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CTV National News is Canada's most-watched national news program.  Now you can stay up date with CTV’s Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme Monday to Friday with the CTV National News Podcast, delivered nightly.  Listen to Canada’s most trusted newscast featuring stories from here and around the world with a perspective that is distinctly Canadian and backed by the #1 news organization in Canada.

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    CTV National News for June 5: Pressure mounting for Canada's response to Trump's tariff hike

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 22:36


    The government confirmed it is having, but is keeping tight-lipped about, high-level trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S.; and, a war of words is beginning to emerge between U.S. President Trump and Elon Musk following the billionaire's White House exit.

    CTV National News for June 4: Canada's first astronaut and former cabinet minister Marc Garneau dead at 76

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 23:21


    Marc Garneau death at 76 following a short illness has left the Canadian aerospace and political circles in shock and mourning; and, intensive discussions are underway in Ottawa over how to respond to U.S. President Trump's doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs.

    CTV National News for June 3: PM Mark Carney calls Trump's doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs 'unlawful and unjustified'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 23:23


    Prime Minister Carney is calling U.S. President Trump's doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs 'unlawful and unjustified'; and, the federal government has introduced sweeping legislation to tighten security at all its border crossings.

    CTV National News for June 2: How PM Mark Carney's approach to the First Ministers' meeting created good vibes for premiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 23:18


    From pipelines to critical minerals, Canadian provinces and territories presented arguments for championing different nation-building projects; thousands of Saskatchewan's wildfire evacuees are battling with the uncertainty of what they may find when they return home.

    CTV National News for May 30: Trump says he will double tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to 50 per cent

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 23:42


    Canada's steel industry is speaking out after U.S. President Trump announced he will double tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to 50 per cent; Dry winds, flames and smoke are hampering efforts to contain wildfires raging in multiple western provinces.

    CTV National News for May 29: U.S. court rulings over lawfulness of Trump's tariffs fuelling uncertainty

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 23:39


    A U.S. federal appeals court has overturned a trade court's ruling deeming U.S. President Trump's tariffs via emergency powers as unlawful; states of emergencies in two prairie provinces over wildfires has prompted Canada to request assistance from international partners.

    CTV National News for May 28: Armed Forces en route to Manitoba as wildfires prompt state of emergency

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 23:30


    Manitoba has declared a state of emergency, with Canadian Armed Forces on the way to assist the province in its wildfire fight; the RCMP in Nova Scotia has uncovered video evidence of two missing children the day before their disappearance.

    CTV National News for May 27: The symbolism behind King Charles delivering Canada's throne speech

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 23:31


    Former prime ministers were among the dignitaries gathered as King Charles delivered Canada's speech from the throne; U.S. President Trump made a 51st state comment on social media when referencing the cost on Canada to participate in his 'Golden Dome' plan after King Charles' visit.

    CTV National News for May 26: Canadians celebrate the arrival of King Charles, Queen Camilla

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 23:24


    King Charles and Queen Camilla were welcomed by Canadian leaders; plus, Parliament resumed with several new senators being sworn in alongside the election of a new house speaker.

    CTV National News for May 23: Why a delegation of five U.S. senators met with PM Carney in Ottawa

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 23:14


    Four Democratic and one Republican U.S. senator met with Prime Minister Mark Carney as U.S. President Trump's tariffs loom large; Canada Post is warning of delays as postal workers initiated an overtime ban as a strike deadline passed with no deal.

    CTV National News for May 22: Canada Post union imposes overtime ban as strike deadline passes without a deal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 23:19


    Canada Post workers will remain on the job for now with an overtime ban in place as its strike deadline came and went without a deal; Israeli embassy workers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were to be engaged when a man yelling 'Free Palestine' fatally shot them.

    CTV National News for May 21: Infiltrating a global network of men who drug and assault women

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 23:20


    A Hamilton man arrested in connection to a W5 investigation has connections with a New Brunswick man convicted of sexually assaulting former girlfriends; there are few details about what Canada's involvement in U.S. President Trump's 'Golden Dome' plan would entail.

    CTV National News for May 20: How a W5 investigation led to the arrest of a Hamilton, Ont. man

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 23:16


    A Hamilton man was arrested in connection to a W5 investigation into men sharing video allegedly drugging and assaulting women; Canada, the U.K. and France have called the level of human suffering in Gaza 'intolerable' amid an 11-week aid blockade by Israel.

    CTV National News for May 19: Trump begins ceasefire talks with Putin, Zelensky

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 23:17


    U.S. President Trump has separate ceasefire calls with Vladmir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky; plus, more Canadians are spending their vacations within the country.

