Philip Ling

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Ottawa prepares for a new U.S. president as Canada reflects on Biden's legacy

Ottawa prepares for a new U.S. president as Canada reflects on Biden's legacy

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined other political leaders and diplomats in praising — and reflecting on — Joe Biden's legacy, as Ottawa prepares to work with whoever Americans vote for as their next president this fall.Biden announced Sunday he is abruptly ending his presidential re-election campaign.

Mélanie Joly's surprise visit to China is first by Canadian foreign minister in 7 years

Mélanie Joly's surprise visit to China is first by Canadian foreign minister in 7 years

Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement Joly is in China for a three-day visit beginning Thursday. Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is in China on an unannounced visit to thaw relations between the two countries, the Chinese foreign ministry announced Thursday. The Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement Joly is in China at Wang Yi's invitation. Wang...

Trudeau says he is 'committed' to staying as PM after byelection loss

Trudeau says he is 'committed' to staying as PM after byelection loss

Justin Trudeau says Monday he is "committed" to staying on as prime minister after the Liberals' shocking Toronto-St. Paul's byelection loss exactly one week ago. "There's always going to be lots of reflection after a tough loss, but there's also so much to do," Trudeau told CBC's Heather Hiscox, answering questions about his future for the first time since the...

Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan chosen as next chief of the defence staff

Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan chosen as next chief of the defence staff

Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan has been named the next chief of the defence staff, CBC News and Radio-Canada have learned — making her the first woman to serve as the top commander of the Canadian military. Carignan will succeed Gen. Wayne Eyre as leader of the Canadian Armed Forces, a senior source said. CBC News is keeping the name of the...

India, Pakistan attempted to interfere in Canada's elections: CSIS

India, Pakistan attempted to interfere in Canada's elections: CSIS

The governments of India and Pakistan attempted to interfere in Canada's federal elections in 2019 and 2021, Canada's spy agency said in documents made public late Thursday night. In 2021, the government of India had "intent to interfere and likely conducted clandestine activities," including using an Indian government proxy agent in Canada, according to an unclassified summary written by the...

TikTok videos claim Canada erased Palestine from passports — but Ottawa says rules unchanged

TikTok videos claim Canada erased Palestine from passports — but Ottawa says rules unchanged

An apparent clerical error by the federal government caused a Palestinian-Canadian woman to be told mistakenly she couldn't list "Palestine" as her place of birth on her passport — and the error has been driving the spread of misleading online posts ever since. CBC News is identifying the woman's granddaughter only by her first name, Blair, because she said she...

Authorities investigating massive security breach at Global Affairs Canada

Authorities investigating massive security breach at Global Affairs Canada

Canadian authorities are investigating a prolonged data security breach following the "detection of malicious cyber activity" affecting the internal network used by Global Affairs Canada staff, according to internal department emails viewed by CBC News. The breach affects at least two internal drives, as well as emails, calendars and contacts of many staff members. CBC News spoke to multiple sources...