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OTTAWA -- Reinstating key diplomats in Canada and India is a "foundational" step toward restoring the relationship between the two countries, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday.
OTTAWA -- An organization that helps LGBTQ+ people file refugee claims says it has seen a spike in pleas for assistance from around the world since 2020.
OTTAWA -- The military police watchdog says resistance to civilian oversight in the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal's office "worsened" last year.
OTTAWA -- Outgoing Conservative MP Damien Kurek is looking to leave his mark in Parliament by pushing for the adoption of a national livestock brand as one of Canada's symbols.
OTTAWA -- The Canadian government is condemning an Iranian attack on Israel after a barrage of long-range missiles was launched at Tel Aviv in retaliation for an Israeli strike in Iran.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand called for "de-escalation" after Israel attacked Iranian missile and nuclear sites Friday and Iran warned of "severe punishment" in retaliation.
OTTAWA -- B.C. Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal said he met with Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday morning to push back against Carney's decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit in Alberta next week.
Ottawa -- B.C. Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal said he met with Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday morning to push back against the decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit in Alberta next week.
OTTAWA -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit Ottawa between June 14 and 15 ahead of the G7 summit in Alberta next week.
OTTAWA -- The United States condemned Canada and four other countries on Tuesday for imposing sanctions on two Israeli cabinet ministers.
OTTAWA -- The United States has condemned Canada and four other countries for imposing sanctions on two Israeli cabinet ministers.
OTTAWA -- Canada is joining the U.K., Norway, Australia and New Zealand in sanctioning two Israeli cabinet ministers for "inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank."
OTTAWA -- Canada is joining the U.K., Norway, Australia and New Zealand in sanctioning two Israeli cabinet ministers for "inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank."
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending his decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit later this month -- despite the fact that security officials have linked Modi's government to the murder of a Canadian man two years ago.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending his decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit later this month -- despite the fact that security officials have linked Modi's government to the murder of a Canadian man two years ago.
OTTAWA -- An NDP critic says a provision in the federal government's border security bill that would give cabinet the power to cancel immigration documents is an attempt to "mimic" measures deployed by the Trump administration in the U.S.
OTTAWA -- An NDP critic calls a provision in the federal government's border security bill that would give cabinet the power to cancel immigration documents an attempt to mimic measures deployed by the Trump administration in the U.S.
OTTAWA -- Immigration Minister Lena Diab tabled legislation today to restore citizenship to "Lost Canadians" after a court found the existing law unconstitutional.
OTTAWA -- Safeguards have been written into the government's border bill to ensure civil rights and due process are upheld in proposed immigration regulations, Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- Justice Minister Sean Fraser says there will still be mechanisms allowing people to make asylum claims after being in the country for more than a year if the government's border bill passes.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will take "some time" to craft a response to increased U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum after U.S. President Donald Trump doubled the damaging duties on Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said he will "take note" of the successful opposition motion to add language calling for a spring economic update to the throne speech, but did not say when or how that will happen.
OTTAWA -- An association representing duty free stores and a group of 15 mayors from border cities have written a letter to the federal government asking for financial support and clarity on export rules.
OTTAWA -- Government whip Mark Gerretsen insists nothing went wrong Monday evening when opposition parties successfully amended the throne speech to call on the government to table an economic update before Parliament breaks for the summer.
OTTAWA -- Ottawa is committed to using Canadian steel and aluminum in national infrastructure and defence projects as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose more tariffs, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Sunday.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's named Marc-Andre Blanchard, Canada's former ambassador to the United Nations, as his permanent chief of staff.
OTTAWA -- The NDP's interim NDP leader is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to honour the government's commitment to table information about any U.S. trade talks in the House of Commons.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said he "welcomes" the decision by the U.S. Court of International Trade to strike down President Donald Trump's broad-based tariffs on most countries.
OTTAWA -- Defence Minister David McGuinty said that Canada still doesn't know what it would cost to join U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" missile defence program.
OTTAWA -- Interim NDP Leader Don Davies said Monday the party will still play a "profoundly important role" in this Parliament, even though it won't be granted official party status.
