Politics: Canada

Global News - Politics (32 seconds ago)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will work to convince U.S. President Donald Trump that his steel and aluminum tariffs will hurt both countries.

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Global News - Politics (32 seconds ago)

Halifax Regional Municipality has used the social media platform, previously known as Twitter, to share updates on municipal topics since 2010.

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Global News - Politics (32 seconds ago)

The premiers are set to spend two days making the case to U.S. lawmakers and business leaders that tariffs would unnecessarily harm both countries' economies.

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Global News - Politics (32 seconds ago)

The 25 per cent steel and aluminum tariffs declared by Donald Trump could have a widespread effect, including on auto insurance rates.

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Global News - Politics (32 seconds ago)

All executions have been stayed in Montana since 2015 because the state requires the use of an "ultra-fast-acting barbiturate" that is no longer available.

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Global News - Politics (32 seconds ago)

Danielle Smith said she will embrace a 'Team Canada approach' to convince Americans the tariffs would harm workers and businesses on both sides of the border.

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Global News - Politics (32 seconds ago)

The 4 Nations Face-Off, a tournament involving NHL players and featuring the North American rivals, starts Wednesday in Montreal.

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Global News - Politics (32 seconds ago)

Trump, in an interview with FOX News that was set to air on Monday, said "No, they wouldn't” when asked if Palestinians in Gaza would have a right to return to the territory.

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Global News - Politics (33 seconds ago)

Canada's business advocacy groups are calling for government action following promised American tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.

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CBC - Politics (56 minutes ago)

The federal government's official publication posted the notice Friday evening, indicating that Governor General Mary Simon ordered the termination of Sainte-Marie's appointment on Jan. 3.

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CBC - Politics (56 minutes ago)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told business leaders at the Canada-U.S. Economic Summit in Toronto that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to annex Canada "is a real thing."

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CBC - Politics (56 minutes ago)

Canada's ambassador to France says he's against U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to take over Greenland, saying "in order to respect international law, you don't threaten your neighbours by invasion." 

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CBC - Politics (56 minutes ago)

Donald Trump's repeated talk of annexing Canada is almost universally treated as a joke in Washington. Or, maybe, as a negotiating ploy. If it's neither, the U.S. president would face a Himalayan climb to make it a reality.

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CBC - Politics (56 minutes ago)

There's been a lot of chatter about interprovincial trade barriers lately — namely, that Canada should remove them, with federal and provincial officials saying that opening up domestic trade could soften the impact of potential U.S. tariffs. But what are these barriers, and how do they impact our daily lives?

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CBC - Politics (56 minutes ago)

The federal government is looking to list Mexican cartels as terrorists under Canadian law, but experts say there are a number of other groups heavily involved in the illicit drug market.

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CBC - Politics (56 minutes ago)

The NDP made new election commitments on Monday: imposing tariffs on Tesla electric vehicles, bringing back the federal EV rebate and doubling it if consumers buy a Canadian-made plug-in car.

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CBC - Politics (2 hours ago)

Baltej Dhillon of B.C., Martine Hébert from Quebec and Saskatchewan's Todd Lewis tapped to fill vacancies.

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CBC - Politics (4 hours ago)

Ahead of the three-year mark of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, some Ukrainians who settled in southestern Ontario as temporary residents are feeling uneasy about the future and whether they'll be able to remain in Canada as a March 31 deadline approaches.

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CBC - Politics (14 hours ago)

The Liberal Party of Canada announced Saturday afternoon it will host two leadership debates — one in English and another in French — in Montreal at the end of February.

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CBC - Politics (14 hours ago)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will try to strengthen Canada's trade and security ties over the next five days with European allies also facing threats from U.S. President Donald Trump over their economy and sovereignty.

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Global News - Politics (21 hours ago)

Trump made the comments on a press conference aboard Air Force 1 as he travelled to New Orleans to watch the Super Bowl.

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Global News - Politics (23 hours ago)

Author and documentary filmmaker Richard Kerbaj says the Five Eyes intelligence and security alliance has weathered political storms before.

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CBC - Politics (A day ago)

The federal government has restricted Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek's chatbot from some of its mobile devices and is recommending other agencies and departments follow suit.

