Tobacco company taking Ottawa to court over fee that got unanimous House support
OTTAWA -- A major tobacco company is taking the federal government to court over a new fee that would see the industry pay for Ottawa's tobacco control strategy.
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There is 'much alignment' between Canada, China on Greenland sovereignty: Carney
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he found "much alignment" between his views on Greenland's sovereignty and those of Chinese President Xi Jinping in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats against the territory.
Ford, Unifor sound alarm over China EV deal
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is slamming Canada's new trade agreement with China, saying it's inviting a flood of cheap Chinese electric vehicles with no guarantee of investments. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced today that Canada has agreed to slash its 100-per-cent tariff on Chinese EVs for up to 49,000 vehicles per year.
There is 'much alignment' between Canada, China on Greenland, Arctic sovereignty
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he found "much alignment" between his views on Greenland's sovereignty and those of Chinese President Xi Jinping in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats against the territory.
Ford, Unifor sound alarm over China EV deal
TORONTO -- Ontario politicians and Canada's largest private sector union are slamming Canada's new trade agreement with China, saying it puts domestic auto jobs at risk with no guarantee of investments.
There is 'much alignment' between Canada, China on Greenland, Arctic sovereignty
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he found "much alignment" between his views on Greenland's sovereignty and those of Chinese President Xi Jinping in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats against the territory. "I had discussions with President Xi about the situation in Greenland, about our sovereignty in the Arctic, about the sovereignty of the people of Greenland and...
There is 'much alignment' between Canada, China on Greenland, Arctic sovereignty
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he found "much alignment" between his views on Greenland's sovereignty and those of Chinese President Xi Jinping in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats against the territory.
Charter challenge of religious exemption to assisted dying law heads to court in B.C.
OTTAWA -- The B.C. Supreme Court has begun hearing a case that questions whether faith-based publicly funded hospitals have the right to refuse certain procedures on the basis of their religious beliefs.
B.C. court to hear Charter challenge over religious exemptions to assisted dying law
OTTAWA -- A trial set to begin Monday in British Columbia's Supreme Court questions whether publicly funded faith-based hospitals should be allowed to prevent patients from receiving medical assistance in dying in their facilities.
Conservative MP accuses students of free speech attack after campus event cancelled
The cancellation of a planned event at York University has led some Conservative MPs to accuse students there of attacking free speech. Conservative MP Garnett Genuis says he was denied permission to hold an event on campus on Friday.
Conservative MP accuses students of free speech attack after campus event cancelled
OTTAWA -- Conservative MP Garnett Genuis accused a student group at York University of attacking free speech after he was denied permission to hold an event there — but the university's student centre said politics had nothing to do with its decision.
Carney says Canadian oil will be competitive after Maduro's ouster
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is working to expand access to oil markets in Asia now that Canada faces the prospect of Venezuelan oil displacing Canadian product in the American market. His remarks came after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre urged Carney to "immediately approve a pipeline to the Pacific Coast" in an letter shared on social media Tuesday...
Carney says Canadian oil will be competitive after Maduro's ouster
Ottawa -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is working to expand access to oil markets in Asia now that Canada faces the prospect of Venezuelan oil displacing Canadian product in the American market.
CP NewsAlert: Carney says Canadian oil will be competitive after Maduro ouster
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is working to expand oil markets in Asia with the prospect of Venezuelan oil displacing Canadian product in the American market.
Poilievre calls for immediate pipeline approval following U.S. action in Venezuela
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is warning the federal government that the possible end of American sanctions on Venezuelan oil could displace Canadian exports to the U.S. -- and is urging the Liberals to "immediately approve a pipeline to the Pacific Coast." In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on social media Tuesday, Poilievre said the action taken by...
Poilievre calls for immediate pipeline approval following U.S. action in Venezuela
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is warning the federal government that the possible end of American sanctions on Venezuelan oil could displace Canadian exports to the U.S. -- and is urging the Liberals to "immediately approve a pipeline to the Pacific Coast."
Carney, Zelenskyy speak as Ukrainian president prepares for peace talks in Florida
Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he prepares to head to the United States for a key meeting in the ongoing talks to end the war with Russia. Zelenskyy is set to visit Florida over the weekend for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on a potential agreement the Ukrainian leader said is...
Carney, Zelenskyy speak as Ukrainian president prepares for peace talks in Florida
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke today with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he prepares to head to the United States for a key meeting in the ongoing talks to end the war with Russia.
Health minister says Canada can't rely on U.S. health institutions anymore
Canada is used to looking to the United States as a source of health and scientific information, but the federal health minister said that is no longer the case. "I cannot trust them as a reliable partner, no," said Health Minister Marjorie Michel in a year-end interview. Michel added that the U.S. "can be reliable on some stuff," but pointed...
