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European Union (EU) leaders are gathering in Montreal starting Thursday, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen discussing a closer relationship with Canada. Despite a recently proposed “associate membership” for Canada being rejected by some European leaders, von der Leyen kept that phrasing in her speech – without acknowledging the recent pushback – calling...

In Montreal, Thursday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen talked about a mostly forgotten connection between Canada and Europe– Jean Monnet, a founding father of the EU. Jean Monnet was a Frenchman who came to Canada over a century ago selling cognac. Eric Sorensen has more.

The Canada-EU summit is now underway, kicking off in Montreal. A strategic outreach to Europe to reduce dependence on the United States. The European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen opened the conference, saying the gathering paves the way for Canada to become the bloc’s first associate member. But as Touria Izri reports, the...

The Carney government’s push to towards Europe has brought some of the highest-ranking EU officials to Montreal, where the Canada-EU Summit is drawing to a close. Members of the Canadian military greeted Prime Minister Mark Carney and his guests: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa. EU delegates then...

Amid pushback from Germany and other European Union (EU) members for Canada to be granted “associate” membership in the alliance, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has dismissed a question asking if she would be worried if the concept could be “scrapped altogether” in a year as continental elections approach. Speaking Friday in Montreal,...

The Canada-European Union (EU) summit is now underway, kicking off in Montreal. The European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen opened the conference, saying the gathering paves the way for Canada to become the bloc’s first “associate member”. Strengthening Canada’s digital sovereignty is another focus of the federal government. Prime Minister Mark Carney has...

Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged $82 million toward ocean monitoring through the OceanEye initiative, including expanded observations in the Arctic. Speaking alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a Wednesday press conference, Carney said the funding would support year round monitoring, underwater gliders and global data collection. The Liberal prime minister also reaffirmed...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is inviting Canada to join the European Union as its first-ever “associate member.” David Akin looks at how von der Leyen’s offer is raising many questions with few answers, and the speculation about how Prime Minister Mark Carney will respond.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed opening a path for Canada to become the European Union’s (EU) first “associate member.” As U.S. President Donald Trump pushes further on economic and annexation threats against Canada, von der Leyen said Wednesday Canada and the EU would build on their existing free trade agreement with...

The day after the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed Canada become an “associate member” of the European Union (EU), Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney did not shy away from the invitation. But as Ottawa Bureau Chief David Akin reports, Carney said he will sign no new deals with the EU until members...

Speaking Thursday at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in 1 22-minute speech centred around unity, “Canada welcomes this ambition” of becoming an “associate member” of the EU — a proposal from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen just one day earlier. Furthermore, Carney noted that the two sides...

The EU’s top official has proposed new plans to block children under 13 from social media in all 27 member countries. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says this move would help protect young people from potential online harms. Jazan Grewal has this story and more in Business Matters for Sept. 16, 2026.

Officials from India and the European Union (EU) on Tuesday signed a landmark trade deal along with other agreements such as the India-EU Security and Defence Partnership. “We did it. We delivered the mother of all deals,” said President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen.

U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a major trade agreement Sunday in Scotland. The deal includes a 15% tariff on EU goods entering the U.S., $750 billion in European energy purchases, and $600 billion in new EU investments in the U.S. Trump called it “the biggest deal ever...

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at his Turnberry resort on Sunday for talks on a major transatlantic trade agreement. Trump criticized the current trade relationship as “very unfair to the United States” and warned that tariffs on European goods would begin if no deal is Aug. 1 reached....

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed mutual support and solidarity in Kingston, Ont. today, as von der Leyen visited Canada in an effort to promote transatlantic ties. “We will stand shoulder to shoulder together with our European partners for Ukraine,” Trudeau said.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday the world was at a “moment of truth” in the fight against climate change as she presented a list of measures the EU was championing ahead of the COP26 climate conference. Von der Leyen said a group of 60 countries had signed a pledge to...

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the ambush of an officer in Northern Ireland last Wednesday after the New Irish Republican Army (IRA) claimed responsibility for the shooting. Von der Leyen told reporters “violence has no place in our society,” while Sunak said “those trying to drag...

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outlined the pegs of the Windsor Framework, solidified after a meeting with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, which will open up cross-border trade between the EU and Northern Ireland, which shares a border with the Republic of Ireland.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen paid tribute to Ukrainian women in her message to Canada’s Parliament on Tuesday, telling MPs that the women in that country “have smashed a glass ceiling right over the head of the Russian invaders.” She said the number of women serving in the Ukrainian military has more than...