By Maria Cheng OTTAWA, April 14 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would prioritize lowering the cost of living in Canada, tackling a housing shortage, and building major infrastructure projects to help make Canada's economy more independent with his Liberal Party's new parliamentary majority.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a stronger hold on power – and bigger mandate for his efforts to push back against US President Donald Trump - after a series of historic floor crossings and two byelection wins supercharged his Liberal Party to a majority government.

Thanks to Trump’s unpopularity, “Carney seems to be headed from triumph to triumph,” writes Stephen Maher.

OTTAWA, April 14 (Reuters) - Canada will suspend the federal fuel excise tax on gasoline and diesel from April 20 to September 7 to help consumers and businesses deal with rising prices, Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters on Tuesday.

PM Mark Carney defends Canada's NATO commitment amid Trump criticism, despite Canada missing the 2% defense spending benchmark since the Berlin Wall fell.

The AI company has limited initial access of its Mythos model to a small number of firms after warning it is powerful enough that it may be capable of cyberattacks.

WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - Canada, the UK and other countries condemned the killings of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon in the conflict between Israel and the Hezbollah and called for an end to hostilities.

Western democracies face backlash for allowing Iran and other authoritarian regimes to secure influential U.N. seats as the U.S. stood alone in opposition.