The Doug Ford government will not publish guidance for bringing at-risk species back from the brink — plans that were underway when Bill 5 passed, removing requirements for recovery planning

The United Kingdom and Canada will maintain pressure on Russia to end its war against Ukraine ... according to the Canadian prime minister's office.

"The prime ministers ... reaffirmed their determination to maintain pressure on Russia to end its war of aggression against Ukraine and underscored Canada and the UK's steadfast support for Ukraine," the statement said.

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The agreement focuses on advancing bilateral investment, driving technological solutions for traceability and decarbonization, improving regulatory and governance frameworks, promoting environmental and social best practices and building skilled and diverse workforces. It strengthens Canada’s role as a major foreign mining investor and boosts our exports of mining equipment, technology and services to Peru, creating new opportunities for the Canadian mining industry.

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Since summer 2025, the Government of Canada has signed 21 mining and critical minerals bilateral collaboration frameworks with global partners and led the creation of the G7 Critical Minerals Production Alliance, which has unlocked $18.5 billion in capital for mining projects in less than six months.

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Negotiations for the second round of the Philippines' free trade agreement (FTA) with Canada in April will cover seven key areas.

“It will be a full round of negotiations [that will] cover competition policy, customs and trade facilitation, digital trade, dispute settlement, economic and technical cooperation, environment, exceptions and general provisions,” [according to Philippines Trade Undersecretary Allan] Gepty.

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Also up for discussion are financial services, good regulatory practices, government procurement, intellectual property, investments, rules of origin, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, small and medium enterprises, state-owned enterprises, technical barriers to trade, telecommunications services, temporary movement of business persons, trade in goods, trade in services, transparency, and anti-corruption.

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It would be the Philippines‘ first trade deal in North America.

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Alberta’s separatist rumblings are often framed as the latest chapter in a decades-old constitutional quarrel with Ottawa. But let’s be honest: the current rhetoric has little to do with fiscal policy or a West-versus-feds division of power. The noise is largely coming from a small cohort (only 8 percent of Albertans “would definitely vote to leave”) steeped in conspiracy-theory-fuelled grievance.

Much of that grievance is seen through the lens of immigration.

Start with Mitch Sylvester, chief executive officer of the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP). A key voice in the movement, Sylvester openly embraces the far-fetched and racist great replacement theory—the idea that evil elites are trying to replace, as Sylvester puts it, “old stock white Canadians.” He has also suggested that citizenship should be restricted to “people who are born here.” Other prominent APP individuals claim the feds are pushing a “jihadist extremist population” on Canada (this from the same person who thinks “the Marxists, they’re here and trying to get our kids”).

To call this language a dog whistle is an insult to dog whistles. There is nothing subtle about how Alberta separatists scapegoat immigrants. Of course, not everyone interested in breaking away endorses xenophobic theories. But such ideas no longer stay on the fringes. They are now aired, repeated, and—crucially—normalized by the political mainstream. Alberta Conservatives are leaning into the MAGA strategy of treating newcomers and temporary workers as a source of social problems, exemplified by Premier Danielle Smith’s recent call for a referendum on “out-of-control” immigration to the province.

Theo Osborne is dancing again — about a month after he was attacked at a southeast Manitoba school.

The 11-year-old suffered a concussion, lost a tooth and had some hair pulled out in what his mother, Melissa Johnson, said was racially motivated bullying and assault at Stonybrook Middle School in Steinbach.

Johnson said the students who attacked Theo made fun of his long hair. Theo told his mom he was being bullied by two boys in December and that the bullying escalated after the winter break.

Johnson contacted the school's principal and Theo's teacher to address the bullying. She said her son tried going back to Stonybrook three times after the assault, but the bullying continued.

Johnson met with school officials but said they minimized Theo's experience by refusing to call what happened an "assault." She said not using accurate language dismissed the harm done to Theo.

Northern Ontario politicians are urgently appealing to the federal government for help during one of the deadliest winters on record along 2,000 kilometres of highway between Nipigon, Sudbury and North Bay.

In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Northwestern Ontario Municipalities Association (NOMA) is urging the government to designate the stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway — both Highway 11 and Highway 17 — as dual-use national infrastructure.

That would tap into the federal government's plan to spend more on defence-related infrastructure while fulfilling a years-old request from northwestern Ontarians to shore up the sole land connector between Eastern and Western Canada.

"We need to get the attention of the federal government to say: listen, we need you to invest," said Rick Dumas, the mayor of Marathon, Ont., and president of the Northwestern Ontario Municipalities Association (NOMA).

In the closing days of the NDP leadership race, Avi Lewis's past activism has resurfaced. But the front-runner's campaign is standing by his past work and a decade-old vision that's been both criticized within the New Democrats' ranks and weaponized by their opponents.

Lewis's campaign is deflecting criticism after an old video was shared on social media this week of the leadership hopeful and his wife seemingly poking fun at the Alberta NDP.

Critics of Lewis argue he helped contribute to the demise of Rachel Notley's government when he crashed the 2016 federal New Democrat convention with a controversial policy paper: the Leap Manifesto.

Lewis's campaign spokesperson Donya Ziaee accuses other campaigns of "manufacturing division" and "dredging up old debates."

This is how our media covers blatant interference by Israel in Canadian politics

The collaboration centres on Australia’s advanced Over-the-Horizon Radar (OTHR) technology, which will enhance Canada’s Arctic security capabilities amid growing global tensions.

Australian Minister for Defence Industry, Pat Conroy, announced the agreement, highlighting its role in bolstering bilateral ties. The OTHR system, renowned for its long-range detection abilities, will support Canada’s efforts to upgrade its northern defences, including radar systems and drone acquisitions for the Royal Canadian Navy.

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This deal not only represents a milestone in defence trade but also creates opportunities for job growth and technological exchange between the two CANZUK partners. With shared values in security and innovation, Australia and Canada are positioning themselves as key players in addressing Indo-Pacific and Arctic challenges.

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Canada's Minister of National Defence David J. McGuinty, and the Minister of Defence of Norway, Tore O. Sandvik, signed a Letter of Intent to deepen bilateral cooperation in the space domain. This agreement builds on Canada and Norway’s long-standing collaboration and reinforces both countries’ commitment to national and collective defence.

The signing took place during Minister McGuinty’s visit to Norway with Prime Minister Mark Carney, where they participated in bilateral discussions and meetings to strengthen Canada’s Arctic and space security partnerships.

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It builds on existing collaboration through the Combined Space Operations Initiative, a partnership of ten like-minded spacefaring nations working together to enhance collective resilience, interoperability, and freedom of action in space in support of military operations.

Canada and Norway are long-standing Allies through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and share important national interests as Arctic nations. Both countries recognize that space capabilities are critical to national defence and security, particularly in remote regions such as the Arctic.

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