Descrease article font size Increase article font size As attention intensifies on U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated comments about Canada becoming the 51st state, residents in and around the border town of Woodstock, N.B., are taking notice. The small town is roughly 30 minutes from Houlton, Maine, and for years, the two communities have had
U.S. President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again threat to impose damaging tariffs on Canada are off again — at least, for the next 30 days. Following a phone conversation Monday afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Trump is pausing the threatened 25 per cent tariffs on most Canadian goods that was set to take effect
Doug Ford says the Ontario government is “ripping up” its $100-million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink to provide high-speed internet to northern and rural communities. Ford, who plunged the province into an early election last week, said in a social media post Monday that effective immediately, the Progressive Conservative government is banning American companies from provincial
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. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum revealed that she had “a good conversation” on Monday morning with U.S. President Donald Trump, “with great respect for
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada is hitting back against U.S. tariffs with a lengthy list of counter-tariffs of its own. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the measures — $155 billion worth — Saturday, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing tariffs on Canadian (and Mexican) goods.The government released
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses media following the imposition of a raft of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump against Canada, Mexico and China, in Ottawa, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. Minister of Public Safety David McGuinty, left to right, Global Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and Minister of Governmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc look on. THE CANADIAN
Former national security officials are expressing skepticism over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s refusal to receive classified briefings on foreign interference. For months, Poilievre has refused to obtain top-secret clearance so officials with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) could share intelligence on foreign interference with him.On Tuesday, just after Justice Marie-Josée Hogue released her report
By Lisa Johnson The Canadian Press Posted January 30, 2025 3:02 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling for a joint Canada-U.S. NORAD base in northern Canada to bolster Arctic security. Smith says she pitched the idea at a recent meeting with fellow premiers
Ontario’s representative to the U.S. is confident there’s a deal to be made on growing the Canada-U.S. economic relationship in a way that resolves U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade concerns, but says Canada will feel “a lot of pain” before that is achieved. David Paterson says he’s had positive conversations with Republican lawmakers in Washington
As Ottawa floats possible solutions to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, it faces a dilemma: does it appease the United States and open up the domestic market, inflicting volatility and job losses but potentially driving down consumer prices, or does it stand firm with retaliatory threats to protect Canadian industries? Canada is bracing for