These are the 30 most read items on National Newswatch, from the last seven days.
The opening of the Gordie Howe bridge is stalled because the U.S. wants to review the impact of construction costs and delays on revenue-sharing, according to U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra. Hoekstra said that Canada footing the bill for the bridge “is the big myth that is out there … I think it’s important that people realize this, okay...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has shuffled his front bench lineup and has named Ontario MP Michael Chong as the party's new finance critic. Chong, a veteran MP who served as the Conservative foreign affairs critic for the last six years, replaces Alberta MP Jasraj Hallan in finance. Hallan moves to the national revenue file. B.C. MP Aaron Gunn is taking...
Cabinet ministers who once appeared relaxed and complacent under Justin Trudeau are now 'on their toes' under Prime Minister Mark Carney, say some Liberal MPs. Prime Minister Mark Carney appears to be running the first cabinet government in about 40 to 50 years, but it’s unclear if it will continue in the medium and long term, especially if and when...
Israel’s defence attaché is departing for home and will not be replaced at the country’s embassy in Canada – a sign, experts say, of an erosion of bilateral relations with Ottawa as ties remain strained over Gaza. Colonel Ilan Or is returning to Israel at the end of July, the embassy said. The responsibilities will be taken over by a...
A key date for a critical trade agreement will come and go this week as the United States under President Donald Trump continues to push for concessions from its closest neighbours. The United States is set to officially inform Canada and Mexico on Wednesday its intentions for the continental trade agreement, known in Canada as CUSMA -- and all signs...
The United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the U.S. is not renewing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement "in its current form" — but the trade agreement will remain in place as negotiations continue. "The United States will continue to engage with Mexico and Canada to address the Agreement’s shortcomings and our trade deficits with these countries," Greer said in a statement...
Toronto's annual Pride Parade on Sunday drew throngs of rainbow-clad partygoers, including the prime minister. Mark Carney joined the parade briefly with Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, shaking hands and taking selfies with the roaring crowds lining Yonge Street. As he marched, Carney goaded revellers wielding water guns to drench him. The prime minister stumbled back as he was sprayed with...
As Prime Minister Mark Carney attempts to make Canada an energy superpower, he is conceding for the first time that the country’s greenhouse gas emissions will be “higher in the next few years” than projected under the previous government’s plan. The admission came in his second “Forward Guidance” video address to Canadians released on Tuesday. “In my judgement, that plan...
Canada footing the bill for the bridge 'is the big myth that is out there,' Hoekstra said. Pete Hoekstra’s claim that Canada paying to construct the Gordie Howe International Bridge is a “big myth” has been branded “a punch in the face” by former Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s director of communications. Article content Andrew MacDougall, who held the role when...
The issue of the finished-but-not-yet-opened Gordie Howe International Bridge continues to create ripples on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border, and far from the Michigan-Ontario crossing that is its epicentre. Among the more recent statements comes from Mike Levin, the Democratic incumbent from California’s 49th congressional district, serving in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019.
The Conservatives have named a new critic to take on the Liberals' handling of the economy — but not a new strategy, as party stalwart Michael Chong maintained Tuesday the country is in a recession despite data suggesting the economy started growing again. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has named Chong, an Ontario MP, as the new finance critic in a...
Party sources say MPs elected in 2025 are expected to be featured in the shakeup. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to announce a shuffling of his critic roles and front bench, according to Conservative sources, as he looks to adapt his messaging to Prime Minister Mark Carney's majority government. The shuffle comes almost three months after Opposition MPs with...
Announcement comes as Premier David Eby is scheduled to be in China for trade mission. B.C. Premier David Eby and Prime Minister Mark Carney are set to make an announcement Thursday on what the premier's office called "a new multi-billion-dollar agreement that will power decades of job growth and prosperity." The announcement is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. PT.
Former Conservative member of the British Columbia legislature Amelia Boultbee, who left the caucus to sit as an Independent, is now a member of the governing New Democrats. Boultbee, who won her seat as a B.C. Conservative by narrowly edging out an NDP opponent by a few hundred votes, told a joint news conference with Premier David Eby on Friday...
