British Columbia's premier-designate Lorne Doerkson says he and Prime Minister Mark Carney are aligned on the need to supercharge the economy, attract investment and create good-paying jobs. Doerkson posted on social media that he had a productive conversation with the prime minister on Tuesday, just days after his B.C. Conservatives won two-thirds of the seats in the provincial election. He...
Alberta is looking to end public sector hiring practices aimed at diversity, equity and inclusion. A government bill tabled Tuesday, if passed, would prohibit a number of public bodies from using DEI policies to make hiring decisions. Premier Danielle Smith said hiring needs to be based on merit and qualifications so that everyone has a fair chance at getting jobs...
A Canadian official says there has been "limited progress" made in recent trade talks with the United States. Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday acknowledged talks had intensified slightly in recent days and President Donald Trump and his officials have suggested a deal could be possible before next week midterm elections in the United States. But a Canadian government official...
New Alberta legislation seeks to stop the provincial government and other public entities from considering diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring decisions. Justice Minister Mickey Amery tabled legislation Tuesday that would prevent the provincial public service, provincial Crown corporations, publicly funded post-secondary institutions, schools board and municipalities from hiring employees based on “personal characteristics,” according to a government news release.
Comments come as Trump administration accuses Canada of U.S. election interference. While he's fully engaged in a tight midterm election battle in his own country, U.S. President Donald Trump is still finding time to step into politics north of the border by congratulating the newly elected premiers of Quebec and British Columbia. Praise for the sovereignist premier of Quebec, Paul...
Associate membership expected to be main topic at summit this week in Montreal. European Union officials say the details and exact title of Canada's possible associate EU membership are still being internally debated — but the 27 countries are united in wanting the "closest possible association" with Canada. Canada will host the EU at a summit in Montreal this week...
Ahead of the upcoming Canada-EU Summit in Montreal, European officials say the exact details of an agreement will not be finalized this week, but that they’re hoping to hammer out those details of Canada’s “associate membership” in the 27-member bloc to make an official announcement next year. The officials made the comments in a background briefing to reporters ahead of...
Canada and the United Arab Emirates signed a free trade deal on Tuesday they say was reached in a "record" time of 47 days, and have also agreed to start talks on an extradition treaty. The trade deal was one of a handful of trade and infrastructure agreements signed during the crown prince of Abu Dhabi's visit to Ottawa on...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing another call for a leadership review from one of her United Conservative Party constituency boards. Scott Cyr, a backbencher in Smith's caucus, says the board of his constituency association northeast of Edmonton passed the motion Monday. It's a vote Cyr says he does not agree with, and he says it's time to rally behind...
Despite, or because of, these uniquely challenging times, Carney has drawn support from left, right and centre; and polarization has eased. Our latest Spark Advocacy survey wrapped up 3992 interviews on October 21. Confidence in the Carney government remains at quite elevated levels by historical standards. With a voting intention advantage over the Conservatives of 49%-28%, the Liberals have built...
The European Union is working more closely with Canada on creating, stockpiling and researching vaccines as the United States pulls back, says a senior official from Brussels. "Our production, research and development capabilities, and how we communicate about our existing (vaccine) stock, are extremely sensitive matters," European Crisis Management Commissioner Hadja Lahbib said in a French-language interview Monday in Ottawa...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says a process to review the Indian Act won't necessarily lead to the controversial legislation's termination. The Indian Act gives Ottawa sweeping powers over First Nations communities and people, including the authority to determine who qualifies for recognition and what reserves can and can't do. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew called for the repeal of the Indian...
If you ask Georgia cattle farmer Scott Craig about who has been impacted by the trade war and what costs have gone up, he’ll tell you just about everyone and everything, especially in agriculture. “I classify [it] as our three F’s. The fuel, the feed and the fertilizer.” Craig has been a cattle farmer in McDonough, Ga., about an hour...
Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is accusing Ottawa of muzzling him at the upcoming Canada-European Union summit in Montreal. The federal government has assured the premier that he is invited to dinner with EU representatives, but the premier will not speak at the summit taking place Thursday and Friday. "He was invited to the dinner and he refused," Prime Minister...
American President Donald Trump congratulated Quebec's new premier, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, on social media on Tuesday morning. The post comes 22 days after the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois won enough seats in the Oct. 5 provincial election to form a minority government. Trump attached a news article by the Irish Times, titled Separatists win Quebec provincial election in blow to Mark...
The RCMP is investigating fraud, breach of trust and money laundering in connection with Alberta’s health care procurement controversy, according to a letter filed in court that reveals for the first time the potential criminal activity police are examining. The Mounties confirmed in early 2025 that they launched an investigation into the province’s health care purchasing practices, and earlier this...
is likely to hike interest rates for the first time in more than three years as policymakers grow increasingly concerned about the inflation risk posed by the cost of energy.
Industry Minister Melanie Joly is calling on the U.S.-based owner of Stelco Inc. to provide a concrete plan and timeline to restore jobs at its Canadian steel mills before she will agree to meet with CEO Lourenco Goncalves. Cleveland-Cliffs says it's in full compliance with the promises it made as part of an Investment Canada Act review that allowed its...
Negotiations toward a new transatlantic pact between Canada and the European Union don't include discussions for a full-scale free labour movement, but something more focused, Canada's EU ambassador said ahead of the Canada-EU summit later this week in Montreal. Canada and the EU are expected to use the summit to announce a new agreement that could touch on a number...
Election night in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) delivered some upsets, with several incumbent mayors losing their bids for re-election. Former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath, who became Hamilton’s mayor in 2022 after her party’s provincial defeat, was in a distant third place at 14 per cent with 177 of 207 polls reporting as of 11:24 p.m. Horwath...
Justice Minister Sean Fraser on Tuesday introduced a bill to amend Canada's medical assistance in dying law to allow people to make advance requests and bar access for those suffering solely from a mental illness. Bill C-41 would amend the Criminal Code to allow people to make advance requests to access MAID, though it would be up to provinces to...
Alberta's legislature is set to reconvene today -- just over a week after the province voted overwhelmingly to stay in Canada. Premier Danielle Smith has said she considers the separatism debate settled, after it riled the province all summer. She has said she expects separatist leaders in her United Conservative Party to accept the results and turn the page. Yesterday...
Saskatchewan's government is set to outline its legislative agenda today in its throne speech. Premier Scott Moe says the province plans to prioritize investments in health care, education, community safety and affordability. He says the throne speech will also promote the province as steady during a time of uncertainty.
Abu Dhabi's crown prince is in Ottawa for meetings today as Canada and the United Arab Emirates work to cement their trade ties. Prime Minister Mark Carney will greet and participate in a welcome ceremony for Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Parliament Hill, before the pair take part in a signing ceremony. Canada and the UAE...
Olivia Chow won a decisive re-election victory in Toronto's mayoral race Monday, fending off a challenge from councillor Brad Bradford and convincing voters to stay the course on her progressive agenda highlighted by expanded renter protections and transit affordability. Chow held a double-digit lead over councillor Brad Bradford with most polls reporting Monday night. Her campaign watch party, held at...
A plainspoken, two-term Alberta United Conservative backbencher who courted controversy is quitting the job effective immediately. Shane Getson says he is leaving due to personal and family reasons but does not elaborate. "I can no longer give the time and attention that I have over the last seven years," Getson said Monday in a statement written for local newspapers and...
Amid reporting by CTV News that trade talks between Canada and the U.S. are gaining momentum, Prime Minister Mark Carney said the Trump administration is “coming closer to our position.” Carney made the comments during a question-and-answer period with reporters after a meeting between First Nation leaders and First Ministers in Ottawa on Monday. Carney also said, however, he can’t...
The First Nations Leadership Council says British Columbia is at a crossroads with the incoming Conservative government that could result in either a "battleground" or reconciliation. Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson has said he will repeal DRIPA, or the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, because the legislation has failed but he promised to work with First Nations in the...
