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International students filed a record 20,245 asylum claims last year, with 2025 on track to surpass that number, according to federal immigration data obtained by Global News. The claims are rising, even as Ottawa cuts the number of study permits it issues, with Prime Minister Mark Carney pledging like his predecessor Justin Trudeau to return Canadian immigration to “sustainable levels.”The newly released figures also suggest that 2025 could see an even greater number of claims by foreign students. In the first three months of the year, international students filed 5,500 asylum claims, a 22 per cent increase from the same period last year. 2:08 Canadian universities, colleges face cash crunch b...

A 24-year-old Quebecer is celebrating one of the closest victories in the history of federal politics after flipping a Bloc Québécois seat to Liberal by an incredibly narrow margin. “It’s been a rollercoaster. From winning to not winning, and then winning again,” said Tatiana Auguste, the new member of Parliament for Terrebonne, Que., northeast of Montreal.She won her seat by a single vote, following a judicial recount by Elections Canada. 1:59 Bloc Québécois loses seats but gains power in Ottawa “It still feels a little bit surreal,” she said on Mother’s Day, with her mom looking on during the interview. Story continues below advertis...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada may not be “totally removed” under a future trade agreement, the U.S. ambassador says, but the two countries are on the path toward a stronger relationship. Pete Hoekstra, who serves as Trump’s envoy to Canada, says there are opportunities to secure new economic and security partnerships on the foundation set by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to the White House last week.“People have talked about a restart or a reset, and I kind of shy away from that,” he told Mercedes Stephenson in an interview that aired Sunday on The West Block.“Yeah, we had a few rough months and those types of things. But we have strong economic ties, we have strong national security ties, we have personal ties. … There is so much to this foundation. We will be stron...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 10, 2025 8:47 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An official with Elections Canada says the seat for a Quebec riding has flipped from the Bloc Québécois to the Liberals by a single vote after a judicial recount was completed. Elections Canada says the seat for the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne has now gone to Tatiana Auguste, bringing the Liberals to 170 seats in the House of Commons. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a d...

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet will be sworn in during a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Tuesday, the Governor General’s office has confirmed. Gov. Gen Mary Simon will preside over the ceremony, which will see new cabinet ministers take the oath of office, a key step for Carney’s Liberal government after securing a minority in the federal election.Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister in March, will not have to take the oath of office again “but may choose to do so,” a spokesperson for the Privy Council Office told Global News.That also applies to other ministers who keep the same portfolio they held before the election.Any new ministers, or those taking on additional portfolios, will need to be sworn in. 0:4...

By Jillian Piper and Mackenzie Gray Global News Posted May 9, 2025 2:03 pm Updated May 9, 2025 2:08 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Interim NDP Leader Don Davies says the Liberals are making phone calls to NDP members of parliament to see if they will join the Liberal Party in an effort to reach a majority government. Davies told Global News he’s not worried about his six other NDP MP colleagues switching political teams.“I do know that there’s been certain calls...

The number of confirmed cases of measles in Alberta is soaring, from 193 confirmed cases on May 1 to 313 cases on May 8 — a period of just one week. Nearly two-thirds of cases are in the southern part of the province, which includes Lethbridge, Taber and Medicine Hat.And the real number of cases in Alberta is  probably much higher, according to the province’s former chief medical health officer, Dr. James Talbot, during a virtual press conference on Thursday, organized by the Alberta Medical Association.“Because it takes time for measles to infect someone, cause symptoms, develop the rash, and be reported after a lab test confirms it, numbers reported in Alberta are actually lagging behind the number of infections,” added Talbot.An illness that was once considered eradicated in Canada is n...

Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to invest in Canada’s foreign service, arguing that diplomacy is becoming increasingly important in a dangerous world. A union official representing foreign service officers and a senator who once served Canada overseas say they’re optimistic about Carney’s plans but they want to see the details.The Liberal election platform said a Carney government would send “more Canadian diplomats and officials abroad” to expand trade and “restore Canadian leadership.”It also said the Liberals would issue a “new, full foreign policy” and launch a complementary national security review.A spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office said no additional details were available.Carney is expected to name his new cabinet later this month. Story continues below adve...

The renewed push to have Alberta separate from Canada has caught the eyes of some pundits on Fox News, who are suggesting the discontent could play into the larger trade and security negotiations between Canada and U.S. President Donald Trump. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced this week that she doesn’t want Alberta to leave Canada but, if enough residents sign a petition asking for a referendum on it, she’ll make sure it’s put to a vote in 2026.Smith — who delivered her speech a day before Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Trump at the White House — also presented a list of demands for Carney’s new Liberal government, and threatened to take steps to assert Alberta’s sovereignty if Ottawa didn’t address the province’s grievances.Those remarks, and the calls for secession from some...

Canada’s energy CEOs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to scrap the emissions cap on oil and gas producers and repeal industrial carbon pricing to help bolster the industry. Thirty-eight CEOs of Canadian energy companies signed a letter congratulating Carney on his election win and pitching policy measures they say would help the prime minister make good on his promise to build the fastest-growing economy in the G7.“As a major contributor to the Canadian economy, with significant untapped potential, the energy sector must play a pivotal role in your pursuit of this ambition,” the letter reads.“Your focus on fostering energy independence and enhancing Canada’s energy infrastructure and clean technology requires major sector investment and globally competitive energy and carbon polic...