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Ottawa -- Canada will drop some retaliatory tariffs on American products to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday.
Canada will drop some retaliatory tariffs on American products to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday. After meeting with his cabinet, Carney said at a news conference the change will take effect on Sept. 1. Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on a call on Thursday, and...
OTTAWA -- Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she won't lead the party into the next election.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are meeting in Ottawa today.
When Prime Minister Jean Chretien got hit in the face with a pie 25 years ago, the only thing hurt was his pride. A quarter-century later, Canada's security landscape has changed radically. Threats of violence against politicians have become far more common. What seemed like a harmless prank then looks more like a warning now. "There is this view that...
OTTAWA -- When Prime Minister Jean Chretien got hit in the face with a pie 25 years ago, the only thing hurt was his pride.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux has "no idea" who will be taking over his job when his term ends next month. Giroux, who took on the job in 2018, will mark his final day on September 2. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Giroux said he's reached out to the Privy Council Office multiple times for information over the...
OTTAWA -- Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux has "no idea" who will be taking over his job when his term ends next month.
More than half of Canadians think the size and cost of the federal public service should be reduced in the coming years, a new Leger poll suggests. The poll indicates that 54 per cent of respondents want the federal bureaucracy cut, 24 per cent want it maintained and four per cent say it should get bigger. The poll suggests 1...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney's promised new entity to spur massive amounts of housing construction will prioritize the building of affordable housing and the use of Canadian materials, says a consultation document published by the government on Monday.
OTTAWA -- More than half of Canadians think the size and cost of the federal public service should be reduced in the coming years, a new Leger poll suggests.
The federal government's decision to boost entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces members is being praised by expert observers as long overdue. On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government will hike entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces privates by 20 per cent for the regular force and 13 per cent for reservists. The new pay hikes will be...
OTTAWA -- The federal government's decision to boost entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces members is being praised by expert observers as long overdue.
OTTAWA -- Canadians renewing or applying for Nexus travel cards can no longer choose an X gender marker, following an executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump that said the American government will only recognize male or female.
OTTAWA -- Canada's privacy commissioner has opened an investigation into a cyberattack on WestJet which saw a "malicious actor" gain access to the airline's systems.
OTTAWA -- Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland told MPs Friday she was "dismayed" by BC Ferries' decision to purchase four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder using a $1 billion federal loan -- but did not call for the loan's cancellation.
OTTAWA -- Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland told MPs Friday she was "dismayed" by BC Ferries' decision to purchase four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder using a $1 billion federal loan -- but did not call for the loan's cancellation.
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland told MPs Friday she was "dismayed" by BC Ferries' decision to purchase four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder using a $1 billion federal loan -- but did not call for the loan's cancellation. The House of Commons transport committee launched a study of the Canada Infrastructure Bank loan today.
OTTAWA -- Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland told MPs Friday she is "dismayed" by a $1 billion federal loan for BC Ferries' purchase of four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder - but did not call for the contract's cancellation.
OTTAWA -- Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland told MPs Friday she was "dismayed" by BC Ferries' decision to purchase four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder using a $1 billion federal loan -- but did not call for the loan's cancellation.
OTTAWA -- Organizations working to advancing gender equality are sounding the alarm as the federal department for women and gender equality, WAGE, faces a budget cut of just over 80 per cent.
OTTAWA -- Statistics Canada has announced it will end many term and casual employment contracts by October as it faces budget cuts.
A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal public service could shed almost 60,000 jobs over the next four years as Ottawa looks to cut costs. Earlier this month, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to multiple ministers asking them to cut program spending at their departments by 7.5 per cent next spring, 10 per...
Ottawa -- A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal public service could shed almost 60,000 jobs over the next four years as Ottawa looks to cut costs.
Professional interpreters are warning that the federal government's plans to cut its procurement costs could compromise the public's access to parliamentary, Supreme Court and other official proceedings in both official languages. Jeremy Link, a spokesperson for Public Services and Procurement Canada, said the department recently began a process to replace the federal government's existing freelance interpretation contracts. As part of...
OTTAWA -- Professional interpreters are warning that the federal government's plans to cut its procurement costs could compromise the public's access to parliamentary, Supreme Court and other official proceedings in both official languages.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and its NATO allies have agreed to substantially hike their defence spending target to five per cent of annual GDP by 2035. At a press conference outside the NATO summit in The Hague Wednesday morning, Carney said Canada can no longer rely on geography to protect it as new weapons and threats emerge. He...
THE HAGUE -- Canada and its NATO allies agreed at their annual summit on Wednesday to substantially hike their defence spending target to five per cent of annual GDP by 2035, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.
THE HAGUE -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and its NATO allies have agreed to substantially hike their defence spending target to five per cent of annual GDP by 2035.
THE HAGUE -- Canada will reach an even higher NATO spending target in part by developing its critical minerals and the infrastructure needed to get them to market, Prime Minister Mark Carney said as the annual leaders' summit of alliance members got underway in the Netherlands.
Canada will reach an even higher NATO spending target in part by developing its critical minerals and the infrastructure needed to get them to market, Prime Minister Mark Carney said as the annual leaders' summit of alliance members got underway in the Netherlands. Carney is in The Hague for the NATO leaders' summit, and made the comments in a pre-summit...
