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OTTAWA -- Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour praised the efforts of the Royal Canadian Legion to honour and help those who have served their country as the organization marked its 100th anniversary on Friday.
OTTAWA -- A week after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his first picks for the Red Chamber, the federal government named almost a dozen people to its Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments.
A week after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his first picks for the Red Chamber, the federal government has named almost a dozen people to its Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments. In 2016, the previous Liberal government created the independent advisory board to provide non-binding recommendations on Senate appointments to the prime minister. Under the Carney government, the board...
OTTAWA -- A week after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his first picks for the Red Chamber, the federal government has named almost a dozen people to its Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments.
OTTAWA -- A Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for a British Columbia man charged with tax evasion who was exposed in the Panama Papers.
Canada's national war and history museums say they would have to conduct a review before they could display a personalized revolver and ammunition given to Prime Minister Mark Carney at this year's NATO summit. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave each visiting NATO leader a handgun with their name engraved on it as a gift at the conclusion of the...
OTTAWA -- Canada's national war and history museums say they would have to conduct a review before they could display a personalized revolver and ammunition given to Prime Minister Mark Carney at this year's NATO summit.
Prime Minister Mark Carney made his first appointments to the Senate on Tuesday, naming four new senators to the upper chamber. They include Carney's principal secretary Tom Pitfield and Conservative MP Richard Martel, who will both fill seats from Quebec. He also announced he is dropping the non-partisan criteria for appointments to the upper chamber, and plans to rejig the...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney made his first appointments to the Senate on Tuesday, naming four new senators to the upper chamber. They include Carney's principal secretary Tom Pitfield and Conservative MP Richard Martel, who will both fill seats from Quebec.
The number of people applying for a job in the federal government plummeted last year as Ottawa slashed the size of the public service. Two years ago, there were more than a million applications for jobs in the federal public service. But between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026, that number fell by nearly 30 per cent, to less than 735,000.
OTTAWA -- The number of people applying for a job in the federal government plummeted last year as Ottawa works to slash the size of the public service.
OTTAWA -- A federal union is planning to add millions of dollars to its strike fund ahead of what it expects to be "challenging" contract talks this fall.
A federal union says it will add millions of dollars to its strike fund ahead of what it expects to be "challenging" contract talks this fall. The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada is set to negotiate new contracts for close to 50,000 members later this year and says topping up its strike fund sends a message that...
Thousands of federal public servants are starting a new work schedule Monday that will see them on-site in the office four days a week, though a lack of office space is delaying the return for some departments. The Treasury Board announced the change to remote work rules in February. Executive public servants returned to the office full-time in May. Jeffrey...
OTTAWA -- Thousands of federal public servants are starting a new work schedule Monday that will see them on-site in the office four days a week, though a lack of office space is delaying the return for some departments.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the situation in Venezuela following two catastrophic earthquakes is "horrific" and Canada will look to expand its humanitarian support for the region. The rare double earthquakes struck northern Venezuela 39 seconds apart on Wednesday, and officials reported Friday the death toll had risen to 920, with more than 3,360 people injured.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the situation in Venezuela following two catastrophic earthquakes is "horrific" and Canada will look to expand its humanitarian support for the region.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce the government's plan to "restore" 24 Sussex on Friday.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will unveil plans for the future of 24 Sussex on Friday.
Canada's goal of boosting trade with countries outside the United States could be thwarted by its new pesticide rules, a senator warns. Bill C-30, an omnibus bill implementing the spring economic update, passed both the House of Commons and the Senate last week. The legislation includes a change to Canada's Pest Control Products Act that allows cabinet to override Health...
OTTAWA -- Canada's goal of boosting trade with countries outside the United States could be thwarted by its new pesticide rules, a senator warns.
Canada will do what it can to help implement the peace deal between the United States and Iran, including possibly helping as a third-party moderator overseeing how funds are used to end the war Washington started alongside Israel. "Canada is of course willing to help, if that's appropriate," Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters Wednesday as the G7 summit in...
EVIAN-LES-BAINS -- Canada will do what it can to help implement the peace deal between the United States and Iran, including possibly helping as a third-party moderator overseeing how funds are used to end the war Washington started alongside Israel.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he had several informal discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump during the G7 summit in France, despite not having an official meeting. Carney told reporters during the final day of the summit Wednesday that the president only had scheduled bilateral meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While Macron is...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he had several informal discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump during the G7 summit in France, despite not having an official meeting.
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said talks with his American counterpart on a critical continental trade pact are not a "one-way conversation" as the United States continues to signal it will not rubber-stamp an extension. LeBlanc and Chief Trade Negotiator Janice Charette met with United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the sidelines of the G7 in France on Tuesday...