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CBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The clock continues to wind down on U.S. President Donald Trump's next deadline for imposing sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods. In the meantime, some American lawmakers are pushing the president to back off tariffs altogether — and they hope Canada notices.

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Global News - Politics (2 days ago)

"We're going to find billions, hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud and abuse," Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday.

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Global News - Politics (2 days ago)

The debates fall less than two weeks before the March 9 vote to secure the Liberal Party's new leader.

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CBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Thursday the country should weigh building a new west-east oil pipeline after President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs exposed what he's calling a "vulnerability" in energy infrastructure.

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CBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Thursday's hearing wasn't a sign of congressional action — it was a political weather vane, showing which way the politics is blowing. And the message to Trump's pick for trade representative was: Don't apply big tariffs on Canada.

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CBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Public Safety Minister David McGuinty says Canada's new "fentanyl czar" will be appointed before U.S. President Donald Trump's next deadline for imposing sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods.

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CBC - Politics (2 days ago)

China may have launched a "disparaging" and "malicious" campaign against Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland on the social media platform WeChat, according to the task force set up to monitor foreign election interference.

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CBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Tourism Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada says she will not seek re-election and instead is looking to become mayor of Montreal.

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Global News - Politics (3 days ago)

Canadian security officials say an "information operation" against Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland was traced to a popular WeChat news account linked to China.

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CBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Liberal leadership hopefuls have overcome the third financial hurdle for candidates, which was due Friday evening. 

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CBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Former Canadian Human Rights commissioner Birju Dattani is suing Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman, accusing her and others of leading a 'strategic, deliberate and malicious' campaign against him.

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CBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The shuttering of the U.S. government's marquee foreign aid agency — USAID — could have an enormous impact on Western allies and their ability to influence developing nations, a series of experts have warned.

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CBC - Politics (3 days ago)

NATO's two per cent defence spending target, derided only last summer by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, was feverishly embraced this week by the Liberal leadership hopefuls vying to replace him.

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Global News - Politics (4 days ago)

All five remaining federal Liberal leadership candidates were able to pay the $125,000 fundraising requirement by the Friday deadline.

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CBC - Politics (4 days ago)

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Wednesday that he will change criminal law if he's elected so that all drug "kingpins" convicted of trafficking what he's calling major quantities of fentanyl are hit with a mandatory life sentence in prison.

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CBC - Politics (4 days ago)

The multinational brigade is composed of up to 3,500 soldiers from 14 NATO countries — including roughly 1,500 Canadian Armed Forces members. It was scaled up to fortify the border with Russia after the country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Global News - Politics (4 days ago)

Demonstrators across the U.S. are getting creative and clever as they send a message to the Trump administration.

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Global News - Politics (4 days ago)

The federal government is hosting a summit in Toronto Friday aimed at bolstering the economy in the face of Canada's rapidly changing relationship with its largest trading partner.

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CBC - Politics (4 days ago)

Despite winning a month-long reprieve from potentially devastating U.S. tariffs, there is a deep sense of anxiety hanging over some of the most senior Canadian government officials who manage the relationship with President Donald Trump.

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Global News - Politics (4 days ago)

A new poll by Ipsos for Global News found that two-thirds of Canadians think less of the U.S. as a country and are turning their backs on American products and travel.

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CBC - Politics (4 days ago)

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Canada's premiers and works with cabinet to craft his government's response to an unpredictable Trump administration, he's also batting away repeated demands from opposition leaders to recall Parliament.

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CBC - Politics (4 days ago)

Many of the concessions Trump claimed to have won from Mexico when he agreed to a delay on tariffs were not really new, at least in a significant way. But Mexico's former ambassador to the U.S. says the country should still expect more tariff threats, if not worse.

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Global News - Politics (4 days ago)

Jamieson Greer, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. trade representative, put countries on notice they must lower import barriers to maintain access to the U.S. market.

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Global News - Politics (4 days ago)

The GST 'holiday' is nearly over, but new data looking at spending in Canada during its first month shows it may not have spurred spending as originally hoped.

