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The U.S. wants Canada to expand dairy market access for American products and lift provincial bans on U.S. alcohol as part of the upcoming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), Washington’s top trade envoy says. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told members of Congress this week the joint review “will depend on the successful resolution” of those and other issues, according to a copy of his opening statement shared online after the closed-door meetings.The statement also lists “the impact of Canada’s Online Streaming Act and Online News Act for U.S. digital service providers,” “discriminatory procurement measures in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia,” and “complicated customs registration for Canadian recipients of U.S. exports” as other issues to address. “Unfair...

The former Conservative MPs who crossed the floor over to the Liberals “came to us,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said in an interview with Global News, adding that he did not “lure” them but that they were “attracted” to the work his government has been doing. In a wide-ranging interview with Global National anchor and executive editor Dawna Friesen that will air in full on Dec. 25, Carney was asked if he was involved in luring or courting the Opposition MPs to join the Liberals.“I wouldn’t have chosen that verb: lure, or courting. What I would choose is, they are attracted by what we are doing. And that’s a key element,” Carney said.The prime minister said he did play a role in the process and was asked whether he expects others will make the same decision to join the Liberals. Sto...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 17, 2025 10:55 am Updated December 17, 2025 10:56 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez will resign amid allegations of wrongdoing about the leadership race he won in June. The decision was confirmed to The Canadian Press by two sources within the party who did not want to speak publicly. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, ...

Susie Wiles, United States President Donald Trump’s understated but influential chief of staff, criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and offered an unvarnished take on her boss and those in his orbit in interviews published Tuesday in Vanity Fair that sent the West Wing into damage control. The startlingly candid remarks from Wiles, the first woman to ever hold her current post, included describing the president as someone with “an alcoholic’s personality,” and Vice President JD Vance as a calculating “conspiracy theorist.” The observations from Wiles, who rarely speaks publicly given the behind-the-scenes nature of her job running the White House, prompted questions about whether the chief of staff might be on her way out.Wiles pushed back after the...

Ottawa and Ontario are set to sign a deal Thursday that will reduce the regulatory burden on large projects, including the road to the Ring of Fire, The Canadian Press has learned. Provincial and federal government sources who are not allowed to speak publicly say Ottawa has agreed to eliminate any duplicative work on its impact assessments on large projects.A draft agreement posted on the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada’s website says the goal is to work together to implement the “One Project, One Review and One Decision” approach.Webequie First Nation and Marten Falls First Nation are leading environmental assessments on three roads that would connect the provincial highway system to their communities and mining activities in the mineral-rich Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario.In...

A Canadian delegation that included members of Parliament say they were denied entry into Israel and the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, with one MP saying she was shoved several times by Israeli soldiers at the border. In interviews with Global News, members of the 30-person delegation said they were not given an official reason for being denied entry, but that some members were told to sign a form effectively declaring themselves security and public safety risks, which a few of them refused to do.Ontario Liberal MP Iqra Khalid said she was checking on a member of the delegation who had been taken aside for additional questioning after the group had been at the Allenby Crossing between Israel and Jordan for about five hours. The crossing also serves as the entry point to the West Bank from...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Skate Canada says it won’t host national and international-level events in Alberta, citing provincial law that restricts transgender athletes from participating in female-only sports. The organization said in a statement Tuesday that its decision was made following its assessment of Alberta’s Fairness and Safety in Sport Act, which took effect Sept. 1.Skate Canada says it is unable to host events in the province while maintaining its standards for safety and inclusivity.The decision applies only to national- and international-level events and does not affect Alberta athletes’ ability to participate in Skate Canada programming and competitions, the organization said.No upcoming national or ...

New polling suggests more Canadians approve of Prime Minister Mark Carney than his Liberal party, which continues to hold a slight lead over the federal Conservatives as 2025 draws to a close. The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News and released Tuesday shows 40 per cent of voters would cast a ballot for the Liberals if an election were held tomorrow, compared to 37 per cent for the Conservatives.Those numbers are down three and two points, respectively, since September, while the NDP and Bloc Québécois have each risen two points over the same time period to nine per cent.Approval of the Liberal government under Carney, according to the poll, sits at 55 per cent — 15 points ahead of the party overall.“Obviously (Carney) has had quite an effect on public opinion personally, but...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken aim at Ontario Premier Doug Ford for his planned Florida boycott, saying tourism to the sunshine state is up and pointing out its NHL teams have won trophies more recently than Toronto’s. Ford said on Monday he wouldn’t be taking his regular winter vacation to Florida because of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which have led to major layoffs in Ontario’s auto and steel sectors.Speaking at an unrelated event, Ford said he was planning to boycott the state — but said he wouldn’t tell others to stay away.“It’s going to be the first time I’m not going to Florida,” the premier said. “But I talk to so many people, don’t let this guy, Trump, determine and ruin your life and everything. That’s my personal choice.”DeSantis responded to a clip of the premier’s comm...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government’s “Buy Canadian” policy for procurement for large infrastructure and defence projects kicked in on Tuesday as the U.S. trade war continues, Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound says. The policy was announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney in September and is essentially a mandate for the federal government to source components used in major government projects from domestic manufacturers.The procurement policy will extend immediately to government contracts valued at $25 million and over, but will expand to contracts valued at $5 million and over by the spring of 2026, Lightbound said. 2:08 ...