Health minister says Canada can't rely on U.S. health institutions anymore
Ottawa -- Canada is used to looking to the United States as a source of health and scientific information, but the federal health minister said that is no longer the case.
Conservatives look to turn the page after 'terrible disappointment' of 2025
One year ago, Pierre Poilievre appeared to be on the cusp of achieving two things he'd wanted for a long time: the end of Justin Trudeau's political career, and a majority Conservative government with himself at the helm. National polls put the Conservatives some 25 points ahead of the Liberals, who were being dragged down by their unpopular leader. In...
Conservatives look to turn the page after 'terrible disappointment' of 2025
OTTAWA -- One year ago, Pierre Poilievre appeared to be on the cusp of achieving two things he'd wanted for a long time: the end of Justin Trudeau's political career, and a majority Conservative government with himself at the helm.
Poilievre says Carney's Liberals are 'counterfeit' Conservatives
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is practising "counterfeit Conservatism." Poilievre says while Carney likes to copy his ideas -- ending the consumer carbon price, for example -- his government won't do what it says it will. Carney is widely seen to be moving the Liberals to the political centre after years of more centre-left policies...
Poilievre says Carney's Liberals are 'counterfeit' Conservatives
Ottawa -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is practising "counterfeit Conservatism."
Poilievre says Carney's Liberals are 'counterfeit' Conservatives
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been encouraging Prime Minister Mark Carney to steal his ideas on everything from tax cuts to bail reform since the April election — but he says what Carney is doing with those ideas amounts to "counterfeit conservatism."
Poilievre says Carney trying to manipulate his way to majority with floor-crossings
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to stop trying to manipulate his way to the majority government Canadians denied him in the spring election by courting floor-crossers. On Thursday, Ontario MP Michael Ma became the second person to leave the Conservative benches and join the Liberals in as many months, following Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont...
Small group of Conservatives frustrated with Poilievre: Liberal House leader
Government House leader Steven MacKinnon said Friday there are other MPs in the Conservative caucus who are "extremely frustrated" with the political direction being taken by their party. Questioned by reporters the morning after MP Michael Ma left the Conservatives to join the Liberal caucus, MacKinnon said a handful of Conservatives have shared their frustrations with Liberals privately. Several Conservatives...
Small group of Conservatives frustrated with Poilievre: Liberal House leader
OTTAWA -- Government House leader Steven MacKinnon said Friday there are other MPs in the Conservative caucus who are "extremely frustrated" with the political direction being taken by their party.
Members of Parliament vote down Conservative pipeline motion
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament voted Tuesday to defeat a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast.
Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., resigning next year
Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., said Tuesday she will end her tenure in Washington, D.C., in the new year. In a statement posted to social media, Hillman said it's the right time to put in place a team to see through the negotiations on renewing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade. The ambassador said she will remain available to...
Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., resigning next year
Ottawa -- Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., said Tuesday she will end her tenure in Washington, D.C., in the new year.
Conservatives, Liberals accuse each other of playing games as MPs debate pipeline
OTTAWA -- Government and Official Opposition MPs accused one another of playing political games Tuesday as the House of Commons debated a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast.
Conservatives, Liberals accuse each other of playing games as MPs debate pipeline
OTTAWA -- Government and Official Opposition MPs accused one another of playing political games Tuesday as the House of Commons debated a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast.
Conservatives say they'll amend pipeline motion to get Liberal support
OTTAWA -- The political gamesmanship continues in the House of Commons today ahead of a vote on a Conservative motion that aims to pin down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast.
Liberals say they'll vote against Conservative motion declaring support for pipeline
OTTAWA -- Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says a Conservative motion declaring support for a pipeline is a cynical ploy designed to divide MPs.
House set to vote today on Conservative motion declaring support for pipeline to B.C.
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament are set to debate a Conservative motion today that declares support for an oil pipeline to British Columbia's coast.
Liberals say they'll vote against Conservative motion declaring support for pipeline
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says a Conservative motion declaring support for a pipeline is a cynical ploy designed to divide MPs. The House of Commons is set to vote later today on a motion that says MPs support construction of a pipeline to carry Alberta bitumen to the coast, along with an "appropriate amendment" to legislation banning most oil...
Conservative motion would force House vote on Alberta pipeline agreement
The federal Conservatives are planning to force a vote in the House of Commons next Tuesday on the Liberal government's pipeline agreement with Alberta. Leader Pierre Poilievre posted on social media the text of the motion, which calls on members of Parliament to take note of the Nov. 27 memorandum of understanding with Alberta.
Conservative motion would force House vote on Alberta pipeline agreement
Ottawa -- The federal Conservatives are planning to force a vote in the House of Commons next Tuesday on the Liberal government's pipeline agreement with Alberta.
Study that said glyphosate herbicide is safe retracted 25 years after publication
OTTAWA -- Environmental groups say Health Canada needs to take action after an influential research article on the safety of a popular weed-killer was retracted by its publisher.
