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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to stop trying to manipulate his way to the majority government Canadians denied him in the spring election by courting floor-crossers. On Thursday, Ontario MP Michael Ma became the second person to leave the Conservative benches and join the Liberals in as many months, following Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont...
Government House leader Steven MacKinnon said Friday there are other MPs in the Conservative caucus who are "extremely frustrated" with the political direction being taken by their party. Questioned by reporters the morning after MP Michael Ma left the Conservatives to join the Liberal caucus, MacKinnon said a handful of Conservatives have shared their frustrations with Liberals privately. Several Conservatives...
OTTAWA -- Government House leader Steven MacKinnon said Friday there are other MPs in the Conservative caucus who are "extremely frustrated" with the political direction being taken by their party.
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament voted Tuesday to defeat a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast.
Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., said Tuesday she will end her tenure in Washington, D.C., in the new year. In a statement posted to social media, Hillman said it's the right time to put in place a team to see through the negotiations on renewing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade. The ambassador said she will remain available to...
Ottawa -- Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., said Tuesday she will end her tenure in Washington, D.C., in the new year.
OTTAWA -- Government and Official Opposition MPs accused one another of playing political games Tuesday as the House of Commons debated a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast.
OTTAWA -- Government and Official Opposition MPs accused one another of playing political games Tuesday as the House of Commons debated a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast.
OTTAWA -- The political gamesmanship continues in the House of Commons today ahead of a vote on a Conservative motion that aims to pin down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast.
OTTAWA -- Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says a Conservative motion declaring support for a pipeline is a cynical ploy designed to divide MPs.
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament are set to debate a Conservative motion today that declares support for an oil pipeline to British Columbia's coast.
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says a Conservative motion declaring support for a pipeline is a cynical ploy designed to divide MPs. The House of Commons is set to vote later today on a motion that says MPs support construction of a pipeline to carry Alberta bitumen to the coast, along with an "appropriate amendment" to legislation banning most oil...
The federal Conservatives are planning to force a vote in the House of Commons next Tuesday on the Liberal government's pipeline agreement with Alberta. Leader Pierre Poilievre posted on social media the text of the motion, which calls on members of Parliament to take note of the Nov. 27 memorandum of understanding with Alberta.
Ottawa -- The federal Conservatives are planning to force a vote in the House of Commons next Tuesday on the Liberal government's pipeline agreement with Alberta.
OTTAWA -- Environmental groups say Health Canada needs to take action after an influential research article on the safety of a popular weed-killer was retracted by its publisher.
The NDP's interim leader says the Liberal government's reaction to a report it commissioned on pharmacare is shockingly dismissive and deeply disappointing. Don Davies was involved in negotiations on the Pharmacare Act last year, which was a key part of the supply-and-confidence deal between the NDP and the Liberals that supported the government of former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
OTTAWA -- The federal government's response to a report it commissioned on national pharmacare was "shockingly dismissive," NDP interim leader Don Davies said this week as he called on the Liberals to come clean on their plans for the program.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney expects to speak with the U.S. president at a World Cup event in Washington next week, but he's cautioning Canadians not to read too much into the conversations between the two leaders.
OTTAWA -- Canadian beekeepers are sounding the alarm about a pest that's spreading in parts of Asia, and calling on the federal government to take action.
OTTAWA -- The federal health minister is not committing to following the road map set out by an expert committee to launch a national pharmacare system.
The federal health minister is not committing to following the road map set out by an expert committee to launch a national pharmacare system. Marjorie Michel said her government is reviewing the recommendations it received early last month. "As you know, we have a lot of independent expert panels and they have their views, but it is non-binding for the...
OTTAWA -- The federal health minister is not committing to following the road map set out by an expert committee to launch a national pharmacare system.
OTTAWA -- Canada should create a pharmacare system that offers free access to essential medicines to anyone with a health card and allows private insurance to continue playing a role, an expert committee report recommended on Friday.
Saab CEO Micael Johansson says his company's plan to set up shop in Canada to build fighter jets will depend largely on whether Ottawa buys its Gripen aircraft. Johansson tells The Canadian Press it "doesn't really make sense" to build the aircraft in a country that isn't buying the jets, which are designed to be continuously upgraded as technology evolves.
OTTAWA -- Fertility advocates say they're disappointed the Liberal government did not make good on its campaign promise to fund in vitro fertilization treatments in the recent federal budget.
OTTAWA -- Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday morning and were welcomed at Rideau Hall by a small crowd of onlookers waving Swedish flags.
OTTAWA -- Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday morning, welcomed to Rideau Hall by a small crowd of onlookers waving Swedish flags.
OTTAWA -- Pierre Poilievre gave a blunt "no" today when asked if the recent turmoil in his caucus has caused him to reflect on his leadership style.
OTTAWA -- The federal budget signals there is no room for the premiers to negotiate for more health-care funding in coming years, one economist says, as the Ontario government calls for that to change.
The Conservatives helped the minority Liberal government survive a second confidence vote on the budget this afternoon. The House of Commons recorded a vote of 307 against a Bloc Québécois motion to reject the budget, and 30 in favour. On Thursday, the Bloc and NDP teamed up to vote against a Conservative motion that also called on MPs to reject...
