship Goyal is in Canada for meetings on trade and investment this week, starting today with a discussion with Canadian International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. Goyal says the relationship between Canada and India...
OTTAWA -- India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent visit to his country paved the way for a complete overhaul of the Canada-India relationship.
OTTAWA -- The federal government and several provincial governments are turning to artificial intelligence to analyze laws and search for outdated regulations as they try to cut back on red tape.
OTTAWA -- New Democrats and several unions are warning that federal job cuts and research facility closures will put food safety and security at risk.
OTTAWA -- The union representing Canada Border Services Agency workers says it's disappointed by the federal government's decision to provide funding for the agency to hire private sector guards on contract for immigration holding centres, arguing the work should be done by federal staff.
The federal government is pushing to get Canadian companies on major Chinese e-commerce platforms as the two countries deepen their ties. International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu told The Canadian Press in a recent interview that China's e-commerce titans Alibaba and JD.com want more Canadian businesses on their platforms. "I want to help enable that," he said. "There are some options...
OTTAWA -- The federal government is pushing to get Canadian companies on major Chinese e-commerce platforms as the two countries deepen their ties.
About 6,200 federal public servants have applied to retire early, with just more than two months to go until the deadline. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat website says 6,214 applications have been received as of May 12 and that eligible employees have until July 24 to apply. The program, which was launched in late March, is part of the...
OTTAWA -- About 6,200 federal public servants have applied to retire early, with just more than two months to go until the deadline.
OTTAWA -- People across the country completed their census forms this week, sharing details about their lives, which languages they speak and -- for those who got the long-form census -- information about their social and economic situations and access to housing.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is extending the contracts of about 750 term workers at its pay centre to manage a surge in expected job cuts.
OTTAWA -- A House of Commons committee is recommending the government halt its decision to close agricultural research centres and experimental farm sites across Canada as part of its cost-cutting exercise.
As some Canadians claim that the federal government's national census violates their privacy, a Liberal member of Parliament is calling on them to fill out their 2026 census forms for the good of their communities. Canadians have been asked to fill out the census form by May 12, though Statistics Canada says that's a "reference date" rather than a deadline...
OTTAWA -- As some Canadians claim that the federal government's national census violates their privacy, a Liberal member of Parliament is calling on them to fill out their 2026 census forms for the good of their communities.
OTTAWA -- Princess Margriet of the Netherlands is in Ottawa this week, where she plans to visit her birthplace and attend the Canadian Tulip Festival.
OTTAWA -- Several Canadian organizations and civil society leaders are calling for a halt to a Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement, which they say will pose a risk to the environment and exacerbate a human rights crisis in Ecuador.
Malaysia's high commissioner in Canada says she is skeptical about Prime Minister Mark Carney's push to have middle powers band together against the great power of the world's dominant nations. Shazelina Abidin told the Canadian Global Affairs Institute's annual trade conference in Ottawa on Tuesday that Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum was profound, not because of its content...
OTTAWA -- Malaysia's high commissioner in Canada says she is skeptical about Prime Minister Mark Carney's push to have middle powers band together against the great power of the world's dominant nations.
Unions representing workers across the country were calling on governments to be flexible Monday after executives in the federal public service started a new work schedule that will see them on-site in the office five days a week. The Treasury Board announced the change to remote work rules in February and said all other employees will have to be in...
OTTAWA -- Unions representing workers across the country were calling on governments to be flexible Monday after executives in the federal public service started a new work schedule that will see them on-site in the office five days a week.
OTTAWA -- A union representing more than 120,000 federal public servants whose contracts are up for renegotiation says wage offers presented by the federal government are "insulting" and "unacceptable."
OTTAWA -- Two federal watchdogs released five audits Monday, including probes into federal workplace accessibility and avian flu.
OTTAWA -- Starting today, executives in the federal public service are expected to work on-site in the office five days a week.
Senators say they're concerned about the growing list of vacancies in the upper chamber, as the appointment process for new members remains unclear. There are currently nine vacant seats in the Senate, with six more senators due to retire by the end of 2026. Prime Minister Mark Carney has not appointed any senators since taking office last spring.
OTTAWA -- A non-profit says it's concerned about the government's plan to amend food safety laws to take food security and affordability into account, and is arguing Ottawa is prioritizing trade over the health of Canadians.
OTTAWA -- Senators say they're concerned about the growing list of vacancies in the upper chamber, as the appointment process for new members remains unclear.
