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After PMO shakeup, Carney brings in capable professionals, but some Liberals and pundits say the new hires lack the political organizational experience needed for party’s success

After PMO shakeup, Carney brings in capable professionals, but some Liberals and pundits say the new hires lack the political organizational experience needed for party’s success

Maia Johnson is emerging as a rising star who is said to have played a key role in the recent staffing changes, and is already 'making her mark by streamlining processes' within the Prime Minister's Office, say Liberal sources. Prime Minister Mark Carney recently reshuffled the senior ranks of his Prime Minister’s Office, bringing in new advisers and promoting others...

  • 2026-07-27
  • — Hill Times
Trump's constant Canada-bashing may be changing Republican views

Trump's constant Canada-bashing may be changing Republican views

No one is shocked these days when U.S. President Donald Trump calls Canada the "51st state" or refers to Prime Minister Mark Carney as a "governor." But Trump's habit of occasionally targeting Canada with crude insults has become much more common among rank-and-file Republicans in recent weeks. As Trump watches his poll numbers sink under the weight of controversial policies...

  • 2026-07-27
  • — Canadian Press
Are Americans getting fed up and fired up about tariffs and the treatment of Canada?

Are Americans getting fed up and fired up about tariffs and the treatment of Canada?

Up till now, Trump's tariffs and his treatment of Canada produced discomfort but little more than that, in the US. There are signs this may be changing. Americans don’t like tariffs as a general concept. Our research in the US last year found that by a 70-30 margin, Americans think freer trade is more in their interests than tariffs.

  • 2026-07-25
  • — Substack
Olivia Chow’s surprising pick to help her run for re-election in Toronto — and how it might change her campaign - A prominent Liberal adviser who helped PM Mark Carney to victory...

Olivia Chow’s surprising pick to help her run for re-election in Toronto — and how it might change her campaign - A prominent Liberal adviser who helped PM Mark Carney to victory...

A prominent Liberal adviser who helped Prime Minister Mark Carney to victory in last year’s federal election will play a leading role in Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow’s 2026 municipal campaign, the Star has learned.

  • 2026-07-23
  • — Toronto Star
Carney aims to reverse $1 trillion in foreign capital flight over 2 days in September

Carney aims to reverse $1 trillion in foreign capital flight over 2 days in September

Over two days in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney will try to stanch $1 trillion of foreign investment flight over the last decade. You can’t fault the man for lack of ambition. Carney is presiding over what he’s calling the Canada Investment Summit — a gathering of international business leaders, CEOs and institutional investors aimed at recouping the losses over...

  • 2026-07-24
  • — Global News
Details of Gordie Howe Bridge deal released amid political pressure

Details of Gordie Howe Bridge deal released amid political pressure

Amid conflicting messaging and questions surrounding the agreed-upon revenue sharing between Canada and the U.S., details of the deal to open the Gordie Howe International Bridge were released late Tuesday. The official details come more than 10 days after the federal government announced the delayed bridge would open on July 27, and contrasts previous comments made by Prime Minister Mark...

  • 2026-07-22
  • — CTV News
Trump slams Canada for disinviting them from Gordie Howe Bridge opening ceremony

Trump slams Canada for disinviting them from Gordie Howe Bridge opening ceremony

Officials in Windsor, Ont., are celebrating next week’s planned opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge at a Canada-only ribbon-cutting ceremony on the Canadian side of the structure. Representatives from the Government of Canada, Government of Ontario, Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, Bridging North America, and members of the Howe family gathered Friday to officially inaugurate the bridge.

  • 2026-07-24
  • — CTV News
New details on Gordie Howe Bridge deal confirmed, following confusion caused by Mark Carney remarks

New details on Gordie Howe Bridge deal confirmed, following confusion caused by Mark Carney remarks

he new revenue-sharing model over the Gordie Howe International Bridge will see Canada repay its debt, but only after net revenue is split with the United States over the first 15 years, a senior government source confirmed to the Star. The statement came after days of confusion and ambiguity caused by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s remarks after he announced that...

  • 2026-07-21
  • — Toronto Star
Ford says Canada could 'dismantle the U.S. if we wanted to' as premiers gather in P.E.I.

Ford says Canada could 'dismantle the U.S. if we wanted to' as premiers gather in P.E.I.

'The one way to embolden a bully is to capitulate,' says Eby. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he's "losing patience" following U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff hit and urged the federal government to "hit him back as hard as we can." "I'm tired of the bully trying to take our lunch money all the time. We always seem to...

