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Carney names friend and former investment banker Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed a global investment banker and pension fund manager to be Canada’s next ambassador in Washington. Carney’s office said Mark Wiseman, who begins the role Feb. 15, will lead negotiations with the United States on a review of the continental free trade deal. Wiseman is a longtime friend ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post, union reach tentative agreements, with vote expected in new year
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
MONTREAL — Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers say they have reached tentative agreements. The agreements cover both the Urban Postal Operations and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers bargaining units. CUPW’s national board recommends members accept the deals during ratification votes set to be held in early 2026. The union and Crown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada Post, union reach tentative agreements
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
MONTREAL — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it has reached tentative agreements with Canada Post for the Urban Postal Operations and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers bargaining units. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Carney names investment banker Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is appointing a global investment banker and pension fund manager to be Canada’s next ambassador in Washington. Carney’s office says Mark Wiseman will take the role on Feb. 15, and he will be tasked with leading negotiations with the United States on the review of the continental free trade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quick quotes: Why senior editors voted Mark Carney as CP’s newsmaker for 2025
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney, who has been voted The Canadian Press 2025 Newsmaker of the Year, has been described by survey respondents as both a “diplomat” and a “political outsider.” Carney was selected in an annual survey of editors and news directors in media organizations from across Canada. Here’s what voters had to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!News editors vote Carney The Canadian Press top newsmaker for 2025
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has been named The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year, edging out a baseball player, two premiers and striking workers across Canada. Carney was selected in an annual survey of editors and news directors in media organizations from across Canada. Here is a tally of the votes: Carney: 72 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Canadian Press Newsmakers of the Year, past and present
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is The Canadian Press 2025 Newsmaker of the Year. Here is a list of those who have held the title in the past, awarded through an annual survey of senior editors in newsrooms across Canada: 2025: Mark Carney, politician 2024: Pierre Poilievre, politician 2023: Pierre Poilievre, politician 2022: “Freedom ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Mark Carney named The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — This time last year, the average Canadian might have struggled to pick Mark Carney’s face out of a crowd. Now he’s among the most recognizable figures in the country, and was selected The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year for 2025 in an annual survey of newsroom editors and leaders from across the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. trips to Canada rise in October for first time in eight months: StatCan
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the number of trips to Canada by U.S. residents in October rose compared with a year earlier for the first time in eight months. The agency says U.S.-resident trips to Canada totalled 1,814,406 in October, up three per cent compared with 1,760,987 the same month last year. The increase came ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Communication regulator considers changes to extend reach of national alerting system
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Rural municipalities, Indigenous organizations and civil society groups are calling for changes to ensure people in remote parts of Canada receive emergency alerts during a crisis. The suggestions to the federal communication regulator are aimed at closing gaps in the National Public Alerting System — more commonly known as Alert Ready — which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Canada-U.S. trade talks, Restoring electricity, Premiers reflect on 2025
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … A tariff exemption was Canada’s salvation in 2025. It’s ‘absolutely’ at risk in 2026 Economists and trade lawyers are warning a key tariff exemption for Canada is in jeopardy heading into 2026. The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, or ... Read More »
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