OTTAWA -- Government House leader Steven MacKinnon says the NDP will not be granted official party status because the Parliament of Canada Act says a party needs at least 12 seats to be recognized.
OTTAWA -- Canadian universities are being forced to tighten their financial belts as they struggle with plummeting enrolment from international students who pay higher tuitions.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Kathy Borrelli has won the Ontario riding of Windsor-Windsor--Tecumseh--Lake Shore after a judicial recount confirmed her victory today by just four votes.
OTTAWA -- Israel's Ambassador in Canada met with senior officials from the foreign affairs ministry on Wednesday to discuss an incident in the West Bank that saw Israeli soldiers fire warning shots near a diplomatic tour that included four Canadians.
OTTAWA -- Israel's Ambassador in Canada met with senior officials from the foreign affairs ministry on Wednesday to discuss an incident in the West Bank that saw Israeli soldiers fire warning shots near a diplomatic tour that included four Canadians.
OTTAWA -- Israeli Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed says he met with senior officials from the foreign affairs ministry after Israeli soldiers fired warning shots near a diplomatic tour in the West Bank that included four Canadians.
OTTAWA -- Canada is summoning the Israeli ambassador to explain why Israel Defense Forces fired warning shots near a diplomatic tour in the West Bank on Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she is summoning the Israeli ambassador to explain why Israel Defense Forces fired warning shots near a diplomatic tour in the West Bank on Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she is summoning the Israeli ambassador to explain why Israel Defense Forces fired warning shots near a diplomatic tour in the West Bank on Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand confirms that four Canadians were taking part in a diplomatic tour in the West Bank city of Jenin when Israel Defense Forces soldiers fired warning shots nearby.
OTTAWA -- Canada is summoning the Israeli ambassador to explain why Israel Defense Forces fired warning shots near a diplomatic tour in the West Bank on Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- The Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday it "regrets the inconvenience caused" by warning shots it fired as diplomats toured the West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Canada, England and France are giving Hamas "a huge prize" by threatening to take action against Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
OTTAWA -- A judicial recount in the southern Ontario riding of Milton East—Halton Hills South confirmed Friday that Liberal Kristina Tesser Derksen won the seat.
OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Wednesday that when Parliament resumes, the government will put forward a middle-class tax cut, deliver a throne speech and release a fiscal plan in the fall economic update.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday the lack of a federal budget sends "a bad signal" to investors and credit rating agencies.
OTTAWA -- Interim NDP leader Don Davies said Friday his party is in "very early" discussions with Prime Minister Mark Carney's government about being granted official party status in the House of Commons.
OTTAWA -- The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election -- a time one former New Democrat MP remembers as "the Parliament from hell."
OTTAWA -- B.C. MP Don Davies will be the interim leader for the New Democratic Party of Canada, chosen by the party's national council Monday evening.
OTTAWA -- B.C. MP Don Davies will be the interim leader for the New Democratic Party of Canada, chosen by the party's national council Monday evening.
OTTAWA -- The NDP national council is scheduled to meet tonight to pick an interim leader.
OTTAWA -- The federal government has received a fourth extension to pass legislation to grant citizenship to "Lost Canadians" after the existing law was ruled unconstitutional.
Ottawa -- "Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber have been found guilty of mischief for their roles in the 2022 Freedom Convoy mass protest in Ottawa.
SUDBURY, Ont. -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he'll "set a deadline" to approve all federal permits for mining in northwestern Ontario's Ring of Fire region within six months.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said that he will repeal the entire carbon price law if elected, including on businesses and the industrial charge.
OTTAWA -- Mark Carney was sworn in Friday as Canada's 24th prime minister in a ceremony in Rideau Hall, alongside his new cabinet.
OTTAWA -- Immigration Minister Marc Miller is giving "lost Canadians" a chance to receive Canadian citizenship as he seeks an extension to a deadline set by the courts for his government to pass new legislation.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada should hit the U.S. with matching 50 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum in reply to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest trade war escalation.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is putting an additional $10 million into a program aimed at helping community groups counter violent extremism and antisemitism.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada needs to retaliate against American tariffs by targeting U.S. goods Canada can make, does not need or can obtain elsewhere.