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CP NewsAlert: Carney confirms Trump to attend G7 in Alberta next month
By Canadian Press on May 6th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will meet again in person with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 leaders’ summit in Kananaskis, Alta., in June. Carney says the meeting at the White House today involved a “wide-ranging and constructive” conversation that is the “end of the beginning” phase of resetting the relationship ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quick quotes: Reaction to Carney meeting Trump to talk trade, security
By Canadian Press on May 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — The world was watching when Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday. Here’s a sample of what politicians and other prominent figures are saying: — “It sounds like the prime minister and the president had a very productive meeting … Hopefully, through this meeting with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In first face-to-face meeting, Carney tells Trump Canada will ‘never’ be for sale
By Canadian Press on May 6th, 2025
WASHINGTON — In their first face-to-face meeting today, Prime Minister Mark Carney told U.S. President Donald Trump that Canada will “never” be for sale. When reporters questioned Trump in the Oval Office on his past comments about making Canada a U.S. state, Trump — taking a tone very different from the one he’s used in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Carney tells Trump Canada will never be for sale
By Canadian Press on May 6th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney told U.S. President Donald Trump that Canada will never be for sale as the two leaders met in the Oval Office today. Trump says he believes Canada would be better as a U.S. state but that it “takes two to tango.” More coming. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Under pressure, Quebec finds money to pay for renovations to major Montreal hospital
By Canadian Press on May 6th, 2025
QUÉBEC — The Quebec government says it has found the funds to begin much-needed repairs this year to a major Quebec hospital, following severe criticism from the opposition. The Coalition Avenir Québec has been under pressure to get work going at Montreal’s Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital after the government had promised to begin repairs but delayed them, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec sovereigntist party cheers on possible referendum in Alberta
By Canadian Press on May 6th, 2025
QUÉBEC — The leader of the sovereigntist Parti Québécois is throwing his support behind a possible referendum in Alberta, saying Premier Danielle Smith is standing up for her province. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says Smith has used the possibility of a referendum to give her province leverage as she makes demands of the federal government. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney arrives at White House for meeting with Trump
By Canadian Press on May 6th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived at the White House for his first face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. Carney was set to arrive at 11:30 a.m. with the Oval Office meeting to take place at 11:45 a.m. but his arrival was delayed about 25 minutes. The two world leaders will discuss ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defence continues cross-examining complainant in hockey players’ sex assault trial
By Canadian Press on May 6th, 2025
Defence lawyers are continuing their cross-examination of the complainant in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team. The woman began testifying last Friday, laying out her account of what happened at a bar and a hotel in downtown London, Ont., in June 2018. She told the court Monday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre strikes positive tone ahead of caucus meeting
By Canadian Press on May 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservatives will spend the summer “listening carefully to people” after yet another election loss, leader Pierre Poilievre said on Tuesday as he headed into the party’s first caucus meeting since Canadians went to the polls last week. Poilievre said there is a lot for the Tories to be proud of in the election ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How Lytton Chinese History Museum rose from the ashes, almost four years after fire
By Canadian Press on May 6th, 2025
LYTTON — Lorna Fandrich recalled walking into the burned out site of the Lytton Chinese History Museum in October 2021, about four months after it and most of the village were destroyed by a wildfire that claimed two lives. Clad in protective gear, she sifted through foot-deep ashes in the hope of recovering some of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest: Carney meets with Trump in Washington to talk trade, security
By Canadian Press on May 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney faces the first major test of his term today — meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington. Carney said last week that he expects a “difficult but constructive” conversation. The prime minister said he sees this meeting as the beginning of discussions on a broader economic and security ... Read More »
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