Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canada will keep troops in Latvia through to 2029, as part of a mission to deter Russian aggression in Europe that has given Ottawa an outsized role in the transatlantic alliance. “We must deter and fortify. And that is the way that we can provide true reassurance,” Carney … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada and South American bloc Mercosur will resume negotiations for a free-trade agreement, Brasilia and Ottawa announced on Monday after a meeting in Brazil’s capital. Mercosur, whose rotating presidency is currently held by Brazil, is a major exporter of beef, soybeans and minerals. Besides Brazil, the bloc includes Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, while Bolivia … Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Germany late Monday, looking to boost trade and defence ties with Europe’s largest economy amid a five-day trip through the continent. Carney is moving to align Canada more closely with Europe as U.S. President Donald Trump upends the global trading system with his tariff war, and Russia’s ongoing war … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Europe this week, where he will spend the first part of next week meeting with political and business leaders to discuss a broad range of both economic and security issues. Canada and the European Union are both facing a common set … Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in Poland on Saturday, kicking off a broader mission to deepen economic and security ties with European allies. The prime minister departed Ottawa in the early morning hours for a European trip that will include stops in Warsaw, Berlin and Riga, Latvia. It is his fourth trip to Europe since … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll “see whose fault it is” if Russia doesn’t come to the table for direct peace negotiations with Ukraine in the coming days, as doubts grow over whether a high-level meeting will take place. The White House said this week that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to a … Read more
By Craig Lord The Canadian Press Posted August 22, 2025 2:47 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney will soon travel to Europe in a bid to deepen economic and security ties with Germany. Carney told reporters Friday he will meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz … Read more
By Anna Mehler Paperny Reuters Posted August 22, 2025 11:00 am 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size More Americans applied for refugee status in Canada in the first half of 2025 than in all of 2024, and more than in any full year since 2019, according to data published on … Read more
Ukraine would like to see Canada “actively participating” in future security guarantees as part of a long-term peace deal to end the Russian war, a top diplomat said Tuesday as allies began discussing what such a plan could look like. Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday joined a virtual meeting to discuss next steps for … Read more
Mariana Sirko came to Canada in the spring of 2024. She’d been living in Kyiv for the past decade, but the Russian attacks on her home eventually forced her to flee, leaving behind friends and family. “The war is going deeper and deeper, and it’s becoming harder and harder to live in Ukraine,” says Sirko. … Read more