After more than 10 days of dominating the news cycle, MP Maxime Bernier announced this week that he was quitting the Conservative Party of Canada. It all started with a series of tweets calling out Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “extreme multiculturalism and cult of diversity.” That was quickly followed by a storm of controversy and debate. But Mr. Bernier also …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shuffled his cabinet ahead of the 2019 election. Here is an updated list of federal cabinet ministers following the July 18 shuffle, by order of precedence: Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Scott Brison, President …

The premier of Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, conceded defeat on Saturday ahead of next week’s election, but called on voters to vote for her party anyway to keep the next government in check.   Kathleen Wynne, who has been premier since 2013 and whose Liberal Party has governed for 15 years, told reporters she will not be premier after …

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on Wednesday reiterated Canada’s opposition to proposed U.S. steel tariffs due to come into force next week, as pressure mounts to seal a quick deal on updating NAFTA. Freeland also told reporters that Canada remained against the U.S. idea of introducing a sunset clause that would allow one of the three North American Free Trade …

Social media giant Facebook is launching its new Canadian Election Integrity Initiative this morning at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, alongside Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould. The initiative is designed to protect the next federal election, expected in 2019, from cyber threats. The announcement, which runs from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., will also feature a panel conversation on citizen literacy and …

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns all rights violations in Rakhine State Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned all human rights violations on Tuesday and said anyone responsible for abuses in troubled Rakhine State would face the law, and she felt deeply for the suffering of everyone caught up in conflict there. In her first address to the nation since attacks …

The Canadian government will require that companies operating in the country report all data breaches to their customers and a privacy watchdog as soon as possible after discovery, a rule that security experts said was long overdue. “Once in place, the regulations will reduce harm to individuals arising from breaches, and encourage stronger information security practices,” the office of Innovation …

Canada, embroiled in a dispute with Boeing Co over the planned purchase of 18 new Super Hornet fighter jets, could buy used versions of the plane from Australia instead, the defense ministry said on Wednesday. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suspended talks with Boeing over the planned acquisition after the U.S. firm launched a trade challenge against …

Canada, Mexico and the United States made progress in talks to update the NAFTA trade pact, top officials said on Tuesday, a relief after repeated criticism by U.S. President Donald Trump, although the round did not delve deeply into the toughest issues. A joint statement by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and Mexican Economy Minister …

Trade negotiators plan to take small steps forward in a second round of talks to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) this weekend, trying to ignore daily threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to tear it up if he does not get his way. Trump has used Twitter, press conferences and speeches to attack NAFTA in recent days, …