US-Canada relations and cross-border issues
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The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have charged a 33-year-old Ontario man with making violent threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. This charge follows the arrest of two Alberta men for similar threats last month. Increased security measures have been in place since an assassination attempt on U.S. candidate Donald Trump.
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Thursday Canada will stand firm on its plan to rein in the number of newcomers entering the country, despite concerns that Donald Trump's re-election could spur an influx of migrants from the United
President-elect Donald Trump said he would impose additional 10% tariffs on goods from China and 25% tariffs on all products from Mexico and Canada, citing the levies as necessary to
OTTAWA — Canada's premiers are asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hold an urgent first ministers' meeting ahead of the return to office of president-elect Donald Trump.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s threats on tariffs should be taken seriously. He adds that Canada can take the same approach to working with Trump as it did during his first term as president.
During a dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President-elect Donald Trump jokingly suggested Canada become the 51st US state, causing a stir in trade discussions. Trudeau argues against Trump's proposed tariffs on Canada, and Canadian officials emphasize the minimal impact on drug and migrant flow from Canada to the US.
Polling firm Nanos found Canadians are almost four times more likely to think economy will weaken rather than strengthen in next six months
President-elect Trump is expressing some interesting territorial wishes ahead of his return to the White House, hinting in recent days that Canada should become the United States'...
The move comes in the wake of threats from Trump, who has said he would impose 25 per cent tariffs if Canada and Mexico do not handle the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs.
OTTAWA — U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and those in his corner continue to muse about annexing Canada, though Canadian officials have largely sidestepped those comments.
Now, with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump vowing to impose a 25-per-cent tariff, Canada’s supply chain troubles are bound to persist
The prime minister’s resignation leaves economic policies in limbo, including a proposed increase on capital gains taxes, and could affect negotiations with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump
Trump keeps floating the idea that Canada should join the United States as the 51st state, saying Tuesday he would not use military force to invade the country.
Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cautioned that President-elect Donald Trump is "a very skillful negotiator" and fretted that the statehood push could be masking a more menacing tariff threat.
Smith said she had a "friendly and constructive conversation" with the U.S. president-elect and emphasized the importance of energy ties between the two countries.
WASHINGTON — Exactly what president-elect Donald Trump plans to do with his tariff threat remains a mystery to Canadian officials and most Republicans, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Thursday.
Our country is vulnerable to an “America First” president who has an attraction to tariffs and a conviction that the U.S. is getting a raw deal from even some of its closest and friendliest partners.
As U.S. President Donald Trump renews his tariff threat on Canadian products, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says diplomacy, not retaliation, is the best way for the country to stifle the risk of punishing new trade sanctions.
The U.S. President intends to use tariffs as a constant cudgel held over the heads of his trading partners – especially his neighbours
U.S. President Donald Trump agreed not to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico for another month
The U.S. president's tariff threat has galvanized a political shift in Canada.
In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Trump reiterated his desire to make Canada part of the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump once again says that he wants to see Canada become a state due to the unsubstantiated claim that the States is “paying $200 billion a year” to its northern neighbour.
The Conservative leader seems to have concluded he cannot win on a ballot question that involves negotiating with U.S. President Donald Trump.
As U.S. President Donald Trump threatens tariffs and pushes for Canada to become the 51st state, his trade adviser Peter Navarro is rebuffing a report that says he is proposing Canada be pushed out of the Five Eyes alliance.
York University professor Andil Gosine spent three years developing the exhibition, which was set to open at the Art Museum of the Americas on March 21
The president initiated an investigation that could lead to tariffs on lumber imports, nearly half of which comes from Canada.
Leaders from Canadian Ukrainian organizations say they are shocked by Friday’s clash between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The Canadian comedian made a guest appearance over the weekend and sported a T-shirt bearing the slogan at the end of the show
B.C.‘s Forest Minister said the latest executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump is “nothing more than a distraction” after Trump signed two orders to increase his country’s domestic supply of timber while reducing its reliance of timber imports from other countries, including Canada.
Trump’s tariffs shatter decades of North American economic integration
The former central banker has cast himself as an even-keeled political outsider with the economic bona fides to take on the US and manage a trade war.
The North American auto industry won a temporary reprieve from tariffs last week, but the U.S. President’s hostility increased after Doug Ford pledged to impose a surcharge on electricity exports
In a down ‘n’ dirty trade war that has galvanized Canadians — elbows up, Gordie Howe style — it is certainly prudent to stay on our side of the 49th parallel, writes Rosie DiManno.
The key difference in the approach of the two major party leaders toward how they propose to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump.
The vote is the most significant Republican rebuke of the Trump administration’s second term, with four prominent Republicans breaking rank
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday pledged to "fight" against US President Donald Trump's tariffs
Is deepening integration with the U.S. over or can Canada try it again?
