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Former prime minister Jean Chrétien predicted the Liberals will win a majority government on Monday, as party leaders blitzed key ridings in Ontario and British Columbia hoping to swing last minute votes their way. At a rally for Ottawa Centre Liberal incumbent Yasir Naqvi, Chrétien said he expects "to celebrate the majority government of the Liberal party" after polls close...
Ottawa--Former prime minister Jean Chrétien predicted the Liberals will win a majority government on Monday, as party leaders blitzed key ridings in Ontario and British Columbia hoping to swing last minute votes their way.
OTTAWA -- Party leaders blitzed key ridings in southern Ontario and British Columbia on Saturday with the final vote in the federal election now just two days away.
OTTAWA -- Federal party leaders hit the hustings Friday with election day fast approaching, as Mark Carney of the Liberals focused on U.S. tariff threats in a steel town and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaigned on his anti-crime platform in Saskatoon.
OTTAWA -- Leaders are hitting the hustings as election day approaches, with Liberal Leader Mark Carney focusing on U.S. tariff threats in a steel town and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaigning on his crime platform in Saskatoon.
OTTAWA -- Canada's ambassador to the Holy See says the Vatican will be the capital of the world Saturday during the funeral of Pope Francis, who earned the respect of vastly different people.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will not be taking time away from the federal election campaign to attend the funeral for Pope Francis.
China's ambassador says Beijing is offering to form a partnership with Canada to push back against American "bullying," suggesting the two countries could rally other nations to stop Washington from undermining global rules. "We want to avoid the situation where humanity is brought back to a world of the law of the jungle again," Chinese Ambassador Wang Di told The...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will not be taking time away from the federal election campaign to attend the funeral for Pope Francis.
OTTAWA -- China's ambassador says Beijing is offering to form a partnership with Canada to push back against American "bullying," suggesting the two countries could rally other nations to stop Washington from undermining global rules.
OTTAWA -- The federal Liberals and NDP both released their costed campaign platforms Saturday as Elections Canada reported record turnout in the first day of advanced polls.
The federal Liberals and NDP both released their costed campaign platforms Saturday as Canada's 45th general election inched toward the finish line. With just over one week left before election day, and on the second of four days of advance voting, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh published documents outlining their full campaign commitments and what they...
OTTAWA -- The federal Liberals and NDP both released their costed campaign platforms Saturday as Canada's 45th general election inched toward the finish line.
OTTAWA -- The Liberals and NDP released their costed campaign platforms Saturday, with just over one week left in the election campaign.
OTTAWA -- The Liberals and the NDP both say they will release their costed electoral platforms today.
OTTAWA -- As the 2025 federal election campaign begins its second week, U.S. President Donald Trump and another round of tariffs expected on April 2 could again sidetrack most of Canada's political discourse.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said U.S. President Donald Trump respected Canada's sovereignty in their first phone call on Friday where the two leaders agreed to begin negotiations on a new economic and security relationship immediately after the Canadian election. "It was a very cordial, substantive call," Carney said at a campaign stop in Montreal. "This was a call between two...
OTTAWA -- Liberal Leader Mark Carney on Friday promised a new $5 billion infrastructure fund to accelerate big projects in his quest to make much of his campaign about nation building and making Canada more economically independent from the United States.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said U.S. President Donald Trump respected Canada's sovereignty in their first phone call on Friday where the two leaders agreed to begin negotiations on a new economic and security relationship immediately after the Canadian election.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and the U.S. will begin comprehensive negotiations for a "new economic and security relationship" immediately after the Canadian election.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are on the campaign trail, proposing ideas on housing and crime as Liberal Leader Mark Carney deals with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats.
Ottawa -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and the U.S. will begin comprehensive negotiations for a "new economic and security relationship" immediately after the Canadian election.
OTTAWA -- U.S. President Donald Trump says he had "an extremely productive call" this morning with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
OTTAWA -- A White House official says Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump this morning.
OTTAWA -- U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war has jolted the federal election campaign again, forcing some leaders to change up their travel plans.
OTTAWA -- Federal party leaders aimed their pitches at seniors, low-income voters and autoworkers Wednesday as their campaigns focused on the key battlegrounds of Ontario and Quebec.
Beijing's ambassador to Canada says China is interested in stepping up trade with Ottawa as the U.S. continues to pursue a global trade war. Wang Di says Washington should not force Canada to choose between the U.S. and China because that would further destabilize the global economy. At a trade promotion event today hosted by the Chinese embassy in Ottawa...
OTTAWA -- Beijing's ambassador to Canada says China is interested in stepping up trade with Ottawa as the U.S. continues to pursue a global trade war.
