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OTTAWA -- The federal Liberal government is rejecting a call from the Opposition Conservatives to grant a tax reprieve on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont.
The federal Liberal government is rejecting a call from the Opposition Conservatives to grant a tax reprieve on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre sent a letter Sunday to Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne calling for an exemption to the withholding taxes applied to severance pay. Champagne's office flatly rejected the call Monday...
OTTAWA -- The federal Liberal government is rejecting a call from the Opposition Conservatives to grant a tax reprieve on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont.
OTTAWA -- The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal Liberal government to reduce taxes on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont.
OTTAWA -- Canada's veterans' watchdog is calling on MPs to remove a provision in the federal budget bill she said will paper over a technical mistake that led to veterans in long-term care being overcharged for decades.
OTTAWA -- Canada's veterans' watchdog is calling on MPs to remove a provision in the federal budget bill that she says will paper over an error that led to veterans in long-term care being overcharged for decades.
OTTAWA -- The parliamentary spending watchdog says Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan to spend the equivalent of five per cent of GDP on defence by 2035 will push the federal budget deficit up by $63 billion in 2035.
OTTAWA -- The parliamentary spending watchdog says Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan to spend the equivalent of five per cent of GDP on defence by 2035 will push the federal budget deficit up by $63 billion in 2035.
OTTAWA -- Canadian labour leaders say Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is not being transparent enough with them on how trade talks are advancing with U.S. President Donald Trump's White House.
Canadian labour leaders say Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is not being transparent enough with them on how trade talks are advancing with U.S. President Donald Trump's White House. The heads of private and public labour groups are huddling in Ottawa in advance of this year's review of Canada's free trade deal with the United States and Mexico. Union...
OTTAWA -- Canada has "absolutely no intention" of acquiring nuclear weapons, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Tuesday -- rejecting the suggestion from former chief of the defence staff Wayne Eyre that Ottawa should not rule it out.
Canada has "absolutely no intention" of acquiring nuclear weapons, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Tuesday -- rejecting the suggestion from former chief of the defence staff Wayne Eyre that Ottawa should not rule it out. McGuinty said Canada has signed international treaties explicitly opposed to the proliferation of nuclear weapons. "Canada is a signatory to international treaties which preclude us...
OTTAWA -- Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada remains opposed to acquiring nuclear weapons, despite a suggestion from a former head of the military that Ottawa should not rule it out.
OTTAWA -- The Canadian government denied convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein permission to enter the country in 2018 due to his criminal past, newly released U.S. government documents reveal.
German submarine manufacturer TKMS has signed an agreement to team up with Seaspan Shipyards to support and maintain potential future patrol submarines supplied to Canada over the long term. The pact is conditional on TKMS winning a federal government contract to supply the Royal Canadian Navy with a fleet of new submarines.
OTTAWA -- German submarine manufacturer TKMS has signed an agreement to team up with Seaspan Shipyards to support and maintain potential future patrol submarines supplied to Canada over the long term.
OTTAWA -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford and New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt both say they agree with Prime Minister Mark Carney's suggestion this week that "almost nothing" is normal right now with the United States.
Canada's premiers are set for two days of huddling in the nation's capital with the economy, affordability and trade expected to be high on the agenda. The premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday, and will want to show a united "Team Canada" front as trade tensions rise again with Canada's largest trading partner.
OTTAWA -- Canada's premiers are set for two days of huddling in the nation's capital with the economy, affordability and trade expected to be high on the agenda.
South Korean submarine maker Hanwha Oceans says it has signed a series of partnership agreements with Canadian companies, including Sault Ste. Marie's tariff-battered Algoma Steel. Hanwha says it signed a memorandum of understanding with Algoma that pledges $275 million in financial support to stand up a new structural steel beam mill in Canada. The pact also declares Hanwha's intention to...
OTTAWA -- South Korean submarine maker Hanwha Oceans says it has signed a series of partnership agreements with Canadian companies, including Sault Ste. Marie's tariff-battered Algoma Steel.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney defended the Canadian military's contributions to the war in Afghanistan today, but stopped short of asking U.S. President Donald Trump to apologize for belittling Canada's role.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's no coincidence U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs threat against Canada comes just ahead of negotiations on renewing North America's main free-trade pact. In a weekend social media post in which he referred to Carney as "governor," Trump threatened to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods if Ottawa reaches a trade deal...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's no coincidence U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs threat against Canada comes just ahead of negotiations on renewing North America's main free-trade pact.
DAVOS -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived back in Ottawa after a nine-day trip around the world -- a tour aimed at drumming up investment abroad that has attracted some cross-partisan criticism.
DAVOS -- Prime Minister Mark Carney headed home Wednesday from his nine-day trip around the world -- a tour aimed at drumming up investment abroad that has attracted some cross-partisan criticism.
DAVOS -- International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu called Wednesday for expanded trade with India as the two countries prepare to start trade negotiations.
DAVOS -- International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu called Wednesday for expanded trade with India, particularly in agriculture and energy products.
