Politics

A Liberal government bill that would make it easier for police and spies to navigate the online world is running into fierce opposition from major digital companies, civil liberties groups and law professors who say it would open the door to serious privacy infringements.

Speaking to a room of progressive policy experts in Toronto Saturday, Prime Minister Mark Carney offered some insight into what Canada has offered up ahead of an official review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) this summer.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada’s ongoing work to secure the return of Ukrainian children abducted by Russian officials shows how Ottawa is trying to work with a range of countries to advance practical, humanitarian goals.

This week was really about how industries are faring, a year into Prime Minister Mark Carney’s time in power. His promises to tackle the Canada-U.S. trade war, and support struggling sectors while building up others, was centre stage, though it didn’t take a spotlight to see the discrepancies.

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says he believes he should pursue legal options to hit back at the members of a separatist group who shared his personal information online.

Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says her government has filed a partial judicial review of a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision for a child welfare agreement she struck with First Nations in Ontario.

After a private meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is more confident that an energy memorandum of understanding (MOU) will soon be finalized.

The federal government is handing hundreds of millions of dollars to Canada Post to keep the money-bleeding mail service afloat for the current fiscal year.

The federal government is proposing giving authority to review interprovincial pipelines and transmission lines, and offshore renewable energy projects, to the Canada Energy Regulator instead of the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada.

Just over one hour before U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra was scheduled to be a featured speaker at the 2025 Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference in Ottawa, organizers announced the ambassador’s fireside chat had been cancelled.

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands is in Ottawa this week, where she plans to visit her birthplace and attend the Canadian Tulip Festival.

The summer of 2026 could be Canadians’ last chance to see the Royal Canadian Air Force’s iconic Snowbirds aerobatic team for years, a Conservative MP says.

PM Mark Carney’s government intends to table legislation soon that would expedite the regulatory approval process for all big energy and infrastructure projects, CTV News has confirmed.

The federal Conservatives are proposing a trio of employment insurance reforms they argue would make parental leaves more flexible for modern families.

Pierre Poilievre urged conservatives to keep fighting for the country in a speech at a conference in Ottawa this afternoon.