    CTV National News for May 16: Why the World Juniors sex assault case is now a judge-alone trial

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 23:21


    The trial against five former World Junior hockey players will be presided over by a judge alone after a second jury was discharged; a new report is recommending phasing out daily door-to-door mail delivery amid ongoing labour disputes at Canada Post.

    CTV National News for May 15: Couple killed near home in Manitoba wildfires identified

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 23:26


    Residents of Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba where the couple killed by wildfires resided are calling their deaths a tragedy; consumers in Canada and the U.S. are being told to brace for higher prices because of U.S. President Trump's trade war.

    CTV National News for May 14: Manitoba wildfires turn deadly after two people found dead

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 23:16


    At least two people were found dead after being stranded and unable to evacuate from wildfires raging in Manitoba; PM Mark Carney signed a directive to enact legislation for a middle-class tax cut as his cabinet met for the first time.

    CTV National News for May 13: How Trump and Trudeau affected PM Mark Carney's cabinet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 23:19


    PM Mark Carney's new cabinet is made up of 28 portfolios, with 15 rookie ministers; U.S. President Donald Trump announced he is lifting sanctions on Syria while in Saudi Arabia.

    CTV National News for May 12: What to expect from PM Mark Carney's cabinet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 23:48


    PM Mark Carney's new cabinet is expected to stay under 30 people using a two-tier system with a core cabinet leading on big files; Markets surged on news China and the U.S. agreed to slash mutual tariffs by 115 per cent in a major de-escalation in the trade war.

    CTV National News for May 9: The toll Trump's tariffs are having on Canadian jobs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 23:11


    A new jobs report revealed the toll Trump's tariffs are having on the Canadian labour market, with manufacturing taking a big hit; Canada's cardinals who sat in conclave say Pope Leo XIV has the qualities needed to unite the Catholic Church.

    CTV National News for May 8: The moment the world was introduced to the first American pope

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 23:24


    U.S. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who has taken the name Leo XIV, has ascended as the Catholic Church's new pope; the details of the economic pact between the U.S. and U.K. are still in the works, but both sides are calling it a win.

    CTV National News for May 7: Black smoke signals no new pope on first day of conclave

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 23:36


    Cardinals will reconvene in the Sistine Chapel for the second day of conclave; Prime Minister Mark Carney received high praise from Canada's premiers for his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

    CTV National News for May 6: A firm but friendly meeting between PM Carney and U.S. President Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 23:16


    U.S. President Trump took a mostly friendly tone with PM Carney, but refused to budge on lifting tariffs on Canada; Pierre Poilievre spoke publicly for the first time since losing the election and his seat as leader of the Conservatives.

    CTV National News for May 2: King Charles to visit Canada to give speech from the throne

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 23:28


    Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed at his first post-election press conference that King Charles would deliver Canada's throne speech; Pierre Poilievre will run in a by-election in the rural Alberta riding of Battle River-Crowfoot after its MP-elect resigned.

    CTV National News for May 1: Why the U.S. is dropping tariffs on imported Canadian auto parts

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 23:15


    New trade guidance indicates the U.S. will be charging zero tariffs on Canadian auto parts that are compliant with CUSMA; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tabled a new bill that would make it easier for voters to force a referendum to break from Canada.

    CTV National News for April 30: Carney to visit Trump at the White House soon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 23:23


    U.S. President Trump says he congratulated Prime Minister Mark Carney on his win and that the prime minister be visiting the White House in a week; Nova Scotia and Ontario's premiers were among those who weighed in on the Conservative Party's campaign falling short.

    CTV National News for April 29: The challenges ahead for all parties after election night

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 23:46


    Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has a lot of energy and a lot to do on the day after his party won a minority mandate; Could Pierre Poilievre be parachuted in to run for an Alberta seat after losing race in Ottawa?

    CTV National News for April 28: Mark Carney's Liberals win minority mandate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 23:15


    Mark Carney's victory speech focused on bringing Canadians together as the Liberals won a minority mandate; Pierre Poilievre was trailing in his riding when he made his concession speech despite increasing the Conservatives' voter base.

    CTV National News for April 25: New jury selected following mistrial in Hockey Canada sex assault case

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 23:23


    A second jury has been selected following a mistrial in the sex assault case against five former World Junior hockey players; each party leader is entering the final days of the election campaign with a concrete and distinguishable message to voters.

    CTV National News for April 24: Gunfire erupts at Canada's busiest airport

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 23:26


    A fatal confrontation between police and a 30-year-old man at Toronto's Pearson Airport; and new revelations on the call between Mark Carney and Donald Trump.

