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‘I don’t need to do this’: Barton ‘compelled’ to help PM Carney land investment during inaugural summit

Amid criticism from Conservatives over his appointment to chairperson of the federal agency responsible for attracting foreign investment to Canada, Dominic Barton says he felt 'compelled' to help the prime minister ahead of his investment summit.

Canada is moving closer to the EU. Here’s how and why it’s doing it

Prime Minister Mark Carney is pursuing a new form of economic partnership with the European Union and both sides are talking about an agreement spanning multiple areas.

EU announces Ottawa office for more parliamentary exchanges with Canada

The European Union is planning on more parliamentary exchanges between Canada and the 720 politicians representing its member states.

‘I welcome the president’s comments’: PM Carney responds to Trump update on Canada-U.S. trade deal

Amid comments from U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend that his administration could reach a trade deal with Canada “fairly soon,” Prime Minister Mark Carney says he still has hope.

Investment summit: How Canada can compete with the entire world for scarce global capital

Former Ontario cabinet minister Dwight Duncan argues that as global competition for investment intensifies, Canada's upcoming investment summit must show the world that we have the regulatory certainty and political confidence to deliver big and complex nation-building projects.

Feds say they ended refugee residency sponsor exemption over ‘potential integrity concerns’

A permanent residency sponsorship exemption for some refugees was allowed to expire earlier this month due to unspecified “potential integrity concerns,” an Immigration Department spokesperson said in an email.

Carney teases economic activity already spurring from investment summit

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has an unprecedented opportunity to build up the economy as global investors descend in Toronto for a high-stakes summit, and teased that a number of deals have already been signed.

‘Can’t afford to put that pressure on our residents’: Canadian cities seek investment

As Canada pitches itself to international investors, Canadian municipalities are reminding the federal government that they, too, need cash — and are seeking investment to help fund local infrastructure projects.

Carney to meet U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham for first time

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet his counterpart in the United Kingdom for the first time.

Conversations on trade with U.S. officials haven't stopped: LeBlanc

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says that while Canada isn’t currently in official trade negotiations with the U.S., officials on both sides are still talking.

Canada’s immigration minister ends permanent residency exemption for refugees with undeclared family

The immigration minister has quietly ended a policy that helped some refugees sponsor their children or partners for permanent residency, while offering refugee advocates no explanation for the change.

Carney's cabinet enters final day of closed-door meetings in Banff

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet is set to meet for a second and final day of meetings in the Alberta Rocky Mountain resort town of Banff as ministers prepare for the fall sitting of Parliament.

PM Carney’s cabinet huddles in Banff as trade war intensifies

Prime Minister Mark Carney is gathering his cabinet today and Friday in the mountain resort town of Banff, Alta., for closed-door meetings as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war intensifies.

PM Carney, Zelenskyy sign 100-year deal, Canada pledges to build millions of drones

Mark Carney and Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed multiple declarations and initiatives on Thursday, including a 100-year partnership declaration and drone collaboration, during Zelenskyy’s official visit to Canada.

Poilievre tells CNBC he won’t ‘attack my PM on foreign soil’ in trade fight

Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a pro-free trade message to millions of Americans watching morning television Thursday, urging Canada and the United States to return to the negotiating table and declining to criticize Prime Minister Mark Carney while appearing in the U.S.