13 h. ago Prime Minister Mark Carney to unveil his new cabinet on Tuesday

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to unveil his new cabinet at Rideau Hall on Tuesday — and it’s expected to be a slimmed-down front bench meant to signal a more businesses-minded approach to government. Rideau Hall confirmed the timing of the swearing-in ceremony in a media release on Friday. Marci Surkes of […]

Politics

13 h. ago SNOBELEN: Carney’s biggest challenge is learning to be a leader

Former Ontario finance minister Floyd Laughren was fond of saying that you need two things to become a successful politician: Grey hair and hemorrhoids. He explained that grey hair made you look wise and the hemorrhoids made you look concerned. Prime Minister Mark Carney may put Laughren’s theory to the test. Carney is undoubtedly smart. […]

Politics

16 h. ago NDP talking to Carney government about getting official party status: Davies

OTTAWA — Interim NDP leader Don Davies says his party is in “very early” discussions with the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney about being granted official party status in the House of Commons. The NDP was reduced to seven seats in the election, below the 12-seat threshold for official party status in the Commons. […]

Politics

37 h. ago BATRA’S BURNING QUESTIONS: Elbows aren’t so sharp after Carney met with Trump

WATCH: Sun Editor-in-Chief Adrienne Batra talks with political columnists Lorrie Goldstein and Brian Lilley on the change in rhetoric from Prime Minister Mark Carney now that the election is in the rearview mirror. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for […]

Events

37 h. ago JAY GOLDBERG: Carney convinced enough people he’s different – but can it last?

Since day one, Prime Minister Mark Carney has tried to convince Canadians that he’s not former prime minister Justin Trudeau. And until now, he has succeeded.  Early on, Carney took decisive action to try to clearly distance himself from the Trudeau legacy. He signed an Order in Council to set the consumer carbon tax rate to zero. […]

Transport

37 h. ago Trump claims the U.S. subsidizes Canada – experts say numbers don’t add up

Newly-elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the White House on Tuesday in search of common ground during an ongoing trade war that has shattered decades of trust between the his country and the U.S. Although the conversation was civil, President Donald Trump repeated erroneous rhetoric about how the U.S. provides Canada with billions of […]

Other

40 h. ago KINSELLA: Three reasons why Mark Carney is doing a good job so far as prime minister

Is he perfect? Hell no. However, they are all things he can fix

Politics

62 h. ago No interprovincial trade barriers by Canada Day? Why Carney faces uphill battle

In his first post-election press conference on Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney reiterated his commitment to dismantle trade barriers by Canada Day.

Economics

63 h. ago CEOs call on Carney to ’take action’ to support domestic energy sector

OTTAWA — Canada’s energy CEOs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to claw back some regulations to bolster the oil and gas sector. In a letter signed by 38 CEOs of Canadian energy companies the day after the election, the industry pitched five suggestions to support investment. They include overhauling the government’s impact assessment […]

Transport

64 h. ago David Eby to speak live following debrief on Trump, Carney White House meeting

Despite the ongoing trade war, U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney appeared to get along well during their first face-to-face meeting at the White House.

Transport

2 d. ago Carney says there’s ’more work to do’ after meeting with Trump

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to brief Canada’s premiers today following his seemingly successful first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Carney and Trump spent about two hours together at the White House, including about half an hour in front of the cameras in the Oval Office, and a private […]

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3 d. ago WATCH: Carney speaks of strength and optimism following meeting with Trump

WATCH: Prime Minister Mark Carney answers media questions after his meeting with President Donald Trump. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for possible publication to torsun.editor@sunmedia.ca.  Letters must be 250 words or less and signed. And don’t forget to subscribe […]

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3 d. ago Trump told Carney he’s looking forward to attending G7 meeting in Alberta

A senior Canadian official said that U.S. President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Mark Carney that he will be attending the upcoming G7 summit in Kananaskis, west of Calgary.

Politics

3 d. ago Read the transcript of Carney and Trump’s Oval Office meeting

During their meeting, Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump touched on trade, security and Trump’s threat of making Canada the 51st American state.

Transport

3 d. ago WATCH: Carney and Trump talk about trade, security and Canadian sovereignty

WATCH: Prime Minister Mark Carney visits President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, and take questions from the media. What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Editor for possible publication to torsun.editor@sunmedia.ca.  Letters must be 250 words or […]

Economics

3 d. ago Canadian PM Carney Tries to Disarm Trump With Real Estate Talk

Prime Minister Mark Carney had a clear strategy for telling President Donald Trump to his face that Canada won’t become the 51st US state: put it in the language of a land deal.

Transport

3 d. ago Carney set to meet with Trump at White House amid tariff turmoil today

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to navigate a delicate balance during his first in-person meeting with Donald Trump today, following months of the U.S. president targeting Canada with tariffs and taunts. Carney and Trump will meet at the White House and the prime minister has said he expects “difficult, but constructive” conversations. […]

Economics

3 d. ago Trump, Carney to Meet With $900 Billion Relationship on the Line

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet President Donald Trump inside the Oval Office in a high-pressure bid to reset a relationship that has been shaken up by tariffs and US threats to Canada’s sovereignty.

Economics

4 d. ago Premier Danielle Smith giving live address on Alberta’s ‘path forward’ with Ottawa

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will deliver a livestreamed address Monday afternoon to outline the province’s path forward with Prime Minister Mark Carney's government.

Other

4 d. ago Carney to head to Washington, D.C. ahead of Trump meeting: PMO

Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Washington, D.C., on Monday ahead of his Tuesday meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

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