Canada and the EU have signed agreements to pursue a much closer relationship. Both Prime Minister Mark Carney and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen describe it as a step on the path to 'associate membership' in the EU.
Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly, right, and Stéphane Séjourné, executive vice-president for prosperity and industrial strategy of the European Commission, tour Nexans Canada Inc., a copper rod and wire manufacturing plant in Montreal on Oct. 29, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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Good morning. Canada is preparing for a world of increasingly complex security threats in a new federal national-security strategy, from cyberattacks and economic coercion to the possibility of a major war. More on that below, along with data breaches targeting some of Canada’s largest corporate law firms and Ontario’s worsening fiscal outlook.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a press conference at Canadian Forces Base 8 Wing Trenton in Trenton, Ont., in August, 2025. On Thursday, Ottawa released its first national security strategy in more than two decades.
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