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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.
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. "For Canada, it means practical relief at a time when Canadians need it most," Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Wednesday in Ottawa. The fuel excise tax will...
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.
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. Until late last month, Canada and the U.S. were negotiating a deal to address trade irritants on both sides of the...
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.
Saskatchewan Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall has officially resigned from the House of Commons, making her the 10th MP to step down this year. Wagantall announced in June that she would resign at the end of August. She said she originally planned on finishing her term but did not offer a reason for her exit as the member of Parliament for...
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.
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. A spokesperson for Boulerice confirms the politician submitted his resignation as the MP for Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie on Tuesday. Boulerice represented the NDP for 15 years but left the caucus to sit as an independent in...
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.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will address the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France in September. A statement from Carney's office Wednesday said the prime minister will also attend the European Union's annual State of the Union address. Carney's office did not confirm the date for the trip but European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is scheduled to deliver her annual...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will address the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France in September.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says retaliatory tariffs will hit the U.S. starting next month after Canada walked away from what he called a "bad deal."
Prime Minister Mark Carney says retaliatory tariffs will hit the U.S. starting next month after Canada walked away from what he called a "bad deal." The U.S. introduced new 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian exports on Saturday after trade talks failed. "We got attacked," Carney told reporters on Parliament Hill Saturday when asked about the...
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. In audio from a fundraiser in Southampton, N.Y., which was provided to The Canadian Press by a source who attended the private function, Vance referred to the Conservative leader as "this guy...
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.
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. Carney briefed the premiers on Wednesday about the agreement with the U.S. to stop punishing new tariffs and address longstanding trade irritants on both sides...
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.
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is scheduled to speak with provincial and territorial trade ministers as well as members of the prime minister's advisory committee on Canada-U.S. relations Friday. A spokesperson from LeBlanc's office said that he and Janice Charette, Canada's chief trade negotiator, will update the parties on trade talks with the U.S. as the threat of new 5...
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is scheduled to speak with provincial and territorial trade ministers as well as members of the prime minister's advisory committee on Canada-U.S. relations Friday.
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. Frank Caputo, the Conservative public safety critic, says MPs need to discuss the "serious questions" the case raises about "Canada's national security screening processes." The suspect...
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.
Byelections this year to replace departing members of Parliament are expected to cost taxpayers upwards of $24 million, an Elections Canada estimate suggests. The election agency says that while the cost of holding a byelection can vary due to multiple factors, including location and duration, a single byelection costs an average of $2 million to run.
Voters are set for an eighth federal byelection between Aug. 31 and mid-April due to the upcoming departure of Ontario Conservative Larry Brock. Brock, who was first elected in 2021 to represent the southwestern Ontario riding that is now called Brantford-Brant South, says he is leaving the House of Commons to take a position at the Crown attorney's office in Brantford, Ont.
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.
Another Ontario Liberal caucus member has joined the race to become the party's next leader. Stephanie Bowman, who represents Don Valley West for the party in the legislature, says she wants to build a party that is competitive across the province. She had served as campaign co-chair for fellow caucus member Rob Cerjanec until he dropped out of the race...
OTTAWA -- The federal Green Party says it has two approved candidates for the party leadership and the winner will be announced on Nov. 14.
The federal Green Party says it has two approved candidates for the party leadership and the winner will be announced on Nov. 14. Former Kitchener Centre MP Mike Morrice, who is throwing his hat in after serving one term in Parliament, will look to represent the riding again in the next election. Ottawa's Nira Dookeran, the other contender for the...
The federal government is advancing the process to designate a proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast as a "national interest" project. Designating a project as being in national interest under the Building Canada Act allows the government to fast-track approvals and skirt some environmental laws. A notice published in the Canada Gazette on Aug. 1 sets a Sept. 1...
OTTAWA -- The federal government is advancing the process to designate a proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast as a "national interest" project.
The federal NDP's total fundraising dropped in the second quarter while the average size of donations increased, fundraising figures show. The party collected about $1.2 million between April and June from nearly 15,000 donors, for an average donation of about $81. The NDP brought in $1.67 million in the first three months of the year, which included the final months...
OTTAWA -- The federal NDP's total fundraising dropped in the second quarter while the average size of donations increased, fundraising figures show.
odd Lewis, a Saskatchewan senator, farmer and agricultural sector advocate has died at the age of 65. Raymond Gagne, the speaker of the Senate, announced Lewis's death Saturday afternoon and calls him a "steadfast champion of Saskatchewan's agricultural sector." Lewis was appointed to the Senate by former prime minister Justin Trudeau on Feb. 7, 2025.
OTTAWA -- Todd Lewis, a Saskatchewan senator, farmer and agricultural sector advocate has died at the age of 65.
Four months into the job, NDP Leader Avi Lewis is still in no rush. Since winning the leadership of a party knocked to its knees in the 2025 federal election, Lewis has maintained his immediate priority is preparing the NDP for an election -- not winning a seat in the House of Commons. Multiple byelections are set to take place...
MONTREAL -- Four months into the job, NDP Leader Avi Lewis is still in no rush.
A new online poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests that one in six 2025 Liberal voters now say they would support the NDP. The pollster found that half of these voters cite climate change as the issue that concerns them most. Angus Reid reports that 21 per cent of respondents nationally say that climate change is a top concern...
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.
Eddie Goldenberg, who served as chief of staff to former prime minister Jean Chrétien, has died. A statement from Global Public Affairs CEO Randy Pettipas, where Goldenberg worked, says Goldenberg died "after a hard-fought battle with cancer." Originally from Montreal, Goldenberg was a lawyer by trade and spent a decade as a senior policy adviser for Chretien before ultimately being...
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.
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. Pitfield is one of four new appointments to the Senate announced Tuesday, the first Carney has made since he took office more than a year ago. Conservative MP Richard Martel is...
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.