EVIAN-LES-BAINS -- Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said talks with his American counterpart on a critical continental trade pact are not a "one-way conversation" as the United States continues to signal it will not rubber-stamp an extension.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS -- Prime Minister Mark Carney appeared to pitch U.S. President Donald Trump on Canada's plan to import a limited number of Chinese electric vehicles at the G7 summit Tuesday in France.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS -- Prime Minister Mark Carney appeared to pitch U.S. President Donald Trump on Canada's plan to import a limited number of Chinese electric vehicles at the G7 summit Tuesday in France.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS -- Canada will impose new sanctions on Russia in a package that will target 162 people, entities and vessels — all assets of the Russian war machine.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS -- Canada will impose new sanctions on Russia in a package that will target 162 people, entities and vessels -- all assets of the Russian war machine.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS -- Prime Minister Mark Carney announced new sanctions on Russia during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G7 summit in France on Tuesday.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with several world leaders Tuesday at the G7 summit in France.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS -- Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday that Canada will impose new sanctions against Russia as its war in Ukraine continues.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday that Canada will impose new sanctions against Russia as its war in Ukraine continues. Carney made the announcement during a meeting at the G7 summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The package will target 162 individuals, entities and vessels — all assets of the Russian war machine.
Canada and Italy have entered talks for Canada's purchase of M-346 advanced jet trainer aircraft. The announcement was made after a meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains. The jets are designed and produced by Leonardo, one of Italy's largest aerospace companies.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS -- Canada and Italy have entered talks for Canada's purchase of M-346 advanced jet trainer aircraft.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France today, shortly after the leaders hold a working session about building peace for Ukraine. The meeting with Zelenskyy is one of at least five bilateral meetings Carney will have today, including with the leaders of Italy, the United Arab Emirates...
Canada stands ready to help restore shipping in the Strait of Hormuz if an announced breakthrough in talks between Iran and the U.S. comes to fruition, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, ahead of the G7 leaders' summit in the French Alps. Carney arrived for the summit mid-day Monday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an agreement had...
EVIAN-LES-BAINS -- Canada stands ready to help restore shipping in the Strait of Hormuz if an announced breakthrough in talks between Iran and the U.S. comes to fruition, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, ahead of the G7 leaders' summit in the French Alps.
Montreal-based Marconi Technologies has become the first Canadian company to land a contract under the SAFE agreement Canada signed with the European Union. Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled the news today at the G7 Leaders' Summit in Evian, France. The Prime Minister's Office says Marconi won a contract worth more than $10 million to supply tactical radios made in Canada...
EVIAN-LES-BAINS -- Montreal-based Marconi Technologies has become the first Canadian company to land a contract under the SAFE defence procurement agreement Canada signed with the European Union.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS -- Montreal-based Marconi Technologies has become the first Canadian company to land a contract under the SAFE agreement Canada signed with the European Union.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada stands ready to help restore shipping in the Strait of Hormuz if an announced breakthrough in talks between Iran and the U.S. comes to fruition.
The United States will play a role in a new world order where no one institution or country will have all the answers, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday. "What one can't do at this point in a rapidly shifting world order is to rely on one set of institutions, one grouping, one country to provide the answers," he said...
The people of County Mayo, found on the west coast of Ireland, greeted Prime Minister Mark Carney with open arms on Sunday. Businesses hung Canadian flags outside their buildings, and groups of people held up signs on the side of the road as Carney made his way into town from the airport. Some restaurants even invented names for their food...
AGHAGOWER -- The people of County Mayo, found on the west coast of Ireland, greeted Prime Minister Mark Carney with open arms on Sunday.
The people of County Mayo, found on the west coast of Ireland, greeted Prime Minister Mark Carney with open arms on Sunday. Businesses hung Canadian flags outside their buildings, and groups of people held up signs on the side of the road as Carney made his way into town from the airport. Carney is continuing his Irish pilgrimage, visiting his...
AGHAGOWER -- The people of County Mayo, found on the west coast of Ireland, greeted Prime Minister Mark Carney with open arms on Sunday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the "strands" of a new world order could be woven at the G7 summit next week. Carney made the remarks during a discussion at Trinity College Dublin while on a six-day trip to Europe. In January, the prime minister delivered a speech in Davos calling on middle powers to band together in the face of...
Canada and Ireland have agreed to work together on key issues like artificial intelligence, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology and food security, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saturday. During a press conference with Ireland's head of government Micheal Martin, Carney said his visit was about "strengthening a relationship that is already flourishing." He said the countries have complementary strategies in artificial intelligence...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says the "strands" of a new world order could be woven at the G7 summit next week.
DUBLIN -- Canada and Ireland have agreed to work together on key issues like artificial intelligence, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology and food security, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saturday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Ireland where he will drum up business and investment with European peers and visit his ancestors' home on the Emerald Isle. Carney arrived in Dublin Saturday morning, where he will meet with Micheál Martin, Ireland's head of government, and attend a welcoming ceremony at Dublin Castle. The leaders are set to hold a joint...
DUBLIN -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Ireland where he will drum up business and investment with European peers and visit his ancestors' home on the Emerald Isle.
PARIS -- Canada and France will deepen their defence and industrial co-operation through a new general security of information agreement, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in Paris on Friday.
Canada and France will deepen their defence and industrial co-operation through a new general security of information agreement, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in Paris on Friday. Carney made the announcement in a joint statement alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, ahead of a bilateral meeting between the two at the Palais de l’Elysée. “Businesses in both of our countries are...
Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Paris, where he is set to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of the G7 summit next week. A government official briefing reporters before the trip framed the meeting as Canada passing the G7 presidency baton to France and said the leaders likely will discuss how to advance a strategic partnership between...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Paris, where he is set to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of the G7 summit next week.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney took part in a video call today with officials from the Group of Seven countries and China to address global economic imbalances.