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Canada: Smaller parties signal support to Mark Carney-led minority govt
Mark Carney is expected to announce the formation of the Cabinet by the middle of May, and the new House of Commons could have its first session soon after
Updated on May 01, 2025 10:52 AM IST
Donald Trump claims Carney to visit next week, Canadian PM eager to make deal
Trump downplayed any possible tensions Mark Carney, despite repeatedly calling for Canada to become the 51st US state.
Updated on May 01, 2025 02:24 AM IST
AFP |
US-Canada ties: Carney, Trump hold talks over phone, agree to meet in future
The elections witnessed a turnout of over 19.5 million voters, nearly 69% of the electorate, according to Elections Canada
Published on Apr 30, 2025 10:25 AM IST
Anirudh Bhatttacharyya
Record 22 Punjabis elected to House of Commons in Canada
Prominent Liberal Party winners include Anita Anand from Oakville East, Bardish Chagger from Waterloo and Ruby Sahota from Brampton North, while Amarjeet Gill of the Conservative Party defeated sitting minister Kamal Khera from Brampton West
Published on Apr 30, 2025 08:52 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Mark Carney leads Canada’s Liberals to a remarkable victory
The Liberals have fallen just shy of the 172 seats needed for a clear majority, but they will be the party of government.
Published on Apr 30, 2025 08:22 AM IST
The Economist
Liberals pull off stunning upset to win Canada polls
The Liberal Party, led by PM Mark Carney, won the Canadian election but fell short of a majority, aided by rising nationalism amid U.S. tensions.
Published on Apr 30, 2025 06:42 AM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto
Liberals triumph Canada polls. What helped them win? What lies ahead?
The upcoming term of Liberals in Canada led by Mark Carney will be marked byseveral challenges - both internal and external.
Updated on Apr 30, 2025 12:54 AM IST
Record 22 Punjabis elected to House of Commons in Canada
Prominent Liberal Party winners include Anita Anand from Oakville East, Bardish Chagger from Waterloo and Ruby Sahota from Brampton North, while Amarjeet Gill of the Conservative Party defeated sitting minister Kamal Khera from Brampton West.
Published on Apr 29, 2025 03:08 PM IST
Mark Carney headed for another term as Canada PM, but of a minority government
Despite projections predicting a majority for the ruling party, the 2 key parties - the Liberals and the Conservatives - were within 3% in terms of vote share
Updated on Apr 29, 2025 10:39 AM IST
Canada elections: Key candidates, major parties and what’s at stake
Leaders Carney, Poilievre, and Singh represent divergent visions for the country's future as campaigning heats up
Published on Apr 28, 2025 05:44 PM IST
Canada polls: Record number of 7.3 million citizens participate in early voting
There appears to be greater enthusiasm for this election than the mid-term poll four years earlier, as the ruling Liberal Party is now led by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who assumed charge just over a month ago
Published on Apr 23, 2025 11:25 AM IST
Canada elections: Liberal Party led by Mark Carney likely to form majority govt, say polls
According to Elections Canada, an estimates two million voters cast their ballot on Friday, the first of the four-day advance voting period
Updated on Apr 22, 2025 11:01 AM IST
Canada election debate: Carney says China is the ‘biggest security threat’ facing his country
Analysts and pollsters have pointed out that fear of Trump has buoyed the ruling Liberal party and put its support at over 40% and in territory to gain a potential majority in the House of Commons
Published on Apr 18, 2025 10:05 AM IST
Canada polls: Incumbent Carney, challenger Poilievre to face off in official debates
The French-language debate will be held on Wednesday evening. The English-language version will follow the day after, just a day before early voting begins in the country for the April 28 election
Published on Apr 16, 2025 10:37 AM IST
Canada parl polls: NDP’s Jagmeet Singh faces stiffest challenge of his political career
The NDP is running short on funds and popular backing, with Singh having to use a bus for campaigning as other leaders fly around the country
Updated on Apr 09, 2025 12:49 PM IST
Canada MP, who threatened rival with China rendition, drops out of 2025 race
Liberal MP Paul Chiang, who faced backlash for threatening a rival, has withdrawn from the 2025 election amid calls for his removal and an RCMP investigation.
