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Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to travel to Norway on Friday to observe the Norwegian-led NATO Cold Response exercise above the Arctic Circle. Cold Response is run by NATO every two years and involves about 25,000 troops from 14 nations training together to perform land, air and sea operations in Arctic conditions. Canada, the United States, the U.K., Germany, Netherlands...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to travel to Norway on Friday to observe the Norwegian-led NATO Cold Response exercise above the Arctic Circle.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to travel to Norway on Friday to observe the Norwegian-led NATO Cold Response exercise above the Arctic Circle.
OTTAWA -- Voting began today in the NDP leadership race, with a March 28 deadline for party members to cast their votes.
OTTAWA -- Voting has begun in the NDP leadership race with a March 28 deadline for members to cast their vote.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Friday a chartered flight is set to take 180 Canadians fleeing the Middle East war zone from Dubai to Istanbul on Saturday.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Friday a chartered flight is set to take 180 Canadians fleeing the Middle East war zone from Dubai to Istanbul on Saturday. Anand said the flight will operate on a cost-recovery basis. The government has also block-booked about 50 seats each on a few Air Arabia flights for Canadians travelling from Dubai to Istanbul.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says a chartered flight is scheduled to leave from Dubai to Istanbul Saturday, carrying 180 Canadians exiting the Middle East war zone.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday Canada supports U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran "with regret" -- making him just one among many world leaders struggling in recent days to respond to a volatile new conflict.
OTTAWA -- Some Canadian Sikhs are calling on the government to take a firmer stand on India as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to travel there this week on a mission to expand Canada's non-U.S. trade.
OTTAWA -- Some Canadian Sikhs are calling on the government to take a firmer stand on India as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to travel there this week on his mission to expand Canada's non-U.S. trade.
OTTAWA -- Nearly half the immigrant service organizations in the Greater Toronto Area are braced for program closures in the near future due to federal funding cuts that began in 2024.
OTTAWA -- Senators on the national security committee have approved the immigration measures outlined in the government's border bill, C-12, with no amendment, despite the Senate social affairs committee recommending those areas be withdrawn entirely.
Senators on the social affairs committee wants to see immigration-related sections in the government's border bill, C-12, removed or significantly modified by the Senate national security committee. The national security committee is responsible for tabling amendments, while the social affairs committee has conducted an in-depth study of the bill's immigration measures. That report, obtained by The Canadian Press, says the...
OTTAWA -- Senators on the social affairs committee wants to see immigration-related sections in the government's border bill, C-12, removed or significantly modified by the Senate national security committee.
The Conservatives plan to put a motion before the House of Commons on Tuesday aimed at reviewing how health benefits are provided to asylum seekers and restricting who has access to those services. The planned text of the motion, which has been shared with The Canadian Press, says the cost of the Interim Federal Health Program has more than quadrupled...
OTTAWA -- The Conservatives plan to put a motion before the House of Commons on Tuesday aimed at reviewing how health benefits are provided to asylum seekers and restricting who has access to those services.
The NDP leadership candidates began the final official debate with a general acknowledgment they agree on policies, but have different visions for how to achieve their most existential goal -- rebuilding the party. At the close of the debate, each candidate was asked if they are running to rebuild the party or become the prime minister. Four of the five...
OTTAWA -- The NDP leadership candidates began the final official debate with a general acknowledgment they agree on policies, but have different visions for how to achieve their most existential goal -- rebuilding the party.
OTTAWA -- With just over one month before the final vote, the five NDP leadership candidates are in the Vancouver area Thursday for the second and final party-organized debate of the leadership race.
OTTAWA -- Immigration Minister Lena Diab is adding three new permanent residency streams to Canada's express entry program that cover a variety of professions, including military ones.
The memberships have been sold, entry fees have been paid and now the NDP leadership candidates are preparing for their second and final party-organized debate in B.C. on Feb. 19. This second debate will be held in English. The first debate, held in November, was supposed to be a French-language debate -- but since most of the candidates are not...
OTTAWA -- The memberships have been sold, entry fees have been paid and now the NDP leadership candidates are preparing for their second and final party-organized debate in B.C. on Feb. 19.
OTTAWA -- Canada's immigration department says it still expects Ukrainians who fled the war with Russia to return to their home country once the conflict ends.
The Commissioner of Canada Elections said former Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland unintentionally violated the Elections Act by answering reporters' questions about a 2024 Toronto byelection at two government-organized press conferences. A report on the incidents published by the commissioner's office Friday cites rules restricting who can make a contribution to a candidate. Freeland was the deputy prime minister and finance...
OTTAWA -- The Commissioner of Canada Elections said former Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland unintentionally violated the Elections Act by answering reporters' questions about a 2024 Toronto byelection at two government-organized press conferences.
OTTAWA -- The Commissioner of Canada Elections said former Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland unintentionally violated the Elections Act by answering reporters' questions about a 2024 Toronto byelection at two government-organized press conferences
OTTAWA -- The Commissioner of Canada Elections says former Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland unintentionally violated the Elections Act by answering reporters' questions about a 2024 Toronto byelection at two government-organized press conferences
OTTAWA -- MPs have agreed to fast-track a committee study of the government's main budget bill, setting the stage for what could be a final vote on the legislation by the end of the month.
OTTAWA -- Immigration Minister Lena Diab says changes to the refugee status claim process proposed in Bill C-12 are "better for the applicants" even as multiple organizations are heavily critical of the plan.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in the near future, says a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in the near future, says a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office.
