Catharine Tunney

Reporter

Catharine Tunney is a reporter with CBC's Parliament Hill bureau, where she covers national security and the RCMP. She worked previously for CBC in Nova Scotia. You can reach her at catharine.tunney@cbc.ca

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With 24 Sussex still sitting in a sorry state, Carney to move into Rideau Cottage

With 24 Sussex Drive still largely uninhabitable, Prime Minister Mark Carney will soon take up official residence at Rideau Cottage, according to the Privy Council Office.

Trump says 'nice gentleman' Carney will visit White House within the next week

U.S. President Donald Trump says Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit the White House “within the next week or less” as the two countries chart a new way forward following a federal election that was largely seen as a rebuke of the president's trade war and his 51s state ambitions.

Carney and Trump speak, agree to meet in person following Liberal minority win

Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump a day after securing the Liberals a return to power and following a campaign very much based on reproaching the president's trade war and his 51s state ambitions.

Carney vows to govern for all Canadians after winning election upended by Trump

Mark Carney achieved what seemed like an impossible feat just a few months ago, leading the Liberals to another victory after an election that was shaped by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and threats of annexation. 

Vancouver tragedy casts a pall on final day of election campaign

The final day of the federal election campaign took on a sombre tone as the leaders reacted to the deaths of 11 people at a Filipino street festival in Vancouver Saturday night.

Carney says he's open to a review of Canada's broken access to information system

Liberal Leader Mark Carney says if elected he’d commit to reviewing Canada’s access to information law — a system originally created to help the public keep governments accountable, but one that has become bogged down to the point of inefficiency.  

Poilievre says a government report predicts a 'terrifying' 2040. Here's what it actually says

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pounced on a government report that he argues predicts a "terrifying" world in 2040 to warn voters of the dangers of giving the Liberals a fourth term — but the actual report is far more nuanced.

Record 7.3 million Canadians voted during advance polls: Elections Canada

About 7.3 million Canadians took advantage of advance voting and cast their ballots over the long weekend, according to Elections Canada. 

Calls to reform the RCMP have been mounting for years. What are the parties proposing?

Multiple reports have criticized the RCMP's sprawling mandate, which sees the organization respond to everything from traffic violations to terrorist attacks. Despite the warnings, the main political parties are so far tepid on committing to reforming the Mounties.

Carney calls Preston Manning's Western independence comments 'dramatic'

Liberal Leader Mark Carney says he governs for all of Canada and called prominent conservative Preston Manning's comments on Western independence "dramatic" during a campaign stop in Montreal on Friday.