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Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday at a summit in South Korea, where he intends to talk about “a much broader set of issues than trade.” The leaders of Canada and China haven’t met formally since former prime minister Justin Trudeau visited China in 2017. One…

Ottawa has announced $7 million in humanitarian relief for Caribbean states hit by Hurricane Melissa — and the government says it might deploy soldiers if asked. “Canada stands with the people of the Caribbean in its efforts at this moment, not with words but with action,” Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, told…

Pakistan and Afghanistan finally agreed on Thursday to uphold a ceasefire during peace talks in Istanbul, according to Turkey, after the earlier discussions between the two sides had collapsed. The two countries had faced their most serious military confrontations since the Taliban’s 2021 takeover of Kabul, with deadly clashes this month triggering Pakistani airstrikes, Afghan…

Immigration Minister Lena Diab says the definition of a “public interest” event that would allow her department to pause or revoke immigration applications is “intentionally not defined” in new legislation. Diab told the House of Commons immigration committee today the definition was left open-ended in the government’s new border security bill, C-12, to allow Ottawa…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says it seized 4,300 litres of precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl and other illicit drugs in shipping containers coming from China, which were bound for Calgary. The seizure occurred in May at the Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility in Delta, B.C., but was publicly announced by CBSA on Thursday…

The decision by King Charles III to strip his younger brother Prince Andrew of all royal titles and honours marks one of the most dramatic disciplinary moves in modern royal history. Once known as His Royal Highness The Duke of York, Andrew will now be known simply as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a private citizen with no…

Canada’s new immigration plan will be in focus as the federal government prepares to table its budget next week, with Prime Minister Mark Carney saying a new plan will be part of that. Speaking to students at the University of Ottawa last week, Carney said “this budget will include Canada’s new immigration plan to do…

The devastating impacts of Hurricane Melissa continue to be felt after the record-breaking storm, which first hit Jamaica, then tore through Cuba and Haiti on Wednesday, left more than two dozen people dead and 18 missing across the Caribbean, according to The Associated Press. The Category 5 storm, with winds approaching 300 kilometres per hour when…

A Halloween-themed social media post by the White House started a row after it appeared to confuse two Black political leaders while trying to mock Democrats.The post on social media platform X featured “Halloween costume inspiration” images comparing President Donald Trump and vice president JD Vance with their Democratic rivals, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer…

The Ford government’s automated speed enforcement legislation will become law just two weeks after it was first introduced, compelling municipalities to remove speed cameras before roundabouts, speed bumps and flashing lights have been installed. Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said an omnibus red tape bill, which includes the speed camera ban, will receive royal assent next…