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Prime Minister Mark Carney says discussions between the federal and Alberta governments on a potential oil pipeline to British Columbia’s northern coast are ongoing, addressing speculation this week that a framework agreement was close. In comments made during his trip to the G20 summit in South Africa, Carney spoke about the talks for the first time.“So the discussion around oil pipelines, for example, and this is the language of Premier Smith of a grand bargain, is absolutely related to other aspects of policy in Alberta, if it were a pipeline from Alberta, as well as investment in carbon capture and storage, so that these are effectively carbonized, would decarbonize barrels,” Carney said.Speculation of an oil pipeline from Alberta has been ongoing for weeks, despite one not being annou...

Prime Minister Mark Carney joined several world leaders Saturday, saying a U.S.-backed plan for peace in Ukraine needs “more work.” The statement came as world leaders gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the G20 summit, which the United States is boycotting. Russia and China are also absent.Before the G20, U.S. President Donald Trump gave Ukraine until Nov.27 to accept a 28-point plan that could end the war. Washington and Moscow worked together to draft the plan and caters to many of Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s longstanding demands while offering limited security guarantees to Ukraine. 3:54 Ukraine must choose dignity or U.S. support under peace proposal: Zelenskyy ...

By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted November 22, 2025 8:09 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size JOHANNESBURG – Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Johannesburg for the G20 summit, where South African officials say there will be a joint declaration despite a U.S. boycott. Carney is meeting today with leaders from France, Jamaica, Norway, Germany, the U.K., the European Union and the World Trade Organization.He is also taking part in official meetings with G20 leaders, with a morning session on inclusive economic growth such as reforming financing for development, and an afternoon session on...

National defence officials, diplomats and industry leaders from around the world are gathering in Halifax this weekend for an annual three-day conference to discuss issues of international security, with a focus this year on the future of democracy. Defence Minister David McGuinty is hosting the 17th annual Halifax International Security Forum, an event watched closely for its discussions among democratic allies about collective defence and global conflicts.McGuinty told reporters at an opening press conference Friday that “the international security environment is more complex, and it’s more dangerous, than at any time since the end of the Cold War” — making it all the more important for democracies to stand together.“Democracy has everything to do with international security,” Peter Van ...

U.S. Vice-President JD Vance on Friday took aim at Canada’s political leadership and “immigration insanity” as the reasons for “stagnating” living standards in America’s northern neighbour. In a series of social media posts on X, Vance shared data purporting to show living standards in Canada falling below the U.S. and Britain in recent years. He then connected that to the fact that Canada has the highest population share of foreign-born people among G7 countries.“While I’m sure the causes are complicated, no nation has leaned more into ‘diversity is our strength, we don’t need a melting pot we have a salad bowl’ immigration insanity than Canada,” the vice-president wrote.In a follow-up post he added: “And with all due respect to my Canadian friends, whose politics focus obsessively on the...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is working on a $1 billion project aimed at expanding critical minerals processing capacity in Canada, while securing the equivalent of $70 billion in investment from the United Arab Emirates. The announcements come as Carney concluded a visit to Abu Dhabi, which focused heavily on trade amid concerns about the war in Sudan.“I’m pleased that an agreement valued over $1 billion is in the process of being finalized,” Carney said in a Friday morning speech to the Canada-UAE Business Council.“(It) will expand critical minerals processing capacity in Canada, creating jobs, boosting (the) long-term supply of minerals essential to energy technologies and advanced manufacturing. More on that soon,” he said. ...

Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland will move to Oxford, England, to take on a new position next summer administering the Rhodes Trust, the educational charity confirmed Thursday. The charity is famous for its prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, which offers students from around the world the chance to study at the University of Oxford.It announced Wednesday evening that Freeland has been appointed CEO of the Rhodes Trust and Warden of Rhodes House, a building on the university’s campus, starting July 1, 2026.Spokesperson Babette Littlemore confirmed by phone Freeland will move to Oxford for the role.But Freeland herself has not announced plans to resign as a member of Parliament.Freeland’s office did not respond to calls or emails Thursday. Story continues below advertisement ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government plans to limit what behaviour professional regulators can police in the interest of strengthening freedom of expression. A bill introduced in the house Thursday aims to narrow what kind of behaviour regulated professionals — from architects to welders — can be disciplined for by their regulators.Smith is calling it Alberta’s “Peterson law,” after Ontario psychologist and social media personality Jordan Peterson, who was sanctioned by his province’s professional regulator for controversial public statements.“When regulators begin disciplining people for simply speaking their mind on their own time, that’s overreach and, at its worst, it becomes an outright threat to free expression,” Smith told reporters before the bill was introduced. ...

There is a lot of speculation in Ottawa that a new deal is imminent for a pipeline to move Alberta oil to B.C.’s North Coast. The Alberta and federal governments are said to be close to signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to move forward with the project.It would include new or expanded port facilities in Prince Rupert or Kitimat, which would require at least a partial repeal of the North Coast tanker ban.The federal government said it would seek support for the project from the B.C. government and the First Nations, who currently oppose the ban.“This government was elected to deliver nation-building projects, strengthen our economy, reinforce Canadian autonomy, advance Indigenous prosperity, while contributing to clean growth,” B.C. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hod...

Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner said Thursday she plans to try and “amend the heck” out of the government’s border security bill, Bill C-12, with a host of measures targeting the asylum system. Her proposed changes include disallowing asylum claims from people who transited through Europe or another G7 country on their way to Canada and denying access to social benefits, except emergency medical treatment, for those with a failed asylum claim.“I think Canadians want some change in this regard. Canada’s system for allowing and accepting asylum claims is pretty generous,” Rempel Garner said at a press conference on Parliament Hill.“So somebody who’s failed a review, I think it’s fair that the only federal benefits that they receive is emergency health care and I think ...