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Global News - Politics (4 days ago)

Jonathan Wilkinson says it's a "vulnerability" for Canada to export so much of its oil to the United States in the context of the Trump administration's tariff threats.

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CBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney says if he becomes prime minister, he would meet the NATO defence spending benchmark two years ahead of the Trudeau government's official target. But to hit that target, he said Canada must move its defence spending back home.

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CBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Chrystia Freeland says as prime minister, she would have the country can reach its NATO defence spending goal by 2027 — five years ahead of the federal government's stated plan.

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Global News - Politics (5 days ago)

Some U.S. conservatives are challenging Prince Harry's residency, asking if he lied on immigration forms about past drug use or received special treatment to enter the country.

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Global News - Politics (5 days ago)

The details for Canada's new fentanyl czar are expected to be finalized by the end of the week, with Canadians likely to hear 'very shortly' after what this new role will entail.

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CBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Liberal leadership hopefuls are pivoting and responding to the attention-consuming existential threats to Canadian trade posed by U.S. President Donald Trump — a preview of what the next federal election is going to look like, according to Liberal strategists.

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Global News - Politics (5 days ago)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's upcoming resignation and the threat of U.S. President Donald Trump among factors in tightening race, according to Ipsos Public Affairs CEO.

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Global News - Politics (5 days ago)

Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Defence Minister Bill Blair and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne are all in Washington, D.C.

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Global News - Politics (5 days ago)

Successive Canadian governments have for years failed to make NATO's defence spending targets, drawing the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Global News - Politics (5 days ago)

The Crown corporation also said it eliminated 20 per cent of senior roles last month as it 'continues to respond to the significant financial and operational challenges it faces.'

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Global News - Politics (5 days ago)

A new Angus Reid poll recorded an average increase in national pride across Canada of nine points, from 58 per cent to 67 per cent.

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CBC - Politics (5 days ago)

A lawyer for the federal government says a judge mistakenly concluded it was unreasonable for the government to use the Emergencies Act in 2022 to quell protests in the national capital and at key border points.

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CBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Karina Gould holds a news conference in Toronto to make a policy announcement.

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CBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Two new polls suggest Quebecers are increasingly expressing pride in Canada these days.

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Global News - Politics (5 days ago)

Canada won a temporary reprieve from the U.S. president's tariff threats, but Donald Trump could still play a factor in the next federal election.

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CBC - Politics (5 days ago)

With the threat of punishing tariffs still hovering over the Canadian economy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the government will host a Canada-U.S. Economic Summit later this week, aimed at increasing investment and easing internal trade barriers.

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Global News - Politics (5 days ago)

Bill Blair told Global News in Washington, D.C., that military members will not be deployed to the border, which was not requested by the Trump administration during negotiations.

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CBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims around the world, has died at 88.

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CBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The trade war is off. At least for now. But that is of limited solace. And even if the next deadline somehow comes and goes without the resumption of hostilities, it's not clear when Canadians will again be able to reasonably view the United States as a reliable friend or predictable ally.

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Global News - Politics (6 days ago)

The announcement by the Conservative leader comes as U.S. President Donald Trump has been complaining about fentanyl entering the United States from Canada.

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CBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum says American tariffs on her country have been delayed for a month after a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Global News - Politics (6 days ago)

Canada has been given a 30-day reprieve from U.S. tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump, but that has done little to allay fears in the pharmaceutical realm.

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CBC - Politics (6 days ago)

For an alliance that prides itself on presenting a united front to Russia, the last few days — even the last few weeks — haven't been kind.

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Global News - Politics (6 days ago)

Canada is aiming to make "incredible, fast-paced progress” in removing three major trade barriers, Transport and Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand told reporters on Wednesday.

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CBC - Politics (6 days ago)

A possible tariff war with the United States, Justin Trudeau's departure and the Liberal leadership race are all upsetting Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's campaign plans. And behind the scenes, not all Conservatives agree on how to adjust.

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CBC - Politics (6 days ago)

With a historic trade war on pause, at least for now, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is renewing his calls for Parliament to resume sitting.

