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Prime Minister Mark Carney celebrated Canada’s submarine partnership with Germany and Norway at the NATO summit, while also having a constructive conversation to reassure South Korea after Hanwha Ocean lost the competition. The diplomatic balancing act unfolded as allies debated how to spend soaring defence budgets on the military capabilities NATO says it needs most. […]

A parliamentary ethics committee meeting left Conservative MPs frustrated Monday when Liberal members voted to shelve their demand to probe a plan to buy unsold, vacant condos in British Columbia and turn them into affordable housing. Source link

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that he will appoint one of his most senior advisers to the Senate, a move that could send shockwaves through the Red Chamber. Source link

NATO will negotiate to buy up to 10 Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft, joining Canada and 10 other allies in a landmark procurement. The decision bolsters Ottawa’s own planned purchase, strengthens Arctic and alliance surveillance, but risks irritating U.S. President Donald Trump, who has urged allies to buy more American defence equipment. Source link

European leaders, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, arrive at the NATO summit walking a political tightrope — careful not to provoke U.S. President Donald Trump abroad while avoiding the appearance of yielding to him at home. As Washington signals a reduced military commitment to Europe, allies fear the greatest threat to NATO may come from […]

The federal government pitched its new tailpipe standards as a way to make fuel-efficient cars more accessible to Canadians. But two groups advocating for low-emission travel say the rules would put the country short of its goal — and ultimately leave most Canadians at the mercy of high gas prices. Source link

Canada is negotiating to buy up to a dozen submarines from German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems in a deal that is set to add tens of billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs to the economy. Source link

A Canadian whose son was killed on the front lines of the Ukraine war is now working to help families whose loved ones are missing in action get answers. Source link

Convoy protest leader Tamara Lich had to obtain permission from her parole officer to attend an official Independence Day event at the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Ottawa. She’s serving a conditional sentence after being convicted of mischief in October 2025. Source link

Federal government will announce that German shipbuilder TKMS has won the submarine bid over Hanwha Ocean, which would have provided $345M for a new steel beam mill and Algoma products in the Sault. Source link