Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland’s pitch to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to allies is drawing skeptical reactions from those who say her government neglected the sector over the past decade. The former finance minister’s policy statement on jobs and growth, released on Feb. 5, includes a pledge to “seize the opportunity to make Canada
U.S. President Donald Trump thinks absorbing Canada is the easiest way to benefit from its resources, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was heard saying in a hot mic moment on Friday. Trudeau, who was in Toronto to host a Canada-U.S. business summit on Friday, was heard saying Trump’s plans to annex Canada were a “real thing.”“I
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats and talk about making Canada the 51st state have made Canadians angry — very angry. A new poll by Ipsos for Motorcycle accident toronto today found a whopping 68 per cent of Canadians surveyed think less of the United States as a country, after Trump threatened Canada’s economy with 25 per
One person is dead and nine others were taken into the custody of the Canada Border Services Agency this week following two separate incursion incidents near Alberta’s border with the United States. At a news conference held in Edmonton on Wednesday, Assistant Commissioner Lisa Moreland, the regional Commander of the RCMP’s Federal Policing Northwest Region
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 5, 2025 1:51 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Quebec furniture manufacturer says the threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods has forced it to lay off 115 people in the province. South Shore Furniture says it’s laying off 97 people at its headquarters and factory
While U.S. President Donald Trump has paused his proposed tariffs, some Canadians vow they have no plans to return to buying American. “I think they’ve awoken a sleeping giant,” said Glenn Naylor of Courtenay, B.C. “We’ve been far too complacent for far too long about being Canadian, and I think what this has done, no
As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to hold out the threat of steep tariffs on Canadian imports, the federal trade minister is citing a new deal with Ecuador as proof that its trade diversification strategy is working Mary Ng told The Canadian Press the free-trade agreement with Ecuador, the sixth-largest economy in South America, is
As U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk take aim at Canada, some high-level observers are calling on the federal government to consider sanctioning or even banning corporations owned by those close to Trump — much as it did with Russian oligarchs after the invasion of Ukraine. “We better have a report coming up on American interference,” former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy said at a recent panel discussion.He told the Jan. 27 event held by the
Descrease article font size Increase article font size UPDATE AS OF FEB. 3, 2025 AT 4:59 P.M. EASTERN: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. tariffs on Canada will be “paused” for 30 days. Read more about the announcement here. The cost of aluminum for consumers in Europe buying on the physical market has dropped due to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says U.S. tariffs on Canada will be paused “for at least 30 days” after agreeing on border security measures with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon. The call, the second held between the two leaders Monday, came just hours before 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods were set to