A member of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration appears to have slipped up when he said that Canada would be getting hit with an additional 10 per cent tariff.
The Prime Minister spoke during a French-language leaders’ debate in Montreal on Wednesday.
Mark Carney made his case to Canadians in his latest bid to retain power at the English election debate on Thursday.
The newspaper said it obtained a 16-page draft executive order outlining the sweeping changes, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed the story
This news summary highlights significant world events, including conflicts involving Israeli PM Netanyahu, sensitive leaks by U.S. officials, the death of Pope Francis, and Canadian political tensions. Notable actions include Putin's peace offer to Ukraine and fluctuating approval ratings for Trump. Australian and Canadian elections show dynamic political scenarios.
The Liberal leader confirmed a report that the President repeated his comment about making Canada a U.S. state, which wasn’t mentioned in the original readout
The shadow cast by Trump has loomed large in Quebec, where the Liberals are hoping to make big gains at the expense of the Bloc Québécois.
Public projects including an east-west electricity grid, housing, clean manufacturing, and a truly public bank are important examples of government-led initiatives key to our sovereignty.
Votes are being counted in a Canadian election that will choose a leader to confront the US president's trade war and annexation threats, which Donald Trump renewed in an election day message.
The American president attacked Canada’s economy and threatened its sovereignty, suggesting it should become the 51st state.
Canadian voters backed Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, the CBC projects, in a national election strongly influenced by Donald Trump.
As Canadians pick their next leaders to face off against Donald Trump, it is unclear how much weight the U.S. president's influence will carry, writes political analyst Eric Ham in a column for CTVNews.ca.
The US President’s actions infuriated Canadians and stoked a surge in nationalism that helped the Liberals flip the narrative and win a fourth straight term in power.
The race was overshadowed by the threats to Canada’s sovereignty from U.S. President Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump reveals in a new interview with NBC that he doesn’t plan to use military action against Canada to make the country the 51st state.
The U.S. President shared no details about how or when the levies would hit, but Canadian groups warn any levies could wreak havoc on a sector deeply tied to Hollywood
The Republican president has repeatedly threatened that he intends to make Canada the ’51st state’.
Mr Carney won the job of prime minister by promising to confront the increased aggression shown by Mr Trump.
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s approach to his Tuesday meeting with Donald Trump is in the spotlight after a flurry of meetings between world leaders and the U.S. president, including a disastrous Oval Office dressing-down of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in February.
There is a long way to go — and much more to figure out than could possibly be settled in a single afternoon at the White House.
The prime minister said Canada would “never” join the United States but is willing to work with Trump on a new trade and security partnership.
WASHINGTON — Canada will never become a U.S. state, Prime Minister Carney declared Tuesday in public and private meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House — meetings both leaders described as productive and cordial.
Ambassador to U.S. Kirsten Hillman said Ottawa is eager to obtain the removal of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods but not at expense of ‘stability’
A new Statistics Canada report found that Canadian return trips from the U.S. substantially declined, a trend that one professor says reflects the effectiveness of the Canadian movement boycotting American products and travel to protest the Donald Trump administration.
OTTAWA — Canadians are showing a lot of enthusiasm for retaliation against the U.S. over President Donald Trump's tariffs — even as many of them fear that the country has slid into a recession already.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday aspects of his plan for a “Golden Dome” missile defence shield and said “it automatically makes sense” for Canada to be involved.
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday aspects of his plan for a "Golden Dome" missile defence shield and said "it automatically makes sense" for Canada to be involved.
A resolution with bipartisan support was introduced by United States senators on Wednesday to recognize the U.S.-Canada partnership as the relationship continues to be badly strained by Donald Trump’s tariffs and threats of annexation.
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is looking at participating in U.S. President Donald Trump's new Golden Dome missile defence program.
WASHINGTON - A resolution with bipartisan support was introduced in the United States Senate today to recognize the U.S.-Canada partnership, a relationship badly strained by President Donald Trump's tariffs and
OTTAWA — Frank McKenna felt a sense of déjà vu on Tuesday when U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Canada is interested in buying into his new "Golden Dome" missile defence program. Canada's former ambassador to the U.S.
OTTAWA — If Prime Minister Mark Carney signs on to U.S.
Trump jokes about annexing Canada, so King Charles makes a visit. Canadians look for door #3: themselves.
King Charles and Queen Camilla have begun a visit to Canada that's being seen as a show of support for the country in the face of challenges from Donald Trump.
