Foreign affairs minister plans Asia travel before tabling new China strategy
CTV
Canada's foreign affairs minister says she plans to travel to Asia and elsewhere for some first-hand research before she releases the government's much-anticipated new policy on China.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly also says she wants to strengthen a Canada-led international convention that condemns arbitrary detention -- or hostage diplomacy -- so that it has more teeth.
Joly told The Canadian Press that although the simmering crisis in eastern Europe with Russian troops massed on Ukrainian borders is all-consuming, she is actively working to deliver on a key marching order given her by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: to create a comprehensive new Indo-Pacific strategy.
"I'll be going into the Indo-Pacific region soon. So that also will be part of the engagement before tabling the Indo-Pacific strategy," Joly said in an interview this week before wrapping up a visit to Germany and France.
"The geopolitical situation in Europe is taking a lot of my time but I'm very much aware that the Indo-Pacific strategy will be a key mark of our government."
Several Ford vehicles have been recalled in Canada due to issues with braking systems, steering and child car seat tethers.
After raising the thresholds for permanent immigration, Francois Legault's government says it now wants to limit the number of immigrants by 2025.
There are now 150 stops that have been upgraded with new solar lights that will illuminate and dusk and dawn when a button is pressed.
Here's a look at the candidates for Ward 1 ahead Regina's civic election on November 13.
Canada will need a profound shift in political priorities if the country is to ramp up spending to meet its international security obligations.
Hundreds of pages of documents detailing potential asbestos exposures at Edmonton’s largest school division reveal human error led to more than a dozen worker exposures last year.
A 33-year-old mother climbed over a safety rail and intentionally went over Niagara Falls with her two children, a 9-year-old and 5-month-old, according to New York state police, who said Wednesday that search and rescue efforts were unsuccessful.
As of Oct. 31, all eligible grocery and big-box stores are able to buy beer, cider, wine and ready-to-drink beverages, including large pack sizes. The Ontario government says an additional 400 grocery stores will be selling alcohol across the province.
Bare trusts will not require the submission of a T3 Return or Schedule 15 for the 2024 tax year as the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) extended its reporting exemption it introduced in 2023.
Montreal police (SPVM) confirmed Wednesday afternoon that they are investigating a homicide after a body was found in the l’Île-de-la-Visitation nature park in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough.
The Saskatchewan Party has avoided being swept off the map by the NDP in Saskatoon with CTV News confirming that Ken Cheveldayoff has been re-elected in Saskatoon Willowgrove.