politics

Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Beijing, marking the first visit by a Canadian prime minister to China in eight years. Source link

The Canadian Armed Forces would need to buy 72 Gripen fighter jets and six GlobalEye surveillance aircraft for Swedish manufacturer Saab to deliver on its pledge of creating 12,600 jobs in Canada, CBC News has learned. Source link

Prime Minister Mark Carney is headed to China to try to move past years of diplomatic tension and make progress on a key trade irritant — Canada’s steep tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and the agricultural levies China imposed in response.  Source link

Ottawa police say they arrested someone on trespassing-related charges after Iran’s shuttered embassy was defaced during an anti-regime protest on Monday. Source link

With Canada’s prime minister in China this week on a trade mission, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is doubling down on his plea to Mark Carney: do not remove tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Source link

Scammers have been impersonating MPs on the messaging app WhatsApp in an attempt to solicit funds in exchange for false promises of access to subsidized housing, one parliamentarian says. Source link

Despite being concerned artificial intelligence is replacing workers, NDP leadership candidate and union leader Rob Ashton used AI in his campaign messaging during an “ask me anything” event on Reddit. Source link

Federal workers are starting to learn more about planned job cuts across the public service after Statistics Canada told employees on Monday that 850 positions will be eliminated from the department over the next two years. Source link

Justice Sheilah Martin is retiring from the country’s highest court, opening up a vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada bench. Source link

Advocacy groups for women and children say a wave of sexual deepfakes on the social media platform X proves the Canadian government needs to create an online regulator. Source link