Tonight on 'Closer Look': As Donald Trump's tariffs take hold, Canadian steelmakers are calling on the government to do everything it can to give the industry 'a fighting chance'
The provinces want to maintain pressure on the Trump administration to lift tariffs on Canadian imports
With Donald Trump back at the helm in the US, this week's G7 meeting is expected to be tense after he walked out in 2018
Neither Israel nor Iran is backing down from an escalating conflict that has endangered civilians in both countries. Because Canada has no embassy in Iran, Ottawa is having to work from afar to support thousands of Canadian citizens stuck there.
The president is not happy with a new 3% tax on companies like Meta.
Trump says Canada's new tax will cost US companies billions; he will announce new tariffs on Canada within days.
U.S.-Canada trade talks resumed late Sunday, days after Trump suspended them.
US president also eyes blanket tariffs of 15 to 20 percent on other trading partners as his trade war widens.
New levies, which come on top of tariffs on auto parts and industrial metals, will come into effect on August 1.
TORONTO (Reuters) -Over two months, Canadian officials scrambled to advise and reassure Canadians wanting to travel to the U.S. after President Donald...
Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says most Canadian goods will be exempted from US tariffs while some sectoral duties remain.
Canadian PM floats the possibility of 'presence of troops' from allied countries to protect Ukraine against Russia.
Some small Indigenous businesses in Canada are halting shipments to the United States in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff regime, even though trade ties exist that predate the founding of both countries.
While the public has generally been in favour of increased defence spending, the trade-offs have not been made clear.
Canadians and American border states used to go together like gravy on fried potatoes, but political tensions have halted Canadian tourism to the US.
From a faltering economy to high expectation from the public, parliament's return could bring challenges for Canada's new PM.
The Israeli government has boasted it will bury the idea of a Palestinian state — as countries including Canada prepare to recognize one at the United Nations General Assembly next week. Though it's a shift in Western policy, many Palestinians fear the recogn…
Despite the warm words, Canada remains the only G7 country not to have reached a trade deal with Trump this year.
US's Trump said the two leaders would discuss trade as tariffs weigh on the Canadian economy.
President Donald Trump said he's terminating trade negotiations with Canada citing a negative TV advertisement about tariffs.
President Donald Trump said he's terminating trade negotiations with Canada, citing a negative TV advertisement about tariffs.
A Canadian state wants to swamp US TV networks with a commercial showing Ronald Reagan opposing tariffs.
President Donald Trump announced he's adding an extra 10% tariff on Canadian imports over a negative TV advertisement featuring a speech by President Ronald Reagan.
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad...
Ontario to stop running advertisement featuring voice of US President Ronald Reagan saying that trade tariffs were a bad idea.
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Ontario's ad criticizing tariffs aired during the World Series, hours after President Donald Trump said he'd slap new tariffs on Canada.
Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed South Asian leaders on Sunday about the importance of “reliable partners who honour their commitments.”
In his first campaign to lead Ontario, Ford started out as a Trump-style populist. But tariffs changed his view and he is now a consistent thorn in the U.S. president's side.
Relations nosedived in 2018 after Canada arrested a senior Huawei executive and have remained rocky ever since.
Canadian PM says anti-tariff ad featuring Ronald Reagan 'offended' Trump, who has since cut off trade talks with Canada.
Carney said he apologised to Trump during a dinner at the APEC summit, acknowledging that the president was “offended” by the ad
From tariff cushions to space launches to Eurovision, Prime Minister Carney’s first budget aims to protect Canada while looking beyond the US.
The rift between two provinces at odds over a proposed pipeline is straining Canada's unity as it seeks to become an energy superpower.
American senators panned a U.S. peace proposal on Ukraine at an international security conference Saturday, with one calling it one of the most serious...
The government has committed $81.8 billion over five years on the Canadian Armed Forces, with a focus on protecting Canada’s sovereignty, including the North...
As Canada starts to diversify its ties with other countries amidst an increasingly unpredictable and unreliable relationship with the U.S., its pivot toward China, in particular, will need to be strategic: the work must be done while balancing the risks and s…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday new supports for the steel and lumber industries hit hard by U.S. tariffs. U.S. President Donald...
The new plan comes amid stalled trade talks between Ottawa and Washington.
Dr. Mariia Kuzeikiv, an Ukrainian surgeon, is learning skills that could help her save lives in the war while in Hamilton, Ont.
Canadians usually head south for the skiing, shopping and nightlife in American ski towns. But due to cross-border politics, tourism to the U.S. is down, and some resorts are worried.
Canada joins EU's Security Action for Europe (SAFE) rearmament initiative, giving access to $170bn in loans for defence.
Ottawa cites similar move by US as well as Syrian government's efforts to advance stability in the country.
United States President Donald Trump said that the US will "work it out" with Canada when it comes to trade, calling the country "very tough traders."More to come......
