These are the 30 most read items on National Newswatch, from the last seven days.
A segment of the American news program "60 Minutes," pulled by CBS News prior to its U.S. airing, began circulating online Monday with the branding of Canadian broadcaster Global TV. Multiple media reports say the program was uploaded to StackTV, Global's streaming platform, though it was not available to watch as of late Monday. Global TV and its parent company...
Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy has a square glass case in his office that holds a spray-painted pair of sneakers he wore while campaigning for the federal election. He calls it his "Stanley Cup." Fanjoy became the MP for the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton in the last election after defeating Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who had held the riding more than...
The spring federal election saw voters elect four MPs who were born in the 2000s -- the first Canadians from that age cohort ever to take seats in the House of Commons. Eight months into the job, the young MPs -- representing ridings across the country -- say they think they're already making a difference. Liberal MPs Fares Al Soud...
Canada needs clean energy and technology investments to meet emission targets: PM. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has too much regulation and not enough investments in clean energy and technology — and he's making his most direct repudiation yet of his predecessor's environmental policies. "Because I care about the issue fundamentally, I care about what gets done," Carney said...
Jason Jacques says he learned a lot about the importance of choosing his words carefully in his first few months as the interim parliamentary budget officer. His whirlwind ascent from obscure bureaucrat to high-profile thorn in the Liberal government's side began in late summer, when outgoing budget officer Yves Giroux's term was set to end without a formal successor in...
If there was ever a year that proved that politics can still surprise, it was 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump started it by declaring Canada the 51st state and ended it by adding his name to the Kennedy Center. Our spring federal election morphed from Conservative cakewalk to Liberal renaissance, and the winter saw a flurry of floor crossing. Alberta...
MPs defect, unity frays and a leadership review looms for the Conservative Leader
Alberta's election agency announced Monday it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada. The question seeks a yes or no answer to: "Do you agree that the province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?" Elections Alberta said the proponents — the Alberta Prosperity Project and its...
Seven bills tabled since the start of the 45th Parliament began reached royal assent before the winter break, of which three, C-6, C-7 and C-17, were appropriation bills. Of the remaining bills still moving through the legislative process, several are 'core to the government’s overall agenda,' says Dan Arnold. Any legislation related to the border with the U.S. would be...
Canada is used to looking to the United States as a source of health and scientific information, but the federal health minister said that is no longer the case. "I cannot trust them as a reliable partner, no," said Health Minister Marjorie Michel in a year-end interview. Michel added that the U.S. "can be reliable on some stuff," but pointed...
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to appoint close friend and investment banker Mark Wiseman as Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. is leaving a sour taste in the mouths of Quebecers because of his affiliation with the Century Initiative, which has lobbied for mass immigration by 2100, and his criticism of supply management. But will this nomination realistically hurt Carney’s relationship...
Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed a global investment banker and pension fund manager to be Canada's next ambassador in Washington. Carney's office said Mark Wiseman, who begins the role Feb. 15, will lead negotiations with the United States on a review of the continental free trade deal. Wiseman is a longtime friend of Carney who was among the first...
Federal public servants are expected to learn about job cuts in their departments when they return from their holiday break. Departments such as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Environment and Climate Change and Employment and Social Development have told their staff already that news on job cuts will be shared in the new year. Ottawa is looking to cut program spending...
Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned new Russian air attacks and announced additional economic assistance for Ukraine as he and the country's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stood side-by-side and spoke to reporters at a Halifax-area airport. The two leaders embraced as Carney welcomed Zelenskyy to Canada. Zelenskyy touched down for a brief stop on his way to Florida for planned peace talks...
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is affirming Greenland's sovereignty as Washington again says it wants to annex the self-governing territory of Denmark. Anand spoke Tuesday with her Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen and says she conveyed "Canada's support for the fundamental importance of respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity." Her comments come after U.S. President Donald Trump appointed an envoy...
