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A trio of South Korean companies have made a significant, multibillion-dollar pitch to Canada, promising to quickly replace the navy’s aging submarines, deliver more firepower to the army and help revitalize the country’s defence industrial base. A detailed overview of the unsolicited proposals, which were delivered to the federal governmentContinue Reading

Politics U.S. President Donald Trump is doubling down on threats to make Canada the 51st state and says he’ll “always talk about that” as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares for a crucial White House meeting and insists Canadian sovereignty is not up for discussion. President says he’ll ‘always talk about’Continue Reading

A little more than 12 hours before the end of the Second World War in Europe, a young Canadian padre, accompanied by an equally young tank commander, set off into the cool, rainy countryside of northern Germany on an errand of mercy. Or so they thought. Honorary Capt. Albert McCreery andContinue Reading

Politics Canadians elected a total of 112 new MPs this week — including for the first time a handful born this century. Gen Z well represented among more than 100 newly elected parliamentarians From left to right, incoming Liberal MPs Fares Al Soud, Amandeep Sodhi and Jake Sawatzky will become theContinue Reading

Politics Elections Canada’s validation process has revealed a second closely contested riding’s winner has changed after Monday’s preliminary result — this time from the Conservatives to the Liberals. Revised result close enough to be subject to automatic recount Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: May 02, 2025 7:11 PM EDTContinue Reading

In his first news conference since Monday’s election, Prime Minister Mark Carney did not shy away from some of the rhetoric and ambition that carried him through the campaign. Canada would be embarking, he said, “on the biggest transformation of our economy since the end of the Second World War.”Continue Reading

FULL SPEECH | Carney outlines his government’s priorities in 1st post-election news conference Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking in his first press conference since the Liberal election win, said he is focused on building Canada’s economy and plans to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump next week, adding that KingContinue Reading

Politics Conservative MP Damien Kurek says he will resign his Alberta seat so Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre can run in a forthcoming byelection. Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’ll call a byelection quickly: ‘No games’ Peter Zimonjic · CBC News · Posted: May 02, 2025 1:38 PM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Politics King Charles will travel to Canada later this month and deliver the speech from the throne on May 27, it was announced Friday. Visit will mark the 1st time a monarch has delivered the throne speech since 1977 King Charles addresses the Italian parliament in Rome on April 9. CharlesContinue Reading