Descrease article font size Increase article font size The North Atlantic Treaty Organization must turn its focus to security threats in the Arctic, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said on Wednesday. Canada is investing heavily in Arctic defence, Anand said, speaking at the Ottawa Conference on Defence and Security on Wednesday. “NATO’s focus now must…

Indigenous Services Canada is promising stricter enforcement against businesses falsely claiming to be Indigenous-owned in order to gain preferential access to billions worth of federal government contracts, according to a document reviewed by Global News. In a letter sent late last month to the House of Commons’ Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee, Mandy Gull-Masty, the…

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday reaffirmed Canada’s support for U.S. and Israeli efforts to eliminate Iran’s nuclear and terrorist threats, but added it was a position taken “with regret” and suggested the decision to attack Iran was “inconsistent with international law.” Speaking to reporters in Canberra, Australia, during his three-country international trip, Carney said…

As clocks spring forward an additional hour for daylight saving time on Sunday, British Columbia will be doing so for the last time. But the spotlight is now turning to why other provinces will keep changing their clocks. “It’s a collective action problem where there’s no incentive for any place to move,” said McMaster University…

Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Australia, as Canada seeks to build on already strong intelligence ties by broadening collaboration in trade and defence. The prime minister arrived in Sydney midday Tuesday local time, which was Monday evening in Canada. He is expected to meet with business leaders in Sydney. “This is a very important…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canadian military personnel in the Middle East are out of harm’s way as the U.S. and Israel continue to launch missile strikes on Iran. McGuinty did not offer specifics Tuesday when asked how many Canadian military personnel are in the region, saying…

British Columbia is adopting year-round daylight saving time, meaning that clocks will spring forward by one hour for the last time on Sunday. After that, there will be no more seasonal time changes in the province, Premier David Eby said Monday. The decision means B.C. will be on the same clock as the Yukon throughout…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size There is currently no parliamentary budget officer scrutinizing federal finances in Ottawa as the interim fiscal watchdog’s term expired Monday without a successor in place. The PBO is an independent agent of Parliament tasked with analyzing federal budgets, spending proposals and election campaign promises to raise the…

By Lisa Johnson The Canadian Press Posted March 2, 2026 4:47 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the war in Iran underscores the need for a new pipeline connecting her province’s oil reserves to the West Coast. The threat of shipping disruptions have seen…

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, on his first overseas trip as leader of the official opposition, is pitching a new plan to bind Canada closer to the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The plan that would go beyond existing trade deals each country has with each other to do more to boost defence co-operation and…