Trump's auto tariffs derail Carney's federal election campaign plans
OTTAWA -- Liberal Leader Mark Carney is back in Ottawa today to deal with the fallout of new auto tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Trump's auto tariffs derail Carney's federal election campaign plans
Liberal Leader Mark Carney is back in Ottawa today to deal with the fallout of new auto tariffs announced by...
Trump going ahead with 25% tariffs on autos
U.S. President Donald Trump is dealing another tariff blow to Canada, signing an executive order on Wednesday that will hit...
Poilievre attacks Carney’s French: ‘To represent Quebecers, you have to listen to them in their language’
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre argued Mark Carney’s French is too poor for him to be an effective prime minister...
Carney on defence as Poilievre, Singh accuse him of using Bermuda ‘tax havens’
While Liberal Leader Mark Carney wanted to focus on sharing his new promise to protect Canada’s auto sector Wednesday on...
Alberta premier stands by plan to speak at U.S. fundraiser, despite calls to cancel
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her plan to fly to Florida to appear at an event alongside a far-right...
Poilievre says he'll keep retirement age at 65 in play for boomers
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Flip-flopping Carney wrong choice to lead fight against Trump
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The NDP is dithering on the fringes of survival
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U.S. provides a warning to Canada: When you elect a clown, you get a circus
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Liberals release plan to rebuild, reinvest, and rearm the Canadian Armed Forces
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Done properly, Danielle Smith's brand of American outreach is the way forward
If you want to influence Donald Trump, who else would you talk to but influencers? It’s a fine line between...
Pierre Poilievre vs Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre has been witness to a lot of change over the 21 years he’s served as a member of...
Flip-flopping Carney wrong choice to lead fight against Trump
The idea that Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the current Liberal government are best equipped to fight a trade war...
The NDP is dithering on the fringes of survival
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U.S. provides a warning to Canada: When you elect a clown, you get a circus
First, former United States President Joe Biden was too sleepy. Granted, he is old, but he got rid of student...
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Cynical opportunists or dutiful Canadians? For Liberals MPs who changed their minds about running again, maybe a bit of both
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Globe's India story smears Poilievre with Carney talking points
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Someone in Carney’s campaign made a bad call in pulling out of the TVA French debate
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Thanks to Danielle Smith, Alberta may trump Trump as the big ballot box question
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Pierre Poilievre’s advantage is slipping rapidly away. So he’s trying something he’s never done before
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Danielle Smith's election help isn't helping
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Charging politicians for news coverage could set a dangerous precedent
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Mark Carney is offering voters the other guy’s ideas, without the other guy
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Smith's cosy ties in U.S. wrecked Poilievre campaign opening
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Trump’s threat to Canada means this election must be a choice between the Liberals and Conservatives
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Trump's auto tariffs derail Carney's federal election campaign plans
Liberal Leader Mark Carney is back in Ottawa today to deal with the fallout of new auto tariffs announced by...
Poilievre attacks Carney’s French: ‘To represent Quebecers, you have to listen to them in their language’
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre argued Mark Carney’s French is too poor for him to be an effective prime minister...
Carney on defence as Poilievre, Singh accuse him of using Bermuda ‘tax havens’
While Liberal Leader Mark Carney wanted to focus on sharing his new promise to protect Canada’s auto sector Wednesday on...
Trudeau rents home in Ottawa but ultimately plans to live in Montreal
Justin Trudeau has rented a home in the upscale Ottawa neighbourhood of Rockcliffe, where he plans to live for at...
Alberta premier stands by plan to speak at U.S. fundraiser, despite calls to cancel
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her plan to fly to Florida to appear at an event alongside a far-right...
Trudeau was warned about Trump's trade plans before phone call: briefing note
Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau went into his first phone call with a newly re-elected Donald Trump aware that the U.S...
Poilievre says he'll keep retirement age at 65 in play for boomers
Voters ages of 65 to 74 have turned out in the biggest numbers in every federal election since 2004. Conservative...
Carney announces $2B fund to protect tariff-threatened auto industry
Liberal leader says he wants to build an 'all-in-Canada' manufacturing network. Homing in once again on the fractured Canada-U.S. relationship...
Liberals and Conservatives campaign in Quebec, NDP proposes tax measures
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec, while the NDP rolls out...
Stretch between potential April 2 U.S. tariffs and voting day will be ‘critical’ to the election outcome, say political players
Seizing the momentum amid the United States’ trade war with Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney has called an early election—a...
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Ousted Liberal MP Chandra Arya barred from running under party’s banner over alleged ties to India
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Liberals and Conservatives taking their federal election campaigns to Quebec
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Has the rise of Carney's Liberals sunk this upstart centrist party?
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Carney's green funds at Brookfield used Bermuda tax haven to attract investors
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Donald Trump may impose escalating tariff levels, and Canada could be on the lower end: Sources
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Carney apologizes to Montreal massacre survivor running for Liberals after getting name and school wrong
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Poilievre says he won leadership ‘fair and square’ despite allegations of India’s meddling
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CSIS alleges India organized support for Poilievre’s 2022 Conservative leadership bid
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Canada freezes Tesla’s $43-million rebate payments, bars it from future rebates because of tariffs
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Amid calls to cancel, Alberta's Smith stands by plan to go to U.S. fundraiser
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Liberal MP Sean Fraser changes mind, will seek re-election
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Beijing's envoy calls for more trade with Canada as U.S. trade war continues
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A bill proposing a near-total abortion ban causes an uproar at Georgia's Capitol
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World Series champion LA Dodgers say they'll visit Trump at the White House on April 7
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