What’s driving PM Carney’s ability to court floor crossers?
ADVERTISEMENT Published: March 12, 2026 at 5:00AM EDT With the latest floor crossing, Mark Carney has established himself as the prime minister that’s convinced the most opposition MPs to join the governing party since Jean Chretien nearly three decades ago. First it was Conservative MP Chris d’Entremont in November. Then, Conservative MP Michael Ma in December, […]
Poilievre calls out Carney during MP debate
ADVERTISEMENT Updated: March 10, 2026 at 2:17AM EDT Published: March 09, 2026 at 11:25AM EDT Prime Minister Mark Carney was absent from a debate on the U.S.-Israel war on Iran as opposition parties continued to question the government’s position on the conflict. Speaking in the House of Commons Monday night in front of a few dozen MPs, […]
Carney expected to be a no-show as MPs debate Iran war in House of Commons
ADVERTISEMENT Updated: March 09, 2026 at 12:42PM EDT Published: March 09, 2026 at 11:25AM EDT OTTAWA — Members of Parliament are expected to debate Canada’s approach to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran on Monday evening, although the prime minister won’t be taking part. After opposition parties called for some form of debate, the government proposed a take-note […]
Mark Carney arrives in Australia to discuss trade and defence
ADVERTISEMENT Published: March 02, 2026 at 8:08PM EST SYDNEY — Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Australia, where he is seeking more collaboration in trade and defence. The prime minister arrived in Sydney midday Tuesday in Australia, or Monday evening in Canada. He is expected to meet with business leaders in Sydney, before heading to […]
Spice Girls’ lawyers threaten to sue Canadian over trademark
ADVERTISEMENT Published: March 01, 2026 at 5:00AM EST A young Ottawa entrepreneur is being forced to change the name of her company after lawyers for the supergroup Spice Girls threatened to sue her for trademark infringement. Lily Bond, 22, started her own line of food seasonings, “SPYCE GIRLZ” nine years ago. She will now have to […]
RCMP issues workforce adjustment notices
ADVERTISEMENT Published: February 26, 2026 at 3:43PM EST More than 250 employees at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) national headquarters in Ottawa have been notified their jobs may be affected by possible job cuts in the federal public service. As part of Budget 2025, the RCMP was directed to find $6 billion in savings over […]
‘We’re going to fight back’: Student union responds to Ontario’s changes to financial aid
ADVERTISEMENT Published: February 21, 2026 at 5:00AM EST Students in Ontario say they’re prepared to challenge the [changes to post-secondary tuition and financial aid](https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/politics/queens-park/article/ontario-lifting-post-secondary-tuition-freeze-boosting-funding/ “https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/politics/queens-park/article/ontario-lifting-post-secondary-tuition-freeze-boosting-funding/”) announced by Premier Doug Ford’s government last week. “We’re making a plan, and we’re going to fight back,” Alex Stratas, a fourth-year political science student at the University of Ottawa, as […]
13-year-old Ottawa girl injured in chairlift incident has died
ADVERTISEMENT Updated: February 15, 2026 at 10:27PM EST Published: February 15, 2026 at 6:28PM EST The 13-year-old Ottawa girl who was injured in a chairlift incident at Centre Vorlage in western Quebec last week has died, according to her family. The girl was on a school trip to Centre Vorlage when her clothing got caught on a […]
Mark Carney travelling to Germany for security, defence talks
ADVERTISEMENT Updated: February 10, 2026 at 1:51PM EST Published: February 10, 2026 at 8:47AM EST OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney intends to deepen defence ties and attract new business investment when he travels to Germany this week, according to government officials. Carney will depart for the Munich Security Conference on Wednesday, becoming the first Canadian prime […]
Ford visits Muskoka on snowmobile to show support for planned hospitals
ADVERTISEMENT Published: February 07, 2026 at 6:03PM EST Ontario Premier Doug Ford visited the Huntsville area on Saturday to celebrate the fundraising efforts toward building two new hospitals in Muskoka. He and Graydon Smith, Parry Sound Muskoka–MPP, were the two special guests of the ‘Trails For Life’ event in Port Sydney. It was organized by the […]