Prime Minister Mark Carney and Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon will have their first of two planned meetings in Cambodia during the Francophonie Summit later this month. A spokesperson for the Parti Quebecois government says the two leaders will then meet for a second time in Quebec City, likely in December.
The federal Liberals are teeing up Thursday's budget as the government's next step toward fixing long-standing problems facing Canada's economy. Budget 2026 will be the second tabled under Prime Minister Mark Carney. Budgets detail a government's expectations for economic growth and the projected pace of spending and borrowing. They're also political documents that can serve as a launching pad for...
A majority of Canadians want the country to accept fewer immigrants and temporary residents next year, according to a new Nanos Research survey commissioned by CTV News, as the country continues to grapple with immigration levels and their impact on housing, services and the economy. The survey found that 52.3 per cent of respondents believe Canada should accept fewer immigrants...
Having just seen, in the U.S. midterm elections, the political price of a public struggling with the cost of living, the Carney government is expected to table an annual budget Thursday that seeks to reassure Canadians that Ottawa is here to help. The new fiscal blueprint is being packaged in advance as the vital next step in what Prime Minister...
Many Canadians welcome the Democratic sweep of U.S. Congress, but have mixed views on whether voters' strong rebuke of President Donald Trump's administration will change their attitude toward America amid the ongoing trade war. Trump's punishing tariffs on Canadian goods, repeated musings about making Canada the 51st state and escalating tensions that include changing the name of Lake Ontario to...
Control of both chambers of the U.S. Congress will shift to the Democrats next year, after Tuesday's midterm elections saw a blue wave wash over even some of the most reliably Republican states. Here are some ways the change in the distribution of power in Washington could affect Canada. Tariffs When the Democrats take control of the House of Representatives...
Ghana's head of state praised Canada this week for advocating against what he called a "rigged global system" that keeps African countries trapped by debt and mired in climate chaos. His comments come as Canadian officials confirm Ottawa will appoint a new Africa envoy, months after leaving the post vacant. "Canada has a favourable disposition towards the Global South," Ghana's...
Ontario Liberal leadership hopefuls are pitching themselves as the antidote to Premier Doug Ford in the final debate before voting begins with little disagreement between them, though several took different tacks on taxes. Navdeep Bains, Stephanie Bowman, Lee Fairclough and Dylan Marando say they are serious politicians at a serious time in an effort to contrast with Ford's folksy yet...
When Michel Pottier and his wife decided a year ago to move from Maine to his hometown of Halifax, they did their best to plan ahead and play by the rules. Pottier made arrangements to transfer his job to Canada. His American-born wife, Lindsey Jade Higgins, applied for spousal permanent resident status.
Since late 2022, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has relied heavily on mansion fundraisers to court billionaires, business dynasties, and television personalities, while Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ministers have drawn developers, investors, and former politicians since his Liberal leadership bid in early 2025.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says sweeping Democrat wins in the U.S. midterm elections prove her province was on the right path in the cross-border trade war. "It is a vindication of our approach when it comes to tariffs," Smith told the house during question period Wednesday. "We always have objected to tariffs. W
Beijing and Ottawa are extending a January agreement to provide Chinese market access to Canadian imports in exchange for Canadian market access for Chinese steel and aluminum. The news comes as one of China's most important officials prepares to visit Vancouver and Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to return to China later this month. In March, China dropped tariffs on...
Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson accused the Tories Wednesday of peddling "conspiracy theories" as they asked questions about who the Liberals are seconding to work at the government's major projects office. For the second straight day, Conservatives pressed the Liberals for details of the arrangements. They accused the government of not being transparent about where those employees are being seconded...
Canada-U.S. trade minister says strategy unchanged after Republican midterm losses. A senior Democrat says his party will work to end U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on allies, including Canada, when it takes control of Congress next year. "We want to have free and fair trade with Canada like the rest of the world. So that's going to be very much...
The Liberal government's push to diversify trade won't change direction now that Democrats are preparing to take control of both houses of Congress following Tuesday's midterm elections, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Wednesday. LeBlanc said recent talks with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration have been productive and he looks forward to speaking more with his American counterparts in the...
The fallout from the Democrat tsunami that crashed over the U.S. Congress was swift on Wednesday, after American voters rejected President Donald Trump's turbulent second term with a midterm election blowout. In a stinging rebuke of the second Trump administration, Democrats flipped long-held Republican Senate seats in Texas, Maine and South Carolina. The blue wave also washed over House seats...
Canada’s upcoming federal budget will earmark more money to address homelessness, including funds for supportive housing, as cities struggle with encampments and growing unsheltered populations. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has said improving affordability and stimulating growth will be top priorities of the spending plan, which will be presented Thursday. Tackling the country’s homelessness problem will be a focus, said...
Publicly, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is taking a cautious approach to the U.S. midterms election result. But privately, it’s buoyed and relieved. Following a decisive Republican defeat in the House and Senate on Tuesday night, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters on Parliament Hill the election results change nothing in Canada’s approach to trade talks with the White...
Deal means tariffs on agricultural and seafood products paused until end of 2028. The federal government announced on Wednesday that China will extend its soon-to-expire tariff-free treatment for some Canadian agricultural and seafood products for another two years. After Prime Minister Mark Carney's January trip to Beijing, China struck a deal with Ottawa that saw it pause its 100 per...
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is calling on U.S. politicians to work to remove tariffs on Canada and end the war with Iran after resounding Democratic party wins in the midterm elections. On social media, Kinew congratulated Democrats for "absolutely dominating Trump" in Tuesday's vote. The party took control of both houses of Congress and flipped long-held Republican Senate seats and...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he was "doing cartwheels" after the Democrats took control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the U.S. midterm elections. Ford says the trade war is not over, but he is buoyed by the rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump by the American electorate. He says he has directed his cabinet to head...