  • 2026-07-21
  • — CBC News
Convoy leader Tamara Lich asking court's permission to visit White House, go on cruise

Convoy leader Tamara Lich asking court's permission to visit White House, go on cruise

Currently under house arrest, Lich has already sought and received exemptions from 2025 sentence. Tamara Lich, a key figure in the 2022 convoy protest that paralyzed downtown Ottawa for nearly a month, is back in town Wednesday to ask a court for permission to travel internationally, including going on a Caribbean cruise and visiting the White House. Lich was found...

  • 2026-07-22
  • — CBC News
Nine premiers agree to direct-to-consumer alcohol sales from out-of-province

Nine premiers agree to direct-to-consumer alcohol sales from out-of-province

The premiers of nine provinces announced Tuesday that they're removing major barriers to interprovincial sales of alcohol. The deal says provincial rules will be changed to allow brewers and distillers to sell alcohol directly to consumers, regardless of jurisdiction. It knocks down a number of trade barriers across the country. Direct-to-consumer sales of beer, wine and spirits manufactured in one...

  • 2026-07-21
  • — Canadian Press
Carney calls August byelections for three seats in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.

Carney calls August byelections for three seats in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing byelections will be held in August for three electoral districts in Ontario, Quebec and B.C. Constituents in Beaches--East York, Chicoutimi--Le Fjord and North Vancouver--Capilano will head to the polls on Aug. 31. The Beaches--East York seat in Ontario was vacated by Nate Erskine-Smith, a former federal housing minister, who intended to run for leader...

  • 2026-07-26
  • — Canadian Press
Canadian NATO intern arrested on suspicions of espionage in Belgium

Canadian NATO intern arrested on suspicions of espionage in Belgium

A Canadian intern at NATO has been arrested on suspicions of espionage. Belgium's federal prosecutor says in a statement the female intern of Chinese origin is suspected of spying on behalf of a third country. She is also suspected of being a member of a criminal organization.

  • 2026-07-25
  • — Canadian Press
Jack Layton’s son considers run for NDP in Beaches—East York: Sources

Jack Layton’s son considers run for NDP in Beaches—East York: Sources

Mike Layton, a former Toronto city councillor and son of the late New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton, is considering a run for the NDP in the upcoming Beaches—East York federal byelection, the Star has learned. Layton would be a big catch for Avi Lewis and the New Democrats, who have been shut out of Toronto by the Liberals since...

  • 2026-07-22
  • — Toronto Star
Former WDBA chair ‘wary’ of Gordie Howe International Bridge opening Monday

Former WDBA chair ‘wary’ of Gordie Howe International Bridge opening Monday

The former chair of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) says he’s wary about whether the Gordie Howe International Bridge will open Monday. Dwight Duncan was in attendance at the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday morning, alongside many other local, provincial, and federal dignitaries. Duncan says it’s unfortunate that officials from the United States were not at the event - the way...

  • 2026-07-26
  • — CTV News
Poilievre is not the right Conservative leader for these times

Poilievre is not the right Conservative leader for these times

So, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is making an image adjustment. He has decided to exchange his signature smirk and the snarky remarks that go along with it for a more positive pose. He is now offering to work with all parties to prevent American tariffs on Canadian exports from happening. “Conservatives are here to help and fight for Canada,” he...

  • 2026-07-27
  • — Hill Times
Activists Must Be Held to a Higher Standard for Truth

Activists Must Be Held to a Higher Standard for Truth

  • 2026-07-17
  • — National Newswatch
Canadians want to fight. Their prime minister might need to let them

Canadians want to fight. Their prime minister might need to let them

If there was ever a time to put our collective elbows up, it should have been over a bridge named after Gordie Howe. Instead, we appear to have capitulated to a glorified extortion racket from the Trump administration, one that will have Canada handing over revenues equivalent to half the toll bridge’s net revenues for a period of 15 years...

  • 2026-07-24
  • — National Observer
Trump hitting countries, including Canada, with forced labour tariffs

Trump hitting countries, including Canada, with forced labour tariffs

The Trump administration said Thursday it is hitting dozens of countries, including Canada, with duties citing forced labour in supply chains hours before its previous tariff tool was set to expire. Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom are among the countries getting hit with a 10 per cent tariff, while other nations are seeing a 12.5 per cent levy. The...

  • 2026-07-23
  • — Canadian Press
Trump vows tariffs to come for Canada over wildfire smoke that has drifted to U.S.

Trump vows tariffs to come for Canada over wildfire smoke that has drifted to U.S.

'We're going to put a big tariff on Canada because of the smoke,' Trump tells reporters. U.S. President Donald Trump returned to making tariff-related threats against Canada on Friday afternoon, restating his intent to impose tariffs in retaliation for wildfire smoke drifting across the border into the United States. "We're going to put a big tariff on Canada because of...

