These are the 30 most read items on National Newswatch, from the last seven days.
Conservative MP Chak Au is estimated to be earning a total of $314,757 as both an MP and British Columbia City Councillor. British Columbia Conservative MP Chak Au, the only person in the House of Commons holding two elected offices simultaneously—as an MP and a municipal councillor—is expected to earn $314,757 in his first year in federal office from both...
The MP for Acadie-Annapolis is reacting to Pierre Poilievre’s visit. The Conservative Party leader spoke in front of over 200 supporters in Yarmouth Tuesday night. Chris d’Entremont, who crossed the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberals in November, says he tried for years to get Poilievre to visit.
A regional director with the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives had his board position and party membership suspended Monday after posting a social media message that appeared supportive of ICE — the immigration enforcement agency in the United States. Patrick Allard is also banned from running as a candidate in the next election, Tory Leader Obby Khan said. "This party does not...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade is "irrelevant" to him and Americans don't need Canadian products. "It expires very shortly and we could have it or not," Trump said while touring a Ford plant in Michigan. "It wouldn't matter to me. I think they want it. I don’t really care about it." Trump statements...
Quebec Premier François Legault announced Wednesday that he would resign after more than seven years in power, triggering a leadership race and further upending the province's political landscape with only months to go before the fall provincial election. Legault told reporters at a hastily-called news conference in Quebec City that he would remain in his position until a new leader...
Conservative grassroots will debate amending the party’s policy towards diversity, as well as deleting a clause that says a future government would not support legislation restricting abortion, when they meet in Calgary later this month. Delegates from across the country will gather at the party’s first convention since the 2025 spring election loss to vote on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s...
The government of Iceland says it is demanding answers from the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Iceland, Billy Long, reportedly joked about the European nation becoming the “52nd state.” Politico reported Wednesday that Long, a former Republican congressman and a staunch Trump ally, was heard joking to U.S. House members in the chamber Tuesday...
Federal departments have started notifying public servants that their jobs may be impacted by workforce adjustments, as the federal government begins to implement its plans to cut 28,000 jobs over the next four years. Statistics Canada confirmed on Monday that it will cut 850 positions over the next two years, including 100 positions eliminated immediately this week, and Shared Services...
China will propose easing some restrictions on Canadian rapeseed products during a visit to the country by Prime Minister Mark Carney, provided his government relaxes tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles. The Chinese authorities plan to discuss the proposal with Carney on his official visit this week, according to people familiar with the matter, asking not to be identified as they’re...
Beijing does not commit to buying more Canadian petroleum and liquified natural gas. Prime Minister Mark Carney witnessed the signing of an agreement to co-operate more with China on clean and conventional energy the first day of talks in Beijing on Thursday, after years of difficult relations between the two countries. But at this point, none of the agreements included...
A new global risk assessment is warning that no country would be more “profoundly affected” by a political upheaval in the U.S. than Canada. Published Monday, the Eurasia Group’s “Top Risks For 2026″ report cites deep economic, security and geographic ties that leave Canada especially exposed to instability south of the border. Eurasia Group, a political risk consultancy, identifies what...
Despite 3 front-runners, some fear race could be turning into a snoozer. The NDP leadership race could be turning into a nail-biter with no clear winner in sight. But it's unclear if Canadians are tuning in. The field of candidates now has three front-runners, several NDP strategists and analysts tell CBC News.
Bonnie Crombie resigned Wednesday as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, months after saying she would leave following a tepid leadership vote in the fall. She initially said she would stay until a successor is chosen, but has now decided on an early exit. "As we begin a new year, I believe this is the right moment for me and...
Tensions reached a boiling point under Carney's Liberal predecessor Justin Trudeau, whose anti-fossil fuels policies were a major irritant to the region. A new poll shows that tensions with Ottawa are declining in all four western provinces, with perceptions of the federal government improving especially rapidly in Alberta. The poll, taken by Pollara Strategic Insights, finds that half of Western...
US President Donald Trump has accepted Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize medal at a meeting in the White House. Mr Trump called the gift a "wonderful gesture of mutual respect" while Ms Machado said he "deserves it". Last week, the Norwegian Nobel Institute issued a statement clarifying that it was not possible for the prize to...
