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OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament returned from their summer break Monday with trade tensions hanging over the country, a new but undefined alliance with Europe on the horizon, and a Liberal government ready to push an aggressive agenda to get major new infrastructure approved.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday his government is focused on bringing down costs for Canadians and defending the country's sovereignty, though he acknowledged that some of those efforts are in their early stages.
OTTAWA -- The Immigration Department refuses to say whether applicants misused a refugee permanent resident sponsorship policy which was allowed to expire last week after Ottawa cited "potential integrity concerns."
OTTAWA -- The immigration department says it ended a permanent residency sponsorship exemption for some refugees over unnamed "potential integrity concerns."
OTTAWA -- The immigration minister has quietly ended a policy that helped some refugees sponsor their children or partners for permanent residency, while offering refugee advocates no explanation for the change.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is extending the suspension of federal fuel excise taxes until the new year to help Canadians feeling the pressure from higher energy costs caused by instability in the Middle East.
OTTAWA -- Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is expected to announce an extension of the gas tax holiday at a press conference in Ottawa on Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will announce an extension of the gas tax holiday during a press conference in Ottawa today.
OTTAWA -- U.S. negotiators were pushing in trade talks last month for concessions from Canada that would have caused key sectors like the automotive industry to either become U.S. subsidiaries or be "wiped out" entirely, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday.
OTTAWA -- Saskatchewan Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall has officially resigned from the House of Commons, making her the 10th MP to step down this year.
OTTAWA -- Saskatchewan Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall officially resigned from the House of Commons on Monday, making her the 10th MP to step down this year.
OTTAWA -- The Liberals won more than 50 per cent of the vote in all three of Monday's byelections, holding two seats and picking up an additional Quebec riding from the Conservatives.
OTTAWA -- Canada needs to make further cuts to the number of temporary residents in the country and generate better tracking data when they leave the country, the head of an expert panel on immigration said.
OTTAWA -- A massive increase in immigration cases in the last six years has created unmanageable workloads at the Federal Court, says Chief Justice Alan Diner.
OTTAWA -- A massive increase in immigration cases in the last six years has created unmanageable workloads at the Federal Court, says Chief Justice Alan Diner.
OTTAWA -- Longtime Quebec MP Alexandre Boulerice officially resigned his Montreal seat this week to run for Quebec solidaire in the provincial election expected on Oct. 5.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will address the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France in September.
OTTAWA -- Some Conservative strategists said there is little to take away from U.S. Vice President JD Vance's apparent mockery of Leader Pierre Poilievre in a fundraising speech this week.
OTTAWA -- Several premiers seem open to returning American liquor to provincial shelves, but there is little enthusiasm about the idea as questions still linger on what a deal to avoid 50 per cent tariffs on $28 billion worth of goods looks like.
OTTAWA -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said he wishes Canada pushed harder against the U.S. in trade negotiations, but that he understands where Prime Minister Mark Carney is coming from in his bid to seal a deal.
OTTAWA -- Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc returned to Washington on Thursday to meet again with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer as work continues to finalize a deal to avert a new round of U.S. tariffs.
OTTAWA -- NDP parliamentary leader Don Davies says Prime Minister Mark Carney's own words suggest government advertising about building clean energy projects violates Canada's law against greenwashing.
OTTAWA -- Conservative and Bloc Quebecois members of the House of Commons public safety and national security committee are calling for an emergency meeting to discuss spying allegations involving a former Canadian NATO intern in Belgium.
OTTAWA -- An Austrian man who has been permanently banned from the United Kingdom for promoting extremist narratives said this week he hopes Canada won't deny him entry ahead of a conference he's set to speak at in Hamilton this month.
OTTAWA -- Byelections this year to replace departing members of Parliament are expected to cost taxpayers upwards of $24 million, an Elections Canada estimate suggests.
OTTAWA -- Byelections this year to replace departing members of Parliament are expected to cost taxpayers upwards of $24 million, an Elections Canada estimate suggests.
OTTAWA -- Voters are headed for an eighth federal byelection between Aug. 31 and mid-April due to the upcoming departure of Ontario Conservative Larry Brock.
