The Big Three automakers were able to secure a month-long tariff exemption on Wednesday after a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrapped a call to the Oval Office with no such guarantees for Canada. Trump has granted a one-month exemption for any vehicles coming through the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, also known as CUSMA...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is suspicious of a 30-day tariff reprieve for automakers, which he believes could be...
Worsening feelings for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are helping push Canadian voters towards the federal Liberal party, a new poll...
Premier Doug Ford says Ontario will “hold our line” on tariffs and retaliation, including removing alcohol from LCBO shelves, until...
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland says if she wins and becomes prime minister, she will invite rival Mark Carney to...
As Canadians get their first taste of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term tariffs, many are giving more thought to...
For the past few years, Canadians have navigated a scarcity mindset, shaped by housing shortages, rising costs, strained healthcare, and...
The prime minister's intelligence and security adviser says it's time for Canada to be less dependent on its partners, comments...
Canada is in a series of high stakes political races, for party leadership, for an upcoming national election. But is...
As mining and investment leaders gather in Toronto this week for the annual Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)...
Canada is in a position to send a powerful message that will reassert its role on the international stage. This...
On the evening of March 4th, the same day the United States imposed 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, President...
You can’t have an outburst of nationalism without purity tests coming into play, and two prominent Canadian figures have failed...
With his tariffs now a reality, U.S. President Donald Trump is weaponizing uncertainty to coerce businesses to move their operations...
With the Trump tariffs now a reality, the urgent question is, “How can Canada best fortify itself against long-term damage...
During the weeks and months following Donald Trump’s election last November 5th, his relentless tariff threats and verbal assaults on...
When the history of what could be a widening war in Europe is written, it will be interesting to see...
“What he wants is to see a total collapse of the Canadian economy, because that will make it easier to...
Canadians have taken Donald Trump's threats of trade action — now realized — very personally. Understandably and justifiably so. But...
If there was any doubt that Canada-U.S. relations have reached a breaking point this week, Justin Trudeau dispelled it in...
“Elbows up.” That was the message Mike Myers sent to fellow Canadians at the end of last weekend’s Saturday Night...
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that Donald Trump was softening up Canada by attacking our economy ahead of...
Welcome to the 2025 trade wars. United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to upend Canada’s economy, and those of...
This week, John Ivison is joined by veteran pollster, Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, to talk about the...
In my 20 years in politics as a Liberal partisan, I’ve heard my share of platitudes recited like articles of...
During Donald Trump’s first term, The New Yorker published an iconic cartoon that showed a flock of sheep grazing on...
Imagine, for a moment, that Justin Trudeau, Pierre Poilievre, Jagmeet Singh, Elizabeth May, and Mark Carney all had a ballot...
The Conservatives are said to be having trouble pivoting away from the shooting-fish-in-a-barrel fun of campaigning against Justin Trudeau to...
How many countries will Donald Trump and his enablers try to put in their place in the space of a...
Donald Trump is an all-purpose distraction, a threat on so many fronts, that concern about climate has been temporarily pushed...
King Donald and his band of enabling Banana Republicans have hit a new low. With the ceasefire in Gaza hanging...
When Finance Minister Nate Horner tabled Alberta’s provincial budget in the assembly on Thursday afternoon, he and every other government...
Steve Verheul used to get under the American trade negotiator’s skin. As Donald Trump’s point person on trade in the...
Mark Carney signalled last month he is willing to call an early general election should he become Liberal leader. While...
U.S. President Donald Trump says he is not appeased by Canada's efforts to reduce the amount of fentanyl crossing the...
Talks between 2 sides to continue throughout the afternoon. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrapped up a call with his U.S...
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick says further announcements on tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump are expected later today...
Disinviting United States President Donald Trump from the June G7 summit in Alberta could exacerbate Canada-U.S. discord as diplomacy is...
Swearing-in date unclear, but work done now will speed up the timeline. Far from the political spotlight and prying eyes...
A day into Donald Trump's North American trade war, the U.S. president remained adamant that tariffs would benefit America even...
The governor of Kentucky says U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on countries including Canada are not what Americans voted for...
Mike de Jong, one of B.C.'s longest-serving MLAS, says the federal Conservative Party has rejected him as a candidate in...
U.S. President Donald Trump may announce a deal with Canada and Mexico on Wednesday that sees the countries “meet in...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada needs to retaliate against American tariffs by targeting U.S. goods Canada can make, does...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith lashed out Tuesday as hefty, sweeping U.S. tariffs kicked in on Canadian goods, but she reiterated...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says while the Liberal party will be naming its new leader on Sunday, his last official...
Canada’s economy is headed for a contraction — the first since the Covid-19 crisis — if a tariff war with...
Automotive leaders have warned that U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods could be as bad or worse for autoworkers than the...
This time next week, Mark Carney will likely be Prime Minister of Canada. And so far, he’s the only candidate...
Trump's policy 'foolish and a failure in every regard,' Danielle Smith says. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says U.S. tariffs are...
PM says Trump is trying to make it easier to annex Canada — but it won't work. An unbowed Prime...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the U.S. has launched a continental trade war and Canada is fighting back. Speaking...
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has announced how his province will immediately respond to U.S. President Donald Trump instituting 2...
The federal union that represents Canada's front-line customs and immigration officers says it's worried about staffing levels at the Canada...
Canadians will be waking up to a new and uncertain reality after U.S. President Donald Trump deadline for economy-wide tariffs...
President Donald Trump on Monday directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous Oval Office meeting as...
Former B.C. Premier Christy Clark – who was close to entering the current Liberal leadership race – says she is...
MASERU, Lesotho (AP) -- U.S. President Donald Trump says no one has ever heard of Lesotho. The foreign minister of...
WASHINGTON -- A day into Donald Trump's continental trade war, the U.S. president continued to insist his tariffs would benefit...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- First-term Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin accused President Donald Trump of driving up costs while pushing for...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to keep up his campaign of "swift and unrelenting action" in reorienting...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday he is confident that Russian leader Vladimir Putin will "keep his word"...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- A preliminary economic agreement between Ukraine and the United States would ensure long-term U.S. involvement in...
Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include the...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Award-winning singer-musician Rhiannon Giddens has become the latest artist to call off an appearance at the...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions on dozens of people and oil tankers across China, the United...
As the death toll from the ongoing opioid poisoning crisis in Canada continues to rise, jurisdictions across the country struggle...
Canadian national spirit is high. The positive emotional reaction to the Team Canada hockey victory over the U.S. in the...
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It’s called an election campaign for a reason. Even though its purpose is to secure votes, instead of purchases, it...
The number of women candidates running to become Members of Parliament has increased substantially over the last five elections. But...
The former Public Safety minister, Dominic LeBlanc, gave RCMP the green light to start selling some of its used vehicles...
U.S. President Donald Trump‘s 25 per cent tariffs are now in effect on Canadian goods entering the U.S., with 1...
After months of back-and-forth, will-he-or-won’t-he, it’s officially on: U.S. President Donald Trump has slapped 25% tariffs on most Canadian goods...
It’s a preventable crisis – that’s the message from many public health officials when describing the recent measles outbreaks in...
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to follow through on his economic threat against North American neighbours – his...
