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Canada is joining 14 other countries in expressing openness to recognizing a Palestinian state, a joint statement from the countries said on Wednesday. A meeting of the heads of state and governments will take place during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September.The joint statement opened by reiterating the countries’ condemnation of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. They also reiterated “our unwavering commitment to the vision of the two-State solution where two democratic States, Israel and Palestine, live side by side.”The group of 15 demanded “an immediate ceasefire, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages of Hamas.”“We, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Andorra, Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand, Norw...

The Ford government has negotiated a break fee to cancel its $100 million contract for Starlink internet, Global News has learned, officially ending its deal with Elon Musk-owned SpaceX. The now-defunct agreement between Ontario and SpaceX was first signed in November to provide satellite internet to roughly 15,000 homes in the north of the province.A spokesperson for the provincial government confirmed to Global News the deal had ended.“Our government has cancelled the Starlink contract,” they wrote in an email. “We are seeking an alternate solution as we continue our efforts to secure long term, stable high-speed internet access across the province.”Ending the deal meant the province had to pay a fee, although it is unclear how much that was.A senior government source, speaking on backgr...

The provincial agency overseeing Ontario’s home care system was informed about a massive data breach in April, Global News has learned, more than two months before the public, along with hundreds of thousands of impacted patients, were notified. Ontario Health atHome, a Crown agency recently created by the Ford government to coordinate resources for home care and palliative patients, has been under scrutiny after a cyberattack that impacted one of its vendors was kept under wraps for months.The attack, believed to have affected as many as 200,000 patients, took place sometime in March but was only revealed to the public in late June.Now, officials with the agency have confirmed that they were made aware of a cybersecurity incident as early as April 14, but waited until the end of May to in...

Elections Canada says voters in the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection won’t have to worry about a typo spoiling their adapted ballot as long as it’s clear who they mean to vote for. The agency announced Monday it was changing how the Aug. 18 byelection will be conducted after more than 200 people registered to run. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is running for a second shot at getting elected to the House of Commons after losing the Ottawa-area seat he had held for 20 years in the federal election in April.To avoid another very long ballot form, an adapted ballot has been created. It is similar to the special ballots used by some Canadians in general elections, where people fill out the name of their preferred candidate to cast their vote.When asked if a spelling error might lead to a...

Under pressure from the U.S. trade war and a slowing economy, Canada’s provinces are all expected to run fiscal deficits this year — but a Conference Board of Canada report predicts those deficits will narrow in the coming years. The report released Tuesday paints a picture of provinces struggling to balance their books.Not long after emerging from a pandemic that caused deficits to balloon, Canada’s provinces are now staring down the barrel of a trade war.Most provinces have put up contingency funds in this year’s budgets to support workers and critical industries through the tariff dispute.Many are also aligning with the federal government to push forward major infrastructure projects in the coming years, putting pressure on capital spending.Just as provinces are drawing down their coffe...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 28, 2025 6:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Voters in the upcoming Battle River-Crowfoot byelection in eastern Alberta will be required to write out the name of their preferred candidate, Elections Canada said, because of the unusually high number of people running and past challenges with long ballots. More than 200 people were registered to run as of Monday, which was also the last day to sign up for candidacy.The list includes Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal candidate Darcy Spady, the NDP’s Katherine Swampy and dozens more sponsored...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia Premier David Eby tore into the federal government on Monday after Ottawa slashed ferry fares on the East Coast by 50 per cent. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the rate cuts for the Eastern Canada Ferry Services, which serve P.E.I., Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec and Marine Atlantic, which connects Newfoundland to Nova Scotia, earlier Monday.The fare cuts were a federal Liberal election promise. 1:24 ‘We shouldn’t be giving federal tax dollars to subsidize jobs overseas:’ Poilievre calls for loan to BC Ferries to be cancelled ...

Less than a week after declaring Ontario would be “issuing our own work permits” for asylum seekers, Premier Doug Ford has reversed the plan and is instead asking for the federal government to speed up immigration processing times. At the close of the Council of the Federation, Ford led the charge on behalf of the country’s premiers, lambasting the federal government for delays in processing asylum seekers.Ford claimed at the time it “takes over two years” for asylum seekers to be granted a work permit. He said the province would not be “waiting any longer” and would give out work permits.The federal government said the wait is actually less than two months.On Monday, Ford reversed course and appeared to concede his figures were based on anecdotes. Story continues below advertiseme...

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to make an announcement on affordability in Prince Edward Island on Monday as the date for Canada to reach a trade deal with the U.S. looms. The Prime Minister’s Office says in Carney’s itinerary he will be announcing new measures to lower costs for Canadians.He will then take questions from reporters following the announcement. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. The announcement comes just four days before U.S. President Donald Trump’s Aug. 1 deadline for countries around the world to reach a trade deal with his administration.Trump threatened Canada with a 35 per cent tariff on all goods not exe...

U.S. President Donald Trump signalled Friday that he may not reach a deal with Canada, suggesting the northern neighbour will “just pay tariffs.” “We haven’t really had a lot of luck with Canada,” Trump told reporters outside the White House. “I think Canada could be one where they’ll just pay tariffs, not really a negotiation.” Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Trump made the remarks while discussing other trade deals that had been reached with countries ahead of his Aug. 1 deadline.The remarks come just a day after Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc told reporters he was feeling “encouraged” following me...