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1 week ago | castanet.net | Catherine Morrison |Anja Karadeglija |David Baxter |Jim Bronskill

Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Europe on the weekend to attend summits on NATO and Canada-EU relations. The Prime Minister's Office confirmed Carney's travel plans today, after he wrapped up the G7 leaders' summit in Alberta. Carney will head to Brussels on Sunday to meet with European leaders. The Prime Minister's Office said the leaders will work to "deepen the Canada-EU relationship across all sectors," including trade and defence.

1 week ago | castanet.net | Anja Karadeglija |David Baxter |Jim Bronskill |Alex Nino Gheciu

Ottawa is under pressure to pause digital services tax legislation that directs large tech companies to make a big retroactive payment by June 30. Canadian and U.S. business groups, organizations representing U.S. tech giants and American members of Congress have signed letters calling for the tax to be eliminated or paused. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and other organizations say retaliatory measures in a U.S. spending and tax bill could hit Canadians’ pension funds and investments.

1 week ago | castanet.net | Anja Karadeglija |David Baxter |Jim Bronskill |Alex Nino Gheciu

The latest annual report of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service says Indian officials and their proxy agents in Canada, engage in a range of activities that seek to influence Canadian communities and politicians. The report comes as Canada renews diplomatic ties with India after Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta. on Tuesday.

1 week ago | castanet.net | Matthew Scace |Dylan Robertson |Brittany Hobson |David Baxter

Prime Minister Mark Carney is to hold bilateral talks with both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Alberta today. The G7 will continue for its second and final day without U.S. President Donald Trump who left the talks ahead of schedule on Monday. Trump said he left due to escalating tensions in the Middle East, and he is missing the day Carney had scheduled to focus on foreign policy.

1 week ago | castanet.net | Matthew Scace |Dylan Robertson |Brittany Hobson |David Baxter

Outgoing Conservative MP Damien Kurek is looking to leave his mark in Parliament by pushing for the adoption of a national livestock brand as one of Canada's symbols. Kurek introduced a bill in the last Parliament to create the new brand but that bill didn't pass before the election was called, meaning it now has to start over.