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Politics·Updated Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting a meeting with Canada’s premiers at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa on Friday. Meeting will focus on interprovincial tradeThe Canadian Press · Posted: Mar 21, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting withContinue Reading

Politics Chandra Arya, a Liberal backbench MP whose short-lived bid to replace Justin Trudeau as leader was rejected by the party, says he has been dropped as the candidate for the Ottawa riding of Nepean.  National campaign director informed Arya in letter, but provided no reasonThe Canadian Press · Posted: MarContinue Reading

Politics Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre defended his campaign’s decision to block journalists from travelling on the party’s campaign plane during the election, saying it’s an opportunity to hear from more local reporters instead of the political ones that cover him full time. ‘It will be refreshing to hear from localContinue Reading

Politics The once-flailing federal Liberals are rolling out high-profile candidates ahead of an imminent election call — including former journalist Evan Solomon. Sources say election will be called this Sunday Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Mar 20, 2025 11:28 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago FormerContinue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Mark Carney will ask the Gov. Gen. to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election this Sunday, Radio-Canada has learned. Voting day will either be April 28 or May 5, according to sources Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to pay a visit to Gov. Gen. MaryContinue Reading

Faintly, but not slowly, the outlines of a new world order are coming into view — a world order of large power blocs and with far fewer rules than the one that is now slipping away. It remains unclear where Canada will fit into that new world. But there are hintsContinue Reading

Joly says 4 Canadians were executed in China Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, speaking from West Block in Ottawa on Wednesday, says the government ‘strongly condemns’ China for the execution of four Canadian citizens earlier this year for what it says were ‘drug-related crimes.’ Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said CanadaContinue Reading

Politics Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at the pump immediately but it may take longer to notice a difference in the price of other goods, a new report released Wednesday suggests. Federal government dropped the policy last week, will take effect in AprilContinue Reading

Politics Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he’s a “tough guy” well suited to take on U.S. President Donald Trump and that’s why the American leader said he thinks it’s easier to “deal with a liberal” in Canada. President says Conservative leader is ‘stupidly, no friend of mine’ in FoxContinue Reading