https://www.scmp.com/rss/523129/feed The latest news and top stories on Mélanie Joly, Canada's Minister of Industry. She is responsible for innovation, science, and economic development, alongside her duties as Registrar General of Canada and overseeing economic development for Quebec regions. Her career includes roles as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Economic Development, and Minister of Canadian Heritage. She is a lawyer by profession. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Bloomberg Bloomberg Canada will allow TikTok to continue operating in the country, a complete reversal after the government had previously ordered the social media company to close its Canadian division for security reasons. In November 2024, under former prime minister Justin Trudeau, Canada ordered ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese owner, to wind down its Canadian subsidiary. That would not have banned the app’s use but would have forced its offices in Toronto and Vancouver to close. But in January, that order was set... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3346025/tiktok-gets-green-light-stay-canada-reversing-earlier-ban?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3346025/tiktok-gets-green-light-stay-canada-reversing-earlier-ban?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:31:28 +0000 Reuters Reuters Canada’s federal court on ‍Wednesday overturned a government order to close TikTok’s Canadian operations, allowing the short-video app to keep operating for now, and told Ottawa to review the ⁠case. In November 2024, Canada’s industry ministry ordered TikTok’s business to be dissolved, citing national security risks, but added the government was not blocking access or users’ ability to create content. TikTok, which says it ‍has more than 14 million monthly users in Canada, appealed against the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340749/canada-court-overturns-government-order-shut-down-tiktoks-operations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340749/canada-court-overturns-government-order-shut-down-tiktoks-operations?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:59:50 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had a “wide-ranging conversation” on Thursday that included trade and the war in Ukraine, according to Carney’s office. The two leaders talked about “trade challenges, opportunities, and shared priorities in a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the US”, according to the statement. They also discussed “how to build on the president’s leadership to support long-term peace and security for Ukraine and... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322719/trump-and-canada-pm-carney-talk-about-trade-agree-speak-again-soon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322719/trump-and-canada-pm-carney-talk-about-trade-agree-speak-again-soon?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:31:41 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney came to power, there was hope that he might try to improve relations with China, which have been in a deep freeze since the debacle over Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou. After all, China is the country’s second-largest trading partner after the US. The answer came last weekend. Citing national security, Ottawa ordered the Canadian branch of Hikvision, the partly state-owned Chinese security camera manufacturer, to completely shut down all its operations in the... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3316934/canada-playing-dangerous-game-provoking-both-china-and-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3316934/canada-playing-dangerous-game-provoking-both-china-and-us?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Jul 2025 22:45:08 +0000