Category: Politics
Mark Carney elected as new Liberal leader. What’s next?
An early federal election call is widely expected to follow in the coming days or weeks after Mark Carney is installed as Canada’s prime minister.
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Canada gives $272M in aid to Bangladesh, Indo-Pacific as USAID shuttered
While the U.S. has halted foreign aid, Canada is supporting projects in Bangladesh on gender equality, reproductive health and access to inclusive education and skills training.
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Mark Carney is the new Liberal leader, replacing Justin Trudeau
Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, has been elected as the new leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.
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Federal Liberals hand Quebec’s Davie shipyard new $3.25B icebreaker deal
The federal Liberal government made a major funding announcement for the Quebec shipbuilding industry Sunday just hours before Liberals were to vote to pick a new leader.
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Tariffs ‘could go up,’ Trump says while allaying recession fears
Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News he paused some U.S. tariffs because he ‘wanted to help Mexico and Canada to a certain extent,’ but added tariffs could also go up.
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Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza
The move comes as Hamas is believed to still have 24 living Israeli hostages and the bodies of 35 others.
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Montrealers denounce Donald Trump for ‘betrayal’ of U.S. friends, allies
“You can try to intimidate us with us with trade wars, (but) we’ll never become your 51st state,” one protest organizer said, urging resistance against U.S. authoritarianism
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Liberal leader may call election within weeks: former deputy PM Sheila Copps
Former deputy prime minister Sheila Copps says the chaos resulting from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs has bolstered support for presumed new Liberal leader Mark Carney.
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Retaliatory Chinese tariffs set to hit Canadian canola farmers
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his canola industry is under fire due to tariffs on Chinese EVs, “which nobody wants,” to protect North American EVs, which few can afford.
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Canada must ensure ‘darker forces’ don’t take over Syria: special envoy
A surge of deadly violence in Syria highlights the need to ensure ‘darker forces’ don’t take over the struggling country and worsen conditions, Canada’s new special envoy says.
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