Politics

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s office said he left Washington Wednesday with a sense that progress was made after a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. LeBlanc’s office said the minister spent around 90 minutes with Lutnick on Tuesday in a constructive meeting where they spoke about specific proposals and items that have been put on the table.Negotiations about more technical aspects will now continue between Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman — who is also Canada’s chief negotiator — and United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.This weeks’ progress came after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Aug. 22 that Canada will drop some ret...

The leader of British Columbia’s official Opposition is calling on the federal government to refer a landmark Indigenous land claim ruling to the country’s highest court. The decision, handed down by the B.C. Supreme Court earlier this month, affirmed that the Cowichan Tribes have Aboriginal title in a 750-hectare land parcel in Richmond, which includes city and port lands, farms, golf courses and commercial properties.The B.C. government has said it will appeal the ruling, arguing clarity is needed on the matter and that the B.C. ruling could have unintended consequences for private property rights. 3:37 Cowichan Nation respond to landmark land claim victory ...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size If the Nova Scotia Liberals get their way, children under 16 in the province will be barred from social media use. The party announced Wednesday that Liberal House leader Iain Rankin will table the Social Media Responsibility Act this fall. While the bill would be the first of its kind in Canada, similar legislation is in place on a national level in Australia, coming into effect in December, and in a public consultation phase in Norway.“Protecting our kids from the harms of social media is a responsibility we all share,” he said.“This bill will ensure that children under 16 are not exposed to harmful content or interactions that can have lifelong impacts on their mental health.” ...

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday in Washington as Ottawa looks to find relief from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on key Canadian sectors. LeBlanc’s office described the meeting, which also included Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, as “lengthy” and “constructive.” Carney’s Chief of Staff Marc-André Blanchard is also in the U.S. capital this week.The meeting comes after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last Friday that Canada will drop some retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products to match American tariff exemptions for goods covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade, called CUSMA.Canada imposed 25 per cent tariffs on a long list of American goods in March, including oranges, a...

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington this week after Ottawa announced it would be lifting some retaliatory tariffs. LeBlanc’s office says he will travel to the United States capital on Tuesday.Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last Friday that Canada will drop some retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products to match American tariff exemptions for goods covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade, called CUSMA.Canada’s counter-tariffs on steel, aluminum and automobiles will remain.U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called the decision to lift some duties “nice” and the White House said it was “long overdue.”LeBlanc has said the retaliatory tariffs were a “significant point of contention” in n...

Two First Nations have formed a joint partnership with a transport company to purchase the Port of Stewart bulk terminal on the Portland Canal that separates British Columbia and Alaska. The Nisga’a and Tahltan nations and Arrow Transportation Systems say in a statement the deal to buy Stewart Bulk Terminals Ltd., which owns and operates the facility in Stewart, B.C., is expected to close in coming months. 2:26 First Nations halt traffic on B.C. highway in protest of limited Joffre Lakes closure Kerry Carlick, president of the Tahltan government, says the deal is “making history” and will drive economic growth and self-determination, while Eva...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 24, 2025 8:27 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Drones, armoured vehicles and other munitions are headed to Ukraine as part of a $2-billion military aid package, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday. Carney first announced the funds in June at the G7 summit in Alberta but outlined the details of where that money will be spent during a surprise visit to Kyiv to mark Ukraine’s national Independence Day.The package includes $835 million to procure urgently needed supplies for Ukraine’s war against Russia, including vehicles, arms and medical equipme...

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the decision to drop retaliatory tariffs puts Ottawa in a better position to negotiate changes to U.S. President Donald Trump’s devastating duties on key sectors and eases tensions ahead of a review of a critical continental trade agreement. “Our responsibility as the government is to get the best deal we can for Canadian businesses and Canadian workers,” LeBlanc told The Canadian Press in an interview from Moncton, N.B. “We have to be prepared to sit constructively at a table with the other side of the table and have that conversation.”Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday that Canada will drop some retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products to match American tariff exemptions for goods covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement...

By Craig Lord The Canadian Press Posted August 22, 2025 2:47 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney will soon travel to Europe in a bid to deepen economic and security ties with Germany. Carney told reporters Friday he will meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Tuesday.“Canada has a good partnership with Germany. It’s been built up over the years, but it can be much, much better and I’m confident that with this chancellor, and the focus of our government, that it will,” he said.Carney said that he will be “picking up discussions” started with Merz in th...

Prime Minister Mark Carney will hold a press conference Friday, one day after he held a “productive and wide-ranging” call with U.S. President Donald Trump amid ongoing trade tensions between the two countries. The Prime Minister’s Office announced the press conference hours before it’s scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. Eastern. Global News will stream Carney’s remarks live in this article.Trump is also set to make an announcement from the White House at the same time as Carney.Multiple U.S. media outlets including Bloomberg and Reuters, citing a source familiar, reported Friday that Carney plans to remove many of Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. in a bid to lower trade tensions. Global News has not independently confirmed those plans.Carney said Thursday that he and Trump “focused on ...