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Politics NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced Sunday his party would cancel Canada’s contract to buy F-35s from the U.S. and look for companies to build fighter jets in Canada — a proposal that some defence experts say comes with steep costs. Procurement expert says proposal comes with steep costs andContinue Reading

Politics Donald Trump’s former ambassador to the European Union says nothing should be off the table when it comes to Canada-U.S. trade discussions and that the U.S. president wants immediate change on his irritants like dairy and auto manufacturing. Gordon Sondland says U.S. president wants immediate change on irritants likeContinue Reading

Politics Just days after being sworn into office, Prime Minister Mark Carney will embark on his first trip abroad in the new job. His office says he’ll travel to Paris, then to London where he’s expected to meet with King Charles only weeks after his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, held his ownContinue Reading

Politics After a lengthy meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump’s top trade officials on Thursday, Canadian representatives say they have a clearer understanding of the rationale behind Trump’s insistence on tariffs — not just on Canada but on the whole world. U.S. plans tariffs for April 2, and will thenContinue Reading

Politics·Exclusive As U.S. President Donald Trump keeps threatening Canada’s sovereignty with his 51st state comments, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is calling for unity — as the United Kingdom continues to avoid directly pushing back on Trump’s annexation talk. U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy says now is not the timeContinue Reading

Politics Opposition MPs are criticizing 88 future appointments made by former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s government, some calling for Prime Minister Mark Carney to review those that have not yet gone into effect. 88 appointments take effect after former prime minister stepped down Opposition parties are criticizing the decision byContinue Reading

Politics Canada is looking at cancelling a major portion of its purchase of U.S.-built F-35 stealth fighters and plans on opening talks with rival aircraft makers, Defence Minister Bill Blair said. Payment for first 16 aircraft already made Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted: Mar 14, 2025 7:11 PMContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis In the limited space of his first day as prime minister — and with an election campaign maybe just more than a week away — Mark Carney could at least try to signal change. Justin Trudeau and the carbon tax are gone. Now what? Aaron Wherry · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Mark Carney wasted little time in removing a potent point of attack for the Conservatives in recent years: the consumer carbon tax. Canadians will still receive a final rebate in April, Carney says Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Mar 14, 2025 4:37 PM EDT |Continue Reading