OTTAWA -- Canada's 45th general election got underway Sunday, with the leaders vying to become Canada's next prime minister each positioning themselves as best to strengthen Canada's economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
OTTAWA -- Canada's 45th general election got underway Sunday, with the leaders vying to become Canada's next prime minister each positioning themselves as best to strengthen Canada's economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Canada's 45th general election got underway Sunday, with the leaders vying to become Canada's next prime minister each positioning themselves as best to strengthen Canada's economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump.Patriotism loomed large as leaders hit the road, with Canadian flags and talk of national pride.
OTTAWA -- Canada's 45th general election got underway Sunday, with the leaders vying to become Canada's next prime minister each positioning themselves as best to strengthen Canada's economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
OTTAWA -- Canadians with ties to Syria say it's time for Ottawa to drop sanctions on the country and help nudge its new leaders toward a democratic, pluralistic future.
OTTAWA -- Canadians with ties to Syria say it's time for Ottawa to drop sanctions on the country and help nudge its new leaders toward a democratic, pluralistic future.
OTTAWA -- The federal Liberals are announcing nearly $100 million in humanitarian relief and governance support for Palestinians, days before a widely expected election.
OTTAWA -- Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a conference in India last month that he doesn't "entirely understand" why Canada has such a poor relationship with India, and suggested the Liberal party has become infiltrated by Sikh activists who want to carve a separate state out of India.
OTTAWA -- A deal to send Canadian green hydrogen exports to Germany is awaiting Ottawa's final decision on funding and a verdict from European regulators on whether the project has adequate competition.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says China executed four Canadians in recent months.
OTTAWA -- China's embassy in Ottawa says Beijing executed Canadian citizens earlier this year.
OTTAWA -- China's embassy in Ottawa is confirming that Beijing executed Canadian citizens earlier this year.
OTTAWA -- Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy wants Canada to mount a campaign with like-minded countries to stop eastern European allies from leaving a treaty he helped broker that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines.
OTTAWA -- Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy says Canada should work to convince eastern European countries alarmed by Russian aggression to abide by a treaty banning the use of anti-personnel landmines.
LA MALBAIE, Que. -- Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Friday that G7 countries are unified in their support for Ukraine, as she and her peers endorsed a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war and called for a "political horizon" for Palestinians.
LA MALBAIE, Que. -- Germany's foreign minister is sending a strong message of support to Canadians in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's economic threats and talk of making Canada an American state.
LA MALBAIE, Que. -- Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says G7 leaders have "strong unity" on defending Ukraine and would back a ceasefire proposal supported by Ukrainians.
LA MALBAIE, Que. -- Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly is set to address media this morning after gathering her counterparts from the U.S., Europe and Japan.
LA MALBAIE, Que. -- The European Union's foreign policy chief says tariffs between Western countries only serve China's interests and is calling for higher defence spending to keep Russia in check.
LA MALBAIE, Que. -- Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Thursday she's focused on working with Canada's peers to address global challenges as she welcomes her counterparts from the U.S., Europe and Japan to Quebec.
LA MALBAIE, Que. -- Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Thursday she's focused on working with Canada's peers to address global challenges as she welcomes her counterparts from the U.S., Europe and Japan to Quebec.
A major foreign-policy summit is underway in Quebec today, with the Liberals welcoming foreign ministers from the U.S., Europe and Japan.The Group of Seven ministerial meeting is taking place in the Charlevoix region, just as Canada seeks support against damaging American tariffs.
LA MALBAIE, Que. -- A major foreign-policy summit is underway in Quebec today, with the Liberals welcoming foreign ministers from the U.S., Europe and Japan.
UNITED NATIONS -- Canada is mobilizing to advance gender equity and feminism in global forums as the Trump administration attempts to roll back diversity programming at the United Nations.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly is welcoming her counterparts from some of the world's most powerful countries to Quebec this week, as Ottawa works to maintain unity between Washington and its Group of Seven partners and pushes back on U.S. tariffs.
OTTAWA -- The federal government is pledging $675 million for vaccination programs aimed at children in developing countries.
OTTAWA -- The Liberals have released their long-promised Africa strategy, without the funding and media blitz that accompanied their plan for Asia.
A colleague of the Trump administration's choice for ambassador to Canada says he's a frank person who stands up for the U.S.
LONDON -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he spoke with King Charles about Canada's sovereign future as U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly suggests that Canada should become the 51st state.
LONDON -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed back to Ottawa, after ending his London visit with an audience with King Charles.
LONDON -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau planned to meet with King Charles today before leaving London for Ottawa.
LONDON -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau clearly signalled his view today that Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot be trusted to keep his word on any agreement to end his attack on Ukraine.