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Publication Date: April 9, 2026 - 16:45
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April 9, 2026
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May 5, 2026 - 07:44 | Tara Deschamps | The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce his pick as Canada’s next governor general, who is bilingual in both official languages and most likely a woman. The event will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning at a museum in Ottawa. The prime minister’s itinerary simply indicates that he will be announcing a “new appointment.” Carney is expected to take questions from reporters afterwards. Carney will have to submit his recommendation to King Charles, who will approve the appointment. The new governor general will become his representative in Canada. Despite wild...
May 5, 2026 - 07:00 | Catherine Lévesque | National Post
New data from Statistics Canada has revealed that cross-border travel from Canada to the U.S. is down for the 14th consecutive month, while domestic travel has surged. The data tracks passenger numbers at Canada’s eight largest airports and shows that traffic to the U.S. declined by 7 per cent from March 2025 to March 2026, falling to 1.2 million screened passengers. The downturn, which began in January 2025, has been linked to political tensions between Canada and the U.S., fuelled by punishing tariffs imposed by Donald Trump and his suggestion that Canada could become the 51st state...
May 5, 2026 - 07:00 | Ellie Hutchings | National Post
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