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By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted December 5, 2024 6:14 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said foreign interference did not tip the scales in the Conservative party’s last leadership race that installed Pierre Poilievre at the helm. Brown, who was a candidate for the leadership at the time, was summoned to a House of Commons committee to answer questions on the 2022 race after a report from a committee on national security cited Indian interference in an unspecified Conservative leadership campaign.“I don’t believe foreign intervention affected the final out...

By Jim Bronskill The Canadian Press Posted December 5, 2024 4:55 pm Updated December 5, 2024 4:56 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Liberal government has outlawed another 324 firearm varieties — guns it says belong on the battlefield, not in the hands of hunters or sport shooters. The move follows the May 2020 ban of 1,500 makes and models of firearms, a number that grew to more than 2,000 by November of this year as new variants were identified.The latest prohibition of ...

During an appearance on Fox News, Ontario Premier Doug Ford joked that president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats were belated retribution for the War of 1812 as the province continued a coordinated attempt to appeal to the American public. On Wednesday afternoon, Ford appeared in an interview with Fox News host Neil Cavuto to promote Ontario’s relations with the United States and position the province as a key trading partner.The interview was the latest in a string of appearances — including on BBC and a CNN show — the premier has taken part in.The Fox News sit-down took place after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went to visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago, where the president-elect reportedly joked Canada should become the 51st state.“The president has a good sense of humour — and it’s a funny ...

Canada is set to release a new Arctic foreign policy aimed at boosting its diplomatic and security posture in the North to counter growing threats from foreign actors and climate change, the government announced Thursday. Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said the policy set to be released Friday will respond to the growing global threat environment, and Canada’s responsibility to protect its own Arctic sovereignty and the security of other Arctic nations, as well as the United States.“One thing is clear: the world is getting tougher, and conflicts that we are seeing in the world are linked,” she said. “Therefore, we need to be more robust in our response.”She said Friday’s announcement will be made alongside Defence Minister Bill Blair.The growing presence of Russia and China in the Arctic, w...