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Trudeau meets with King Charles to discuss 'matters of importance to Canada'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with King Charles on Monday to discuss "matters of importance to Canada and to Canadians." The meeting comes as questions swirl over why King Charles, Canada's head of state, has not publicly commented on Donald Trump's threats to annex Canada.
As Trump's tariffs loom yet again, Canada is left waiting to see what happens
Canada is again staring down the barrel of massive U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. With only days to go until U.S. President Donald Trump kicks off a trade war, Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand says Canada will need to wait and see what happens.
Mark Carney says he's begun the process of renouncing Irish, U.K. citizenship
Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney says he's written to the British and Irish governments to begin the process of renouncing his citizenship in both countries, leaving him solely with Canadian citizenship if the process is completed.
A look at Canada's last-ditch push in D.C. to avoid looming tariffs
The House gets an exclusive look into the corridors of power on Capitol Hill as Canadian Ambassador Kirsten Hillman makes a last-ditch push to spare the country's economy from President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs.
Canada's fentanyl czar sees 'very positive' reaction in Washington meetings
Canadian fentanyl czar Kevin Brosseau says American officials are showing their approval for his new role as he and several other top officials are in Washington to show Canada's successes at stopping the flow of drugs and migrants.
Ukrainian president says Trudeau is expected to visit Ukraine on Monday
The Prime Minister’s Office says Justin Trudeau spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday about the war in Ukraine and Canada’s efforts to combat fentanyl flowing through the Canada-U.S. border.
Canada-U.S. trade war will raise the cost of building a home, housing minister says
As Canada braces for U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on Canadian goods, Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says the cost of homebuilding is going to go up — despite an urgent need for more housing stock.
All 5 Liberal leadership candidates clear final financial hurdle, turn to policies ahead of debate
All five Liberal leadership candidates say they've either already paid or will submit the final $125,000 due Monday evening that's required to stay in the race. Now, ahead of English and French debates in Montreal next week, the contenders are rolling out more policy proposals to sway Canadians to join their side.
Mark Carney says former prime minister Stephen Harper asked him to be finance minister
Liberal leadership candidate and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney said on Sunday that former prime minister Stephen Harper asked him to join his cabinet as finance minister in 2012.
Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney says he'd run a deficit to 'invest and grow' Canada's economy
Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney confirmed Sunday that a federal government led by him would run a deficit “to invest and grow” Canada’s economy, but it would also balance its operational spending over the next three years.