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Finance minister to meet with Indian counterpart today

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is set to meet with his Indian counterpart in Toronto today.

U.S. confirms language, culture protections won’t be subject to trade actions: LeBlanc

Canada-U.S Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the United States has confirmed that Canada’s protections of language and culture won’t be the subject of future trade actions.

PM Carney to address European Parliament as Conservatives demand emergency debate

Mark Carney will travel to Europe next month to address the European Parliament before the Canadian House of Commons returns to debate the escalating trade dispute with the United States.

Canada outlines U.S. counter-tariffs on products like makeup, smartphones, changes to EI

The federal government is laying out its plan to hit the U.S. with dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs that will impact around 700 different American products, while also announcing supports for Canadian workers and businesses.

Trump threatens to change name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'

President Donald Trump says the United States is “giving serious consideration” to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America after trade talks devolved into social media insults Monday.

Trump threatens to hike tariffs on Canadian autos, steel to 50% in January

President Donald Trump escalated his trade war with Canada again Monday, this time threatening to hike tariffs on all vehicles, auto parts and steel from Canada to 50 per cent on Jan. 1.

Politicians, Indigenous leaders hope next 150 years of Treaty 6 better than the past

Standing in the same place where it was signed, politicians, Crown representatives, Indigenous chiefs and elders marked the 150th anniversary of Treaty 6 on Sunday by saying they hoped the future would be nothing like the past.

Tom Mulcair: Reading between the lines of Trump’s uncharacteristically muted Sunday morning response

Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair argues that while Prime Minister Mark Carney was right to walk away from American demands, the only way to avert a post-Labour Day employment crisis is for him to bypass subordinates and negotiate directly with Donald Trump.

Marco Mendicino: Why Mark Carney made the right call to walk away from Washington

Former federal cabinet minister Marco Mendicino defends Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to walk away from the Washington trade talks.

Conservatives call on prime minister to reconvene Parliament over failure to secure Canada-U.S. trade deal

Just days after Prime Minister Mark Carney recalled Canadian negotiators from Washington and walked away from a trade deal with the U.S., federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for Carney to reconvene Parliament over the decision.

Voters have until Tuesday to apply for a special ballot for federal byelections

Canadians planning to vote in upcoming federal byelections have until Tuesday to apply for a special ballot.

Jivani's U.S. connections continue to create 'clap back' for Poilievre: strategist

Some Conservative strategists say there is little to take away from U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s apparent mockery of Leader Pierre Poilievre in a fundraising speech this week.

National monument marking LGBTQ+ persecution unveiled in Ottawa

Victims of state prosecution hope Canada’s new national monument for LGBTQ+ people will be a place to learn, grieve and celebrate.

New laws, falling crime rates unlikely to affect how Canadians feel, some pollsters say

New tough-on-crime laws and statistics showing falling crime rates aren’t likely to change how Canadians currently feel about crime or whether it’s used as a political wedge between parties, some national pollsters say.

Manitoba premier questions reliability of trade deal with erratic Trump

Manitoba’s premier says he is open to returning U.S. booze to provincial shelves but wonders how reliable any deal will be with a president known for breaking his word.