British Columbia and the federal government have unveiled a multibillion-dollar agreement that will maintain the northern oil tanker ban, eliminating the possibility of an oil pipeline from Alberta to B.C.'s northern coast. But the memorandum of understanding unveiled by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier David Eby in Vancouver on Thursday also acknowledges Canada’s agreement with Alberta on a trans-provincial...
Prime Minister Mark Carney's vision of middle powers working with less traditional partners outside the superpower club is already taking shape at the United Nations, says Canada's ambassador. "We have set up a number of different kinds of relationships that work for specific issues," said David Lametti, Canada's ambassador to the UN. "And that's precisely the manner in which I...
After a hiatus, the popular greener homes program is returning to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and British Columbia. Environment, Climate Change and Nature Minister Julie Dabrusin and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson announced on Monday morning the federal program’s relaunch in the four provinces.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have announced plans to build a new pipeline from Alberta to the British Columbia coast as a private public partnership. This is “an approach that gives certainty to our businesses to build,” said Carney, who made the announcement at a press conference with Smith in Calgary Thursday evening. “Canada and Alberta...
A new pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast will run through Kamloops, potentially bringing years of construction work and hundreds of millions of dollars in spending to the city. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that the project has been referred to Canada's Major Projects Office. “We’ve agreed that the best route for a...
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra insists U.S. President Donald Trump is not taking aim at Canada with his tariff policy and past comments about not needing anything from one of its closest allies. “We put tariffs on every country in the world. We did not take aim at Canada,” Hoekstra said in an exclusive broadcast interview with CTV News...
Heritage Minister Marc Miller said Monday the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg made "an error" in its presentation of an exhibit about displaced Palestinians.
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says when it comes to Canada’s ongoing F-35 fighter jet review, a potential mixed fleet will not put Norad in jeopardy. “One decision will not kill Norad,” Hoekstra said in an exclusive broadcast interview with CTV News chief political correspondent Vassy Kapelos. “What we’re always going to look for is what is the total...
The Canadian economy was back in growth mode to start the second quarter, rebounding from a mild contraction in the first three months of 2026. Statistics Canada said Tuesday that real gross domestic product rose 0.5 per cent in April, the fastest growth rate for the economy since July 2025. The result topped StatCan's early estimate for 0.4 per cent...
The Alberta government has postponed a planned update on its planned million-barrel-a-day oil pipeline to the West Coast. A news conference with Premier Danielle Smith had been scheduled for this morning, but it has been delayed to later in the day. Smith inked an agreement with Prime Minister Mark Carney last fall, and their memorandum of understanding pledges to pave...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is shuffling his front bench in a reset that includes putting one of his party’s longest-serving MPs into the key position of finance critic. Michael Chong, who has been the MP for the Ontario riding of Wellington-Halton Hills North since 2004, will move to finance after serving as the party’s foreign-affairs critic for nearly six years...
The federal government has ordered life-extension work on the air force's aging CH-146 Griffon helicopters put on hold, CBC News has learned. The multimillion-dollar refit has run into technical issues, say sources who spoke on a confidential basis because they weren't authorized to speak to the media. There's concern among defence planners whether Bell Textron Canada Ltd., located out of...
When the Alberta government announced the makeup of what was to be an impartial panel examining the economic cost of independence, a couple of the names raised eyebrows. Ted Morton would be taking part. The former provincial finance minister was a signatory to the infamous “firewall letter” that was published in 2001 and called for greater Alberta autonomy in Canada...
As a headline writer, you’re essentially in the business of getting people’s attention. The team at the Globe and Mail certainly hit that mark with a recent column titled “SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire. Here’s how to properly hate him.” This spurred all sorts of noisy pushback from Canada’s tech elite, with Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke suggesting...
Canada's former chief trade negotiator says he doesn't expect Ottawa to reach a tariff deal with Washington before the U.S. midterm elections. Steve Verheul says while there could be a window ahead of the midterms this fall when the U.S. administration is looking for a win, he thinks it's more likely that negotiations stretch into next year. He says he...
The Prime Minister has been telling a gleaming story about Canada, but is avoiding the dark clouds gathering ahead