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Prime Minister Mark Carney was counselled to push back during an April call with Donald Trump if the U.S. president revived his complaints about border security, fentanyl from Canada or low defence spending, a newly released memo shows. Federal officials prepared the internal memo to guide Carney’s conversation with Trump following the Liberal party’s April 28 election victory.A concise Canadian summary of the April 29 call, released that day, says Trump congratulated Carney and that the leaders agreed on the importance of working together — as independent, sovereign nations — for their mutual betterment.“To that end, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future,” reads Canada’s official readout from the meeting.The memo drafted for Carney, obtained by The Canadian Press through...

As the federal government prepares to release a budget expected to see major new investments and spending along with a higher deficit, Canadians say they’re most concerned about measures to reduce their cost of living, according to a new poll. The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found 42 per cent of respondents want the budget, set to be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, to prioritize helping with the increasing cost of everyday expenses.That number far outpaces Prime Minister Mark Carney’s stated priorities for transforming the Canadian economy — including investing in the Canadian military and national defence (15 per cent), funding major projects and infrastructure (15 per cent), and even measures to mitigate the impact of U.S. tariffs (25 per cent).At the same time, thr...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Beijing doesn’t understand how seriously Canadians take issues of foreign interference, after raising them with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “We had a discussion on foreign interference,” Carney told reporters Saturday before leaving the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Gyeongju, South Korea.“I don’t think they recognize the level of concerns we have about these issues, but we manage these issues in Canada; we have a structure to manage them.”The prime minister also referred to China as “the rising economic power.”Carney and Xi met alongside top officials Friday for 40 minutes, in what was the first formal meeting between leaders of the two countries since 2017. Both characterized it as a turning point in the relationship.A public inquiry in Janua...

OTTAWA – When Nancy Payne lays a wreath on Remembrance Day at the National War Memorial, it won’t be the first time she’s represented mothers of Canadian soldiers who have died in combat. But it will be her first on such a stage.Payne has laid a wreath at her local Remembrance Day ceremony as a Silver Cross Mother every year since 2006, when her son was killed in Afghanistan.While Payne typically attends her local ceremony in Lansdowne, Ont., her husband David Payne — who served 30 years in the Canadian Armed Forces infantry — attends the larger ceremony 15 minutes down the road in Gananoque.“We spread ourselves around so we’re not both at the same one, so we’re out and about in the community,” Nancy said. Related Videos ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Beijing doesn’t understand how seriously Canadians take issues of foreign interference, after raising them with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “We had a discussion on foreign interference,” Carney told reporters Saturday before leaving the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Gyeongju, South Korea.“I don’t think they recognize the level of concerns we have about these issues, but we manage these issues in Canada; we have a structure to manage them.”The prime minister also referred to China as “the rising economic power.”Carney and Xi met alongside top officials Friday for 40 minutes, in what was the first formal meeting between leaders of the two countries since 2017. Both characterized it as a turning point in the relationship.A public inquiry in Janua...