Canada

Liberals turn to transition plans after Mark Carney installed as new leader

OTTAWA - Liberal MPs are gathering on Parliament Hill this afternoon to huddle after the party selected its new leader, former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. Carney is heading into a day full of...

Mar 10, 2025

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien tells Trump to 'stop this nonsense'

OTTAWA - Moments before the new Liberal leader was announced on Sunday, former prime minister Jean Chrtien took to the stage to reprimand U.S. President Donald Trump over tariffs and threats to Canada...

Mar 09, 2025

Carney wins Liberal leadership, becomes prime minister-designate, in landslide win

The Liberal Party of Canada has elected former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney as its new leader. Grassroots members elected the former central banker to replace outgoing Prime Minister Justin Tru...

Sheldon Spackman Mar 09, 2025

From Fort Smith to global finance and back, Carney's not your usual politician

OTTAWA - Even when Mark Carney was still in high school, his friends bugged him about whether he would become prime minister one day. His answer was one fit for a future politician: to never confirm n...

Mar 09, 2025

Trudeau says that 'Canada is not a given' in farewell speech amid Trump threats

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that freedom, democracy and Canada "are not a given" in his farewell speech to Liberals as they prepare to select a new leader. This comes as U.S. President...

Mar 09, 2025

With U.S. threats of making Canada the 51st state, hundreds rally on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA - Hundreds of people gathered on Parliament Hill for the "Elbows up, Canada" rally as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens economywide tariffs and making the country into the 51st state. The "...

Mar 09, 2025

Would Mark Carney be the first unelected Prime Minister of Canada?

OTTAWA - If Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership race on Sunday, he would not be the first prime minister to be sworn in without having a seat in Parliament. In June 1984, the unelected John Turner...

Mar 09, 2025

Liberals to turn the page on the Justin Trudeau era as party selects successor

OTTAWA - Liberals are gathering in Ottawa on the final day of their party's leadership contest to vote for who they think is best to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the helm. Former Bank of C...

Mar 09, 2025

Premier hopes identification of remains found at landfill helps family move forward

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's premier says he has spoken with the family of an Indigenous woman murdered by a serial killer, and he hopes the confirmation that her remains have been found during a search at a...

Mar 08, 2025

Canadian canola farmers to feel impact from damaging Chinese tariffs

OTTAWA - Canadian farmers could take a big hit from China's sudden retaliatory tariffs that take aim at canola, pork and other food commodities. Chris Davison, president of the Canola Council of Canad...

Mar 08, 2025