Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned it as a “reward for terror,” while U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called it a “reckless decision” and “a slap in the face” to the victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks.

Carney also accused Israel of violating international law over the blocking of Canadian-funded aid delivery to civilians in the war-torn Palestinian enclave.

Israel’s ambassador in Ottawa has issued a statement rejecting Canada’s “condemnation” of humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza.

President Sheinbaum and Canada PM Carney have agreed to strengthen Mexico-Canada trade relations in light of US tariff threats.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has suggested a new trade deal with the United States is now most likely to include tariffs. There is, in his own words, “not a lot of evidence right now” that the Donald Trump administration is willing to stand down from imposing levies on Canadian imports.

Trump wrote to Carney to inform him that, from August 1, Canada will face a 35 percent import tariff after the two sides failed to reach a deal during the recent pause. The American leader said he would consider revising the 35 percent tariff "if Canada works with me to stop the flow of Fentanyl".

Under normal circumstances, the governor of the Bank of Canada and the prime minister meet formally on occasion, a careful arrangement that allows them to touch base on the state of the economy while preserving their respective jurisdictions over monetary and fiscal policy.

An Inuit leader who met Thursday with Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss the federal government's controversial major projects legislation says he has been assured the bill respects treaty rights.