U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied that his threat of sweeping tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico is meant to force early trade renegotiations, insisting he’s responding to “massive” flows of fentanyl and migrants into the U.S. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump’s tactic was meant to kickstart talks on the Canada-United
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. Trump, starting his second non-consecutive term as president, took the Oath of Office presided over by Chief Justice John Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday inside the Capitol Rotunda — the first time since 1985 the swearing-in ceremony has
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 19, 2025 6:39 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Premier Danielle Smith won’t be at president-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural ceremony on Monday after all, due to bitter cold weather forecasted for Monday in Washington, D.C. Smith, who is spending five days
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s told the LCBO to clear U.S. booze from its shelves if Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs as he’s threatened to do. Ford made the remark to the crowd at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association’s annual general meeting and conference in Toronto Monday – the same day as Trump’s inauguration
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 17, 2025 9:07 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s office has released an official itinerary outlining a five-day diplomatic trip to Washington, D.C., including the presidential inauguration on Capitol Hill on Monday. Beginning Saturday, the province says Smith
Chrystia Freeland announced Friday she will run to become the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Freeland, once a staunch ally of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, announced her intentions in a short post on social media.“I’m running to fight for Canada,” she said in a statement issued “regarding the Liberal Party leadership campaign.”Her
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s increasingly bold threats against Canada’s economy and sovereignty suggest “there’s something dangerous brewing” and a serious response is needed, a U.S. analyst says. David Frum, a staff writer at The Atlantic who has covered U.S. politics for decades, doesn’t believe Trump actually wants to make Canada a U.S. state, but says
Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump, an expected move that comes amid legal wrangling over how much of that document can be made public in the days ahead. The department disclosed Smith’s departure in a court filing Saturday, saying he had resigned
United States president-elect Donald Trump may declare a national emergency in order to turn his threat to slap Canada with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs into a reality. With less than two weeks to go until Trump returns to the White House, it’s still not clear how the Republican leader will enact his tariff agenda.
As Donald Trump continues to talk about taking control of Greenland, his oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., travelled to the autonomous Danish territory on Tuesday — but Greenlandic and Danish officials are making it clear they want nothing to do with what the Trumps are proposing. “Don Jr. and my Reps landing in Greenland,” Trump