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Prime Minister Mark Carney says it will take time for Canadians to see the results of efforts to grow and diversify the economy, but insists “we’ve got to keep on this track.” In a year-end interview with Global National anchor and executive editor Dawna Friesen, Carney said Canada is already in a better place than it was when he first became prime minister nine months ago, due to a renewed focus on strengthening international relationships and growing domestic industry.Yet he acknowledged there is more work to be done to address Canadians’ affordability concerns, and that a “relentless” growth agenda is necessary.“We’re making progress,” he said.“We’re in a stronger position than we were nine months ago and at the start of this year, but we’ve got to keep going. And we will keep going.” ...

By Jack Farrell The Canadian Press Posted December 22, 2025 6:11 pm Updated December 22, 2025 6:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta’s election agency announced Monday it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada. The question seeks a yes or no answer to: “Do you agree that the province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?”Elections Alberta says the proponent — the Alberta Pr...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney has named former investment manager Mark Wiseman as Canada’s new ambassador to the United States, replacing Kirsten Hillman who announced her resignation from the role earlier this month. Wiseman will take over as ambassador in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 15, 2026, Carney’s office said in a statement. 11:25 CUSMA review: Canada-U.S. to begin in January “Mr. Wiseman will be a key contributor to the government’s efforts to advance Canada-U.S. priorities, including secure borders, a strengthened trade and investment relati...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration appeared to be intensifying its targeting of such vessels connected to the Venezuelan government. The pursuit of the tanker, which was confirmed by a U.S. official briefed on the operation, comes after the U.S. administration announced Saturday it had seized a tanker for the second time in less than two weeks.The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly about the ongoing operation and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Sunday’s pursuit involved “a sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion.”The official said the vessel was flying a false flag and was under a judicial seizure order.The Co...

OTTAWA – Federal public servants are expected to learn about job cuts in their departments when they return from their holiday break. Departments such as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Environment and Climate Change and Employment and Social Development have told their staff already that news on job cuts will be shared in the new year.Ottawa is looking to cut program spending and administration costs by about $60 billion over the next five years through its “comprehensive expenditure review.”The latest federal budget said the exercise will involve “restructuring operations and consolidating internal services.” It said it also will deploy workforce adjustments and attrition to return the size of the public service to “a more sustainable level.”Environment and Climate Change Canada s...

Two MPs from a delegation that was denied access to the West Bank earlier this week are asking Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand to get Israel to explain the harsh treatment of one of their colleagues. Several witnesses told The Canadian Press they saw Israeli border officials push Ontario Liberal MP Iqra Khalid while the approximately 30-person delegation was held up at the Allenby Crossing for several hours on Tuesday. 2:14 Israel denies Canadian delegation, including MPs, from entering West Bank In a letter sent to Anand late Thursday, NDP MP Jenny Kwan and Liberal MP Gurbux Saini — also members of the delegation — called that behaviour ...

By Craig Lord The Canadian Press Posted December 19, 2025 2:18 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney is shuffling the senior ranks of the federal public service heading into the new year. In one notable move, Quebec Court of Appeal judge Marie-Josée Hogue becomes deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general of Canada. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Hogue led Ottawa’s commission int...

The federal government will formally start trade discussions with the U.S. on the renewal of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico (CUSMA) free trade deal in January, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office said in a statement. The trade deal is up for review next year and Canada is “accelerating efforts to deepen trade relationships,” the statement said late Thursday evening after Carney briefed the premiers of Canada’s provinces on preparations for the trade talks.Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will meet with his counterparts in the U.S. mid-January to advance the talks, Carney said.In October, U.S. President Donald Trump cancelled trade talks with Canada after Ontario aired an anti-tariff ad featuring former U.S. president Ronald Reagan. Get daily National news ...

New data suggests the majority of Canadians support efforts to expand oil and gas development, including expanding and building pipelines — but within that data, their support shifts when it comes to the specifics of how to do that, according to Ipsos polling. That finding comes as Prime Minister Mark Carney has been working to speed up the development of major projects, including new oil and gas projects in Canada amid the trade war, and after Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reached a memorandum of understanding towards building an oil pipeline from Alberta to Canada’s West Coast.A newly released Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News asked 1,500 adult Canadians in December how they were feeling about Carney’s oil and gas pipeline plans amid the trade war.Eighty-three ...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Mark Carney have signed an agreement to streamline environmental assessment work on major projects, most notably a road to the Ring of Fire. The agreement signed on Thursday will see the federal government defer to Ontario’s assessment process on key infrastructure plans, an approach which politicians have been pushing as “one project, one assessment.”“I want to thank Prime Minister Carney for his leadership in speeding up major projects that will create good-paying jobs, build a more competitive and self-reliant economy and help us unlock the enormous economic opportunity of the Ring of Fire,” Ford said in a statement.For years, Ontario has bee...