These are the 30 most read items on National Newswatch, from the last seven days.
Belarus’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that there are no available volumes of fertilizer to send to the U.S. This came after President Trump announced that he was working on a “massive Deal” to buy potash from Minsk at a steep discount amid the trade war with Canada. “Even if we wanted to supply [potash] to other, Western markets...
In a wide-ranging interview, the Canadian leader laid out a detailed vision for breaking his country’s dependency on the United States. Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said that he had prepared over the past year for the “extreme tail risk” that President Trump might order military action against Canada, but disclosed that the two men have spoken “frequently,” even...
U.S. President Donald Trump says his country will continue buying Canadian potash after all. Trump made the comments to reporters during a bilateral meeting at the United Nations General Assembly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It comes a day after Trump had said he was working on a deal to buy cheaper potash from Belarus in a bid to lessen...
Interim B.C. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson says he'll be more than an interim premier if his party wins the snap Oct. 24 provincial vote that has been called by NDP leader David Eby. The official Opposition's constitution prohibits an interim leader from seeking the position permanently but Doerkson says he's running in the election to lead the province. Doerkson has...
The federal Conservative party is being criticized over its decision to appoint a candidate for an upcoming byelection, instead of holding a nomination contest. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre surprised many when he announced at a rally on Sunday that Brantford Mayor Kevin Davis will be the party's candidate in Brantford-Brant South.
The two-day federal Conservative caucus retreat has wrapped in British Columbia, with leader Pierre Poilievre taking great pains to leave without being seen by media and cameras. Poilievre addressed caucus in a 20-minute speech open to coverage in Penticton Wednesday, but otherwise had no photo-ops and took no questions from the media during the retreat, nor did he offer any...
U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States is working on a deal to buy potash from Belarus in a bid to reduce dependence on Canadian fertilizer. In a social media post Monday morning, Trump said prices would be "substantially less" than American buyers pay to Canadian exporters.
U.S. President Donald Trump took aim at Canada again Wednesday, this time to claim that Canada is "destroying itself" by allowing millions of people into the country "essentially unchecked and unvetted." In a social media post Trump said this is causing unspecified problems that "will soon be too big to handle" and described it as a "Liberal takeover that will...
On the eve of last week’s Canada Investment Summit where the prime minister courted investors for over $1-trillion in Canadian project development, the Liberal Party and several Toronto-area MPs hosted an “Evening with Mark Carney” alongside hundreds of top-dollar donors, raising more than $800,000 in a single night and setting another high-water mark for its enhanced fundraising efforts since the...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he studied the possibility of U.S.-led military action in Canada. In a lengthy New York Times interview published today, Carney declined to discuss in detail what that examination involved, but he suggested it would be irresponsible not to prepare for what he called "extreme tail risk." Carney also spoke in the interview about Canada's plans...
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau said the U.S. is an "extremely unpredictable" partner because President Donald Trump's administration is "no longer working" in the best interest of Americans. The former prime minister shared his thoughts on the current Trump administration as part of a question and answer session with Brown University President Christina Paxson in Rhode Island on Tuesday.
MARK CARNEY HAS achieved something close to rock-star status for being one of the only world leaders to stand up to United States president Donald Trump. Breaking off trade talks with the US carries enormous risks, but according to Angus Reid, 76 percent of Canadians back the prime minister’s decision. “They asked too much,” he explained, with characteristic crispness, “and...
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she is checking to see if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — who faces an international arrest warrant — will be travelling through Canadian airspace on Thursday. "I actually have asked my department to provide me with information relating to this particular flyover, which I did not have before coming to the United Nations,"...
MP for area says Canadian authorities still withholding some key details. The Canadian government has disclosed a handful of fresh details around the delays in opening the Gordie Howe International Bridge, as well as some information related to the cost to build the sprawling span connecting Ontario and Michigan. But the MP whose questions triggered the disclosure says he’s “not...
Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned as the leader of British Columbia's Conservatives on Sunday after weeks of upheaval in the official Opposition caucus, though she said she would remain the party's candidate in an upcoming byelection. A statement from Findlay said stepping down was not an easy decision, but she believed it was "the right one for our movement and our province."...
A number of Conservative MPs have soured on Pierre Poilievre as leader, but despite this growing angst, his position is relatively secure because there is no strong appetite to oust him and choose someone new right now, according to party and caucus sources who spoke to CBC News. Last year, Poilievre was on the cusp of leading his party to...
NATO chiefs of defence have elected German Gen. Carsten Breuer as the next chair of the alliance's military committee, over Canada's top military commander. Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan ran against Breuer for the top NATO position. NATO chiefs of defence met in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday to choose the next chair. It's a prestige posting but it...
A candidate for mayor of Ottawa is facing multiple charges for allegedly making death threats against Ontario Premier Doug Ford and incumbent Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. Geoffrey Nicholas Griplas was charged on Sept. 15 with two counts of criminal harassment, as well as two counts of uttering death threats allegedly made by social media posts between the dates of Sept...
As U.S. President Donald Trump works on a deal to buy potash from Belarus to lessen dependence on Canadian fertilizer, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is warning that the eastern European country has blood on its hands. "More than 40 countries - Canada and its allies - have sanctions against Belarus for supporting war criminal (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's invasion of...
Just two days after BC NDP leader David Eby dissolved the British Columbia legislature and called a snap election, party supporters, candidates, volunteers and donors may be questioning the wisdom of his political gamble, as the opposition BC Conservatives jump out to a commanding – but early – eight-point lead in vote intention over the incumbent. New data from the...
But the PMO says Mark Carney keeps in 'close and regular contact' with MPs, and holds caucus coffee chats and meals with MPs while travelling in their regions. Another Liberal MP says those frustrated by the lack of direct access to the PM want to 'audition' for a promotion to cabinet. Prime Minister Mark Carney is enjoying the peak of...
The Conservative Party of Canada lost the last federal election because they couldn’t put enough distance between themselves and US President Donald Trump, and they seem very determined to lose the next one for the very same reason. Time and time again, they’ve been given opportunities to show their solidarity with Canada and their disdain for Trump and his movement...
— Mark Carney’s trajectory is clear. And he’d like the rest of us to keep up, please. The prime minister has moved past denial, anger or bargaining when it comes to dealing with the unpredictable President Donald Trump, his royal court of enabling cabinet ministers, and trepidatious corporate America.
The federal government is offering First Nations along the Trans Mountain pipeline route a combined 15-per-cent equity stake and a $2.5-million lump-sum payment for each group that agrees to invest. The proposal was made in letters sent by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne to First Nations last week. The Globe obtained a copy of one of those letters, and Mr. Champagne’s...
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government tabled a sweeping bill Monday meant to fast-track approvals for major projects, cut their review times and create zones of "national interest" to pre-approve certain types of projects. Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, is also proposing major changes to collective bargaining, including the use of more federal mediation to get deals done and...
The self-destruction of the British Columbia Conservatives has birthed a right-of-centre alternative in the provincial legislature, which faces the prospect of an early election call by Premier David Eby to take advantage of chaos in Opposition ranks. CentreBC will become the third largest party in the legislature after eight former B.C. Conservative legislators announced they would join, including former finance...
A former British Columbia Conservative candidate has urged members of the party to "plug" their noses and accept Lorne Doerkson as their permanent leader if he's successful in the province's snap election on Oct. 24 and build from there. The appeal from Tim Thielmann, a lawyer and former research director for the Conservatives, comes as the party says its board...
There’s “no urgency” to strike a trade deal with Canada, according to Washington’s trade representative, as Canada continues to supply a variety of key exports to the U.S. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer made the comments to American network CNBC Friday morning when asked about progress toward a deal with Canada. He said U.S. President Donald Trump is “comfortable” with...