The minority Liberal government has survived the first of three confidence tests on its federal budget.
OTTAWA -- The minority Liberal government has survived the first of three confidence tests on its federal budget.
OTTAWA -- The minority Liberal government has survived the first of three confidence tests on its federal budget.
OTTAWA -- The minority Liberal government appears poised to survive the first of three confidence tests on its budget, with the NDP and Bloc Quebecois declaring Thursday that they will not vote with the Conservatives on an amendment.
The minority Liberal government appears poised to survive the first of three confidence tests on its budget, with the NDP and Bloc Quebecois declaring Thursday that they will not vote with the Conservatives on an amendment. "The Conservatives want massive cuts to public spending. That's exactly the opposite direction that New Democrats think we need to go in," interim NDP...
OTTAWA -- The minority Liberal government appears poised to survive the first of three confidence tests on its budget, with the NDP and Bloc Quebecois declaring Thursday that they will not vote with the Conservatives on an amendment.
OTTAWA -- Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont has resigned from the Conservative caucus, a spokesperson for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's office says.
OTTAWA -- Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont has resigned from the Conservative caucus, a spokesperson for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's office says.
GYEONGJU -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has wrapped up his first official visit to Asia after telling regional leaders at two major summits that Canada is a stable, reliable investment destination, including for China.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has wrapped up his first official visit to Asia after telling regional leaders at two major summits that Canada is a stable, reliable investment destination, including for China. Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in what both countries hailed as a turning point in relations, as the prime minister seeks stronger Asia ties before heading...
GYEONGJU -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Beijing doesn't understand how seriously Canadians take issues of foreign interference, after raising them with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he told Ontario Premier Doug Ford that he didn't think the province should run the ad campaign that's being blamed for ending trade talks with the U.S. When asked on Saturday what Ford's response to that was, Carney said, "Well, you saw what came of it." The prime minister also confirmed he did apologize to...
Gyeongju -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says he told Ontario Premier Doug Ford that he didn't think the province should run the ad campaign that's being blamed for ending trade talks with the U.S.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Beijing doesn't understand how seriously Canadians take issues of foreign interference, after raising them with Chinese President Xi Jinping. "We had a discussion on foreign interference," Carney told reporters Saturday before leaving the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Gyeongju, South Korea.
GYEONGJU -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Beijing doesn't understand how seriously Canadians take issues of foreign interference, after raising them with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
GYEONGJU -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has wrapped up his first official visit to Asia after telling regional leaders at two major summits that Canada is a stable, reliable investment destination, including for China.
GYEONGJU -- Prime Minister Mark Carney concluded a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday with an invitation to visit China, but no movement on the trade issues that have plagued the relationship.
Prime Minister Mark Carney concluded a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday with an invitation to visit China, but no movement on the trade issues that have plagued the relationship. Still, Carney said he was "very pleased" with the outcome. "We now have a turning point in the relationship, a turning point that creates opportunities for Canadian families...
GYEONGJU -- Chinese President Xi Jinping invited Prime Minister Mark Carney to visit China as the pair met on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea on Friday.
GYEONGJU -- Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea.
Chinese President Xi Jinping invited Prime Minister Mark Carney to visit China as the pair met on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea on Friday. Xi's invitation, offered during brief remarks at the beginning of the meeting, marks a significant thaw in relations between the two countries.
he commander of the Royal Canadian Navy is pouring cold water on the notion that Canada could see its new fleet of submarines built domestically -- although he's not ruling out the idea altogether. Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee was with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Defence Minister David McGuinty for a tour of the Hanwha Oceans shipyard in South Korea on...
GEOJE -- The commander of the Royal Canadian Navy is pouring cold water on the notion that Canada could see its new fleet of submarines built domestically -- although he's not ruling out the idea altogether.
GEOJE -- Prime Minister Mark Carney toured a South Korean submarine Thursday during a visit to the shipyards of Hanwha Ocean, one of two companies competing to build Canada's next fleet of submarines.
Prime Minister Mark Carney toured a South Korean shipyard today owned by a company that's vying to build Canada's next fleet of submarines. Carney was joined by Defence Minister David McGuinty and Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, along with South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-Seok.
GEOJE -- Prime Minister Mark Carney toured a South Korean shipyard today owned by a company that's vying to build Canada's next fleet of submarines.
GYEONGJU -- Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump pointed and smiled at one another as they sat down to dinner together in South Korea on Wednesday — their first in-person interaction since Trump abruptly ended trade talks last week.
Prime Minister Mark Carney travelled to Singapore on Tuesday, as his first official visit to Asia enters its second leg. Carney has been pitching Canada as a reliable trading partner for Southeast Asia as he works to expand exports to non-U.S. markets, and also as an attractive place for investment. On Sunday, he told a business audience in Malaysia that...
President Donald Trump has ruled out a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney this week while the pair are both in Asia. Trump spoke to reporters on Air Force 1 today en route to Japan, saying he won't be meeting with Carney "for a long time." He also says he doesn't know when the new tariffs on Canada will come...
KUALA LUMPUR -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and the United States were close to a deal when President Donald Trump abruptly cut off trade talks on Thursday.