politics
Canada pledges $120M in humanitarian assistance as civil war in Sudan enters 4th year
Canada has announced more than $120 million in humanitarian and development assistance to help people in Sudan and its neighbours as the civil war in that country marks its third anniversary. Source link
Asylum crackdown passed under Carney first requested by Trudeau's immigration minister
Major changes to Canada’s asylum system passed into law this year were first sought by the federal immigration minister in 2024 — but the Trudeau government largely did not act on them. Source link
Opposition parties grapple with new reality of Liberal majority government
The morning after the Liberals secured a thin majority government, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Prime Minister Mark Carney has no more excuses if he doesn’t deliver for Canadians. Source link
Liberals to table spring economic update April 28 amid global instability
Canadians will get a better sense of the country’s finances amid a global turbulence and shocks to the energy supply chain later this month when the Liberals table their spring economic statement. Source link
'It's time to get serious,' Carney says after byelection sweep delivers him a majority government
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will use his newly won majority to push through legislation that the opposition parties have stymied in recent years, saying his immediate focus will be quickly passing affordability measures and a bill designed to turbocharge home construction. Source link
Carney to announce affordability measures after securing majority in byelection wins
A day after sweeping three byelections in Ontario and Quebec that gave him a majority in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Mark Carney will try to give voters a reason to be reassured with the rising cost of living Tuesday by announcing new affordability measures. Source link
10 years after landmark court decision, N.W.T. Métis leaders still waiting to see benefits
Bill Enge, former leader of the North Slave Métis Alliance, was elated when the Supreme Court of Canada found in 2016 that tens of thousands of Métis and non-status Indians were now under the jurisdiction of the federal government. A decade later, some Métis leaders feel not enough has happened since then to materially improve […]
Canadian Coast Guard tests Arctic surveillance drone as air force delivery stalls
The Canadian Coast Guard will deploy its new Hermes 900 Starliner drone for Arctic test flights this summer after a federal restructuring shifted surveillance assets to Department of National Defence. With MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones delayed until 2028, civilian operators gain an unexpected operational edge in the Far North. Source link
Mark Carney enters his majority era
There have been a total of 24 prime ministers in Canada’s history, but before Monday night only 13 could claim to have led their party to a majority of seats in the House of Commons. Mark Carney is now the 14th to do it. Source link