Source familiar with discussions tells Radio-Canada 'we are not on the verge of an agreement just yet.' With the U.S.-Canada trade war dominating the final days of the U.S. midterm campaign, trade discussions between the two countries have intensified. But sources tell CBC News and Radio-Canada that doesn't mean a deal is imminent. A source familiar with the discussions told...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will instruct his ministers to work with First Nations to move Canada beyond the Indian Act — which he said could mean reforming it or abolishing it altogether. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with First Nations chiefs and premiers in Ottawa today, Carney said the elimination of the Indian Act has been sought...
U.S. President Donald Trump says he expects his constantly evolving trade war with Canada to end "pretty soon" despite formal trade negotiations not resuming since they fell apart in August. Trump told a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday that Canada had been "ripping off" the U.S. on trade and the U.S. had no choice but to impose levies...
B.C.'s newly minted Conservative government won't take its seats in the legislature until at least mid-November, but the premier-designate is not ruling out a shortened fall session. Lorne Doerkson told reporters Sunday, a day after his big election victory, that he was keeping the option open to recall the legislature in the fall.
In the current Alberta political landscape, all 11 Edmonton ridings and five Calgary area ridings are in play, says political strategist Stephen Carter. A decisive win for the “stay” side in last week’s Alberta referendum, the prime minister’s high personal popularity, and the emergence of a new Alberta-focused right-of-centre federal political party could help the governing Liberals win as many...
Conservative members of Parliament are calling on Ottawa to repeal the West Coast oil tanker ban, arguing it's hurting Canada's prosperity. They pushed for the repeal during debate Monday in the House of Commons on a private member's bill to scrap the tanker ban, a day after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wrote to Prime Minister Mark Carney about it. Poilievre...
British Columbia's premier-designate Lorne Doerkson's long to-do list includes lowering taxes, while reviewing the provincial finances, working with Alberta and the federal government on the proposed Pacific Link pipeline and repealing Indigenous legislation. Doerkson laid out his priorities at a news conference Sunday, just hours after his party was elected with about two-thirds of the province's 93 seats in the...
The next leader of Toronto is set to be decided on Monday, as Olivia Chow looks to hold off a challenge from city councillor Brad Bradford in what's shaped up to be one of the most tightly contested re-election bids by a sitting mayor. Some pollsters who had Chow leading Bradford by double digits just weeks ago now say the...
BRASILIA (AP) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva 's comeback to win Brazil's presidential runoff Sunday is already facing its first hurdle as his competitor, Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro challenges the results, setting the stage for a possible showdown between the country's two polarizing political forces.
Canada and the U.S. are “very close” to a trade deal, a key adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump said, days after the White House imposed new tariffs on Canadian goods and dropped others. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett made the remark during an interview on Fox News Sunday. He said U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had been speaking...
Multiple government and industry sources close to trade discussions between Canada and the United States tell CTV News the momentum of the talks, just recently re-started in earnest, combined with U.S. President Donald Trump’s political vulnerabilities ahead of the midterms leads them to believe there is considerable appetite from the White House to strike a deal with Canada. All the...
Voters gave Lorne Doerkson's B.C. Conservatives a two-thirds majority government on Saturday, now members of his party need to do the same to change their constitution to allow an interim leader to become permanent. ? The party's constitution prohibits an interim leader from seeking leadership in subsequent ballot, and change would require the support of two-thirds of the party's members...
The British government has turned down Ottawa's attempts to have it join the international Defence, Security and Resilience Bank, though London says it will work in lockstep with Canada to meet NATO spending targets. The DSRB is meant to reduce borrowing costs for military spending by pooling credit strength among allies. Canada has tried for months to convince
Former president Barack Obama took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods Saturday during an impassioned speech at a Democrat campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan, ahead of next month's U.S. midterm elections. During a speech supporting Democratic candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Jocelyn Benson, Obama mocked the current president's tariff war with its northern neighbour while jokingly referring...
