politics
Ottawa spending $3.7B to build thousands of new military housing units
Defence Minister David McGuinty is announcing a $3.7-billion plan on Tuesday to build more housing units for Canada’s military. Source link
Floor-crossing MP Matt Jeneroux joining Carney on trip to India, Australia and Japan
The Liberals’ newest MP, Matt Jeneroux, will join Prime Minister Mark Carney on a whirlwind trade trip to India, Australia and Japan later this week. Source link
Canada approves latest Gulfstream business jets after Trump tariff threat
Federal regulators are giving the thumbs up to Gulfstream G700 and G800 business jets in a move that comes weeks after new tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump over the planes’ status in Canada. Source link
Carney pledges $2 billion for Ukraine, more sanctions on 4th anniversary of Russian invasion
Prime Minister Mark Carney is promising $2 billion in military aid for Ukraine and more sanctions against Russia. Source link
Carney pledges $2B for Ukraine, sanctions for Russian 'shadow fleet' as war enters 5th year
Canada is donating an additional $2 billion of military equipment, including more than 400 armoured vehicles, to Ukraine as the embattled Eastern European country’s war with Russia rolls into its fifth year. Source link
Crown corp. alerted minister's office about U.S. artillery ammunition sale connected to Israel
A Crown corporation alerted Canada’s international trade minister about the sale of artillery ammunition to the U.S., some of which was destined for Israel, CBC News has learned. Source link
Treasury board president on 4 days a week: 'I think we'll have enough space'
Shafqat Ali’s Monday statement comes only days after the treasury board suggested the opposite to Radio-Canada. Source link
OpenAI safety reps called to Ottawa after Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting: minister
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon has called representatives of OpenAI to Ottawa to discuss safety concerns after learning the killer in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., was banned from using the company’s ChatGPT platform months before the murders. Source link
Liberals accept Conservative proposals to limit 'immense' cabinet powers in budget bill
The federal Liberals have accepted amendments to the most controversial section of the Carney government’s budget bill, effectively putting guardrails on new proposed powers that would allow the government to grant corporations the ability to bypass existing laws and regulations. Source link
Senate committee recommends removing broad immigration powers from border bill
Senators on the social affairs committee want to see immigration-related sections in the government’s border bill, C-12, removed or significantly modified by the Senate national security committee. Source link