Politics

Conservative MP Jivani Returns to Washington for Talks with U.S. Trade Representative

Jivani meets Greer amid ongoing Canada-U.S. trade tensions Conservative MP Jamil Jivani travelled to Washington on Wednesday for a meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and representatives of Canadian...

Carney’s New Trade Advisory Committee Urges Caution as Canada-U.S. Tensions Rise

New advisory body warns against missteps as Ottawa and Washington trade barbs Prime Minister Mark Carney has established a new advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic...

How Paris Tamed Its Traffic — and What Toronto Could Learn From It

How Paris Tamed Its Traffic — and What Toronto Could Learn From It Paris has transformed itself from a gridlocked metropolis into a model of...

Port of Vancouver, GCT end seven-year dispute with partnership deal on major container terminal

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Global Container Terminals Inc. have ended their seven-year battle over competing expansion plans, signing a memorandum of understanding...

Conservatives move to review asylum seeker health coverage as costs rise

OTTAWA — Conservatives plan to table a House of Commons motion on Tuesday that would review how health benefits are provided to asylum seekers...

Marc Miller challenges Conservative MP over “media” claim at committee

Canadian Heritage Minister Marc Miller publicly rebuked Conservative MP Rachael Thomas at a parliamentary hearing on Thursday. He said she misrepresented a producers’ remark...

Budget Implementation Act talks show “good faith,” Scheer says

Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer says discussions with the Liberal government to move key legislation are being held “in good faith.” His comments come...

Alberta separatists push petition to force an independence vote

Separatists in Alberta are intensifying a petition drive that could trigger a provincial referendum on leaving Canada. Organizers say they aim to meet the...

Inuit Nunangat University to anchor in Arviat, first Inuit-led campus in the Arctic

Arviat, a hamlet on Hudson Bay in Nunavut, has been selected to host the main campus of the first Inuit-led university in Canada’s Arctic,...

Conservatives urge Ottawa to cut taxes withheld on GM severance pay

Canada’s federal Conservatives are urging the Liberal government to reduce taxes withheld on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont. Conservative Leader...

Carney meets Poilievre after leadership review as Conservatives offer cooperation on economy and tariffs

Prime Minister Mark Carney met Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in Ottawa on Wednesday for talks focused on the state of the Canadian economy, days...