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Carney’s trip shifts from defence to Nordic skiing before meeting with Norway’s PM
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
OSLO — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to spend part of today taking in Norway’s national sport before a working dinner in Oslo with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store. Carney will travel to Holmenkollen, Norway, just north of Oslo, where he will meet with some Canadian athletes competing in the International Ski Federation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why Canada is helping Canadians flee the Middle East — and what it costs
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
OTTAWA — Ever since the U.S. launched its war against Iran on Feb. 28, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has said her top priority is helping Canadians who want to leave the Middle East. As of Friday, nearly 8,500 Canadians and permanent residents have made it home to Canada from the region, while more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran war adds new uncertainty to the Bank of Canada’s already clouded lens
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada will be balancing a last-minute flood of economic data with uncertainty around trade and war in the Middle East as it prepares to make its second interest rate decision of 2026 this week. Economists say the central bank faces choppy waters in setting monetary policy this year, as a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused cop killer has ‘nuanced’ understanding of trial, Crown tells fitness hearing
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A prosecutor says the suspect in the killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang has an “exceptionally nuanced and sophisticated understanding” of the trial process. But Colleen Smith says the Crown isn’t taking a position on whether Jongwon Ham is fit to stand trial for first-degree murder. Ham has been a vocal presence at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada supplying 23.6 million barrels of oil under IEA release plan
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada plans to contribute 23.6 million barrels of oil to an International Energy Agency plan to help stabilize energy markets as the war in the Middle East continues to choke off tanker shipments from the Persian Gulf. The announcement from Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson’s office late Friday comes two days after he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Tories sour on Grapes as caucus members support Don Cherry for Order of Canada
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Opposition is mounting among Quebec’s federal Conservatives to their own party’s push to award the Order of Canada to controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry. In a social media post late Thursday, the party’s Quebec lieutenant Pierre Paul-Hus said he believes appointing Cherry would be “a bad idea” given his “unacceptable remarks toward the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada supplying 23.6 million oil barrels under IEA release plan
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada has committed to supplying 23.6 million barrels of oil as part of a larger International Energy Agency plan to help stabilize energy markets as the war in the Middle East continues. The announcement comes two days after Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said Canada would “do its part” to lower the cost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada supplying 23.6 million oil barrels under IEA release plan
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada has committed to supplying 23.6 million barrels of oil as part of a larger International Energy Agency plan to help stabilize energy markets as the war in the Middle East continues. The announcement comes two days after Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said Canada would “do its part” to lower the cost ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Environment committee engaging in ‘junior high behaviour’: former climate advisers
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Two former advisers on Ottawa’s climate policies say recent antics by parliamentarians at the House of Commons environment committee demonstrate why they resigned from Canada’s independent net-zero advisory body last year. Simon Donner and Catherine Abreu were at the centre of some committee fireworks on Thursday, when Conservative and Bloc Québécois MPs tried ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada rejects Iraqi government’s claim that Ottawa will take detainees from ISIL era
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada is rejecting a claim by the Iraqi government that Ottawa will bring home Canadian men detained during the rule of the Islamic State group. The Iraqi claim followed a meeting on Tuesday between Canada’s ambassador in Baghdad, Christopher Boehm, and Iraq’s national security adviser Qasim Al-Araji. Al-Araji’s office issued a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Questions linger about duties of incoming national security and intelligence adviser
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — As Canada’s national security and intelligence adviser prepares to leave her post, there are questions about the exact role her successor will play. Early this month, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that David Morrison, currently deputy minister of foreign affairs, would become his senior diplomatic and international affairs adviser and his representative for ... Read More »
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