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu called Wednesday for expanded trade with India as the two countries prepare to start trade negotiations. Sidhu said India is "destined to be the third-largest economy in the world" and is the next major target in Carney's push to diversify trade.
DAVOS -- International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu says it's "important" to expand trade and economic opportunities with India, particularly in agriculture and energy products.
Prime Minister Mark Carney headed home Wednesday from his nine-day trip around the world -- a tour aimed at drumming up investment abroad that has attracted some cross-partisan criticism. Carney left for Ottawa from Switzerland, where he attended the World Economic Forum and delivered a widely praised speech warning that middle powers must band together as larger ones try to...
DAVOS -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is wrapping up his nine-day trip around the world today -- a tour aimed at drumming up investment abroad that has attracted some cross-partisan criticism.
DAVOS -- Speaking before the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland today, Prime Minister Mark Carney says the world has entered a risky new age of great power rivalries.
DAVOS -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland where U.S. President Donald Trump's push to take over Greenland is among the issues being discussed by world leaders.
DAVOS -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland where U.S. President Donald Trump's push to take over Greenland is among the issues being discussed by world leaders.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos to pitch Canada as an investment destination at the World Economic Forum. Carney is set to meet later today with French President Emmanuel Macron, who is chairing the G7 this year. That meeting comes in between a scheduled speech and participation in various meetings at the forum...
DAVOS -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos to pitch Canada as an investment destination at the World Economic Forum.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has agreed in principle to join U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace," meant to support the reconstruction of Gaza. Carney told reporters in Doha that Trump asked him about joining this board "a few weeks ago." The prime minister says details
Doha -- Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters Sunday he has agreed in principle to join U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial "Board of Peace," meant to support the reconstruction of Gaza.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is "concerned" about U.S. "escalation" on its push to buy Greenland after it hit eight European nations opposed to the U.S. purchasing the self-governing Danish territory with the threat of tariffs. President Donald Trump says that Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland will face a 10 per cent...
DOHA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is "concerned" about U.S. "escalation" on its push to buy Greenland after it threatened to impose tariffs on eight European nations opposed to the U.S. plan for the self-governing Danish territory.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Qatar has committed to "significant strategic investments" for Canada's major building projects. That capital will get projects built faster, "supercharge" energy industries and create jobs for Canadians, he said during a news conference in Doha. Calling it a "new chapter" in bilateral relations, Carney said the two countries will also strengthen "people-to-people" cultural ties, which...
Doha -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Qatar has committed to "significant strategic investments" for Canada's major building projects.
BEIJING -- Prime Minister Mark Carney touted a renewed relationship with China and "enormous progress" on trade irritants as he announced a new deal with Beijing on electric vehicles and canola at the end of a high-profile trip to China on Friday.
BEIJING -- Canada reached a deal with Beijing on Friday to slash tariffs on a set number of Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for China dropping duties on agriculture products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said as he concluded a highly-anticipated trip to China.
Canada reached a deal with Beijing on Friday to slash tariffs on a set number of Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for China dropping duties on agriculture products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said as he concluded a highly-anticipated trip to China. The deal marks a de-escalation in tensions with a country the Liberal government had, in recent years, branded as...
BEIJING -- Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
BEIJING -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
BEIJING -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Xi Jinping are set to meet today in Beijing. The meeting, which is to take place in the late morning in Beijing, will be the second between the two leaders, following a discussion the two had on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea in October. On his first full day in...
BEIJING -- Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Xi Jinping are set to meet today in Beijing.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is entering a "new era of relations" with China and that his visit to Beijing sets the stage for talks on areas where the two can be "strategic partners." The prime minister made the comments as he was welcomed in Beijing by the second- and third-most-powerful figures in China's political system. China's Premier Li...
BEIJING -- Canada is entering a "new era of relations" with China and the stage is set for talks on ways the two countries can become "strategic partners," Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday.
BEIJING -- Canada is entering a "new era of relations" with China and the stage is set for talks on ways the two countries can be "strategic partners," Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday.
BEIJING -- Canada is entering a "new era of relations" with China, Prime Minister Mark Carney declared Thursday, adding the stage is set for talks about areas where the two countries can be "strategic partners."
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand met with her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing, who told Anand that Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit marks a turning point in Canada-China relations. Wang says the progress between the two countries will lead to opening up new prospects for relations amid unprecedented and complex changes taking place in the world. The meeting comes...
BEIJING -- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand met with her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing, who told Anand that Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit marks a turning point in Canada-China relations.
BEIJING -- Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in Beijing on Wednesday for the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to China in eight years — part of his government's efforts to rebuild Canada's fractured relationship with China and expand non-U.S. trade.
BEIJING -- Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in Beijing on Wednesday for the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to China in eight years -- part of his government's efforts to rebuild Canada's fractured relationship with China and expand non-U.S. trade.
BEIJING -- Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in Beijing on Wednesday as his government seeks to rebuild Canada's fractured relationship with China in its push to expand non-U.S. trade.