Eric Ham: Trump’s tariff threat loses its sting
Published: January 29, 2026 at 5:00AM EST [_Eric Ham_](https://www.ctvnews.ca/about-us/team/eric-ham/ “https://www.ctvnews.ca/about-us/team/eric-ham/”) _is based in Washington, D.C. and is a political analyst for CTV News. He’s a bestselling author and former congressional staffer in the U.S. Congress and writes for CTVNews.ca._ [Threatening Canada with 100 per cent tariffs,](https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps-tariffs/article/live-updates-trump-calls-carney-governor-and-threatens-100-tariffs/) U.S. President Donald Trump is reverting to an overused policy […]
Mark Carney to visit China, Canada looks to reduce U.S. dependence
ADVERTISEMENT Published: January 12, 2026 at 6:37AM EST BEIJING — A leader of the Canadian government is visiting China this week for the first time in nearly a decade, a bid to rebuild his country’s fractured relations with the world’s second-largest economy — and reduce Canada’s dependence on the United States, its neighbor and until recently […]
Ottawa pushes for policy changes to boost first-time homeownership
ADVERTISEMENT Published: January 06, 2026 at 5:00AM EST The federal government is moving forward with policies aimed at assisting first-time home buyers in the New Year. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government plans to help through a combination of tax cuts, expanded withdrawal limits and increased mortgage amortization periods. The measures are designed to provide significant financial […]
Carney will meet Sheinbaum, Trump tomorrow
Published: December 04, 2025 at 11:34AM EST Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump will have a brief meeting Friday at the Kennedy Center, according to the Prime Minister’s Office. Carney will also meet – separately – with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, CTV News confirmed via the Mexican embassy in Canada. Sheinbaum will also […]
Liberal MPs say party remains united after Guilbeault resigns from cabinet
ADVERTISEMENT Published: November 28, 2025 at 5:25AM EST OTTAWA — Several Liberal MPs say the party remains united after Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet in response to the federal government’s new pact with Alberta on a proposed pipeline. In a social media post Thursday, Guilbeault said he submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Mark […]
Carney plans to see Trump in Washington
ADVERTISEMENT Updated: November 26, 2025 at 8:29PM EST Published: November 26, 2025 at 3:52PM EST OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Washington next week and plans to see U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters Wednesday in Ottawa, Carney said he will be in the U.S. capital for events relating to the upcoming FIFA […]
Carney signs UAE investment pact, launches trade talks during Abu Dhabi visit
ADVERTISEMENT Updated: November 20, 2025 at 6:56AM EST Published: November 20, 2025 at 6:44AM EST Now Playing ABU DHABI — Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an investment-protection agreement Thursday with the United Arab Emirates, during a visit to Abu Dhabi that has involved limited media access as concerns grow the country is fuelling ethnic violence in Sudan. […]
Federal public service cuts will be ‘minimal’: Government House Leader
ADVERTISEMENT Published: November 19, 2025 at 5:00AM EST One day after the House of Commons passed the federal budget, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon says federal public service job cuts will be “minimal.” “I believe that the impact on people – involuntary departures – will be minimal, and that is certainly a desirable thing,” MacKinnon said […]
Carney heads to Abu Dhabi as alarm grows over possible UAE role in Sudan’s civil war
ADVERTISEMENT Updated: November 19, 2025 at 9:24AM EST Published: November 19, 2025 at 5:27AM EST OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is on his way to Abu Dhabi, seeking more ties in fields like artificial intelligence with the United Arab Emirates just as the country stands accused of fuelling a genocide in Sudan. Carney’s visit to the […]
G7 in Canada: Marco Rubio so far avoiding ’51st state’ chatter
ADVERTISEMENT Published: November 10, 2025 at 12:12PM EST WASHINGTON — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hasn’t repeated President Donald Trump’s musings about making Canada the 51st state during their conversations. Anand will welcome Rubio and other foreign ministers from G7 countries to Ontario’s Niagara region this week to discuss […]