    CTV National News for April 23: Why B.C. will be a battleground on election day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 23:25


    B.C. is projected to be a major battleground on Election Day; plus, massive crowds gather in Rome to pay tribute to Pope Francis in a public viewing.

    CTV National News for April 22: Vatican releases details of Pope Francis' final hours

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 23:22


    Plans are in motion as the Catholic faithful and world leaders begin to gather in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis; here's what is in the Conservative Party's fiscal platform, from lowering taxes to reducing the deficit.

    CTV National News for April 21: How Francis redefined the Catholic Church as pontiff

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 23:16


    Pope Francis has died at 88 of a stroke and irreversible heart failure on Easter Monday; and, while Conservatives are leading among voters aged 35 to 54, new Nanos polling shows the Liberals hold an advantage among seniors.

    CTV National News for April 18: Advancing polling in federal election begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 23:25


    Advance polling in the federal election is underway as party leaders continue to make pledges; and an innocent bystander is killed in a shootout in Hamiton, Ontario.

    CTV National News for April 17: What led to the cancellation of the post-debate press conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 23:19


    The moments that resulted in the decision to cancel post-debate press conferences was described as testy and physical; and, the English-language leaders' debate punctuated how the Liberals and Conservatives are seeing record-levels of support.

    CTV National News for April 16: The fight for votes in French in the first leaders' debate

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 23:26


    Four of Canada's party leaders made their case to Canadians in French in the first of two federal debates; and, here's how the road to build a majority government in Canada could be determined by Quebec.

    CTV National News for April 15: Honda rumours prompt reaction from Canada's party leaders

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 23:11


    Reports that Honda will move auto production out of Canada prompted immediate response from party leaders on the campaign trail; and, here's how a Montreal Canadiens hockey game forced Canada to change the start time of the French debate.

    CTV National News for April 14: Poilievre and Ford at odds over Conservatives' campaign strategy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 23:21


    Pierre Poilievre and Doug Ford appear to be openly at odds over the federal Conservatives' election campaign; and, Mark Carney apologized for a staffer who planted 'Stop the Steal' pins at a conservative conference.

    CTV National News for April 11: Ont. GM plant halts production, hundreds of employees brace for layoffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2025 23:14


    500 employees at a GM plant in Ingersoll, Ontario will face layoffs; plus, There are growing concerns of Canada facing a lack of tourism this summer.

    CTV National News for April 8: Trump escalates trade war with China with 104 per cent tariff

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 23:19


    The stock markets opened with massive gains before sinking again as tariff tensions between the U.S. and China escalated; Pierre Poilievre took aim at Mark Carney, pledging to close the offshore tax loopholes he accuses the Liberal leader of once abusing.

    CTV National News for April 7: Several wealthy supporters denounce Trump's tariff plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 23:14


    Uncertainty reigned on the global stock markets as a false rumour led to a brief rebound before markets plummeted again; Mark Carney met with B.C. Premier David Eby to discuss the U.S.' plan to more than double tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber.

    CTV National News for Apr. 4: Canada lost 33,000 jobs in March as Trump's tariffs take toll on global economies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 23:30


    Canada reported 33,000 job losses in March as stock markets spent a second straight day in freefall in response to U.S. tariffs; and, Jagmeet Singh says Brookfield avoided paying more than $5 billion in taxes by using a tax haven during Mark Carney's tenure as chair.

    CTV National News for Apr. 3: Market mayhem after Trump launches global trade war

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 23:24


    Global stock markets recorded one of the worst one-day declines in five years in the wake of U.S. President Trump's tariffs; and, Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will impose a 25 per cent tariff on automobiles made in the U.S. that are not compliant with CUSMA.

    CTV National News for Apr. 2: How Canada avoided the worst blow from Trump's new tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 23:13


    Canada and Mexico were not included in a list of countries struck by U.S. President Trump's latest tariff barrage; and, the U.S. is moving ahead on tariffs on finished foreign-made cars, but tariffs on cars using foreign parts may be delayed.

    CTV National News for Mar. 31: The problem the Paul Chiang controversy presents to Mark Carney

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 23:21


    Mark Carney is defending Paul Chiang amid condemnation for his comments suggesting people collect a Chinese bounty on a Conservative rival; and, as the date for U.S. President Trump's self-proclaimed 'Liberation Day' nears, details over what tariffs he will impose remain vague.

    CTV National News for Mar. 28: A shift in tone following Carney and Trump's phone call

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 23:19


    The first phone call between Mark Carney and Donald Trump preceded a shift in tone by the U.S. president; and, here's what Pierre Poilievre and Jagmeet Singh pledged to Canadians on Day 6 of the campaign trail.

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