RECAP | Everything that happened during Carney's visit to Washington to meet Trump | Carney tells Trump Canada is not for sale, president praises PM as a 'very good person' | Conservatives choose Andrew Scheer as interim Opposition leader
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RECAP | Everything that happened during Carney's visit to Washington to meet Trump; Two men in suit and ties, sitting in yellow chairs smiling\.

RECAP | Everything that happened during Carney's visit to Washington to meet Trump

May 6 , 2025 at 10:32:24 a.m. EDT • :

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Carney tells Trump Canada is not for sale, president praises PM as a 'very good person'; Carney meets Trump at White House for 1st time

Carney tells Trump Canada is not for sale, president praises PM as a 'very good person'

May 6 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Prime Minister Mark Carney stepped into the lion's den Tuesday for his first face-to-face with his U.S. counterpart — a high-stakes meeting that seemed to go well with compliments exchanged on both sides as President Donald Trump conceded his dream of annexing Canada is likely off the table.

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Conservatives choose Andrew Scheer as interim Opposition leader; Conservative MP Andrew Scheer will serve as the leader of the Official Opposition until Pierre Poilievre is back in the House of Commons\.

Conservatives choose Andrew Scheer as interim Opposition leader

May 6 , 2025 at 11:08:19 a.m. EDT • :

The Conservative caucus has chosen Andrew Scheer to lead the party in Parliament during the spring session. The party's leader, Pierre Poilievre, lost in the Ontario riding of Carleton in last week's election after representing the area for more than 20 years.

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New Liberal government should scrap EV tariffs on China to help trade, climate goals, say critics; The BYD EV cars are displayed at the 46th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, on March 24\. Last fall, Canada implemented an additional 100 per cent tariff on electric vehicles from China — a move that some critics say now doesn't make sense\.

New Liberal government should scrap EV tariffs on China to help trade, climate goals, say critics

May 6 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Now that the election is over, the new Liberal government has a lot to deal with, especially on the tariff front, and not just with the U.S. Last fall, Canada implemented an additional 100 per cent tariff on electric vehicles from China — a move that some critics say now doesn't make sense, including Canada's canola farmers.

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Cracks in Ontario's economy were starting to show before Trump's tariffs; Premier Doug Ford is brushing aside questions about Ontario's high unemployment rate, which has been rising for the past 2 years\. According to Statistics Canada, the only province with a higher unemployment rate in March 2025 was Newfoundland and Labrador\.

Cracks in Ontario's economy were starting to show before Trump's tariffs

May 6 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

With all the noise of back-to-back provincial and federal election campaigns, you'd be forgiven for not hearing the cracking sounds coming from Ontario's fragile economy since January, even before U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs began to bite. 

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One week after Canada's election, Manitoba premier addresses decimation of federal NDP; Manitoba NDP Leader Wab Kinew embraces Jagmeet Singh, who was then federal NDP leader, in this 2020 file photo\. One week after the NDP lost most of its seats across the country, Kinew expressed disappointment in the federal party's showing\.  

May 5 , 2025 at 10:49:36 p.m. EDT • :

One week after Canada's election, Manitoba premier addresses decimation of federal NDP

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5 things to know about South Korea's military submarine pitch to Canada; A handout from Hanwha Ocean shows the KS-III military submarine that it is pitching to Canada\.  

May 6 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

5 things to know about South Korea's military submarine pitch to Canada

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Alberta premier to chair sovereignty panel, put proposals to 2026 referendum; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gave a video address on Monday, May 5, to outline the province's next steps following the Liberal win in the federal election\.  

May 5 , 2025 at 06:45:35 p.m. EDT • :

Alberta premier to chair sovereignty panel, put proposals to 2026 referendum

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Conservative Damien Kurek says he'll step aside for Poilievre — but by law he has to wait; Conservative MP for Battle River-Crowfoot Damien Kurek will resign so that his party's leader can get back into the House of Commons\.  

May 5 , 2025 at 06:55:58 p.m. EDT • :

Conservative Damien Kurek says he'll step aside for Poilievre — but by law he has to wait

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NDP appoints Don Davies as interim leader Monday evening; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and NDP MP Don Davies at a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on June 13, 2023\.  

May 5 , 2025 at 02:02:52 p.m. EDT • :

NDP appoints Don Davies as interim leader Monday evening

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