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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke over the phone on Thursday as the effects from Trump’s trade war continue to mount. The two leaders had a “productive and wide-ranging conversation,” Carney’s office said in a statement.The call came just hours after Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand was in Washington, D.C., to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.“The leaders discussed current trade challenges, opportunities, and shared priorities in a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the U.S.,” the statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war continues to strain bilateral relations between the two countries. Anand met Rubio in Washington, D.C., in their first official meeting in their respective roles on Thursday morning.The two officials have spoken on the phone before, but their first official meeting came as Trump continues to ramp up the pressure on Canada. 0:28 Canadian economy on ‘permanently lower path’ due to U.S. tariffs: Macklem Trump signed an execut...

The national redistricting battle enters its next phase Thursday as California Democrats are scheduled to pass a new congressional map that creates five winnable seats for their party, a direct counter to the Texas House’s approval of a new map to create more conservative-leaning seats in that state. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has engineered the high-risk strategy in response to President Donald Trump’s own brinkmanship. Trump pushed Texas Republicans to reopen the legislative maps they passed in 2021 to squeeze out up to five new GOP seats to help the party stave off a midterm defeat. California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks about the “Election Rigging Response Act” at a press conference at the Democracy Center, Japanese American National Museum on August 14, 2025, in...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 21, 2025 8:32 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is set to meet today with federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald, along with industry groups, to discuss the steep Chinese tariff on Canadian canola seed. Kody Blois, the parliamentary secretary for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison are also to attend the meeting in Saskatoon. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered t...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 20, 2025 6:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says she and Prime Minister Mark Carney are aligned on priorities including public transportation and housing. Plante and Carney met at Montreal City Hall for the first time since Carney was elected in April.Montreal’s mayor told reporters after the meeting that the two had productive discussions and formed a strong rapport. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivere...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Conservatives will hold Prime Minister Mark Carney “accountable” when Parliament returns in the fall, Leader Pierre Poilievre said at his first press conference since securing a return to the House of Commons. “It’s great to be back in action,” Poilievre told reporters in B.C., days after he won the byelection in the federal Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot on Monday.Poilievre was ousted from his previously held Ottawa-area riding of Carleton in April’s federal election by Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy. 5:51 Poilievre wins Alberta byelection, securing return to House of Commons ...

California Republicans have filed a lawsuit requesting that the state’s supreme court stop Democrats from moving forward with a plan to redraw congressional districts. It marks the latest in a set of moves by numerous state leaders to counteract congressional redistricting efforts in Texas.The nationwide struggle began when U.S. President Donald Trump asked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to help Republicans increase their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives by redrawing Texas congressional maps in a manner that would win them five additional seats. U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. ...

A Democratic lawmaker has vowed to stay in the Texas Capitol rather than accept an around-the-clock police escort that Republicans imposed to keep her and her colleagues from leaving the state again and further delaying the GOP’s redrawing of congressional districts as President Donald Trump wants. State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth said in an interview Tuesday she would sleep on the House floor until Labour Day if she had to, reports NBC News. As of Tuesday afternoon, she’s remained in the room for more than 24 hours.It’s a further act of resistance from Collier, who joined dozens of Texas Democrats in a two-week walkout after Democrats in California heeded Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call to counter the GOP effort in Texas by redrawing districts there.And while the walk-out ended Monday, Co...

By Catherine Morrison The Canadian Press Posted August 19, 2025 5:22 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says she won’t lead the party into the next election. In an email to members, May says she intends to stay on as an MP and as party leader until a new leader is elected. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. May says she wants to grow the party’s parliamentary caucus before stepping down, while focusing...

Ukraine would like to see Canada “actively participating” in future security guarantees as part of a long-term peace deal to end the Russian war, a top diplomat said Tuesday as allies began discussing what such a plan could look like. Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday joined a virtual meeting to discuss next steps for securing peace in Ukraine with European and other international leaders, including those who participated in Monday’s talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. NATO military chiefs are set to continue that conversation in a meeting on Wednesday.“The Prime Minister affirmed Canada’s steadfast commitment to supporting these efforts – reinforced by further diplomatic engagement, continued military and economic pres...