Politics

The Senate is finding itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare Friday.

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau visited Gov. Gen. Mary Simon this morning to formally resign as prime minister, paving the way for Mark Carney to become Canada's 24th prime minister. A swearing-in ceremony is set for 11 a.m.

WASHINGTON — Canadian officials said a Thursday meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was constructive and lowered temperatures amid the ongoing trade war launched by U.S.

Federal agencies will begin to vacate hundreds of offices across the country this summer under a frenetic and error-riddled push by Elon Musk’s budget-cutting advisers to terminate leases that they say waste money.

LA MALBAIE, Que. — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says G7 leaders have "strong unity" on defending Ukraine and would back a ceasefire proposal supported by Ukrainians.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The first television ads dropped this week in the Ohio governor's race that's still more than a year off.

LA MALBAIE, Que. — The European Union's foreign policy chief says tariffs between Western countries only serve China's interests and is calling for higher defence spending to keep Russia in check.

OTTAWA — Mark Carney will be sworn in as prime minister this morning at Rideau Hall, where he will also reveal his new cabinet. Carney won the Liberal leadership race last weekend with an overwhelming 86 per cent of the votes from Liberal members.

NEW YORK (AP) — Handcuffed and shackled, Mahmoud Khalil was rushed from New York to Louisiana last weekend in a manner that left the outspoken Columbia University graduate student feeling like he was being kidnapped, his lawyers wrote in an updated l

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare as Democrats confront two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives President Don