Mark Carney triggers federal election for Canada
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Mark Carney has triggered a federal election, with Canadian voters set to head to the polls next month amid a trade war with the U.S.
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 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 campaign is expected to bring a major change to the federal government regardless of which party wins.
Carney has promised to steer the Liberals in a different direction after Trudeau’s nine-year tenure as prime minister, including his move on March 14 to axe the consumer carbon price and pursuing new economic policies.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, meanwhile, is vowing to reverse nearly all of Trudeau’s policies, from the carbon price on industrial emitters to immigration to taxation, and shrink the public service.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet are also pushing for change in Ottawa.
All federal party leaders are expected to focus their campaigns on the economic threat posed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada, which has included several rounds of tariffs with the promise of more to come.
Trump has also threatened Canada’s sovereignty, repeatedly calling for making Canada the 51st U.S. state and using “economic force” to do so.
Some homeowners in Abbotsford, B.C., may soon return home as flooding evacuation orders were downgraded Saturday and alerts rescinded. Parts of Highway 1 remain closed, however.
Floodwaters recede in Abbotsford, but Highway 1 remains closed; experts warn more rain, landslides and repeated flooding risks due to climate change.
Cold warnings blanket the Prairies as wind chills hit -40 C, dipping to -45 C in northern Sask. Frostbite risk is high; up to 25 cm of snow expected.
Hotel prices have jumped across North America following the release of the 2026 World Cup schedule, though Toronto recorded the lowest increase among host cities.
Fintan, who had lived at the zoo for 13 years, was put down Friday after his condition deteriorated, the zoo said in a social media post.
A Toronto man is being recognized for reaching 500 plasma donations, marking decades of giving back and inspiring others to donate during the busy holiday season.
Two closely linked First Nations are taking different paths as Ontario pushes ahead with Ring of Fire roads and mining in a region reshaped by climate change and geopolitics.
It's another day of teeth-chattering cold across much of the Prairies today as temperatures are forecast to reach frostbite-risk levels.
According to CMHC's annual rental market report, Kelowna's vacancy rate is now sitting at 6.4 per cent, up significantly from 3.8 per cent last year.
Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as the province works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.
The six new Global 6500 jets will replace the Air Force's remaining Challenger aircraft, which are used to shuttle around VIPs like the prime minister and Governor General.
The Canadian Airline Dispatchers Association said Wednesday that 100 per cent of its 36 Porter members have voted in favour of strike action.
An Ontario MP’s floor crossing ahead of holiday break gives Pierre Poilievre no time to rally the Conservative caucus until late January.