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Politics Indian media outlets, including some of the country’s most prominent and respected, ran false reports Thursday claiming that the four Indian nationals accused of murdering Canadian Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar have been released from custody. CBC News has confirmed that those reports are false. Numerous Indian media outletsContinue Reading

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Donald Trump’s increasingly strident approach to relations with Canada is provoking fear about the potential consequences north of the border and questions about just how serious the U.S. president-elect actually is.   While already threatening to cripple Canada’s economy by imposing tariffs on the day he returns to the White House,Continue Reading

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Politics Less than two days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked the Governor General to suspend Parliament, a legal advocacy group has already taken the issue to court, while another has said it plans to do the same. But several constitutional experts say the challenges aren’t likely to succeed. ‘I don’tContinue Reading

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Politics Among the most senior officials in Ottawa, there is a document circulating that outlines specific details about how Canada could retaliate against Donald Trump’s tariff threat. Ottawa is increasingly concerned Donald Trump will impose tariffs on Canada Katie Simpson · CBC News · Posted: Jan 08, 2025 6:00 PMContinue Reading

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Politics Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Wednesday that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s assertions that Canada should become the 51st state should be taken seriously, after he initially dismissed them as a joke. Trump said Tuesday he’d be willing to use ‘economic force’ to join countries Darren Major · CBC NewsContinue Reading

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A growing chorus of Liberal MPs are calling on their party’s executive to guard the upcoming leadership race — whose winner will automatically become Canada’s next prime minister — from foreign interference.  Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, who said she’s considering a leadership bid, said last year’s foreign interference inquiry laid bareContinue Reading