Updated on Apr 01, 2025 09:41 PM IST
Canadian PM Mark Carney likely to extend his tenure for a further four years: Polls
The Liberals are also gaining from the implosion of the New Democratic Party (NDP), led by Indo-Canadian Jagmeet Singh. Voting is going to be held on April 28
Updated on Apr 01, 2025 10:41 AM IST
Canada PM Mark Carney to debut in 2025 election, replaces Chandra Arya in Nepean
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will run for the Nepean seat in the House of Commons after the Liberal Party revoked Chandra Arya's candidacy.
Updated on Mar 23, 2025 10:04 AM IST
Canada: Liberal Party revokes Chandra Arya’s candidacy, details undisclosed
That was formally communicated to Arya, who has represented the riding (as a constituency is called in Canada) of Nepean in Ontario since 2015
Updated on Mar 21, 2025 03:04 PM IST
Canadian PM Carney to call snap elections, reports say
The Federal election is scheduled for October this year, but Carney will seek snap polls to take advantage of the momentum that the ruling Liberal Party has benefited from since he was selected as its leader on March 9
Published on Mar 21, 2025 02:51 PM IST
Trump calls Canada ‘one of the nastiest countries to deal with’ amid trade war
Canada has become a key target for Trump in his second-term push to reshape global trade and challenge what he calls “unfair practices” by US trade partners.
Updated on Mar 20, 2025 05:03 AM IST
Canada’s ruling Liberal Party heading towards garnering majority in next election: Poll
In December, as an internal revolt grew within the party over Justin Trudeau’s leadership, the opposition Conservative Party had 45% support as against 16% for the Liberals
Published on Mar 18, 2025 11:10 AM IST
Mike Carney to be sworn in as Canada prime minister on Friday
Mike Carney won the Liberal Party leadership race with 131,674 votes, with about 85.9 per cent of the ballots.
Updated on Mar 13, 2025 04:59 AM IST
Mark Carney is the new leader of Canada Liberal Party, set to become PM
In his victory speech, Carney focused his attention on the threat posed to Canada by US President Donald Trump, as he said the country faces “dark days”
Updated on Mar 11, 2025 12:13 AM IST
Canada: How Mark Carney's PM race victory could impact trade ties with India
Mark Carney, elected as Liberal Party leader, secured 85.9% of the votes and aims to build economic ties amid ongoing trade tensions with the US.
Updated on Mar 10, 2025 02:14 PM IST
‘Canada will never ever be part of America,’ says Carney after winning PM race
The 59-year-old former governor of Bank of Canada and Bank of England will succeed Justin Trudeau as the Prime Minister of Canada.
Updated on Mar 10, 2025 06:53 AM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Asmita Ravi Shankar
Mark Carney to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s next prime minister
Mark Carney won the Liberal Party leadership race with 131,674 votes which is about 85.9 per cent of the ballots.
Updated on Mar 10, 2025 11:15 AM IST
‘Damn proud’: Trudeau hails Liberal Party's past work in farewell speech as PM
In a motivational note, Justin Trudeau told the crowd gathered at the convention that the whole world is "looking to see what Canadians will do".
Updated on Mar 10, 2025 03:46 AM IST
Will Trudeau continue as caretaker PM? Canadian leader answers
Justin Trudeau, set to leave office soon, is managing a trade dispute with Trump amidst ongoing tariffs.
Updated on Mar 07, 2025 06:31 PM IST
Mark Carney vows to rebuild Canada-India trade ties if elected PM
Carney, who has been Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, is favoured to win the leadership race to replace Trudeau as Canada’s next Prime Minister
Updated on Mar 05, 2025 02:57 PM IST
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