Canada's international trade minister says the government is looking to sign three major trade deals before the end of the year -- with Mercosur, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and India. Speaking with The Canadian Press this week, International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said Ottawa has teams of negotiators in different parts of the world almost every week. He...
OTTAWA -- Canada's international trade minister says the government is looking to sign three major trade deals before the end of the year -- with Mercosur, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and India.
OTTAWA -- As the Conservatives accuse the government of abusing its new-found majority powers, government House leader Steven MacKinnon is saying the Liberals want to ensure committee meetings are "transparent" and "open."
OTTAWA -- As his party is roundly criticized for forcing committee debate behind closed doors, government House leader Steven MacKinnon says the Liberal government wants to ensure committee meetings are transparent and open.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is set to make a major funding announcement for a Canada Soccer national training centre today.
The federal government is set to make a major funding announcement for a Canada Soccer national training centre today. A government source, who did not disclose how much funding will be announced, says the money will go to plan, design and pre-construct the centre. The federal government announced in its spring economic update this week that it's setting aside $66...
Canada's new parliamentary budget officer says the government's spring economic update lacks details on spending targets and results. Annette Ryan, who appeared before the House of Commons government operations committee today, says the update provided some metrics on progress but few mentions of risks and specific objectives. She says it instead introduced a range of new and und
Opposition MPs say the Liberals used their new power as a majority government today to shelve debate on demands the government provide documents about a $6.6 billion IT project that has gone far over budget. While the project to modernize the systems the government uses to deliver benefits to Canadians, such as old age security, launched in 2017 with a...
OTTAWA -- Opposition MPs say the Liberals used their new power as a majority government today to shelve debate on calls for the government to provide documents about a $6.6 billion IT project that has gone far over budget.
OTTAWA -- Canada's new parliamentary budget officer criticized the government's spring economic update on Thursday for lacking details on spending targets and results.
OTTAWA -- The Liberal government released a spring economic update Tuesday closely focused on boosting investment and job training.
OTTAWA -- The federal government tabled its spring economic update on Tuesday, projecting a $66.9 billion deficit for the fiscal year which ended on March 31.
OTTAWA -- NDP Leader Avi Lewis said Monday he won't run in an upcoming Quebec byelection to fill a seat being left vacant by Alexandre Boulerice.
Canadian wood manufacturers are welcoming a trade inquiry into wood imports but say the investigation needs to be followed by immediate provisional tariffs on foreign-made goods entering the country. Earlier this month, Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said the government had directed the Canadian International Trade Tribunal to launch an inquiry into global imports of wood cabinets and vanities, hardwood flooring...
OTTAWA -- Canadian wood manufacturers are welcoming a trade inquiry into wood imports but say the investigation needs to be followed by immediate provisional tariffs on foreign-made goods entering the country.
NDP Leader Avi Lewis said Monday he won't run in an upcoming Quebec byelection to fill a seat being left vacant by Alexandre Boulerice. Boulerice officially announced Monday he is leaving Parliament to run provincially for the Quebec solidaire after spending 15 years as an MP. He will sit as an Independent until he formally resigns his seat in the...
OTTAWA -- NDP Leader Avi Lewis said Monday he won't run in an upcoming Quebec byelection to fill a seat being left vacant by Alexandre Boulerice.
OTTAWA -- A union representing Canadian Food Inspection Agency employees says the federal government is delaying a plan to shutter a food allergy testing lab in Quebec by two years.
Most employees working at Global Affairs Canada won't have to return to the office four days a week this summer due to a lack of space. Treasury Board announced earlier this year that public service executives will have to work on-site five days per week starting May 4, and all other federal employees must be in the office four days...
OTTAWA -- Most employees working at Global Affairs Canada won't have to return to the office four days a week this summer due to a lack of space.
OTTAWA -- The RCMP says it has charged a consultant with fraudulently overbilling the federal government.
The Liberals are moving to take control of House of Commons committees now that they've secured a majority government. House leader Steven MacKinnon says in a social media post that the Liberals will seek to change the standing orders, the rules that govern the Commons, to ensure they have the most votes on committees. Majority governments traditionally hold a majority...
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament voted today to approve the appointment of Annette Ryan as Canada's next Parliamentary Budget Officer.
Members of Parliament voted today to approve the appointment of Annette Ryan as Canada's next Parliamentary Budget Officer. MPs approved her appointment in a 164 to 153 vote, with Bloc Quebecois and Conservatives voting against her nomination. Ryan, a longtime public servant and the current deputy director at Canada's financial intelligence agency, Fintrac, was named as cabinet's pick to lead...