OTTAWA -- Parliamentarians from all parties came together Wednesday to mark National Kindness Week -- but the message is taking on a different meaning after the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
OTTAWA -- Roksolana Kryshtanovych never planned on moving to Canada before Russia's war, but the invasion made it impossible for her to go home to Ukraine.
OTTAWA -- B.C. NDP MP Gord Johns endorsed his caucus colleague Heather McPherson for the NDP leadership on Thursday.
B.C. NDP MP Gord Johns endorsed his caucus colleague Heather McPherson for the NDP leadership on Thursday. Johns told The Canadian Press he's backing the Alberta MP because he sees McPherson as someone who can grow the party, noting she won her Edmonton riding for a third term. He said McPherson's ability to connect with voters and her broad knowledge...
OTTAWA -- B.C. NDP MP Gord Johns is putting his support behind his caucus colleague Heather McPherson for NDP leader.
The NDP says it wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to cancel contracts for U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets -- including the 16 Canada already has committed to buying. Citing Carney's call for middle powers to work together in his World Economic Forum speech last month, Interim NDP Leader Don Davies says Canada should instead purchase Gripen fighter jets from the Swedish...
OTTAWA -- The NDP says it wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to cancel contracts for U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets — including the 16 Canada has already committed to buying.
A Liberal MP says he wants to see question period in the House of Commons offer longer, and more detailed answers and fewer social media-friendly clips. Alberta MP Corey Hogan says he plans to push for question period reform when MPs debate the rules of the House of Commons on Friday.
OTTAWA -- A Liberal MP says he wants to see question period in the House of Commons offer longer, more detailed answers and fewer social media-friendly clips.
OTTAWA -- Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she wants her department to acquire the ability to track the number of people with temporary visas who are exiting the country.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith both said Thursday the United States needs to respect Canadian sovereignty following reports that leaders of the Alberta separatist movement met with American government officials seeking their support.
OTTAWA -- A reported meeting between individuals in the Alberta separatist movement and White House officials amounts to "treason," British Columbia Premier David Eby said Thursday in Ottawa.
A reported meeting between individuals in the Alberta separatist movement and White House officials amounts to "treason," British Columbia Premier David Eby said Thursday in Ottawa. Eby, citing a report in The Financial Times, told reporters before the first ministers' meeting on Thursday that it's completely inappropriate for a group to ask a foreign power for help in breaking up...
Ottawa -- A reported meeting between individuals in the Alberta separatist movement and White House officials amounts to "treason," B.C. Premier David Eby said Thursday in Ottawa.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he told U.S. President Donald Trump personally that he meant what he said in his speech at the World Economic Forum last week.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says he told U.S. President Donald Trump he "meant what (he) said" during his speech at the World Economic Forum and it was about responding to a "broader set of issues."
Government House leader Steven MacKinnon said Monday he believes the minority Parliament can function and pass bills -- if Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre agrees to "get out of the way." Poilievre, meanwhile, shared online Saturday a letter he wrote to Prime Minister Mark Carney that says he is willing to work with the government to pass legislation on crime, affordability...
OTTAWA -- Senior federal government officials told reporters travelling to China with Prime Minister Mark Carney last week that he was accepting an invitation to join U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace."
Prime Minister Mark Carney's call at the World Economic Forum for middle powers to band together against economic coercion by "great powers" is drawing both praise and pushback. The speech drew a rebuke today from U.S. President Donald Trump, who said in his own speech at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland, that Canada "should be grateful" to the United States...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney's call at the World Economic Forum for middle powers to band together against economic coercion by "great powers" is drawing both praise and pushback.
OTTAWA -- There are solutions to the crisis enveloping Greenland, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday as global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland absorbed another escalation in U.S. President Donald Trump's push to assert control over the Danish territory.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says that the electric vehicle deal with China is an "opportunity" for Ontario and autoworkers. He says this is because there is interest in Chinese companies producing "affordable" electric vehicles in Canada. Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed an agreement Friday that will see Canada allow Chinese electric vehicles into the country at a 6....
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said that the electric vehicle deal with China is an "opportunity" for Ontario and autoworkers, despite criticism from Premier Doug Ford and the union representing Canadian autoworkers.
OTTAWA -- Manitoba NDP MP Leah Gazan is formally endorsing documentarian Avi Lewis for the party's leadership, making her the first sitting MP to officially back a candidate.
Manitoba NDP MP Leah Gazan is formally endorsing documentarian Avi Lewis for the party's leadership, making her the first sitting MP to officially back a candidate. Gazan says she is supporting Lewis because she sees him as someone who can rebuild the party and offer solutions to the high cost of living and climate crisis. High-profile environmentalist David Suzuki endorsed...
Former Ontario MP and former NDP leadership candidate Charlie Angus says that leading the party is not an "entry level position" and he's endorsing Alberta MP Heather McPherson for the job. Angus made the statement in a video message that was shared with The Canadian Press prior to its release. "Let's be blunt. The last election was a catastrophe. I...
Ottawa -- Former Ontario MP Charlie Angus says leading the party is not an "entry level position" as he endorsed Alberta MP Heather McPherson for the job.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting China this week -- part of his government's efforts to repair the bilateral relationship after years of tensions over national security, trade and the detention of two Canadians.