91 m. ago Consumers could find ’meaningful savings’ as carbon price ends: Desjardins

OTTAWA — Canadians can expect to feel the absence of the consumer carbon price at the pumps immediately but it may take longer to notice a difference in the price of other goods, a new report released Wednesday suggests. The analysis by Desjardins Economics comes less than a week after Prime Minister Mark Carney and […]

Economics

2 h. ago Carney’s Liberals Surge in Polls With Canada’s Election About to Start

Canada’s Liberal Party has jumped into a lead in some public opinion polls on the eve of an election, as voters respond to Justin Trudeau’s exit and Mark Carney’s rise to lead the government.

Politics

2 h. ago Amy Hamm: The Liberal party is rotten. Mark Carney is the new core

The problems always extended beyond Trudeau

Culture

4 h. ago Today's letters: Shouldn't Mark Carney have kept the carbon tax?

Wednesday, March 19: The new prime minister may have hurt a huge number of people who benefited from the rebate part of the program, a reader says. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

Economics

10 h. ago Donald Trump says ‘a Liberal’ would be ‘easier to deal with’ than Pierre Poilievre

The U.S. president delivered a jab at Poilievre while on Fox News on Tuesday, saying the 'the Conservative that’s running is, stupidly, no friend of mine'

Other

11 h. ago Bell: If Liberals win the election all hell will break loose in Alberta

The Liberals under Mark Carney could win and many Albertans will be outraged once again and where that goes, nobody knows

Politics

11 h. ago Bell: If Liberals beat Poilievre all hell will break loose in Alberta

The Liberals under Mark Carney could win and many Albertans will be outraged once again and where that goes, nobody knows

Other

12 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 […]

Politics

14 h. ago Chris Selley: Mark Carney’s showing his weaknesses. But so is Poilievre

As uninspiring and entitled as Carney comes off, the Conservatives aren't likely to beat him with culture-war baiting

Economics

14 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Poilievre Conservatives were unprepared for Trump/Carney ground shift, but it's not too late to get serious

When Justin Trudeau was leader of the Liberal Party, and Donald Trump was just the obnoxious president Canadians were glad was not their country’s leader, the Conservative Party’s strategy seemed masterful: Do and say as little as possible until an election is called. Leave the Libs alone to self-destruct. But now that Mark Carney has […]

Events

15 h. ago WHO HOLDS FEDERAL POWER: With Mark Carney in as PM, what happens now?

WATCH as Postmedia political columnist Lorne Gunter asks with the changing of the guard in Ottawa — Justin Trudeau to Mark Carney — does the power shift to the Liberals? And do the Conservatives have to change their tactics when dealing with Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump? What do YOU think?  Tell us your […]

Transport

15 h. ago Carney says solving U.S. issues ‘won’t happen overnight’ amid Trump tariffs

Carney is expected to hold his first conversation with Trump as prime minister in the coming days, as officials on both sides of the border continue more fulsome trade talks.

Economics

16 h. ago Carney admits to potential conflicts of interest with Brookfield, expects ethics screen to apply

Asked why he is not disclosing his assets proactively, Carney said that is a question that is for the ethics commissioner

Events

16 h. ago Is Mark Carney Alberta bound for a seat in Parliament? Locals say don’t count on it

Carney leaned heavily into his hometown roots at his January campaign launch in Edmonton

Transport

17 h. ago Carney hopes recovering remains from Winnipeg landfill bring families closure

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he hopes recovering the remains of two First Nations women murdered by a serial killer from a Manitoba landfill brings closure to their families.

Transport

19 h. ago Liberals widen lead over Tories under Carney, Ipsos poll shows

Prime Minister Mark Carney's leadership has sparked a surge in Liberal party support, with new Ipsos polling showing the Liberals widening their lead over the Conservatives.

Transport

20 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

Society

20 h. ago Israeli politician to Carney: ‘Defend the Jewish community in Canada’

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to work on making Canada a better friend to Israel and a safer place for its Jewish community, Israel’s deputy foreign minister said. Speaking to the Toronto Sun from inside the Knesset, Israeli legislator Sharren Haskell urged Carney to do better than his predecessor on Canada’s Israel policy. […]

Politics

21 h. ago Deachman: 'Fairness For Ottawa' could be drowned out by election

The mayor recently supped with Mark Carney to press Ottawa's case. But the prime minister and his foes may have other priorities just now.

Politics

32 h. ago Maîtrise du français: Mark Carney doit déjà se préparer aux débats

Nouvellement assermenté à titre de premier ministre du Canada, Mark Carney ne peut pas se permettre de se la couler douce.

Politics