Canada is committed to increasing its defence spending but has questions about the "timeline" for hitting a new, higher NATO spending target, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday. NATO leaders are expected to decide at the summit in the Netherlands this week whether to raise the spending target from two per cent to five per cent of GDP. When...
THE HAGUE -- Canada is committed to increasing its defence spending but has questions about the "timeline" for hitting a new, higher NATO spending target, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Tuesday, as alliance leaders prepare for their annual summit.
Prime Minister Mark Carney begins a two-day stop Tuesday in the Netherlands, where NATO alliance members are prepared to decide whether to more than double the defence spending target. The main talks in The Hague won't happen until Wednesday, with Carney first set to take part in several bilateral meetings. Carney will meet with the President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs...
Prime Minister Mark Carney begins a two-day stop Tuesday in the Netherlands, where NATO alliance members are prepared to decide whether to more than double the defence spending target.
Canada and the European Union opened a new era of transatlantic co-operation Monday by signing a security and defence partnership at a joint summit in Brussels. The agreement commits Canada and Europe to collaborating on defence and is a step toward Canada participating in the continent's massive new defence procurement program, known as ReArm Europe. Prime Minister Mark Carney, who...
BRUSSELS -- Canada and the European Union opened a new era of transatlantic co-operation Monday by signing a security and defence partnership at a joint summit in Brussels.
BRUSSELS -- Prime Minister Mark Carney began official events for his four-day trip to Europe Monday by visiting a military cemetery in Belgium before a meeting with European counterparts at the EU-Canada summit.
BRUSSELS -- Prime Minister Mark Carney began official events for his four-day trip to Europe Monday by visiting a military cemetery in Belgium before meeting with European counterparts at the EU-Canada summit.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will depart for Europe on Sunday for back-to-back summits where he is expected to make major commitments for Canada on security and defence. Carney will be joined by Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, Defence Minister David McGuinty and secretary of state for defence procurement Stephen Fuhr at the EU and NATO summits, where military procurement and...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Europe on Sunday for back-to-back summits where he is expected to make major commitments for Canada on security and defence.
A security and defence partnership pact Prime Minister Mark Carney will sign with European leaders in Brussels on Monday will be among the most wide-ranging agreements with a third country Europe has ever reached, a senior EU official said on Friday. Carney is flying to Europe Sunday for a Canada -- EU Summit, planned for Monday evening with European Council...
OTTAWA -- A security and defence partnership pact Prime Minister Mark Carney will sign with European leaders in Brussels on Monday will be among the most wide-ranging agreements with a third country Europe has ever reached, a senior EU official said on Friday.
OTTAWA -- While the federal government has made gains on diversity and equity in the public service, inequities persist when it comes to pay, a new Treasury Board report says.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Europe on the weekend to attend summits on NATO and Canada-EU relations.
Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful performance hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., say some world leaders and foreign policy experts commenting on his perceived pragmatism and savviness. Fen Osler Hampson, international affairs professor at Carleton University, said Carney guided the G7 "through the diplomatic Rockies," navigating "shifting weather" on the global front and avoiding "avalanches and...
Ottawa -- Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful, focused performance as host of the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., according to some world leaders and foreign policy experts.
OTTAWA -- Almost a decade after 24 Sussex Drive was abandoned as the official residence of the Canadian prime minister, taxpayers are still shelling out tens of thousands of dollars a year to maintain the vacant property, and the new prime minister has signalled he's in no rush to deal with the crumbling building.
OTTAWA -- The federal public service shed almost 10,000 people last year, with the Canada Revenue Agency and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada losing the most employees.
OTTAWA -- Two years ago, more than 120,000 federal public servants went on strike.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is set to announce details of its promised "Canada Strong Pass" next week and the tourism initiative is expected to take effect later this month.
OTTAWA -- Federal organizations failed to follow procurement and security rules when awarding contracts to a company behind the controversial ArriveCan app, the auditor general said Tuesday.
OTTAWA -- A new report by Canada's auditor general says the federal government has been slow in its effort to reduce its office space.
OTTAWA -- Federal organizations failed to follow procurement and security rules when awarding contracts to a company behind the controversial ArriveCan app, the auditor general said Tuesday.
OTTAWA -- Ottawa says it has banned the largest contractor that worked on the ArriveCan app from entering into contracts or real property agreements with the government for seven years.
OTTAWA -- The federal department of justice is set to lay off up to 264 employees as it navigates what it calls "significant budgetary pressures."
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his government's new parliamentary secretary team.
The government's reply to the throne speech was adopted in the House of Commons Wednesday. It was adopted "on division," meaning no recorded vote was held. It does not need a vote in the Senate. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Steven MacKinnon said on social media that the adoption of the speech sets the stage for...
Faced with a trade war they didn't start, Canadians are divided on whether they see the United States as an "enemy" or an "ally," a new poll suggests. The Leger poll, which was conducted online and can't be assigned a margin of error, surveyed more than 1,500 people between May 30 and June 1. Almost a third of respondents said...
OTTAWA -- Faced with a trade war they didn't start, Canadians are divided on whether they see the United States as an "enemy" or an "ally," a new poll suggests.