OTTAWA -- The federal Green Party says it has two approved candidates for the party leadership and the winner will be announced on Nov. 14.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is advancing the process to designate a proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast as a "national interest" project.
OTTAWA -- The federal NDP's total fundraising dropped in the second quarter while the average size of donations increased, fundraising figures show.
OTTAWA -- Todd Lewis, a Saskatchewan senator, farmer and agricultural sector advocate has died at the age of 65.
MONTREAL -- Four months into the job, NDP Leader Avi Lewis is still in no rush.
OTTAWA -- A new online poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests that one in six 2025 Liberal voters now say they would support the NDP.
OTTAWA -- Eddie Goldenberg, who served as chief of staff to former prime minister Jean Chretien has died at the age of 77.
OTTAWA -- Eddie Goldenberg, who served as chief of staff to former prime minister Jean Chrétien, has died at the age of 77.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney was gifted a personalized revolver and ammunition by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the conclusion of the NATO summit in Ankara.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has named his principal secretary Tom Pitfield to the Senate, as he says he is dropping the non-partisan criteria for appointments to the upper chamber.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has named his principal secretary Tom Pitfield to the Senate and says he is dropping the non-partisan criteria for appointments to the upper chamber.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to be in Vancouver today, where he will meet with B.C. Premier David Eby and discuss major projects in the province.
OTTAWA -- The immigration department says unclear department guidance for both immigration officers and applicants on how to apply for citizenship-by-descent may have led to people being issued proofs of citizenship without sufficient evidence.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says the six byelections to fill current and upcoming vacancies in the House of Commons won't likely be held all at the same time.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump about efforts to protect the Arctic ahead of their attendance at the NATO summit in Turkey in two weeks.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump about efforts to protect the Arctic ahead of their attendance at the NATO summit in Turkey next month.
OTTAWA -- Immigration Minister Lena Diab said she told her department to investigate when she became aware that "something" had happened to trigger a wave of citizenship document recalls.
OTTAWA -- Transportation Minister Steven MacKinnon says he has directed Alto to consider a high-speed rail stop in Kingston, Ont.
OTTAWA -- The immigration department says it has temporarily paused the finalization of some new citizenship by descent applications after "a few dozen" people were told their issued citizenship certificates must be surrendered pending a review.
OTTAWA -- Amnesty International and the Canadian Council for Refugees have filed a new Federal Court challenge of the constitutionality of a treaty with the U.S. that says refugees must claim asylum in whichever country they arrive in first.
OTTAWA -- Immigration Minister Lena Diab says having a Canadian ancestor does not guarantee someone is eligible for Canadian citizenship.
OTTAWA -- A pilot immigration program to help rural communities find skilled workers for hard-to-fill jobs saw 800 people receive permanent residency in the first two months of this year -- and hundreds of applications are streaming in for a limited number of available spaces.
OTTAWA -- Earlier this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and MPs from other political parties came together to raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge was delayed at the request of the United States — but the issue is separate from negotiations on a critical continental trade pact.
OTTAWA -- The opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge has been delayed as the relationship between Canada and the United States continues to be upended by U.S. President Donald Trump.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted Wednesday there is "no big drama" surrounding the status of the Gordie Howe International Bridge -- but it may take longer to open than anticipated.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's good news that the Gordie Howe Bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit will get its official opening at the end of the week.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada's new artificial intelligence strategy Thursday and the document drew swift reactions from many different corners.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that lower immigration under his government helps to explain why Canada's economy has declined for the last two quarters, pushing it into recession territory.
OTTAWA -- A spokesperson for Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Tuesday that expedited visa processing for 37 Gazan students and their families stranded in third countries is now underway.
OTTAWA -- NDP parliamentary leader Don Davies has introduced a private member's bill that would compel floor crossers to face their voters before switching parties.
OTTAWA -- A spokesperson for Immigration Minister Lena Diab says expedited visa processing for 37 Gazan students and their families stranded in a third country is underway.
OTTAWA -- A survey commissioned by the federal government late last year suggests nearly half of Canadians believe the country is admitting too many immigrants — but the share of respondents who think so has dropped since last year's polling.