Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s 24th Prime Minister on Friday 14 March, along with a leaner team of cabinet ministers who will manage the country through the current US trade war and a federal election campaign expected to begin shortly

Canada has withdrawn from a UN mission in eastern Congo citing the “increasingly perilous conditions” in the rebel-held city of Goma; critics say it is a time when peacekeepers are desperately needed to protect thousands of people displaced at UN bases

The “appointment of Kevin Brosseau as Fentanyl Czar will accelerate Canada’s efforts to detect, disrupt, and dismantle the fentanyl trade, in partnership with the United States” stated PM Trudeau commenting the former RCMP deputy commissioner new role

Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie has been stripped of Order of Canada; the appointment has been terminated by the Governor General following a 2023 CBC report questioning her Indigenous heritage and affirming she was born in Massachusetts