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Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with European Union President Ursula von der Leyen and other EU officials on Thursday and Friday in Montreal.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to welcome European Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen to Montreal Thursday after months of pursuing closer ties with the EU.

Prime Minister Mark Carney will also attend the European Union’s annual State of the Union address by the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu was in Ireland on Thursday to push forward negotiations ahead of next week's Canada-EU Summit in Montreal.

A major summit Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting with European Union leaders is set to conclude Friday with announcements on digital trade and academic exchanges.

Carney said Ottawa and Brussels are working toward the "deepest possible partnership short of accession" that would see Canada become the EU's "first associate member." 

Canada and the EU are laying out their vision for what a closer relationship looks like in an increasingly “dangerous and divided” where trade has become “weaponized.”

Usula von der Leyen’s suggestion that Canada could become an associate member of the European Union is raising concerns over costs, sovereignty.

The two leaders did not meet at the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Carney's first trip to the United States since trade negotiations fell apart last month. 

Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard blasted the premier’s position: “Being absent means being the loser. What a lack of leadership.”

The Canada-EU summit began in Montreal without Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon as his dispute with Ottawa continued to draw attention.

The Opposition leader says Canada already has a free trade agreement with Europe and close defence ties with the continent through NATO, but he doesn’t support European laws.

While authorities do not possess clear evidence on who was responsible for the drone attacks, “it makes no sense for Ukraine to destroy its own ships in the Black Sea."

France's new ambassador to Canada says her country admires the Carney government's response to "extremely radical" American demands.

The two sides will move from CETA to an Alliance for the Future, European Commission President Urusla von der Leyen said in her State of the Union address.

The move comes amid deepening ties between Canada and the European Union, including a proposal to make Canada the EU’s first 'associate member.'

Saudi Arabia on Sunday kept its main international airport closed and moved Riyadh schools online as Yemen's Houthi rebels threatened new airstrikes across the kingdom.

As of Sunday afternoon in hospitals across Alberta, 19 patients were in critical condition, eight were stable, and 12 were being treated as outpatients.

Canada made the “right decision” to walk away from trade negotiations with the United States last month, Prime Minister Carney told the Liberal caucus.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron are holding a symbolic meeting on an archipelago 20 kilometres off the southern coast of Newfoundland on Sunday.