The Independent Senators Group—the largest group in the Red Chamber—will start the new year with a fresh team led by Ontario Senator Lucie Moncion at its helm. Moncion, whose election as incoming ISG facilitator was announced Dec. 10, says improving communications with the public, and leveraging the group’s strength in the Chamber are two areas on which she’s set her...
Vancouver Island MP Aaron Gunn says he won't run for the leadership of the Conservative Party of B.C. because he doesn't want to risk giving the federal Liberals a majority government. Gunn says his departure could "upend the balance of power in Ottawa" and leaving would be too great a risk as Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to pursue a...
Doug Ford for Prime Minister? It’s the question everyone asks me, in both official languages — even though Ontario’s premier can only speak one of them.
A new national Liaison Strategies poll conducted over the weekend for the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada shows the Carney Liberals continuing to slide and now tied with the Conservatives at 38%. The Federal NDP stays steady at 12% nationally, and maintains 19% in British Columbia. Conducted from December 19-21, 2025, using Interactive Voice Response (IVR), the...
Osman Azizov, who allegedly hunted Jewish women, has been released on bail. How warped are our values in the name of accommodation and diversity
A mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement on trade kicks into high gear next year as U.S. President Donald Trump continues his campaign to realign global trade and poach key industries from America's closest neighbours. Negotiations on the trade pact, better known as CUSMA, were a stress test for Ottawa during the first Trump administration. The trade talks were tense at...
2025 saw rapid changes on the Canadian political scene. With the final days of 2025 rapidly falling to the wayside, Canadians are likely taking stock of the last 12 months. The past year has seen some rapid changes on the political scene — most notably in the prime minister's chair. At this time in 2024, Justin Trudeau was still mulling...
Canada's defence establishment entering an era of bigger ambitions and budgets. The commander of the Royal Canadian Navy is floating the idea of an ice-capable amphibious landing ship to move troops and equipment around the country’s Arctic — and perhaps elsewhere. But Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee is quick not to get his hopes up — and has even, occasionally, taken pains...
First PM should be honoured, defenders say. Others argue he's a symbol of genocide. The racial reckoning of the COVID era saw Canada grapple with its checkered past — a process that led to statues of some foundational figures being removed, in some instances by force. Five years on, there's a growing movement to restore some of what was taken...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the holiday season is a time to slow down and reflect and to reconnect with loved ones. In a recorded message to Canadians, he says the holidays remind people of all traditions that light follows darkness. Carney, who is Catholic, says Christmas is a special time for Christians to recommit to follow the example of...
The world of politics often embraces contradictions. Canada faces a stark contradiction today. On the one hand, our country is dangerously divided, regionally and generationally. Both Quebec and Alberta may soon be holding referendums on sovereignty. Many younger Canadians living economically precarious lives resent the Boomers and Gen Xers, with their pensions, health care and other entitlements that millennials and...
The people anxiously sipping hot chocolate in the Canadian Embassy in Washington on a cold night in January almost a year ago couldn't have predicted the roller-coaster of trade provocations and bilateral blow-ups the next 12 months would bring. In hindsight, that unusually chilly Washington evening foreshadowed how the Canada-U.S. relationship would soon freeze over. Trump's tariff threats and his...
December 23, 2025 (Toronto, ON) – A new Liaison Strategies poll for the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada (NEPMCC) finds Toronto mayor Olivia Chow leading in a potential re-match with former Toronto mayor John Tory, 39% to 35%. Brad Bradford, the first candidate to declare their intention to run for mayor, follows in third with 16% (+4)...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says it will take time for Canadians to see the results of efforts to grow and diversify the economy, but insists “we’ve got to keep on this track.” In a year-end interview with Global National anchor and executive editor Dawna Friesen, Carney said Canada is already in a better place than it was when he first...
When Mandy Gull-Masty took up the role of Indigenous services minister last spring, one question loomed over her appointment: why would a Cree woman want to administer the Indian Act, when another First Nations woman before her turned down the role? Gull-Masty was named to the cabinet job in May after being elected as a member of Parliament for the...