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As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to cast doubt on the future of the NATO military alliance, Canada is looking to partner with the European Union on defence. Here's a closer look at what's driving this major shift in transatlantic relations.
OTTAWA -- As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to cast doubt on the future of the NATO military alliance, Canada is looking to partner with the European Union on defence.
OTTAWA -- After the Second World War came to a close, Canada pulled itself away from Great Britain and planted itself firmly within a North American political and economic compact that generated prosperity for much of the western world for decades.
OTTAWA -- The global head of Amnesty International is calling on Ottawa to bring the same intensity it has used to call out U.S. tariffs and annexation threats to also call out breaches in human rights by Washington and other countries.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney has many foreign policy issues on his plate -- and they're not all about U.S. President Donald Trump.
King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne at the end of this month, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. Speaking at the National Press Theatre, Carney said Parliament will be recalled on May 26, and the King will read the speech outlining the new government's priorities on May 27. The prime minister said he invited...
OTTAWA -- King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne at the end of this month, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says he won't enter a formal pact with the NDP to maintain his minority government.
OTTAWA -- King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne at the end of this month, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne in Parliament on May 27.
OTTAWA -- Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claim that Canada has been ripping off the United States, new polling suggests the percentage of Americans identifying Canada as their country's most important ally has doubled.
OTTAWA -- Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claim that Canada has been ripping off the United States, new polling suggests the proportion of Americans identifying Canada as their country's most important ally has doubled.
OTTAWA -- A group trying to make a case for electoral reform by creating very long ballots is declaring victory in this week's election -- even as critics accuse it of indulging in stunts that undermine democracy.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to unite the country and govern for all after Canadians handed the Liberals a fourth consecutive mandate in Monday's federal election.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to "think big" and lead a government that represents all Canadians in his victory speech following Monday's election.
OTTAWA -- As Canadians handed the Liberals a fourth mandate on Monday, Jagmeet Singh announced he'd be resigning as NDP leader and the Bloc Quebecois appeared to be in a position to hold the balance of power.
OTTAWA -- Canadians have handed the Liberals a fourth mandate, with Prime Minister Mark Carney to lead Canada through an economic crisis triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
OTTAWA -- The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting a Liberal government following a short, intense and heated federal election campaign.
OTTAWA -- The Canadian Press decision desk projects the Liberal Party of Canada under Mark Carney will form the next government.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to unite the country and govern for all after Canadians handed the Liberals a fourth consecutive mandate in Monday's federal election.
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien predicted the Liberals will win a majority government on Monday, as party leaders blitzed key ridings in Ontario and British Columbia hoping to swing last minute votes their way. At a rally for Ottawa Centre Liberal incumbent Yasir Naqvi, Chrétien said he expects "to celebrate the majority government of the Liberal party" after polls close...
Ottawa--Former prime minister Jean Chrétien predicted the Liberals will win a majority government on Monday, as party leaders blitzed key ridings in Ontario and British Columbia hoping to swing last minute votes their way.
OTTAWA -- Party leaders blitzed key ridings in southern Ontario and British Columbia on Saturday with the final vote in the federal election now just two days away.
OTTAWA -- Federal party leaders hit the hustings Friday with election day fast approaching, as Mark Carney of the Liberals focused on U.S. tariff threats in a steel town and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaigned on his anti-crime platform in Saskatoon.
OTTAWA -- Leaders are hitting the hustings as election day approaches, with Liberal Leader Mark Carney focusing on U.S. tariff threats in a steel town and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaigning on his crime platform in Saskatoon.
OTTAWA -- Canada's ambassador to the Holy See says the Vatican will be the capital of the world Saturday during the funeral of Pope Francis, who earned the respect of vastly different people.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will not be taking time away from the federal election campaign to attend the funeral for Pope Francis.
China's ambassador says Beijing is offering to form a partnership with Canada to push back against American "bullying," suggesting the two countries could rally other nations to stop Washington from undermining global rules. "We want to avoid the situation where humanity is brought back to a world of the law of the jungle again," Chinese Ambassador Wang Di told The...
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will not be taking time away from the federal election campaign to attend the funeral for Pope Francis.
OTTAWA -- China's ambassador says Beijing is offering to form a partnership with Canada to push back against American "bullying," suggesting the two countries could rally other nations to stop Washington from undermining global rules.
OTTAWA -- The federal Liberals and NDP both released their costed campaign platforms Saturday as Elections Canada reported record turnout in the first day of advanced polls.
