These are the 30 most read items on National Newswatch, from the last seven days.
As he gathers his caucus in B.C. this week, Pierre Poilievre faces a tall order: unite factions and find a way to punch through in Parliament this fall, according to a number of sources who spoke to CTV News. Federal Conservatives from across the country meet in Penticton Wednesday and Thursday, before heading back to Ottawa later this month. Speaking...
“Nobody is going to tell us about what language to speak, no one is going to dictate our culture, or with whom we can strike agreements,” Canadian PM says. Canada’s warming relationship with the EU “is a positive” process and Ottawa will not be cowed into abandoning the relationship, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. Carney’s comment came after U.S...
The Conservative party is a “fractured mess,” according to one caucus member who volunteered the opinion to a CTV reporter Wednesday. Article content Few people (with the possible exception of leader Pierre Poilievre) will have been more distressed by the sense of incipient rebellion than Mark Carney’s political advisers.
Sen. Susan Collins says both Canada and U.S. should return to bargaining table. A long-serving Republican senator from a border state is warning Prime Minister Mark Carney against strengthening Canada's economic and political ties to the European Union. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine — facing a re-election battle in November's midterms in a state highly dependent on cross-border trade —...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to see private investors take over operations at Canada's four largest airports — Toronto Pearson, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. In a keynote address at the investment summit in Toronto on Tuesday, the prime minister said the federal government would retain ownership of the land and assets. Carney said the goal is to shift...
The two-day federal Conservative caucus retreat has wrapped in British Columbia, with leader Pierre Poilievre taking great pains to leave without being seen by media and cameras. Poilievre addressed caucus in a 20-minute speech open to coverage in Penticton Wednesday, but otherwise had no photo-ops and took no questions from the media during the retreat, nor did he offer any...
After further escalating his trade war Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said if Canada becomes the first associate member of the European Union it could be a "hostile act." Speaking to reporters in North Carolina, the president said if it's done with "bad intentions" he will "put very heavy tariffs on Europe." Trump also called Canada a "terrible trade partner"...
Amid comments from U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend that his administration could reach a trade deal with Canada “fairly soon,” Prime Minister Mark Carney says he still has hope. In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, when asked for an update on negotiations with the U.S., Carney reiterated what he has said several times in recent weeks: that...
Naheed Nenshi's NDP on Monday declared victory in a south Calgary byelection after unofficial results showed the Opposition party snatched up the longtime Conservative stronghold of Calgary-Shaw. As of late Monday, NDP candidate Kyle Campbell received 7,461 votes, and Mike Derry of Premier Danielle Smith's governing United Conservative Party got 6,879. Campbell's win drew cheers, applause and shouts of "NDP...
Hundreds of executives and global asset managers are in Toronto this week for Canada's first-ever national investment summit. Prime Minister Mark Carney has set an ambitious goal of attracting $1 trillion in new investment to Canada over the next five years. Here are some of the announcements being made at the summit.
The federal Liberal caucus hastily called a meeting with its MPs on Monday to discuss the future of Canadian airports, according to multiple sources. Those sources tell CTV News that only MPs and none of their staff were allowed on the call. The federal government has been actively exploring the pri
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday she wants Canada to become the first "associate member" of the European Union, though Canadian officials downplayed the significance of the term. Prime Minister Mark Carney listened in the front row as von der Leyen laid out key pillars for stronger co-operation between Europe and Canada in her state of the...
Carney set to address the elected body on Thursday. The European Parliament, a key institution of the European Union, is set to open an "antenna" office in Canada's national capital as Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to deepen ties with the 27-member bloc. "Europe and Canada share values, interests and a commitment to the same rules-based international order. Our new...
Some might say the U.S.-Canada trade war has become a renewed source of political leverage for this country's politicians. But unlike last year, when the non-profit Angus Reid Institute found rising personal popularity for a majority of provincial premiers, few of the provincial first ministers appear to be benefiting this fall, even as trade animosity between Canada and the U.S...
In 1990, Brian Mulroney's upturned face was sculpted onto the languorous body of a swine, like one of Odysseus's men transforming under Circe's spell. The figurine's gaping maw was carved into a coin slot, ready to gobble up Canadians' hard-earned loonies and toonies. So, director Matthew Rankin says, the former prime minister's family has certainly seen worse than his new...
Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned as the leader of British Columbia's Conservatives on Sunday after weeks of upheaval in the official Opposition caucus, though she said she would remain the party's candidate in an upcoming byelection. A statement from Findlay said stepping down was not an easy decision, but she believed it was "the right one for our movement and our province."...
A number of Conservative MPs have soured on Pierre Poilievre as leader, but despite this growing angst, his position is relatively secure because there is no strong appetite to oust him and choose someone new right now, according to party and caucus sources who spoke to CBC News. Last year, Poilievre was on the cusp of leading his party to...
An enhanced partnership with the European Union will be debated and voted on in Canada's Parliament, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday following his address to the EU in France. Carney's speech came one day after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her state of the union address to the European Parliament to open the door to Canada...
A candidate for mayor of Ottawa is facing multiple charges for allegedly making death threats against Ontario Premier Doug Ford and incumbent Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. Geoffrey Nicholas Griplas was charged on Sept. 15 with two counts of criminal harassment, as well as two counts of uttering death threats allegedly made by social media posts between the dates of Sept...
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney and other conservative voices are linking the upcoming separation vote to the governing United Conservative Party’s shocking byelection loss in one of its Calgary stronghold ridings. Kenney, in posts on social media, says the Opposition NDP's victory Monday night in Calgary-Shaw sends a strong message about the Oct. 19 referendum's impact on conservative supporters. He...
NATO chiefs of defence have elected German Gen. Carsten Breuer as the next chair of the alliance's military committee, over Canada's top military commander. Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan ran against Breuer for the top NATO position. NATO chiefs of defence met in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday to choose the next chair. It's a prestige posting but it...
Former prime minister Stephen Harper says the federal government had "no choice" but to walk away from trade talks with the United States. Delivering closing remarks at Canada's first-ever national investment summit Tuesday, Harper said the move was necessary and that Canada needs to reduce its reliance on the United States. "It is clear that the current U.S. administration views...
— Mark Carney’s trajectory is clear. And he’d like the rest of us to keep up, please. The prime minister has moved past denial, anger or bargaining when it comes to dealing with the unpredictable President Donald Trump, his royal court of enabling cabinet ministers, and trepidatious corporate America.
The federal government is expanding a tax incentive to cover a broader array of assets as it aims to drive $1 trillion of new investment in a move roundly applauded by business groups. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the "productivity mega deduction" during the Canada Investment Summit underway in Toronto. It builds on a measure introduced in budget 2025. In...
Memo to Donald Trump: Canada does, in fact, have some cards to play. While the president and his cabinet secretaries seem to think they can bully, mock or cajole the Canadians back to the negotiating table, Prime Minister Mark Carney clearly has other plans. As the Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend, Carney is deep into conversations with his...
The self-destruction of the British Columbia Conservatives has birthed a right-of-centre alternative in the provincial legislature, which faces the prospect of an early election call by Premier David Eby to take advantage of chaos in Opposition ranks. CentreBC will become the third largest party in the legislature after eight former B.C. Conservative legislators announced they would join, including former finance...
But the PMO says Mark Carney keeps in 'close and regular contact' with MPs, and holds caucus coffee chats and meals with MPs while travelling in their regions. Another Liberal MP says those frustrated by the lack of direct access to the PM want to 'audition' for a promotion to cabinet. Prime Minister Mark Carney is enjoying the peak of...
British Columbia's political landscape continues to shift, with Kerry-Lynne Findlay stepping down as the leader of B-C's Conservatives Sunday, and the party's board of directors appointing MLA Lorne Doerkson as interim leader hours later. Findlay's resignation and Doerkson's appointment come amid speculation that New Democratic Premier David Eby may call an early election. Findlay announced her move fewer than four...
Conservative Larry Brock says he has resigned from the House of Commons, ending five years as the MP for Brantford-Brant South. Brock announced his plans to step down last month, saying he planned to return to the office of the Crown prosecutor. A byelection will be called in the Ontario riding, along with others that are currently vacant, in the...