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CBC - Politics (6 days ago)

European leaders warned on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to expand tariffs to the EU risked setting off a trade war that would cause economic harm on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Global News - Politics (6 days ago)

Industry groups say now is the time for Canada to dismantle some interprovincial trade barriers to blunt the impact of future Trump tariffs.

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Global News - Politics (6 days ago)

Despite the 30 day reprieve in steep U.S. tariffs many small business owners in Canada have been left dealing with a lot of uncertainty and concerns about their future.

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Global News - Politics (6 days ago)

Alberta sectors that rely on trade with the U.S., such as the oil and gas industry, are cautiously optimistic about the tariff deadline being pushed 30 days down the road.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday that if he becomes prime minister he will implement a plan to boost internal trade in Canada that he says will increase the country's GDP by more than $200 billion. 

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Global News - Politics (A week ago)

The trade war between Canada and the U.S. is on pause after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to measures addressing President Donald Trump's concerns over fentanyl trafficking.

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Global News - Politics (A week ago)

A look at how the release of 2.2 billion gallons of water could affect California residents, farm operations and animals in coming months.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

The federal government has released a list of American made goods that it will be tariffing starting Tuesday.

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Global News - Politics (A week ago)

Speaking to a small group of people at his local campaign headquarters, Ford appeared to explain his initial admiration for President Trump in a moment caught on hot mic.

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Global News - Politics (A week ago)

Trump's decision meant Canada and the provinces also halted their moves to retaliate including with tariffs and bans on U.S. alcohol sales north of the border.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

The U.S. Senate is conducting confirmation hearings for Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence. Gabbard has no background in intelligence, and a history of promoting conspiracies and supporting dictators at odds with the West. Canadian intelligence experts say that could be a problem for Canada.

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Global News - Politics (A week ago)

Doug Ford says the Ontario government is 'ripping up' its $100-million contract with Elon Musk's Starlink to provide high-speed internet to northern and rural communities.

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Global News - Politics (A week ago)

The deal was reached just hours before 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods were set to take effect Tuesday, along with 10 per cent tariffs on energy exports to the U.S.

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Global News - Politics (A week ago)

A new report said Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada pose the worst trade shock since the 1930s, with a recession in the Canadian economy on the horizon.

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Global News - Politics (A week ago)

The push to buy domestically ramped up over the weekend, after Trump announced he would apply 25 per cent tariffs to Canadian goods, with a lower 10 per cent duty on energy. 

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Global News - Politics (A week ago)

Canadian officials and business groups have been preparing for the prospect of steep tariffs that economists say could trigger a recession, while pushing on a diplomatic solution.

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Global News - Politics (A week ago)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced billions of dollars in new tariffs on U.S. imports to Canada. The affected goods include foods, appliances. jewelry and some clothing.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is ready to deliver a "purposeful, forceful but reasonable, immediate" response if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canadian imports.

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Global News - Politics (A week ago)

The Canadian government has released a list of the goods it will target first in its retaliation against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

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Global News - Politics (A week ago)

Experts, including former Trump White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, say Trump is making America a 'less predictable ally' and will push countries elsewhere.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberal government to resume Parliament and adopt seven actions in response to U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods planned for Feb. 4.

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Global News - Politics (A week ago)

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday, imposing tariffs on Canadian goods and spurring Canadian retaliatory tariffs.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

On Saturday night, shortly after 9 p.m. ET, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a speech on Parliament Hill announcing Canada's response to a 25 per cent tariff U.S. President Donald Trump is imposing on most Canadian goods. Here's a transcript of his remarks.

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Global News - Politics (A week ago)

The 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods, with an exception for oil and gas at 10 per cent, will go into effect Tuesday, sources said Canada has been told.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should recall Parliament to pass legislation to protect workers and businesses if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with tariffs on Canadian goods as promised.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

Uncertainty is the reality for Mounties who patrol the Canada-U.S. border, the flashpoint in the increasingly uneasy bilateral relationship. CBC News shadowed one officer for hours earlier this week to get a sense of their challenges in this political climate.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he will be dropping out of the Liberal Party leadership race in favour of backing former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. 