NDP leader says Liberals are being 'dishonest' about the future of pharmacare
The NDP's interim leader says the Liberal government's reaction to a report it commissioned on pharmacare is shockingly dismissive and deeply disappointing. Don Davies was involved in negotiations on the Pharmacare Act last year, which was a key part of the supply-and-confidence deal between the NDP and the Liberals that supported the government of former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
NDP leader says Liberals are being 'dishonest' about the future of pharmacare
OTTAWA -- The federal government's response to a report it commissioned on national pharmacare was "shockingly dismissive," NDP interim leader Don Davies said this week as he called on the Liberals to come clean on their plans for the program.
Carney says he expects to see Trump at World Cup event next week in Washington
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney expects to speak with the U.S. president at a World Cup event in Washington next week, but he's cautioning Canadians not to read too much into the conversations between the two leaders.
Beekeepers call for import ban on non-North American bees as deadly mite spreads
OTTAWA -- Canadian beekeepers are sounding the alarm about a pest that's spreading in parts of Asia, and calling on the federal government to take action.
Health minister noncommittal on pharmacare, says expert report isn't binding
OTTAWA -- The federal health minister is not committing to following the road map set out by an expert committee to launch a national pharmacare system.
Health minister noncommittal on pharmacare, says expert report isn't binding
The federal health minister is not committing to following the road map set out by an expert committee to launch a national pharmacare system. Marjorie Michel said her government is reviewing the recommendations it received early last month. "As you know, we have a lot of independent expert panels and they have their views, but it is non-binding for the...
Health minister noncommittal on pharmacare, says expert report isn't binding
OTTAWA -- The federal health minister is not committing to following the road map set out by an expert committee to launch a national pharmacare system.
Expert report calls on Ottawa to fund essential medicines, enshrine pharmacare in law
OTTAWA -- Canada should create a pharmacare system that offers free access to essential medicines to anyone with a health card and allows private insurance to continue playing a role, an expert committee report recommended on Friday.
Saab CEO says plan to build Gripen jets in Canada depends on Ottawa making an order
Saab CEO Micael Johansson says his company's plan to set up shop in Canada to build fighter jets will depend largely on whether Ottawa buys its Gripen aircraft. Johansson tells The Canadian Press it "doesn't really make sense" to build the aircraft in a country that isn't buying the jets, which are designed to be continuously upgraded as technology evolves.
Advocates disappointed budget offered no funding for IVF, despite campaign pledge
OTTAWA -- Fertility advocates say they're disappointed the Liberal government did not make good on its campaign promise to fund in vitro fertilization treatments in the recent federal budget.
Sweden and Canada sign strategic partnership as royal couple visits Ottawa
OTTAWA -- Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday morning and were welcomed at Rideau Hall by a small crowd of onlookers waving Swedish flags.
Swedish king and queen in Ottawa for third official visit to Canada
OTTAWA -- Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday morning, welcomed to Rideau Hall by a small crowd of onlookers waving Swedish flags.
Poilievre says he won't be changing his leadership style after caucus departures
OTTAWA -- Pierre Poilievre gave a blunt "no" today when asked if the recent turmoil in his caucus has caused him to reflect on his leadership style.
Budget signals lower increases to health transfers, end of funding deals
OTTAWA -- The federal budget signals there is no room for the premiers to negotiate for more health-care funding in coming years, one economist says, as the Ontario government calls for that to change.
Liberal government survives second confidence vote amid Conservative caucus turmoil
The Conservatives helped the minority Liberal government survive a second confidence vote on the budget this afternoon. The House of Commons recorded a vote of 307 against a Bloc Québécois motion to reject the budget, and 30 in favour. On Thursday, the Bloc and NDP teamed up to vote against a Conservative motion that also called on MPs to reject...
Liberals clear first confidence vote on federal budget
The minority Liberal government has survived the first of three confidence tests on its federal budget.
CP NewsAlert: Liberals clear first confidence vote on budget
OTTAWA -- The minority Liberal government has survived the first of three confidence tests on its federal budget.
Liberals clear first confidence vote on federal budget
OTTAWA -- The minority Liberal government has survived the first of three confidence tests on its federal budget.
NDP, Bloc will vote with government on first budget confidence vote
OTTAWA -- The minority Liberal government appears poised to survive the first of three confidence tests on its budget, with the NDP and Bloc Quebecois declaring Thursday that they will not vote with the Conservatives on an amendment.
NDP, Bloc will vote with government on first budget confidence vote
The minority Liberal government appears poised to survive the first of three confidence tests on its budget, with the NDP and Bloc Quebecois declaring Thursday that they will not vote with the Conservatives on an amendment. "The Conservatives want massive cuts to public spending. That's exactly the opposite direction that New Democrats think we need to go in," interim NDP...