Conservative delegates will vote later this month on whether Pierre Poilievre should continue to serve as leader, and while party insiders expect him to easily survive, they say changes are needed to defeat the Liberals in the next election. A Conservative insider who previously worked for Poilievre said the Tory leader doesn’t need to drastically overhaul his style but has...
In military deterrence lingo, what we're witnessing in Greenland is sometimes referred to as the "glass plate" or the "tripwire." It's a metaphor for breaking the glass — or crossing the threshold — between peace and war. Denmark announced Wednesday that it is bolstering its troop, naval and air presence in the Arctic island in conjunction with NATO allies.
For decades, Jim Balsillie was best known as the co-CEO of Research in Motion, makers of the Blackberry, and someone who almost brought another NHL team to Canada. But in recent years, he’s turned his attention to trying to get decision-makers to embrace a new destiny for Canada, one in which we focus less on being hewers of wood and...
Labour leader Rob Ashton has raised concerns about AI replacing workers. Despite being concerned artificial intelligence is replacing workers, NDP leadership candidate and union leader Rob Ashton used AI during an online campaign event on Sunday. Attentive users of the discussion platform Reddit noticed several of Ashton's responses during his AMA (short for "ask me anything") seemed like they had...
As Canadian leader Mark Carney arrives in China on Wednesday, his hosts see an opportunity to peel the longtime U.S. ally away from their rival, at least a bit. China's state media is calling on the Canadian government to set a foreign policy path independent of the United States -- what it calls "strategic autonomy." Canada has long been one...
Despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest actions in Venezuela and ramped up rhetoric about acquiring Greenland, both of which have renewed speculation from some about Trump’s American expansionism goals, experts say an attempt to annex Canada using military force is “far-fetched.” On Jan. 3, Trump launched a military operation in Venezuela, during which U.S. troops captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro...
Two government ethics experts say federal rules need to change to prevent members of Parliament from holding more than one public office at a time, after Chak Au continued to serve as a municipal councillor in Richmond, B.C., when he was elected a Conservative MP. Mr. Au has served as a city councillor since 2011, and was first elected federally...
Poor Donald Trump. He’s being laughed at, but he thinks it’s a compliment. A year ago, Trump’s favourite newspaper, the New York Post, first made the amusing change from the Monroe Doctrine to the ‘Donroe Doctrine.’ The former was named after American president James Monroe and his policy on the Americas from two centuries ago. The ‘Don’ in the revised...
A former Alberta energy minister says a proposed bitumen pipeline to the northwest B.C. coast is unlikely to materialize if Canada relies on the private sector alone to build it. “I would say it's not just diminishing, the likelihood of a private sector proponent.… I would almost say it is zero at this point,” Sonya Savage said on CBC's West...
Former Montreal mayor and federal cabinet minister Denis Coderre has filed for bankruptcy protection, seeking relief from nearly $1.1 million in debt, according to documents released by the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy. The documents show Coderre sought protection on Jan. 6 and cited "illness, death, divorce, biopsy and media harassment" as reasons for his financial difficulties.
Just short of majority, Liberals will be down an MP at least until byelection is called. Former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland is officially vacating her seat in the House of Commons on Friday, leaving the Liberal government — which is within striking distance of a majority — one MP down for the time being. Freeland's resignation adds to what was...
To shamelessly steal from the memes, there’s a dictator that needs to be dealt with. He’a a convicted criminal and a power-hungry cartoon who tried to steal an election to gain power. He stomps on human rights and turns his army against his own people. This is United States President Donald Trump. Unfortunately, Trump’s American military took out the leader...
The not-for-profit's co-founder said he resigned from the board because of his ongoing concerns about the financial irregularities he alleges were linked to Canadian Forces Capt. Joseph Friedberg. Some donations collected for Ukraine by the Mriya Report were spent on pizzas, purchases at Home Depot, as well as unauthorized payments to volunteers and to a convicted felon linked to Donald...
The Royal Canadian Air Force wants to hire more than a thousand new security personnel over the next five years at bases across the country — just as it brings its new F-35 stealth fighter jets into service. Internal documents from spring 2025, obtained by The Canadian Press through the Access-to-Information law, show the Air Force drafted a plan to...
Every mayor in Canada learns this lesson quickly: the problems that land on your desk are rarely abstract. They arrive as phone calls from small business owners or families whose sense of safety has been shaken. In Peel Region, extortion has become one of those problems. It’s no longer isolated or sporadic. And it’s no longer something municipalities can solve...