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

Defence Minister Bill Blair spent a portion of Thursday touting the Liberal government's plan to build an additional 668 military housing units, of which internal documents show only 36 will be completed this year.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

Several premiers are decrying U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose punishing tariffs on virtually all Canadian goods and are calling for a powerful retaliatory response from Ottawa and Canada as a whole.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will decide Thursday night if oil will be a target of the hefty tariffs he's threatening to impose on Canadian goods.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

The first shots of the trade war between the United States and Canada have been fired. Whether it escalates beyond the planned 25 per cent tariff into a wider economic war depends upon how genuinely serious President Donald Trump is about annexation, experts say.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

Several premiers are decrying U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose punishing tariffs on virtually all Canadian goods, and calling for a powerful retaliatory response from Ottawa and Canada as a whole.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

Canada's first accessibility commissioner has resigned during a legal battle with the federal government involving an external investigation into allegations he mistreated staff.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

Days before tariffs that have the potential to cripple Canada's economy are expected to come into effect, Canadian politicians are pushing the message that the country is cracking down on one of U.S. President Donald Trump's main concerns.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

The U.S. is threatening a two-stage tariff plan in which Canada and Mexico could get hit with initial trade penalties within days then face broader penalties this spring.

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CBC - Politics (A week ago)

'I did not expect to be a slave': Amnesty International report exposes abuse of migrant workers

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Windsor, Ont., Mayor Drew Dilkens speaks to Power & Politics about how the busiest commercial border crossing between the U.S. and Canada is responding to the tariffs President Donald Trump says will begin on Feb. 1.

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

U.S. President Donald Trump says he is 'not looking for concessions' from Canada as the White House confirmed he's going forward with 25 per cent levies on imports from Canada on Saturday. Trump added he will 'probably' set tariffs on Canadian oil at 10 per cent.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Economists are warning that Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada and Ottawa's counter-tariffs could cause higher prices for Canadians. How soon could that happen?

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Health Minister Mark Holland says he's looking forward to signing more pharmacare deals with provinces and territories "in the coming days" — and opposition parties should rethink their plans to bring down the government this spring to allow that to happen.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

'If the president does choose to implement any tariffs against Canada, we're ready with a response — a purposeful, forceful but reasonable immediate response,' Trudeau said.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Donald Trump, on multiple occasions, denied anything to do with Project 2025, but many of his executive orders so far have come straight from the playbook.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

A trio of federal cabinet ministers is in Washington Friday making a last-ditch attempt to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing tariffs on Canadian imports.

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Canada's economy contracted more than expected in November, as activity across a majority of sectors shrank due to work stoppages across inland transportation and at ports, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre argues that accepting classified intelligence would stop him from holding the Liberal government to account.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Foreign interference in Canadian affairs is not new, Justice Marie-Josée Hogue says, but the scale of disinformation being fed to Canadians is.

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Burlington MP Karina Gould said if she becomes the next prime minister, she would lower the GST to four per cent for one year.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Smith says the base could be similar to the Canadian NORAD Region headquarters in Winnipeg.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The only Indigenous candidate in the Liberal leadership race, Jaime Battiste, has exited, in support of Mark Carney who will face reporters in Halifax Friday.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc's office confirmed the video was texted to Howard Lutnick Wednesday evening after Lutnick discussed tariffs on Canada at his confirmation hearing.

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

In closing arguments in Federal Court, a government lawyer denied Canada's responsibility for Abousfian Abdelrazik's detention in Sudan, saying his lawsuit is an elaborate theory crafted from snippets of evidence.

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The notion that "never again" can the world allow something like the Holocaust to happen feels like it is slipping away, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk both said Tuesday.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Jagmeet Singh called on the minority Liberals to recall Parliament, not ruling out support for pandemic-style relief measures from Trump's tariffs.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Residents of Cardston County are welcoming the arrival of an RCMP Black Hawk helicopter to help patrol the Canada-U.S. border between Alberta and Montana.

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday he is open to working with the Liberal government to pass relief measures for workers if U.S. President Donald Trump moves ahead with devastating tariffs on Canadian goods.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Jenica Atwin is leaving federal politics for the "time being" in part because of the online hate she receives, saying the level of toxicity she's had to face has been surprising.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Danielle Smith said a Canadian border czar would work with their U.S. counterpart to crack down on fentanyl and illegal crossings — something Trump has repeatedly said is an issue.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Restricting Alberta energy exports to the U.S. is within Ottawa's purview. But recent comments suggest that move may be unlikely, though not "off the table."