Stephania Taladrid on the scramble among envoys from the United States, Mexico, and Canada to preserve a trade agreement as a crucial negotiating deadline looms.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) is one of the Best Aerospace Stocks to Buy According to Analysts. On December 5, Kratos Defense...
Terms of North American free trade deal set to be renegotiated in 2026 under shadow of US tariff policies.
See how you measure up by following along with 40 of this year's questions below, as prepared by quizmaster Emma Godmere.
From Trump's comments about annexing Canada to a Canadian boycott of American goods, here is how one of the strongest relationships cracked in 2025.
The UK-owned, Canadian-made whiskey is testing a united "Team Canada" approach in the face of US tariffs.
Our neighbors to the north are slashing tariffs on Chinese EVs as tensions with the U.S. continue to rise.
Carney is the first Canadian PM to visit China since 2017 and is seeking to rebuild ties as he looks for new markets.
Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual
President Donald Trump gives. Offended by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's increasingly assertive posture toward the U.S., Trump revoked an invitation ...
President Trump rescinded an invitation for Canada to join his newly-formed "Board of Peace" amid an escalating feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump has shattered one of the US’s s…
The warning comes days after Mark Carney delivered a speech in Davos, where he opined on the changing face of global politics since Trump's election.
Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at Davos, and more.
In a post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump threatened Canada with 100% tariffs on all goods and products if it makes a trade deal with China.
By Maria Cheng and Promit MukherjeeOTTAWA, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Canada’s opposition Conservative Party has voted overwhelmingly to retain Pierre Poilievre as its leader af… Leggi
As US-Canada relations grow rocky, Canada is rethinking its economy, its alliances, and its place on the world stage under Mark Carney.
Former Conservative campaign manager Jenni Byrne says her party's messaging on the relationship between Canada and the United States is evolving, and should continue evolving as the situation shifts.
Residents of remote communities along the Canada-U.S. border are asking Ottawa not to scrap a trusted traveller border entry program that pre-clears them, making it easier to travel into Ontario and Manitoba without reporting to a customs checkpoint. The prog…
One Canadian official has referred to Trump's threat as "insane."
Trade tensions between the US and Canada escalate as Donald Trump threatens to delay the Gordie Howe International Bridge, challenging Mark Carney.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term has threatened Canada with annexation and economic ruin, leaving some Canadians feeling anxious and concerned. A Winnipeg therapist offers strategies for coping with those emotions.
Air Transat will no longer fly to the US this summer, while WestJet is also slashing several routes, as Canadian interest in visiting the US falls.
Canada announced Monday that it is working on an aid package for Cuba as it faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages worsened by a U.S oil embargo. Foreign...
Carney's trip comes at a time when he's looking for new markets for Canadian exports to diversify from the US.
Canadian officials say India is no longer a 'security threat' after allegations of transnational violence rocked ties.
Some First Nations are challenging Carney's resource-extraction plans to strengthen Canadian economy from US threats.
As European allies quietly explore France's nuclear umbrella amid doubts about U.S. reliability, Canada faces an uncomfortable question: join or stay clear. While Ottawa rejects going nuclear, extending French deterrence to North America risks inflaming tensi…
Supporters of the Liberal Party of Canada had much to celebrate in Montreal this weekend. For one thing, the Liberal Party continues to exist as a significant presence in Canadian politics. Fifteen years ago that seemed very far from guaranteed.
The Liberals now hold 174 seats in the 343-seat House of Commons of Canada after winning three key by-elections.
Mark Carney says Canada must build economic ties with other countries amid shifting relationship with the United States.
More state and federal approvals are needed for the 3-foot-wide Bridger Pipeline Expansion, which would stretch from the Canadian border with Montana down through eastern Montana and Wyoming, where it would link up with another pipeline.
Oil-rich western province could see independence referendum as soon as October, but complicated process remains ahead.
The Trump administration has frequently accused US allies of failing to live up to mutual defence obligations.
Alberta's Premier Danielle Smith announces referendum on whether to hold a referendum on leaving Canada.
Canadian Prime Minister Carney has said he wants to diversify from the US which has threatened to annex Canada.
Canada strengthens Chinese trade ties, seeking economic diversification amid growing US–Canada trade tensions
Alberta will vote in a referendum over whether to separate from Canada, but how is the US President involved?
Trump had threatened to halt the opening of the cross-border bridge, which is jointly owned by Michigan and Canada.
The Trump administration in 2025 paused the use of the famous Haskell Library's main entrance on the US side, which had been used by both countries for decades.
Experts say Canada 'closing the doors' as socioeconomic issues upend decades-long consensus on immigration.
German-owned naval shipbuilding company made the bid with NATO ally Norway, beating out South Korea's Hanwha Ocean.
Carney and Saudi Crown Prince Bin Salman strengthen partnerships after years of strained relations under Trudeau.