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Foreign policy experts say Ottawa should reach out to nations threatened by the United States to co-ordinate a response to the Trump administration's actions against Venezuela. The U.S. shocked the world this weekend when it captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a military raid that followed months of airstrikes on Venezuelan boats Washington said were trafficking drugs. Max Cameron, a...
OTTAWA -- Foreign policy experts say Ottawa should reach out to nations threatened by the United States to co-ordinate a response to the Trump administration's ouster of Venezuela's autocratic ruler
As Prime Minister Mark Carney puts trade and security at the centre of Canada's foreign policy, observers say Ottawa is also shifting how it asserts its values on the world stage. The Liberals insist they are still standing up for human rights globally while seeking investment from China, India and Gulf countries. But a change in priorities is prompting some...
OTTAWA -- As Prime Minister Mark Carney puts trade and security at the centre of Canada's foreign policy, observers say Ottawa is also shifting how it asserts its values on the world stage.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand affirmed support for Denmark, as Washington again says it wants to annex the country's self-governing territory of Greenland.
Europe is watching for a possible breakthrough in U.S.-led talks for a ceasefire in Ukraine, as Canada has repeatedly said it's up to Ukrainians to decide how the war ends. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told reporters he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country's eastern industrial heartland as part of a plan to end Russia's invasion, if...
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand affirmed support for Denmark, as Washington again says it wants to annex the country's self-governing territory of Greenland. Anand spoke Tuesday with her Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen, and she wrote on social media that she conveyed to him "Canada's support for the fundamental importance of respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity." Her comments come...
OTTAWA -- Europe is watching for a possible breakthrough in U.S.-led talks for a ceasefire in Ukraine, as Canada has repeatedly said it's up to Ukrainians to decide how the war ends.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand affirmed support for Denmark, as Washington again says it wants to annex the country's self-governing territory of Greenland.
OTTAWA -- Advocates for Palestinians are urging Ottawa to do more for a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, saying the release of Israeli hostages hasn't stopped preventable deaths and violence in the enclave.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed a global investment banker and pension fund manager to be Canada's next ambassador in Washington.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed a global investment banker and pension fund manager to be Canada's next ambassador in Washington. Carney's office said Mark Wiseman, who begins the role Feb. 15, will lead negotiations with the United States on a review of the continental free trade deal. Wiseman is a longtime friend of Carney who was among the first...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is appointing a global investment banker and pension fund manager to be Canada's next ambassador in Washington.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed a global investment banker and pension fund manager to be Canada's next ambassador in Washington.
OTTAWA -- Canada is missing out on economic opportunities in its own backyard, says a new report from the Canadian Council for the Americas.
OTTAWA -- Prominent Russian democracy activists are urging Ottawa to resettle dozens of their peers who tried to claim asylum in the U.S. and now face deportation and imprisonment in Russia.
OTTAWA -- Canada is dropping its terror listing for the group that has governed Syria since the ouster of dictator Bashar Assad one year ago.
OTTAWA -- The European Union says Canada will need to pay 10 million euros -- the equivalent of C$16 million -- to join a defence procurement agreement with the continent, a price tag that is raising questions about how much investment the pact will generate.
The European Union says Canada will need to pay 10 million euros to join a defence procurement agreement with the continent -- a price tag that is raising questions about how much investment the pact will generate. Canada this week officially joined the 150-billion euro program called Security Action for Europe, or SAFE, which is part of the ReArm Europe...
OTTAWA -- The European Union says Canada will need to pay 10 million euros to join a defence procurement agreement with the continent -- a price tag that is raising questions about how much investment the pact will generate.
Former federal minister Chrystia Freeland says Ukraine can become an economic juggernaut and boost European economies by taking up the opportunities it missed after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Freeland, appointed in September by Prime Minister Mark Carney as his special envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine, gave her first major speech in Canada about the role on Tuesday.
OTTAWA -- Former federal minister Chrystia Freeland says Ukraine can become an economic juggernaut and boost European economies by taking up the opportunities it missed after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
OTTAWA -- Dozens of advocates for women and LGBTQ+ people in Canada and abroad are demanding clarity from the Carney government on its message shift on feminism.
OTTAWA -- Dozens of advocates for women and LGBTQ+ people in Canada and abroad are demanding clarity from the Carney government on its message shift on feminism.
OTTAWA -- Activists marked World AIDS Day on Monday by calling on the federal government to honour a Trudeau government promise to reform the laws on HIV disclosure, and to provide enough funding to get Canada's efforts to end the pandemic back on track.
OTTAWA -- AIDS activists are calling on the Liberals to stick with a Trudeau government promise to reform the laws on HIV disclosure, and to get Canada's efforts to end the pandemic back on track.
OTTAWA -- Global Affairs Canada says it is "aware of a Canadian citizen injured in the West Bank" and is providing consular help after an incident this past weekend reportedly involving Israeli settlers.
OTTAWA -- AIDS activists are calling on the Liberals to stick with a Trudeau government promise to reform the laws on HIV disclosure, and to get Canada's efforts to end the pandemic back on track.
The head of the United Nations' HIV/AIDS program is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to reverse his government's planned cuts to foreign aid and global health funding. "My message to Prime Minister Carney, to Canada, and to all the other donors is, stay the course," UNAIDS executive director Winnie Byanyima told The Canadian Press on the sidelines of last week's...
