Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel would control the whole of Gaza despite mounting international pressure that forced it to lift a blockade on aid supplies that has left the enclave on the brink of famine.

U.S. Vice-President JD Vance discussed fair trade policies with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday in Rome, Vance’s office said in a statement, as the two nations try to resolve a dispute over tariffs.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday morning in Rome that his Liberal government will table a budget this fall — a decision he argued is the right one because there’s “not much value” in rushing out a budget at the earliest opportunity.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday to add Canada’s weight behind global pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit at the negotiating table and agree to “an unconditional ceasefire.”

After a delay due to a blizzard, Elections Canada has validated the results in Nunavut and confirmed NDP incumbent Lori Idlout has prevailed over Liberal challenger Kilikvak Kabloona.

Three NDP MPs have called out the party’s executive and national council, claiming caucus wasn’t properly consulted in the recent selection of its interim leader. 

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told the audience of major business and political figures that the U.S. is “open for business” — even as President Donald Trump digs in on his claim that he will not lift tariffs on Canada, and after he told Prime Minister Mark Carney there was nothing he could say to change that.

A group representing big foreign streaming companies told a CRTC hearing Friday that those companies shouldn’t be expected to fulfil the same responsibilities as traditional broadcasters when it comes to Canadian content.