Peter Zimonjic

Senior writer

Peter Zimonjic is a senior writer for CBC News. He has worked as a reporter and columnist in London, England, for the Telegraph, Times and Daily Mail, and in Canada for the Ottawa Citizen, Torstar and Sun Media. He is the author of Into The Darkness: An Account of 7/7, published by Random House.

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High-speed rail line with 300 km/h trains will run between Toronto and Quebec City, Trudeau announces

The Liberal government launched a six-year, $3.9-billion design and development plan Wednesday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says will eventually connect Quebec City and Toronto with a high-speed rail line.

Canada's foreign minister says she gave Europe a 'wake-up call' on threat Trump poses to Canada

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly concluded her recent tour of Europe saying she delivered a “wake-up call” to Canada’s allies across the Atlantic about the economic and political threat the Trump administration is posing to Canada. 

Trump claims the trade deficit with Canada is a $200B subsidy. Experts disagree

U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that his country subsidizes Canada with hundreds of billions of dollars every year has become a key plank in his argument for annexing the country. But do his numbers add up?

Canadian veteran sues government to pay for rehab after 2023 Invictus Games injury

As athletes from 25 countries gather in B.C. this week to compete in the seventh Invictus Games, a Canadian veteran who suffered life-changing injuries in the previous games is suing the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces for $2.4 million.

Trump's threat to annex Canada 'real' and motivated by access to critical minerals, Trudeau tells crowd

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told business leaders at the Canada-U.S. Economic Summit in Toronto that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada "is a real thing."

Trudeau is unlikely to recall Parliament at opposition's demand. Here's why

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Canada's premiers and works with cabinet to craft his government's response to an unpredictable Trump administration, he's also batting away repeated demands from opposition leaders to recall Parliament.

Poilievre pivots focus to reducing provincial barriers as way to deal with trade war

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday that if he becomes prime minister he will implement a plan to boost internal trade in Canada that he says will increase the country's GDP by more than $200 billion. 

Carney says he'll scrap the carbon tax, introduce green incentive program if he becomes leader

Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney says he will abandon his party's consumer carbon tax and replace the policy with an incentive program that rewards Canadians for making green choices.

Freeland promises to cut number of cabinet ministers, PMO staff by half

Chrystia Freeland says that if she becomes the next Liberal leader and prime minister, she will reduce the federal cabinet and the number of staff in the Prime Minister’s Office by half.

5 things we learned from the final report on foreign interference

In her seven-volume final report, Justice Marie-Josée Hogue detailed what she thinks are the greatest threats to Canadian democracy, the problems with information sharing within government and how party leadership contests should be reformed.