Canadian Politics

The federal minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade says Canada won’t accept a bad deal from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and that there was no viable deal on the table this week.

Prime Minister Mark Carney released a statement just past midnight on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to increase a tariff on Canadian goods to 35 per cent. He says Canada is still committed to CUSMA free trade, despite Trump following through on his threat.

Canada’s secretary of state for sport says the government is keeping Hockey Canada under increased monitoring for the foreseeable future as a condition of federal funding. 

Canadian aid is being airdropped into Gaza a day after Ottawa announced its intention to recognize Palestinian statehood.

The credibility and reputation of the Canadian Army is once again being questioned following an investigation into alleged extremist activities involving soldiers in Quebec and revelations of inappropriate social media posts by members of an Ottawa-based reserve unit, the country’s army commander acknowledged Wednesday.

Canada's economy contracted slightly — by 0.1 per cent — for the second consecutive month in May, according to Statistics Canada.

Most of the tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed on countries around the world — including the ones on Canada that he's threating to bump to 35 per cent — face a crucial legal test on Thursday.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will recognize a Palestinian state in September if the West Bank's governing body agrees to make certain commitments.

U.S. President Donald Trump took to his social media platform just after midnight on Thursday to say he is not pleased with Canada backing statehood for Palestine, under certain conditions. He says it could affect trade negotiations, which Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed have not been finalized yet just two days ahead of the deadline.

The president's proclamation imposes a 50 per cent tariff on semi-finished copper products and other products that copper is heavily used to manufacture. The move is essentially a boost to Chile and Peru, two of the world's largest copper miners.