Wednesday in northern British Columbia, prompting two area hospitals to declare Code Orange protocols to deal with the mass-casualty event. First responders were called to the scene along Highway 39, south of the community of Mackenzie, where police say about 20 people were hurt, some seriously, after the bus left the roadway. The B.C. Highway Patrol says officers were called...
Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says his government will launch a diplomatic offensive south of the border following the U.S. midterm elections. St-Pierre Plamondon believes there's a better chance to find ways to resolve the trade war after an election in which the Democrats regained control of Congress. He believes Canada and Quebec will have an easier time finding allies...
Political watchers in Atlantic Canada say the Democrats' sweeping midterm election victory in the United States likely won't provide immediate relief from tariffs. The trade war with Canada became a ballot-box issue in several races in states along the border. In Maine, which borders New Brunswick and Quebec, Democrat Troy Jackson unseated long-standing incumbent Republican senator Susan Collins.
Proposal to batch order of up to 12 subs raises questions about economic benefits. Canadian negotiators have proposed to break up the purchase of Type 212CD submarines from Germany into two batches with a guaranteed upfront buy of eight boats and a proposal to acquire another four in the future, CBC News has learned.
While Canada and the U.S. remain embroiled in an extended trade war, U.S. President Donald Trump suffered a huge domestic blow Tuesday, as the Democrats swept the midterm elections, taking control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. The vote saw several long-held Republican states flip to the Democrats in a major rebuke of the president and his...
A former Royal Bank of Canada employee has been found guilty of three criminal charges after opening fraudulent accounts and viewing the personal banking information of Prime Minister Mark Carney. Ibrahim El-Hakim, who worked at a downtown Ottawa bank branch, was recruited by someone he believed "to be associated with organized crime," says an agreed statement of facts in the...
The Carney government’s Major Projects Office (MPO) is borrowing workers from financial institutions, energy companies and construction firms, but it won’t disclose which companies are involved or how much of the salaries those private firms are covering
U.S. President is weakened, but still holds lots of executive power and can veto Democrat bills. A thumping, a shellacking, maybe even a disaster: there's no shortage of strong words you could choose to describe the midterm defeat that American voters just handed to U.S. President Donald Trump and his Republican Party. The Democrats will take control of both the...
Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, delivering a decisive rebuke of Republican governance in Washington and ushering in a new era of congressional resistance to President Donald Trump. Tuesday's midterm elections laid bare voters' deep frustrations over high prices, the Iran war and concerns over government corruption. Democrats routed their rivals across the map, flipping states that have...
Maine Democrat Troy Jackson has ousted longtime Republican incumbent Susan Collins to cap a U.S. Senate race that was, in part, shaped by the trade war between Canada and the United States. It added to a blue wave that propelled the Democrats to take control of the Senate and punished allies of President Donald Trump. "We have to stand up...
Former federal Conservative cabinet minister Tony Clement is considering a comeback in the riding he once represented, the Star has learned. Clement did not seek re-election as the MP for Parry Sound—Muskoka in 2019 after resigning from the Conservative caucus over a sexting scandal.
A formal petition signed by some members of the P.E.I. Progressive Conservative Party is calling for a vote on Premier Rob Lantz's leadership. Lantz secured his position as party leader and premier following a leadership contest win in February over Mark Ledwell with 53.1 per cent of the vote. Martie Murphy, a longtime member of the party, said the petition...
President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser has been privately urging him to resolve a sweeping tariff fight with Canada, as both sides inch back to the negotiating table. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is eager to lower the temperature between the two countries and has been pushing Trump to return to negotiations, said three people with knowledge of his approach...
After a year-and-a-half marked by defections, resignations and sagging poll numbers, Pierre Poilievre is staring down yet another challenge. Can the Conservatives hold onto a seat that his party has held for the past 18 years?
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Russia will not be allowed to compete at next month's world junior hockey championship in Alberta. Carney, speaking in Antigua at the Commonwealth Summit, said Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be permitted to represent their countries in Canada as long as the war in Ukraine continues. "While Russia and Belorussia (sic) are supporting this...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says "more intense" trade negotiations with the United States have started since his call with President Donald Trump last weekend. "We've made progress but we haven't finished," Carney told reporters Tuesday in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Carney said some of Canada's "red lines" have been taken off the table, including language, culture and Canada's ability...
The Liberal government’s upcoming budget will include the $600 million investment in Canada’s cultural sector, but it will not outline how the money will be allocated, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source, granted anonymity by The Wire Report to speak freely, said cultural stakeholders have been told $600 million will be “committed” in Budget 2026, but...
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the only leaders to discuss abolishing the Indian Act during a landmark meeting last week were Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Prime Minister Mark Carney. Kinew, who is Anishinaabe, called for the act to be abolished during the historic gathering of federal, provincial and First Nations leaders in Ottawa.
Canada's chief electoral officer is raising concerns about the rising influence of AI on the democratic process. Stephane Perrault says voters are now more likely to use AI agents than Elections Canada's official website to get names of political candidates or information about where to cast a ballot. That information is sometimes unreliable or wrong. Perrault was speaking today to...
As six byelections approach, Tory strategists say there is room for 'optimism,' but warn the Conservative Party needs to ‘shake some stuff up.’ Prime Minister Mark Carney’s governing Liberals raising nearly $1-million more than the official opposition in the third quarter of 2026—effectively erasing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s once-formidable quarterly fundraising advantage—adds another “problematic data point” for the opposition leader...
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says he doesn't think the federal government's fiscal policy is at odds with the central bank's efforts to control inflation. Macklem spoke to members of Parliament on the House of Commons finance committee this morning, two days before the Liberal government plans to table its 2026 federal budget. Conservative finance critic Michael Chong asked...