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

A new report into foreign interference recommend that Canada take several steps to thwart attempts to meddle in the next federal election. But with Parliament prorogued and an election expected this spring, can it be done in time?

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Twice during the campaign, Progressive Conservative Party Leader Doug Ford will head to Washington, D.C., in his role as premier. The Liberals say that would be 'deeply partisan.'

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The public inquiry studying foreign election meddling has found no evidence that "traitors" in Parliament are plotting with hostile states against Canada's interests.

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

For more than a decade, Wisconsin native Douglas Cowgill has helped Americans in Canada navigate the complex task of renouncing their U.S. citizenship, cutting themselves loose from that nation's Internal Revenue Service in the process.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Trump and Musk keep referring to Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore as 'stranded' and 'abandoned,' while there is already a plan in place to bring them home.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate, but its governor warned that U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs create 'major uncertainty.'

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Alberta Health Services has apologized to a Taber woman undergoing cancer treatment, after she was moved to a storage room at Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

At just 27 years old, Karoline Leavitt has set a record in the White House. Here's what she had to say in her first press briefing for the Trump administration.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Canada's pandemic response plan included tens of billions of dollars in support of struggling businesses and workers. But new spending like that would need parliamentary approval.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The government has not offered a rationale for asking Denmark to expedite its approval of Bennett's appointment, which came a week before her resignation as MP.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Joly said Monday that she still believes diplomacy can fend off President Donald Trump's plan to slap Canada with 25 per cent across-the-board duties.

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Auschwitz survivors warned Monday of the rising antisemitism and hatred they are witnessing in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Singh called on the Liberals to present a worker support plan to opposition leaders and then recall Parliament, which is currently prorogued until March 24, to pass legislation.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Canadian government needs to move more swiftly to address of foreign interference, Justice Marie-Josée Hogue's commission reported Tuesday.

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning a final wave of appointments to fill the 10 vacancies in the Senate before he retires in March, Radio-Canada has learned.

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canadian Armed Forces veteran David Lavery is 'safe' in Qatar — months after a network that supports vets expressed concern that Lavery went missing in Afghanistan and was possibly detained by the Taliban government.

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is rejecting the terms of a briefing from Canada's spy agency regarding foreign interference because it won't enable him to act on the information, his office says.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said she had discussed the issue with Trump and does not believe the president has wavered from the Feb. 1 start date for tariffs.

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Nicotine control groups who have waited years for a nationwide ban on vaping flavours say they've now been given indications it won't happen — despite a promise from the Canadian government last fall the restrictions were coming soon. It comes as the country's top public health doctors have once again called on Ottawa to ban vaping flavours to...

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Transport Minister Anita Anand, Defence Minister Bill Blair and Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith all announced Saturday they're endorsing Mark Carney for federal Liberal leader as more of Justin Trudeau's cabinet coalesces around the former Bank of Canada governor.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

'Something I think that is just very important is that people take pride in Germany and being German,' Musk said.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario has accepted Premier Doug Ford's ask to dissolve the legislature for an early election that will officially begin on Wednesday.

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Nepean MP Chandra Arya says he's been informed by the Liberal Party of Canada he's not permitted to run in the leadership contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

5 things we learned from the final report on foreign interference

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The prorogation of Parliament doesn't prevent the appointment of new senators, and the Prime Minister's Office says the selection process is underway.

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CBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

U.S. President Donald Trump is once again taking shots at Canada as he claimed many in the country would be happier in a 51st state.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Canada's foreign minister said Ottawa as well as the provinces and territories are working on both preventing tariffs and a potential response if those tariffs happen on Feb. 1.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

After nearly 16 months of work, the foreign interference commission's final report will be made public. Here's what the report could contain.

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Global News - Politics (2 weeks ago)

'Why do I have to fight for something that the government of Alberta committed on, and now they're backtracking? Like, I'm homeless. We're all homeless.'

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