OTTAWA -- The head of the United Nations' HIV/AIDS program is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to reverse his government's planned cuts to foreign aid and global health funding.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says budget cuts at Global Affairs Canada won't affect the ability of Canadians in trouble abroad to get help from embassies.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says budget cuts at Global Affairs Canada won't affect the ability of Canadians in trouble abroad to get help from embassies.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Thursday Canada is not open to re-establishing diplomatic ties with Iran at this time, and pushed back on senators who claim Canada has abandoned its human rights focus in its pursuit of investment from Gulf nations.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada is not open to re-establishing diplomatic ties with Iran at this time.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are reviving attempts at a comprehensive trade deal, which both countries started negotiating in 2010. "The two leaders agreed to formally launch negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement," Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand told The Canadian Press at the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
JOHANNESBURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney evoked the legacy of Nelson Mandela in praising efforts by fellow leaders to collaborate amid global volatility, as Canada sought more trade partners and promoted multilateralism at the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
JOHANNESBURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are reviving attempts at a comprehensive trade deal, which both countries started negotiating in 2010.
JOHANNESBURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are reviving attempts at a comprehensive trade deal, which both countries started negotiating in 2010.
JOHANNESBURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is in no hurry to resume trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump but will speak again with the president "when it's appropriate," Carney said on Sunday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in no hurry to resume trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump but will speak again with the president "when it's appropriate," Carney said on Sunday. Carney said he expects to speak with Trump sometime in the next two weeks but otherwise stands ready for when the Americans next knock on Canada's door to return...
JOHANNESBURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is in no hurry to resume trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump but will speak again with the president "when it's appropriate," Carney said on Sunday.
JOHANNESBURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney hearkened back to the legacy of Nelson Mandela in praising efforts by fellow leaders to collaborate amid global volatility, as Canada sought more trade partners and promoted multilateralism at the G20 summit in Johannesburg.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada no longer has a feminist foreign policy, but still wants to uphold values on the world stage that include LGBTQ+ rights and combatting violence against women. Carney is at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, where he says it was important that the South African chair put gender-based violence into the joint statement, as something...
JOHANNESBURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada no longer has a feminist foreign policy, but still wants to uphold values on the world stage that include LGBTQ+ rights and combatting violence against women.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa and South Africa have agreed to launch discussions for an investment-protection pact, focused on clean energy and minerals. Carney is at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, where he says Canada wants to get more private-sector engagement between both countries, including in the responsible sourcing of critical minerals. His comments come days after South Africa's...
JOHANNESBURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa and South Africa have agreed to launch discussions for an investment-protection pact, focused on clean energy and minerals.
JOHANNESBURG -- The world's most influential nations gathered in South Africa to work around Washington's disruptive foreign policy Saturday, reaching consensus on issues like climate change and gender equality while pushing back on a Ukraine deal that western allies deemed insufficient.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Johannesburg for the G20 summit, where South African officials say there will be a joint declaration despite a U.S. boycott. Carney is meeting today with leaders from France, Jamaica, Norway, Germany, the U.K., the European Union and the World Trade Organization. He is also taking part in official meetings with G20 leaders, with a...
The world's most influential nations gathered in South Africa to work around Washington's disruptive foreign policy Saturday, reaching consensus on issues like climate change and gender equality while pushing back on a Ukraine deal that western allies deemed insufficient. For Canada, disruptive geopolitics led to a technology pact with India, a recent foe, along with a cut to Ottawa's funding...
JOHANNESBURG -- The world's most influential nations gathered in South Africa to work around Washington's disruptive foreign policy Saturday, reaching consensus on issues like climate change and gender equality while pushing back on a Ukraine deal that western allies deemed insufficient.
JOHANNESBURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has had Canada launch a partnership with India and Australia on emerging technologies while at the G20 summit in South Africa.
JOHANNESBURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Johannesburg for the G20 summit, where South African officials say there will be a joint declaration despite a U.S. boycott.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Johannesburg for the G20 summit, where South African officials say there will be a joint declaration despite a U.S. boycott. Carney is meeting today with leaders from France, Jamaica, Norway, Germany, the U.K., the European Union and the World Trade Organization. He is also taking part in official meetings with G20 leaders, with a...
JOHANNESBURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Johannesburg for the G20 summit, where South African officials say there will be a joint declaration despite a U.S. boycott.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in South Africa for a G20 summit overshadowed by a U.S. boycott -- and as critics of Canada's Africa strategy closely watch Carney's first trip to the region as prime minister. "There's a great synergy and opportunity for us to collaborate on core challenges that affect us all," said Carleton University professor David Hornsby, who...
JOHANNESBURG -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is in South Africa for a G20 summit overshadowed by a U.S. boycott -- and as critics of Canada's Africa strategy closely watch Carney's first trip to the region as prime minister.
ABU DHABI -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is working on a $1-billion project aimed at expanding critical minerals processing capacity in Canada, while securing the equivalent of $70 billion in investment from the United Arab Emirates.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is working on a $1 billion project aimed at expanding critical minerals processing capacity in Canada, while securing the equivalent of $70 billion in investment from the United Arab Emirates. The announcements come as Carney concluded a visit to Abu Dhabi, which focused heavily on trade amid concerns about the war in Sudan. "I'm...
ABU DHABI -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is working on a $1-billion project aimed at expanding critical minerals processing capacity in Canada, while securing the equivalent of $70 billion in investment from the United Arab Emirates.
ABU DHABI -- The United Arab Emirates plans to invest $50 billion USD in Canada, the equivalent of $70 billion, according to the office of Prime Minister Mark Carney.