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By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted November 28, 2025 12:31 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says budget cuts at Global Affairs Canada won’t affect the ability of Canadians in trouble abroad to get help from embassies. Department officials say the cuts will involve moving some consular services to an online portal.The recent federal budget includes a $561 million cut to the department’s budget next year, which increases to a $1.1 billion cut two years later. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada ...

Several Liberal MPs say the party remains united after Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet in response to the federal government’s new pact with Alberta on a proposed pipeline. In a social media post Thursday, Guilbeault said he submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Mark Carney that afternoon “with great sadness” — then spelled out his objections to the prime minister’s reversal of many of the key environmental decisions made by the previous Liberal government.“Despite this difficult economic context, I remain one of those for whom environmental issues must remain front and centre,” he wrote. “That is why I strongly oppose the memorandum of understanding between the federal government and government of Alberta.” ...

Quebec Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet on Thursday, after spending all six years he has been a member of Parliament around that table. The final decision was made in the last few days but it was a choice that was months in the making.The Canadian Press spoke to a source with knowledge of the week’s events, who spoke on background about the days leading up to the decision.Here’s a timeline of how it unfolded. 2:38 Federal and Alberta governments sign pipeline Memorandum of Understanding Guilbeault came into politics after a decades-long career as an environmentalist and activist, including as the founder of Quebec’s Equiterre...

Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says it’s “premature” for anyone to draw conclusions regarding the potential removal, or adjustment, of the West Coast tanker ban, since no pipeline route has been mapped out to bring oil from Alberta to the B.C. coastline. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Hodgson said people are “jumping to conclusions” with regard to any discussions about adjusting or lifting the ban.“I think it’s premature for people to have concluded things when there is no route yet, and there have been no conversations about that route at this point in time,” Hodgson said Thursday. 3:05 Carney, Alberta Premier Smith sign pipeline deal opening door to changi...

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Thursday Canada is not open to re-establishing diplomatic ties with Iran at this time, and pushed back on senators who claim Canada has abandoned its human rights focus in its pursuit of investment from Gulf nations. “Our values are our North Star. They are our source of strength,” Anand told the Senate’s foreign affairs committee Thursday.Sen. Peter Harder asked Anand whether Ottawa would revise a decision the Harper government made in 2012 to cut diplomatic ties with Iran.“It was unfortunate that we withdrew from Iran. It was one of the areas where the Five Eyes welcomed Canada’s participation,” said Harder, referring to the intelligence alliance that includes Washington and London.Anand responded in French that Canada’s focus with Iran is on lim...