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Ireland to ratify CETA trade deal next year - Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that Ireland will fully ratify the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada by next summer, following a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

World • 25 Sep

The Bank of Canada cut its key lending rate to 2.5% today

Bank of Canada cuts key lending rate citing Trump tariffs

Canada's central bank cut its key lending rate to 2.5% today, offering a boost to borrowers in an economy squeezed by US President Donald Trump's trade war.

Business • 17 Sep

Canada's annual inflation rate eased to 1.7% in July from 1.9% in June, new figures show today

Canada's annual inflation rate eases to 1.7% in July

Canada's annual inflation rate eased to 1.7% in July from 1.9% in the previous month as lower year-on-year gasoline prices kept the consumer price index low, but core measures of inflation stayed sticky, data showed today.

Business • 19 Aug

A sign on Interstate 75 directs motorists to Detroit or Canada, near the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit, Michigan

Canada sheds thousands of jobs in July as tariffs hit

The Canadian economy lost thousands of jobs in July, sending the share of people employed in the population to an eight-month low, data showed on Friday, as the labor market gave back substantial gains seen in the prior month.

Business • 08 Aug

Mark Carney and Donald Trump walk side by side with trees in the background

Trump says Canada's Palestine stance may hurt trade deal

US President Donald Trump has said it will be difficult to make a trade deal with Canada, after the country announced it is backing Palestinian statehood.

World • 31 Jul

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: U.S. President Donald Trump stops and talks to the media before he boards Marine One on the South Lawn at the White House on June 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The President will attend the annual meeting of the Group of 7 nations,

Trump ends Canada trade talks over taxes hitting US firms

US President Donald Trump said he is calling off trade negotiations with Canada in retaliation for taxes impacting US tech firms, adding that Ottawa will learn of their new tariff rate within a week.

US • 28 Jun

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada is prepared to strike back against the United States if talks with Washington to remove Trump's tariffs did not succeed

Canada prepares reprisals, EU progress talks - US tariffs

Canada prepared possible reprisals while the European Union reported progress in trade talks on Wednesday as new US metals tariffs triggered more disruption in the global economy and added urgency to negotiations with Washington

Business • 05 Jun

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Smoke from Canadian wildfires reaches Europe, EU says

Heavy smoke from intense wildfires in Canada has reached northwestern Europe, the European Union's climate monitoring service has said.

World • 04 Jun

Canada's GPD in the first quarter grew by 2.2% on an annualised basis as compared with the downwardly revised 2.1% growth posted in the previous quarter

Canada's Q1 GDP expands by 2.2% - beating estimates

Canada's economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter, data showed today, mainly driven by exports as companies in the US rushed to stockpile goods before President Donald Trump's tariffs were implemented.

Business • 30 May

The Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement is a deal reached between the EU and Canada, which requires the backing of parliaments across all the EU member states to be fully operational (Stock image)

Draft Irish legislation to ratify CETA approved

Tánaiste Simon Harris has secured Cabinet approval for the drafting of legislation which will allow for the ratification of the controversial EU-Canada trade deal.

Politics • 27 May

The Cabinet will consider the drafting of legislation to allow for the ratification of the EU-Canada trade deal

Tánaiste to seek Cabinet approval for CETA legislation

Tánaiste Simon Harris will seek Cabinet approval tomorrow for the drafting of legislation which will allow for the ratification of the controversial EU-Canada trade deal.

Ireland • 26 May

The day began with an exchange of pleasantries and the traditional group photo in front of snow-capped mountains

G7 finance chiefs seek unity as Canada talks near end

Talks among G7 finance ministers faced challenges as the group worked to overcome divides on thorny issues like the impact of US President Donald Trump's tariffs and support for Ukraine.

World • 22 May

G7 members gather for a photo ahead of the talks

G7 finance talks begin under strain of US tariffs

G7 members have begun tough discussions in Canada, seeking to restore stability in the face of economic turbulence from US President Donald Trump's tariffs and to strengthen support for Ukraine.

Business • 22 May

Consumer prices in Canada rose 1.7% year over year, down from a 2.3% increase in March

Canada's inflation rate plunges on lower energy prices

Canada's inflation rate plunged in April on lower energy prices, with food costs continuing to rise, the national statistical agency said today.

Business • 20 May

Mike MacDonald and his passenger spent several hours floating in the water before they were rescued.

Canadian pilot survives emergency landing at sea

A Canadian pilot has recounted his harrowing experience surviving an emergency landing at sea after the engine of his Cessna 182 stopped midair over the Gulf of California.

News Lens • 12 May

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Canadian embassy in Washington DC after meeting US President Trump

'Progress' made in 'complex' trade talks with US - Carney

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Ottawa was carrying out "very complex" negotiations with US President Donald Trump, who has slapped tariffs on Washington's northern neighbour, among other disputes.

World • 07 May

Mark Carney's Liberal Party party won Canada's parliamentary election on Monday

Carney to meet Trump next week for 'difficult' talks

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he will travel to Washington next Tuesday to meet Donald Trump after an election campaign in which he accused the US President of trying to break Canada.

World • 02 May

Canada's Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre pictured speaking to his supporters after losing the election to the Liberals

Canadian Conservative leader loses own seat in election

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre lost his own seat in Canada's election, official results showed, despite his party making gains in parts of the country.

World • 29 Apr

Mark Carney said that he has the experience to lead Canada through tumultuous times

Multiple challenges await Carney after election win

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is celebrating his election victory, but he admits that "daunting" challenges await, including handling US President Donald Trump and reshaping the economy.

World • 29 Apr

Mark Carney celebrates at a victory party in Ottawa after the election win

Liberals to fall just short of overall majority in Canada

Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals will have a minority government in Canada's next parliament after falling just short of the 172 needed for majority control, according to the public broadcaster CBC.

World • 29 Apr

Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves a polling station in Ottawa

Canada votes as Trump renews US takeover push

Canadians are going to the polls after an election campaign in which US President Donald Trump's tariffs and musings about annexing Canada became the central issue.

World • 28 Apr

People attend a candlelight vigil near the scene where a car drove into a crowd of people during the Lapu Lapu Festival

Suspect charged with murder in Canada car-ramming attack

The suspect in a Canadian car-ramming attack that left 11 dead at a Filipino street party, at the weekend has been charged with murder, police said, adding that additional charges were anticipated.

World • 28 Apr

Dublin woman Eilis Courtney has encouraged Irish people living in the city to help with blood donations

Watch: Irish in Canada urged to give blood after attack

Irish people living in Vancouver, Canada have been urged to give blood after a car-ramming attack left 11 people dead at a Filipino street party.

World • 27 Apr

Vancouver Police said that the driver of the car is in custody

11 confirmed dead after Vancouver 'car-ramming attack'

The suspect in a Canadian car-ramming attack that left 11 people dead at a Filipino street party acted deliberately and had a history of mental health problems, police have said, warning the toll could rise.

World • 27 Apr

About 33,000 net jobs were shed in Canada in March, pushing the unemployment rate up 0.1 percentage points to 6.7%

Canada sheds jobs first time in three years

Canada in March marked the first drop in employment in three years, the national statistical agency said today, as uncertainty over US tariffs led businesses to cut staffing and stall hiring.

Business • 04 Apr