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Federal Conservatives say they want the Liberal government to clearly explain whether the controversial Irish hip-hop group Kneecap is barred from entering Canada or not as questions swirl about the case. Liberal MP Vince Gasparro, the parliamentary secretary for combating crime, announced nearly two weeks ago “on behalf of the Government of Canada” that the band’s members had been deemed ineligible for entry ahead of scheduled concerts this month.Yet the group says it has still not received official notice about being barred or any rejection of their electronic travel authorizations, which Irish citizens require in order to enter Canada and which the group says they obtained.Gasparro and other cabinet officials have refused to provide clarity in the days since the announcement.“He either ...

The NDP on Wednesday called for an emergency debate in the House of Commons on the future of Canada Post as the government seeks changes to the company’s business that have sparked a national postal workers’ strike. NDP interim Leader Don Davies said he sent a letter to the Speaker of the House requesting the emergency debate for Wednesday night, citing “the urgent situation” facing the Crown corporation.“We all know that delivering the mail today in 2025 is different than it was decades ago. We know there are economic challenges facing Canada Post. However, the question is how best to deal with it,” Davies told reporters ahead of question period.“That’s why we think an institution as vital to our country as Canada Post is, as historically relevant and as integral it is to our economy, we ...

By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted October 1, 2025 12:14 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney is replacing Canada’s special envoy to Europe with a “personal representative” to the European Union. John Hannaford, a former diplomat who also served as the highest-ranking official in the public service, will take up the role. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. His job will involve boosting trade and inve...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest remarks about wanting Canada to become the 51st state are “offensive” and “not funny anymore,” Canadian MPs and the Ontario premier said on Wednesday. Trump was speaking about his “Golden Dome” missile defence plans in front of military officials who had been abruptly summoned to attend a speech on Tuesday by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, at which Trump also spoke.Trump told the gathered generals that “Canada called” a few weeks ago to ask to be part of the missile defence shield, and said he replied that Canada should join the United States to get it for free.“President Trump is back at it again,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Wednesday, speaking to reporters after a meeting with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Toronto. ...

A partial U.S. government shutdown will likely have a domino effect on the next interest rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve, economists say, and Canada could see resulting impacts as well. Many U.S. agencies’ work came to a standstill and hundreds of thousands of employees were furloughed starting at midnight Wednesday after lawmakers failed to reach a short-term funding agreement.Among those affected are the statistical agencies — including the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau — whose economic data is relied upon by the American central bank in deciding whether to change its baseline interest rate.If the shutdown persists, economists agree that a compounding lack of data will make it more likely the Fed will keep the rate steady, despite facing intense pol...

Algoma Steel Group Inc. is set to receive half a billion dollars in government loans to help it reorient its business away from the United States as the federal government argues supporting the domestic steel industry is a matter of Canadian sovereignty. Ottawa’s $400 million in financial assistance will come from the Large Enterprise Tariff Loan program, a $10-billion tariff relief fund set up in March. The Ontario government will also provide $100 million to the Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.-based company.The loans are to help Algoma Steel continue operations, limit disruption to its workforce and move to a business model that isn’t as reliant on the United States.Patty Hajdu, minister for jobs and the federal government’s northern Ontario development agency, said in an interview Monday that st...

By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted September 30, 2025 11:40 am Updated September 30, 2025 11:44 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump’s “historic new Middle East peace plan,” which Washington has asked Ottawa to sell to other nations. Trump’s plan to put the Gaza Strip and its 2.1 million Palestinians under an international security force has been endorsed by Israeli Prime Minister Be...

Controversial Irish hip-hop group Kneecap has still not received official notice from the Canadian government about whether they are barred from entering Canada, the band’s manager said Monday, 10 days after their apparent entry ban was announced. “No notice on anything,” band manager Daniel Lambert told Global News in an email, “just Vince’s social media video.”Lambert was referring to Liberal MP Vince Gasparro, the parliamentary secretary for combating crime, who posted a video to his social media on Sept. 19 saying the government has deemed Kneecap’s members ineligible to enter Canada.“On behalf of the Government of Canada I am announcing that on the advice of our officials, we have deemed the group Kneecap ineligible to enter our country,” Gasparro said in the post.Kneecap, which has b...

By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted September 29, 2025 1:39 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand told the United Nations General Assembly today that Canada “does not retreat from duty” at a time of numerous global crises. Anand’s speech on behalf of Canada combined humanitarian and security concerns along with Ottawa’s desire to be what Anand called “an attractive destination for international capital.”She also says Canada will be part of the political process that follows the Israel-Hamas war, and will help in every way possible. ...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The United States will impose a 100 per cent tariff on movies made outside the country, along with foreign-made furniture, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post. However, it is not immediately clear how such tariffs, particularly those on movies, could work.The “movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries,” Trump said. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Trump blamed California Gov. Gavin Newsom.“California, with its weak and incompetent Governor, has been particular...