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 […]
Ottawa’s plan for GST relief set to cost $12.4 billion over 5 years, PBO says
ADVERTISEMENT Published: February 02, 2026 at 10:27AM EST OTTAWA — The government’s budget watchdog said Monday it expects the federal government’s plan to increase the GST credit and offer a one-time payment to Canadians will cost Ottawa an estimated $12.4 billion over five years. The number, released by the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer — […]
Smith says caucus members can sign any petition
ADVERTISEMENT Updated: February 01, 2026 at 12:00PM EST Published: February 01, 2026 at 11:15AM EST Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says members of her caucus can sign whatever petitions they want to, including one pushing for a referendum on the province’s independence from Canada. “I don’t police the responses of my MLAs, they can sign whatever petition that […]
Ontario PCs reverse course on media ban at party convention
Published: January 30, 2026 at 3:08PM EST TORONTO — Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario has reversed course on a media ban at its upcoming convention. The party was set to bar journalists from accessing the event for the first time since Ford became premier in 2018. PC Party spokesman Peter Turkington says reporters will […]
Trump disinviting Carney to join Board of Peace ‘a blessing,’ professor says
ADVERTISEMENT Published: January 23, 2026 at 11:15AM EST Now Playing U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind his invitation for Mark Carney to join his “Board of Peace” for Gaza is good news for the Canadian prime minister, says a professor, as the war of words between neighbouring leaders churns on. “I think it’s a huge […]
Mark Carney meeting with cabinet in Quebec City
Published: January 21, 2026 at 10:06AM EST OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to Quebec City on Thursday for two days of private meetings with his cabinet before Parliament resumes next week. In a news release the Prime Minister’s Office says the two days of meetings will focus on the economy, affordability and security. […]
First canola seed, beef exports on way
Published: January 20, 2026 at 3:01PM EST OTTAWA — Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald says China is moving quickly to import Canadian canola and beef after Ottawa struck a deal with Beijing to reduce tariffs. MacDonald says a Chinese importer has ordered 60,000 metric tons of canola seed and he’s aware of a Canadian company shipping […]
Mark Carney going to Qatar, China, and Switzerland next week
ADVERTISEMENT Published: January 08, 2026 at 4:48PM EST OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Doha, Qatar on Jan. 18 for a bilateral visit as he seeks to broaden trade relations and drum up foreign investment. It’s part of a broader diplomatic trip that will include stops in China and Switzerland, and Carney’s office […]
B.C. Conservative MP rejected Liberal’s ask to cross floor
ADVERTISEMENT Updated: January 06, 2026 at 6:59AM EST Published: January 05, 2026 at 8:49PM EST VERNON — A British Columbia member of Parliament says he’s been approached to cross the floor to give Mark Carney’s Liberal government a majority, but he’s not interested in “betraying” his constituents. Scott Anderson, MP for Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee, says in a post […]