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Justin Trudeau, Katy Perry spotted dining together at high-end Montreal restaurant
International pop superstar Katy Perry and former prime minister Justin Trudeau were spotted together Monday night at a restaurant in the city's Plateau neighbourhood, an encounter that caused a "roar" online.
'Vladimir Putin is a real-life Bond villain,' says former PM Stephen Harper
Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a conference in Saskatchewan on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “an evil man” who will leave Russia poor and in chaos.
Carney's ministers say Hong Kong's new arrest warrants for exiles a threat to Canadians' security
Two ministers in Prime Minister Mark Carney's government are condemning Hong Kong police's new arrest warrants for 19 overseas-based activists and their offer of rewards for information leading to their capture. Police are accusing 19 activists of violating a national security law imposed by Beijing.
Inuit leader says he's been reassured Bill C-5 won't violate modern treaties
The president of the group representing Inuit in Canada says he's been given reassurances that Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan to fast-track major nation-building projects won't violate modern treaties and there will be "full partnership of the Inuit within these processes."
Military police watchdog calls public hearing into alleged civilian detention at Montreal base
Canada’s military police watchdog is launching a public interest hearing following allegations that a civilian employee was “affected and brutalized” by officers’ conduct during an active shooter exercise at CFB Montreal last November.
U.S. commerce secretary dismisses question that free trade with Canada is dead
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick dismissed the question of whether U.S. free trade with Canada is dead, calling the notion “silly” because a substantial amount of Canadian goods enter the U.S. tariff-free under the North American free trade deal. But he also said tariffs are here to stay, at least for now
'Elbows up' isn't the right approach to Trump, says Saskatchewan premier
As opposition parties argue Prime Minister Mark Carney is failing to live up to his pledge to be “elbows up” against Donald Trump, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he never thought that mentality was the right approach to dealing with the U.S. president’s tariffs.
Did federal workers cost Poilievre his job? Top union boss says it's more about Trump
A major union leader says Pierre Poilievre’s claim that he lost his seat because of his pledge to cut the public service is “simplistic” and should also be attributed to voters linking the Conservative leader to U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Canada needs a U.S. trade deal but shouldn't have set a negotiation deadline, says Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada urgently needs to land a trade deal with the United States but it should not have set a deadline for negotiations because U.S. President Donald Trump “will try to take advantage” of the time crunch.
Trump's global tariff pause is supposed to expire soon. What's at stake for Canada?
U.S. President Donald Trump's pause on his sweeping global tariffs is set to expire in just a few days, unless he opts to give countries extra time to strike deals — as his advisers have suggested this weekend. Some trade experts say Canada still faces big risks, despite avoiding that round of levies back in April.