politics

Canada is the second-biggest source of foreign investment in Cuba, especially in tourism and mining. But Canadian companies with major operations in Cuba, including Sunwing and Sherritt International, now face unprecedented risks to their operations as the economy grinds to a halt and political change is in the air. Source link

In total, Mark Carney spent 84 days either travelling or visiting other countries in his first year as prime minister. According to records provided by Global Affairs Canada, Justin Trudeau’s first year included 63 days of travel. For Stephen Harper, the total was 34 days. Source link

As European allies quietly explore France’s nuclear umbrella amid doubts about U.S. reliability, Canada faces an uncomfortable question: join or stay clear. While Ottawa rejects going nuclear, extending French deterrence to North America risks inflaming tensions with Washington — and raises stark questions about who would defend whom in a crisis. Source link

With one week until New Democrats choose a new federal leader, the front-runner in the race says he’s preparing a transition team and hopes the party can use his campaign machinery in the next election. Source link

They may be bitter rivals in the House of Commons, but outside the chamber, recent events may have led to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Mark Carney forging a bond. Source link

Canadian military members and civilians are among the personnel NATO has pulled out of Iraq as the country faces retaliatory attacks from Iran along with other Gulf countries during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Source link

The Department of National Defence confirms nearly three dozen Canadian military members on exchange with a division of the U.S. Air Force have not deployed to the Persian Gulf region. Source link

The criminal case against former Ontario politician Randy Hillier over his participation in 2022’s convoy protest in Ottawa is back on after the province’s top court overturned a decision to stay the charges. Source link

A Quebec-based shipping company says three Canadians have returned home after being stuck aboard their vessels in the Persian Gulf. Source link

An Indian man whose wife is an accepted refugee in Canada is facing deportation with the couple’s five-year-old son in what lawyers say is a troubling new practice of separating the families of people with protected status. Source link