  • 2026-07-24
  • — CBC News
Openness, Exploited: Canada’s Greatest Strength Is Now Its Biggest Vulnerability

Openness, Exploited: Canada’s Greatest Strength Is Now Its Biggest Vulnerability

  • 2026-07-15
  • — National Newswatch
Ford flew short haul across southern Ontario as jet purchase was finalized

Ford flew short haul across southern Ontario as jet purchase was finalized

As civil servants raced to finalize the purchase of a private jet for Ontario’s premier, Doug Ford was crisscrossing the province on an OPP plane. Schedules obtained by Global News using freedom of information laws reveal that, in a month and a half, Ford took four short-haul domestic flights on the plane and chartered a jet to travel to Texas...

  • 2026-07-27
  • — Global News
Trump says original Gordie Howe bridge deal is dead, contradicting Carney

Trump says original Gordie Howe bridge deal is dead, contradicting Carney

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the original deal on the disbursement of revenues from the Gordie Howe International Bridge “no longer stands” after his administration struck a new agreement, raising more questions about Prime Minister Mark Carney’s own claims about the arrangement. Trump’s post on Truth Social came during a ribbon-cutting ceremony being held by Canadian officials in...

  • 2026-07-24
  • — Global News
Police discontinued pursuit of U.S. Consulate shooting suspects after pursuit reached 140 km/h

Police discontinued pursuit of U.S. Consulate shooting suspects after pursuit reached 140 km/h

Toronto police say officers investigating a shooting at the U.S. Consulate early Monday morning engaged in a high-speed pursuit of the suspect vehicle on the Don Valley Parkway before suspending the chase amid safety concerns. The incident, which occurred at the University Avenue building at around 4:45 a.m., comes about four months after the building was struck by gunfire in...

  • 2026-07-27
  • — CTV News
Canadian conservatives have a patriotism problem

Canadian conservatives have a patriotism problem

Does Canadian conservatism have a problem with patriotism? Do some conservatives feel a greater loyalty to their ideology than their country? Does this lead them to side with Donald Trump and the United States against Canada, in a dispute that turns in part on whether Canada should exist as a country, separate from the United States? Does it also lead...

  • 2026-07-24
  • — The Globe and Mail
Cross-border bridge celebration 'inappropriate' after Trump's tariff threats: Canada

Cross-border bridge celebration 'inappropriate' after Trump's tariff threats: Canada

The federal government said Tuesday that in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats, Canada will not be celebrating the opening of the Gordie Howe International bridge with the United States. "It would be inappropriate to proceed with a celebratory event between the two countries," said Jenna Ghassabeh, spokesperson for Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, in an emailed statement...

  • 2026-07-21
  • — Canadian Press
Carney says 'everything's on the table' for tariff retaliation against United States

Carney says 'everything's on the table' for tariff retaliation against United States

Prime Minister Mark Carney says "everything's on the table" if Canada can't secure a deal to avoid a dramatic escalation in U.S. tariffs planned for next month. Carney was asked Thursday what measures his government is considering in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose 50 per cent tariffs on a variety of Canadian goods.

  • 2026-07-23
  • — Canadian Press
Elmer MacKay, longtime Progressive Conservative MP for Nova Scotia, dead at 89

Elmer MacKay, longtime Progressive Conservative MP for Nova Scotia, dead at 89

Elmer MacKay, a Nova Scotia politician who spent more than two decades representing the Central Nova district in the federal government, has died. His son, Peter MacKay, who also represented the Central Nova district in Ottawa, confirmed his father's death in a post to the X social media platform. The younger Mackay said his father died at the age of...

  • 2026-07-24
  • — CBC News
Coalition calls on minister to withdraw criticism of museum's Palestinian exhibit

Coalition calls on minister to withdraw criticism of museum's Palestinian exhibit

A coalition of civil society groups is pushing back against criticism by a federal cabinet minister and Jewish organizations of a museum exhibit on Palestinian displacement. The Canadian Museum of Human Rights, a federal Crown corporation in Winnipeg, has faced a torrent of criticism over its exhibit on the Nakba, the forced displacement of about 750,000 Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

  • 2026-07-22
  • — Canadian Press
Federal government rejects expansion of Toronto's Billy Bishop airport

Federal government rejects expansion of Toronto's Billy Bishop airport

The federal government has rejected Ontario's plan to expand Toronto's Billy Bishop airport to accommodate jets on a longer runway. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said public consultations on the future of the island airport got feedback on a range of issues including transportation, noise, environmental impacts and quality of life. The government received more than 87,000 responses, he said. "We...

  • 2026-07-25
  • — Canadian Press