Pierre Poilievre's position as Conservative leader was cemented Friday after 87.4 per cent of delegates voted in a mandatory leadership review to keep him at the helm of their party.The vote came after Poilievre spoke for more than 45 minutes at this weekend's national convention in Calgary, flanked by supporters holdi...

President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100 per cent tariff on goods imported from Canada if the trade deal with China goes ahead.Trump said in a social media post that if Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney "thinks he is going to make Canada a "Drop Off Port" for China to send goods an...

Owners of banned firearms will have until the end of March to declare interest in a federal program offering compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns.The federal government says the declaration period will begin Monday and run through March 31.Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawed about 2,500 ty...

The Royal Canadian Air Force wants to hire more than 1,000 new security personnel over the next five years at bases across the country - just as it brings its new F-35 stealth fighter jets into service.Internal documents from spring 2025, obtained by The Canadian Press through the Access-to-Information law, show the Ai...

The Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association says while it welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump's postponement of tariff increases on furniture, cabinets and vanities, the industry is still being devastated by the duties.Trump hit the sector with 25 per cent tariffs in October but paused a promised increase to a total of 3...

The people anxiously sipping hot chocolate in the Canadian Embassy in Washington on a cold night in January almost a year ago couldn't have predicted the roller-coaster of trade provocations and bilateral blow-ups the next 12 months would bring.In hindsight, that unusually chilly Washington evening foreshadowed how the...

This year has been marked by economic upheaval, global conflict and climate change-induced natural disasters, and only a third of Canadians are optimistic things will get better in 2026, a new Leger poll suggests.Asked about their expectations for the new year, 35 per cent of respondents said they were optimistic that ...

The federal government is suspending the planned export ban on single-use plastics due to tariffs and supply chain issues "creating significant pressure on the domestic economy."The government launched a 70-day consultation about not moving forward with the single-use plastic export ban on Saturday through th...

Insects, bats, rodents and other pests have been spotted in federal buildings more than 500 times in the Ottawa area this year, as the government makes plans to get public servants to spend more time in the office.Amber Sabourin, a spokesperson for Public Services and Procurement Canada, said there were 549 confirmed r...

At the Paris AI Action Summit in February, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders watched as U.S. Vice President JD Vance took the stage to rail against AI regulation.Vance's speech - delivered with his face projected on a large screen between the intricately-carved pillars lining the stage at the h...

Flooding woes in B.C.'s Fraser Valley don't appear to be over this morning as Environment Canada forecasts more rain for the already soggy region.While many evacuation alerts were rescinded by the City of Abbotsford on Saturday, the weather forecast calls for a "potentially significant push of moisture" for M...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is accusing Prime Minister Mark Carney of trying to wheel and deal his way to a majority government after a second Tory MP joined the Liberal caucus."He's trying to manipulate and engineer for himself a majority that Canadians denied him in democratic elections, a majority that...

Health Canada has approved the first drug designed to treat postpartum depression.Zuranolone, sold under the brand name Zurzuvae, is a pill taken once a day for 14 days and can start relieving depressive symptoms in as few as three days.Manufactured by Biogen, the drug has been approved for use in the United States sin...

The labour market surprised economists again in November with a third straight month of job gains.Statistics Canada said Friday that the economy added 54,000 new positions last month compared with economists' expectations for a small loss.The unemployment rate fell to 6.5 per cent in November, down from 6.9 per cent in...

It took close to two hours at the 2026 World Cup draw and while the group hasn't been completely finalized Canada's group is taking shape.Both Switzerland and Qatar will join Canada in group B, but the fourth team has yet to be determined.That will happen in late March when Italy, Northern Ireland, Wales and Bosnia and...

First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders are set to gather at Montreal's airport Saturday to welcome home dozens of Indigenous artifacts released from the Vatican collection."I give my love and respect to the late Pope (Francis) and the new Pope (Leo), and I thank them for doing the right thing, to try and ri...

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Washington Friday as the future of the continental trade agreement hangs in the balance.The 2026 World Cup draw will mark the first time all three leaders have gathered in person. It comes ahead of next...

Prime Minister Mark Carney is planning to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at a FIFA World Cup event Friday in Washington as trade negotiations between Canada and the United States remain on pause.The Prime Minister's Office said Carney will meet with Trump at the Kennedy Center, where the event is being held, and...

Parks Canada sites saw a 13 per cent increase in the number of visitors over the summer while the Canada Strong Pass was in effect.Megan Hope, a spokesperson for Parks Canada, said the agency reported about 14.5 million visitors from June 20 to Sept. 2."It's clear that the Canada Strong Pass inspired Canadians to ...

Canada will soon have a new operations centre to help co-ordinate countrywide disaster response.Government officials on Friday offered media outlets a tour of the new facility, which is expected to be open next month. For security reasons, journalists were required to sign a nondisclosure agreement preventing them from...

Canada maintains a low level of civilian oversight of the military due to Parliament's rigid party discipline, according to a new book that compares it with fourteen other democracies.That conclusion was arrived at after a 10-year study conducted by a trio of defence experts - academics David Auerswald, Philippe Lagass...

The Canadian economy topped expectations with a sharp rebound in the third quarter as a stronger trade balance helped fuel the recovery from a tariff-driven contraction.Statistics Canada said Friday that real gross domestic product rose 2.6 per cent on an annualized basis in the third quarter of 2025. That's well above...

One year after La Ronge doctors diagnosed more than two dozen cases of scurvy, they are now waiting for their finding to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. "Hopefully that goes through," said Dr. Jeff Irvine. "There will be more of a discussion again after this is released as a reminder that this i...

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have signed a memorandum of understanding that commits them to working toward building an oil pipeline to the West Coast - and opens the door to changes to the coastal tanker ban.At a signing ceremony in Calgary on Thursday, the two agreed that Ottawa would ...

Canada's financial intelligence agency is warning of an increase in cases of sexual extortion of children for profit - acts that often are linked to organized crime.This type of online blackmail involves threats to distribute sexual images or videos of a victim if they don't send the perpetrators cash or, in some cases...

Blasts of frigid Arctic air could send temperatures tumbling in December and herald the arrival of a more "traditional Canadian winter," a meteorologist for the Weather Network predicts as it releases its seasonal outlook. Most of Canada is expected to see near or colder than normal temperatures, and near or ...

As parents hunt for gifts that will wow their kids this holiday season, Canadian child development and psychology experts say they should be wary of AI-powered toys because of possible harms, ranging from privacy and security violations to interference with children's creativity and development. "Early childhood i...

A well-known gun control group is telling Prime Minister Mark Carney it would be "disingenuous and even hypocritical" for Liberal MPs to wear white ribbons to mark the anniversary of the Montreal massacre given the government's lack of action on key firearm measures.In a letter sent to Carney this week, the g...