2 h. ago Prime Minister Mark Carney set to host meeting with Canada’s premiers Friday

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting a meeting with Canada’s premiers on Friday. The prime minister’s office and the office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed details of the meeting. It comes as Carney is widely expected to call an election within just days or weeks. He was in Iqaluit Tuesday in a […]

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10 h. ago Carney calls Trump’s 51 state remarks ‘disrespectful’ as international media takes notice

Annexation comments 'need to stop before any conversation about our broader partnership with the U.S.,' Mark Carney said

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30 h. ago Prime Minister Carney invites Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to G7 summit in Kananaskis

The invitation was extended on Sunday when Carney spoke to Zelenskyy over a call, days after Carney was sworn in as prime minister

Politics

59 h. ago Carney hoping to connect with Trump ‘as soon as possible,’ says ambassador

Kirsten Hillman the prime minister Carney 'respects' U.S. president's economic goals for his country, but wants to explain that Canada is trying to do the same

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59 h. ago Carney wants call with Trump, PM ’respects’ president’s economic goals: Ambassador

OTTAWA — Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. says Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to set up a conversation with President Donald Trump “as soon as possible.” In an interview with Fox News on Sunday morning, Ambassador Kirsten Hillman said the Canadian side has reached out to the U.S. since Carney was sworn in as […]

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59 h. ago Carney wants call with Trump, ‘respects’ his economic goals: Canadian envoy

In an interview with Fox News on Sunday morning, Ambassador Kirsten Hillman said the Canadian side has reached out to the U.S. since Carney was sworn in as prime minister.

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7 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Advantageous for Liberal Leader Mark Carney to call an election quickly

The Liberals will also jump early so Carney doesn’t have to govern long, doesn’t have to face weeks or months of withering questioning and criticism in the House of Commons.

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8 d. ago ‘Sooner rather than later’: Experts in Manitoba, nationwide predict prompt federal election

Now that Canada's governing Liberal party has chosen a new leader in economist Mark Carney, experts say Canadians should expect a federal election to be called soon.

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8 d. ago How Mark Carney says he will respond to Donald Trump’s tariffs

In a speech after winning the Liberal leadership contest, Mark Carney called the U.S. a 'country we can no longer trust' as he outlined his plans for tackling U.S. tariffs.

Economics

8 d. ago ‘Canadians love a good comeback’: Carney hints at snap election in note to supporters

Carney will have to decide if he will call an election instead of bringing back Parliament on March 24

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8 d. ago Mark Carney appoints Marco Mendicino as chief of staff — angering Muslim supporters

Carney will have to decide if he will call an election instead of bringing back Parliament on March 24

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9 d. ago Ford calls on Carney to show ‘strong leadership’ amid tariff battle

Ontario premier thanks Trudeau for his service as PM, looks forward to end of 'job-killing' carbon tax

Politics

1 week ago Powell: Federal Reserve to stay on hold amid widespread economic uncertainty

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve is likely to keep its key interest rate unchanged in the coming months as it waits for widespread “uncertainty” stemming from President Donald Trump’s policies to resolve, Chair Jerome Powell said in written remarks to be delivered Friday in New York. Powell said the Trump administration is making […]

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1 week ago Conservative MP Jake Stewart says he’s not running in next election

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Jake Stewart says he won’t run in the next election. In a post on social media, Stewart says the last 18 years in politics have taken a toll on his family and his health. The news comes after media reports about a dispute between former staffers and the Conservative electoral district […]

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1 week ago New Zealand’s most senior diplomat in UK loses job over Trump remarks

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s most senior envoy to the United Kingdom has lost his job over remarks he made about U.S. President Donald Trump at an event in London this week, New Zealand ‘s foreign minister said Thursday. Phil Goff, who is New Zealand’s High Commissioner to the U.K., made the comments at […]

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1 week ago Federal parties gearing up for early election ‘any day now’ despite trade war

Mark Carney signalled last month he is willing to call an early general election should he become Liberal leader

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2 w. ago Trump tariffs: London leaders speak out; watch Justin Trudeau remarks

As residents across Southwestern Ontario and all of Canada woke up Tuesday to a Canada-U.S. trade war sparked by President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs, LFP reporter Jonathan Juha spoke with several local leaders and experts about what it may mean for the local economy. “I think we’re going to see real problems in the manufacturing […]

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2 w. ago Seven & i Shares Fall Amid Report It May Reject Buyout Offer

Seven & i Holdings Co. shares failed to erase losses even after the company denied a media report that it was rebuffing a $47 billion takeover approach by Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

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2 w. ago Harper says Carney taking undue credit for Canada’s 2008 recession recovery

Harper says in a letter to supporters that Carney is taking credit for 'hard calls' made by late Conservative finance minister Jim Flaherty during the 2008 financial crisis.

Economics

2 w. ago Trump calls Freeland ’a whack’ and Poilievre ’not a MAGA guy’

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing in on domestic Canadian politics as his deadline to impose steep tariffs on Canada inches closer. In an interview with The Spectator, Trump called Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland terrible and “a whack” and claimed credit for her resignation as finance minister. Trump also remarked on Conservative […]

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