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The New Democrat Party is confronting what looks to be its worst-ever performance in Monday’s federal election, with Jagmeet Singh losing his riding, resigning his leadership and the party losing official status in the House of Commons. Global News is projecting the Liberals will form government for the fourth time — their third minority in…
Canadians split among age groups as well as party lines in casting their votes in Monday’s federal election, exit polls suggested, with different issues driving their choices. Exit polls conducted by Ipsos exclusively for Global News found Canadians aged 55 and older leaned toward the Liberals, who were seen as the party that would best…
Canadians will soon decide who will form the next government in Monday’s federal election — and there’s still time to become an informed voter before casting your ballot. Global News has been tracking the campaign since it began last month, including the promises made by each major party on the issues that matter most to…
Canada’s relationship with the United States and President Donald Trump will likely dominate this week’s leaders’ debates for the federal election, but experts say there will be other issues to watch for. The leaders of the Liberals, Conservatives, New Democrats and Bloc Québécois will gather in Montreal Wednesday evening for the campaign’s only French-language debate,…
Canadians are feeling record low levels of economic optimism and satisfaction in public services like housing and health care, a new analysis of Gallup polling suggests, presenting major challenges for whichever party forms government after the federal election. Tuesday’s report, presented as a series of “tests” for Canada’s next prime minister, compiled nearly two decades…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s long-promised “reciprocal” tariffs are set to be unveiled Wednesday, adding further uncertainty to the Canadian economy and global trade with the U.S. Many unknowns remain on the new policy, which Trump has taken to calling “Liberation Day” for the U.S., including what rates the tariffs will be at and whether Canada…
Prime Minister Mark Carney has triggered a federal election, with voters set to head to the polls on April 28. Carney asked the governor general on Sunday to dissolve Parliament just 12 days after he was sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister, following his successful campaign to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader. The long-anticipated…
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday that critical programs handled by the U.S. Education Department for student loans and nutrition would be transferred to other departments as part of his effort to shutter the agency. Trump, who signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at dismantling the Education Department, told reporters in the Oval Office…
The British and German governments have updated their advice for travellers seeking to enter the U.S. with fresh warnings about the risk of arrest or detention. The updates come after recent reports of British and German nationals being detained at the border amid an immigration crackdown by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. The U.K. travel…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s many grievances with Canada on trade have begun to focus on the cross-border dairy market — including accusations Canada charges triple-digit tariffs on U.S. products. Trump is set to impose “reciprocal” tariffs on foreign trading partners starting April 2 that will match duties charged on American products. He has made clear…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s commerce secretary says sweeping tariffs on foreign goods will be “worth it” even if they push the American economy into a recession. Yet Howard Lutnick told CBS News in an interview that aired Tuesday night that he doesn’t expect a recession to occur, despite a growing number of economists raising concerns….
Canada’s premiers are heading to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday on a diplomatic mission to underscore the Canada-U.S. trading relationship in the face of increasing tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. The two-day trip comes a day after Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on all foreign steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada. At…
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Ontario’s representative to the U.S. is confident there’s a deal to be made on growing the Canada-U.S. economic relationship in a way that resolves U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade concerns, but says Canada will feel “a lot of pain” before that is achieved. David Paterson says he’s had positive conversations with Republican lawmakers in Washington…