The federal Liberals and NDP both released their costed campaign platforms Saturday as Canada's 45th general election inched toward the finish line. With just over one week left before election day, and on the second of four days of advance voting, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh published documents outlining their full campaign commitments and what they...
OTTAWA -- The federal Liberals and NDP both released their costed campaign platforms Saturday as Canada's 45th general election inched toward the finish line.
OTTAWA -- The Liberals and NDP released their costed campaign platforms Saturday, with just over one week left in the election campaign.
OTTAWA -- The Liberals and the NDP both say they will release their costed electoral platforms today.
OTTAWA -- As the 2025 federal election campaign begins its second week, U.S. President Donald Trump and another round of tariffs expected on April 2 could again sidetrack most of Canada's political discourse.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said U.S. President Donald Trump respected Canada's sovereignty in their first phone call on Friday where the two leaders agreed to begin negotiations on a new economic and security relationship immediately after the Canadian election. "It was a very cordial, substantive call," Carney said at a campaign stop in Montreal. "This was a call between two...
OTTAWA -- Liberal Leader Mark Carney on Friday promised a new $5 billion infrastructure fund to accelerate big projects in his quest to make much of his campaign about nation building and making Canada more economically independent from the United States.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney said U.S. President Donald Trump respected Canada's sovereignty in their first phone call on Friday where the two leaders agreed to begin negotiations on a new economic and security relationship immediately after the Canadian election.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and the U.S. will begin comprehensive negotiations for a "new economic and security relationship" immediately after the Canadian election.
OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are on the campaign trail, proposing ideas on housing and crime as Liberal Leader Mark Carney deals with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats.
Ottawa -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and the U.S. will begin comprehensive negotiations for a "new economic and security relationship" immediately after the Canadian election.
OTTAWA -- U.S. President Donald Trump says he had "an extremely productive call" this morning with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
OTTAWA -- A White House official says Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump this morning.
OTTAWA -- U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war has jolted the federal election campaign again, forcing some leaders to change up their travel plans.
OTTAWA -- Federal party leaders aimed their pitches at seniors, low-income voters and autoworkers Wednesday as their campaigns focused on the key battlegrounds of Ontario and Quebec.
Beijing's ambassador to Canada says China is interested in stepping up trade with Ottawa as the U.S. continues to pursue a global trade war. Wang Di says Washington should not force Canada to choose between the U.S. and China because that would further destabilize the global economy. At a trade promotion event today hosted by the Chinese embassy in Ottawa...
OTTAWA -- Beijing's ambassador to Canada says China is interested in stepping up trade with Ottawa as the U.S. continues to pursue a global trade war.
OTTAWA -- Canada's 45th general election got underway Sunday, with the leaders vying to become Canada's next prime minister each positioning themselves as best to strengthen Canada's economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
OTTAWA -- Canada's 45th general election got underway Sunday, with the leaders vying to become Canada's next prime minister each positioning themselves as best to strengthen Canada's economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Canada's 45th general election got underway Sunday, with the leaders vying to become Canada's next prime minister each positioning themselves as best to strengthen Canada's economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump. Patriotism loomed large as leaders hit the road, with Canadian flags and talk of national pride.
OTTAWA -- Canada's 45th general election got underway Sunday, with the leaders vying to become Canada's next prime minister each positioning themselves as best to strengthen Canada's economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
OTTAWA -- Canadians with ties to Syria say it's time for Ottawa to drop sanctions on the country and help nudge its new leaders toward a democratic, pluralistic future.
OTTAWA -- Canadians with ties to Syria say it's time for Ottawa to drop sanctions on the country and help nudge its new leaders toward a democratic, pluralistic future.
OTTAWA -- The federal Liberals are announcing nearly $100 million in humanitarian relief and governance support for Palestinians, days before a widely expected election.
OTTAWA -- Former prime minister Stephen Harper told a conference in India last month that he doesn't "entirely understand" why Canada has such a poor relationship with India, and suggested the Liberal party has become infiltrated by Sikh activists who want to carve a separate state out of India.
OTTAWA -- A deal to send Canadian green hydrogen exports to Germany is awaiting Ottawa's final decision on funding and a verdict from European regulators on whether the project has adequate competition.
OTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says China executed four Canadians in recent months.
OTTAWA -- China's embassy in Ottawa says Beijing executed Canadian citizens earlier this year.
OTTAWA -- China's embassy in Ottawa is confirming that Beijing executed Canadian citizens earlier this year.