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This week, politicians from Canada and the United States have traded personal insults across the border, describing others as weak, nasty, foolish, ridiculous and a loser — the last paired with a curt invitation to "kiss my ass." The taunts have escalated the feud between the two countries, which has already led to crushing tariffs on tens of billions of...
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says 'no open channels' with Ottawa. The Trump administration's top trade negotiator disputes Ottawa's assertion that last-minute demands from the U.S. derailed a trade deal between the two countries last week, saying Canadians' concerns about the deal's "implementation" led Ottawa to pull the plug. In an interview with CBC News on Wednesday, Greer said the...
The Trump administration's latest round of tariffs against billions of dollars worth of Canadian goods took effect just after midnight Saturday, after the two countries failed to seal a last-minute trade deal that satisfied both sides. Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa would retaliate "dollar for dollar" after the White House delivered on its threat to impose crushing 50 per...
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said the White House can secure better terms, sources tell CBC News. One of U.S. President Donald Trump's most influential cabinet members has expressed dissatisfaction with the state of the trade deal on the table with Canada and is pushing for changes to be made as the high-stakes trade negotiations come down to the...
PM also confirms foreign minister will visit China 'soon.' Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday said he's anticipating a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the two nations work to build a new, stable trade relationship as they navigate the United States' changing policies. Carney made the remarks after what he described as a positive conversation with China's next-highest...
Once Carney is settled into his new role, Governor General must swear him in. In something of a political blowout, Mark Carney was elected on Sunday as leader of the Liberal Party and as the next prime minister. He won with 85.9 per cent of the votes, a larger margin than many expected — even though he was the clear...
Sand Northrup was huddled up at a friend's home in snowy Gibsons, B.C., on Saturday night when they got word the U.S. would follow through with crushing tariffs on Canadian goods. Over a game of cribbage, they hatched plans to personally respond however they could — already sipping beer from a local Sunshine Coast brewery instead of a bottle of...
The day he took office for his "sunny" first term, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared in front of Ottawa's Rideau Hall to present the first gender-balanced cabinet in Canadian history. He gave his succinct "because it's 2015" explanation — a remark that became integral to his then-favourable political brand.
Two federal politicians have asked Canada's competition commissioner to investigate whether companies have been conspiring to raise the price of frozen potato products, such as fries and hash browns, after similar allegations were made in the United States. NDP MPs Alistair MacGregor and Brian Masse – the Opposition critics for food price inflation and industry, respectively – sent a letter...
'People are taking a lot out on me for understandable reasons,' PM says. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used his debut appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday to make his case for another term despite facing existential challenges to his leadership and mounting "frustration" from Canadians struggling with the cost of living. Sitting for the late night...