CTV National News with Lisa LaFlamme

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.