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Mark Carney expected to launch Liberal leadership bid next week, backed by 30 MPs: source
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is expected to formally announce his bid to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau late next week, a source close to his campaign told CBC News.
Liberal MP vying to be next prime minister dismisses importance of French language
Ottawa MP Chandra Arya — who announced on Thursday that he would be running to replace Justin Trudeau as the next Liberal leader and prime minister — says he doesn’t speak French and doesn’t believe it will matter to French-speaking Canadians.
Liberal MPs urge party to buttress upcoming leadership race against foreign interference
A growing chorus of Liberal MPs are calling on their party's executive to guard the upcoming leadership race — whose winner will automatically become Canada's next prime minister — from foreign interference.
Sizzle or fizzle? What Trudeau's resignation could mean for the Liberals' political fortunes
Work is underway behind the scenes to find the next leader of the Liberal Party, but it remains unclear if a new face can breathe new life into the party’s electoral chances.
Trudeau says he's not the right choice to lead party in next election, promises to resign as PM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he plans to step down once the Liberal Party has chosen a successor, bringing his time leading the country to a tumultuous end.
RCMP asks for help handling troubling number of kids radicalizing online
When RCMP Supt. Jean-Guy Isaya first started as a police officer 20 years ago, school outreach involved drug safety programs. Now the Mountie says there’s a growing need to teach counter-radicalization. It’s why the RCMP, along with its Five Eyes allies, put out a report earlier this month warning about the rising prominence of young people drawn to support terrorism.
LeBlanc says he's meeting with Trump's border czar after Christmas to present $1.3B plan
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he’s meeting U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's border czar after Christmas to present Canada’s proposed $1.3 billion plan to secure the shared border.
Ottawa proposes 24/7 surveillance of Canada-U.S. border, new 'strike force' to stave off tariff threat
The federal government is promising a suite of measures to disrupt the flow of fentanyl and strengthen 24/7 surveillance of the Canada-U.S. border — including outfitting the RCMP with helicopters, drones and mobile surveillance towers and creating a new "strike force."
Federal deficit balloons to $61.9B as government tables economic update on chaotic day in Ottawa
The federal government tabled a fall economic statement Monday that calls for more than $20 billion in new spending and explains how last fiscal year's deficit ballooned to $61.9 billion — but it was Chrystia Freeland's abrupt resignation as finance minister and her questioning of her own government's economic policy that sent Canadian politics into a frenzy.
RCMP commissioner open to idea of integrated U.S.-Canada aerial border patrols
The head of the RCMP is open to the idea of an integrated cross-border aerial law enforcement program which could see U.S. officials helping to patrol the Canadian side of the border.