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OTTAWA -- The American ambassador to Canada is closely watching as Ottawa shapes its defence budget, but says the U.S. will not dictate what the Canadian government must spend.
The American ambassador to Canada is pushing back on Ottawa's travel advice, saying his country doesn't search phones at the border and arguing some Americans travelling here are having a tough time. "We welcome Canadians to come in and invest, to spend their hard-earned Canadian dollars at U.S. businesses," U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra told The Canadian Press in an interview...
OTTAWA -- The American ambassador to Canada is pushing back on Ottawa's travel advice, saying his country doesn't search phones at the border and arguing some Americans travelling here are having a tough time.
OTTAWA -- U.S. President Donald Trump's goal of enhancing American power aligns with Prime Minister Mark Carney's aim of making Canada's economy the fastest-growing in the G7, Trump's envoy to Canada said Friday.
U.S. President Donald Trump's goal of enhancing American power aligns with Prime Minister Mark Carney's aim of making Canada's economy the fastest-growing in the G7, Trump's envoy to Canada said Friday. "It's going to continue to be a very strong and friendly relationship," Ambassador Pete Hoekstra told The Canadian Press in an interview Friday, adding the two leaders are in...
OTTAWA -- Ottawa has issued a stronger condemnation of Israel's restrictions on food aid in Gaza as the country's ambassador continues to reject claims that Israel is violating humanitarian law.
OTTAWA -- The MP overseeing Canada's foreign aid is calling on Israel to stop restricting the flow of food aid to the Gaza Strip -- while Israel's ambassador is pushing back on Ottawa's suggestion that his country is violating humanitarian law.
Former prime minister Stephen Harper is calling on Canada to move past its dispute with India, arguing in a speech on Saturday that the country is an indispensable partner in a volatile world. He also said Canadian political parties — including the Conservative party he once led — should cut all ties with activists calling for a new Sikh nation...
OTTAWA -- Former prime minister Stephen Harper is calling on Canada to move past its dispute with India, arguing in a speech on Saturday that the country is an indispensable partner in a volatile world.
OTTAWA -- Ottawa probably can't help overhaul how municipalities raise funds in the near future, because the federal government is now focused on major, nation-building projects, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday
OTTAWA -- Canada is calling on Israel to abandon plans unveiled Thursday to authorize 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank which it says would be illegal.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa probably can't undertake a thorough overhaul of how municipalities are funded in the near future, with the federal government now focused on major projects.
OTTAWA -- Sikh organizations are calling on Ottawa to break with a five-year tradition by not inviting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit.
OTTAWA -- A humanitarian group says it's holding back 17 trucks filled with Canadian aid meant for desperate Palestinians in Gaza, citing what it calls a dangerous aid distribution system implemented by Israel.
OTTAWA -- Canadian medical professionals who treated wounded Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are urging Ottawa to stop all military trade with Israel.
OTTAWA -- Canadian medical professionals who treated wounded Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are urging Ottawa to stop all military trade with Israel.
A change to Canada's electoral system would have delivered a very different House of Commons this year -- one without the monolithic regional strongholds held by both major federal parties -- according to an analysis for The Canadian Press. One seasoned political observer in Alberta says shattering those party fortresses could help take some of the steam out of efforts...
OTTAWA -- A change to Canada's electoral system would have delivered a very different House of Commons this year -- one without the monolithic regional strongholds held by both major federal parties -- according to an analysis for The Canadian Press.
As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to cast doubt on the future of the NATO military alliance, Canada is looking to partner with the European Union on defence. Here's a closer look at what's driving this major shift in transatlantic relations.
OTTAWA -- As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to cast doubt on the future of the NATO military alliance, Canada is looking to partner with the European Union on defence.
OTTAWA -- After the Second World War came to a close, Canada pulled itself away from Great Britain and planted itself firmly within a North American political and economic compact that generated prosperity for much of the western world for decades.
OTTAWA -- The global head of Amnesty International is calling on Ottawa to bring the same intensity it has used to call out U.S. tariffs and annexation threats to also call out breaches in human rights by Washington and other countries.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has many foreign policy issues on his plate -- and they're not all about U.S. President Donald Trump.
King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne at the end of this month, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. Speaking at the National Press Theatre, Carney said Parliament will be recalled on May 26, and the King will read the speech outlining the new government's priorities on May 27. The prime minister said he invited...
OTTAWA -- King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne at the end of this month, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says he won't enter a formal pact with the NDP to maintain his minority government.
OTTAWA -- King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne at the end of this month, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne in Parliament on May 27.
OTTAWA -- Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claim that Canada has been ripping off the United States, new polling suggests the percentage of Americans identifying Canada as their country's most important ally has doubled.
OTTAWA -- Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claim that Canada has been ripping off the United States, new polling suggests the proportion of Americans identifying Canada as their country's most important ally has doubled.
OTTAWA -- A group trying to make a case for electoral reform by creating very long ballots is declaring victory in this week's election -- even as critics accuse it of indulging in stunts that undermine democracy.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to unite the country and govern for all after Canadians handed the Liberals a fourth consecutive mandate in Monday's federal election.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to "think big" and lead a government that represents all Canadians in his victory speech following Monday's election.
OTTAWA -- As Canadians handed the Liberals a fourth mandate on Monday, Jagmeet Singh announced he'd be resigning as NDP leader and the Bloc Quebecois appeared to be in a position to hold the balance of power.
OTTAWA -- Canadians have handed the Liberals a fourth mandate, with Prime Minister Mark Carney to lead Canada through an economic crisis triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
OTTAWA -- The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting a Liberal government following a short, intense and heated federal election campaign.
OTTAWA -- The Canadian Press decision desk projects the Liberal Party of Canada under Mark Carney will form the next government.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to unite the country and govern for all after Canadians handed the Liberals a fourth consecutive mandate in Monday's federal election.
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.