US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new tariffs on all goods imported from America’s three largest trading partners, China, Mexico and Canada. Trump said the US would impose tariffs…
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Canada: We ‘will stand up to a bully’, says PM contender Carney over Trump tariffs
Mark Carney, the frontrunner to be the next Canadian prime minister, has said his country is “going to stand up to a bully” after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs…
Canada: PM Justin Trudeau promises a ‘fight’ is Trump imposes tariffs
Canada will react forcefully and immediately if Donald Trump imposes tariffs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday. The US president has said he could levy a 25% tariff on…
USA: Canada and Mexico face 25% tariffs on Saturday- Trump
US President Donald Trump has said he will follow through with his threat to hit imports from Canada and Mexico with 25% border taxes, known as tariffs, on 1 February.…
Canada: Temporary foreign worker scheme ‘inherently exploitative’ -Amnesty
Canada has failed to take meaningful action to address systemic abuses in a decades-old foreign worker programme, subjecting thousands of labourers to an “inherently exploitative” system, Amnesty International says. In a…
Canada: Ontario’s ‘Captain Canada’ calls snap election as Trump tariff threat looms
The leader of Canada’s most populous province has triggered a snap election, saying he needs a decisive mandate to fight Donald Trump’s tariff threat. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who has…
Canada: Life sentence for hitman who killed suspect in 1985 Air India bombings
A hitman who was one of two people who shot and killed a man acquitted in the 1985 bombing of an Air India flight has been jailed for life in…
Australia: Zverev heckled over domestic abuse allegations after final
Alexander Zverev was heckled by a spectator over domestic abuse allegations during the Australian Open men’s singles trophy ceremony. The German second seed lost in straight sets to world number one Jannik…
Canada: PM Justin Trudeau offers to help Trump as it scrambles to avert tariff war
Facing a looming tariff war with the US, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has threatened the stick – now, he’s hoping a carrot will work. In a change of tone from…
Canada: Ottawa avoids Trump’s tariffs – for now
After bracing for weeks for a trade war with the US, Canada has – for now – evaded tariffs that Donald Trump threatened to impose on the country as soon…