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Disability, gender equality advocates slam Carney's elimination of cabinet positions

TORONTO — Advocacy groups are panning Prime Minister Mark Carney for eliminating the cabinet positions dedicated to people with disabilities and women and gender equality issues.

Mar 14, 2025 4:55 PM Read more >

Five things to know about Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet

OTTAWA — Mark Carney was sworn in Friday as Canada's 24th prime minister in a ceremony in Rideau Hall, alongside his new cabinet. Here are five things to know about the new prime minister's plans and his new cabinet.

Mar 14, 2025 3:59 PM Read more >

Here's the latest as Mark Carney becomes Canada's 24th prime minister

OTTAWA — Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister in a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa today. Here's the latest on today's events — which also included the introduction of a new cabinet (all times Eastern): _____ 5 p.m.

Mar 14, 2025 3:22 PM Read more >

Germany foreign minister voices strong support for Canada's territorial sovereignty

LA MALBAIE, Que. — Germany's foreign minister is sending a strong message of support to Canadians, after a muted response from Ottawa's peers to U.S. President Donald Trump's economic threats and talk of making Canada an American state.

Mar 14, 2025 3:16 PM Read more >

Carney says his government starts in a moment of crisis in Canada-U.S. relations

OTTAWA — Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister in a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Friday morning, along with a leaner Liberal cabinet that he said is focused on "meeting the moment" and facing down the threat posed by U.S.

Mar 14, 2025 2:51 PM Read more >

Mark Carney makes global headlines from tariffs to Canadian sovereignty

OTTAWA — Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister Friday, along with a leaner Liberal cabinet that he said is focused on "meeting the moment" and facing down the threat posed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Mar 14, 2025 2:36 PM Read more >

Joly ends foreign ministers' meeting in Quebec with 'strong G7 unity' on Ukraine

LA MALBAIE, Que. — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Friday that G7 countries are unified in their support for Ukraine, as she and her peers endorsed a U.S.

Mar 14, 2025 2:16 PM Read more >

Family 'optimistic' that B.C. woman detained in U.S. will be back within 24 hours

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The family of a Vancouver woman detained in the United States after her visa was denied at a border crossing in California says she may be home "in the next 24 hours." Jasmine Mooney has been in the custody of U.S.

Mar 14, 2025 2:08 PM Read more >

Joly talks tariffs with U.S. Secretary of State at G7

WASHINGTON, Ont. — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Friday she has spoken with her American counterpart about tariffs and trade as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to target Canada with threats of annexation and devastating duties.

Mar 14, 2025 1:52 PM Read more >

Man accused of stealing portrait of Winston Churchill pleads guilty

OTTAWA — The Ontario man whose theft of an iconic portrait of Winston Churchill led to an international investigation pleaded guilty Friday to stealing the photograph, replacing it with a fake and selling it through a London auction house.

Mar 14, 2025 12:23 PM Read more >