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New polling suggests more Canadians approve of Prime Minister Mark Carney than his Liberal party, which continues to hold a slight lead over the federal Conservatives as 2025 draws to a close. The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News and released Tuesday shows 40 per cent of voters would cast a ballot for the Liberals if an election were held tomorrow, compared to 37 per cent for the Conservatives.Those numbers are down three and two points, respectively, since September, while the NDP and Bloc Québécois have each risen two points over the same time period to nine per cent.Approval of the Liberal government under Carney, according to the poll, sits at 55 per cent — 15 points ahead of the party overall.“Obviously (Carney) has had quite an effect on public opinion personally, but...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken aim at Ontario Premier Doug Ford for his planned Florida boycott, saying tourism to the sunshine state is up and pointing out its NHL teams have won trophies more recently than Toronto’s. Ford said on Monday he wouldn’t be taking his regular winter vacation to Florida because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which have led to major layoffs in Ontario’s auto and steel sectors.Speaking at an unrelated event, Ford said he was planning to boycott the state — but said he wouldn’t tell others to stay away.“It’s going to be the first time I’m not going to Florida,” the premier said. “But I talk to so many people, don’t let this guy, Trump, determine and ruin your life and everything. That’s my personal choice.”DeSantis responded to a clip of the premier’s comm...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government’s “Buy Canadian” policy for procurement for large infrastructure and defence projects kicked in on Tuesday as the U.S. trade war continues, Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound says. The policy was announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney in September and is essentially a mandate for the federal government to source components used in major government projects from domestic manufacturers.The procurement policy will extend immediately to government contracts valued at $25 million and over, but will expand to contracts valued at $5 million and over by the spring of 2026, Lightbound said. 2:08 ...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government is imposing additional sanctions against four people who are senior officials in the Iranian government, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said in a statement. The latest round of sanctions has been imposed under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations.“These individuals, all Iranian senior officials, have been involved in gross and systematic human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran), and have had a significant role in facilitating and directing repressive policies,” Anand said in the statement.The four Iranian officials are:Mohsen KarimiAhmad Kadem SeyedoshohadaMustafa MohebbiHassan AkharianCanada has now imposed 18 rounds of sancti...

A federal minister dropped hints about more floor crossings Monday following the defection of Ontario MP Michael Ma to the Liberals last week. When asked whether more opposition MPs are getting ready to cross the floor to join the government, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said people have reached out.“Let’s say I’m getting lots of inquiries,” Hodgson told a Toronto press conference.Ma’s decision to leave the Conservative caucus and join the Liberals — less than 24 hours after attending the Official Opposition’s Christmas party — brought the government to within one seat of a majority on Thursday.Hodgson wouldn’t comment on any role he played personally in courting Ma, whose Markham-Unionville riding north of Toronto is next door to his own riding of Markham-Thornhill.“Our prime minister is a...