Mark Carney, an economist and political newcomer, will be sworn in as Canada’s new prime minister on Friday, just days after being elected leader of the governing Liberal Party. In…
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Canada: Carney ready to talk trade with Trump if ‘there’s respect for sovereignty’
Canada’s Prime Minister-designate Mark Carney has said he is ready to negotiate a renewed trade deal with US President Donald Trump, as long as there is “respect for Canadian sovereignty”.…
LIVE UPDATES: Mark Carney sworn in as Canada’s prime minister
Canada’s identity ‘much broader than official languages’ – Carney A French-speaking reporter asks Carney about the change of the ministerial portfolio of Canadian Heritage to Canadian Culture and Identity. The…
Canada: The blunt-speaking Canadian taking his fight with Trump to Washington
As leaders around the world try to figure out how best to deal with the new Trump administration, one Canadian official has come out swinging. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, a…
USA: Trump halts plan for 50% steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada
Donald Trump has halted a plan to double US tariffs on Canadian steel and metal imports to 50%, just hours after first threatening them. Tariffs of 25% still went ahead…
USA: Trump doubles planned tariffs on Canadian metal
US President Donald Trump has said he will double the tariffs he previously announced on Canadian steel and aluminium imports into the US, taking the levies to 50% in total.…
Canada: Ontario says it will slap a 25% surcharge on US-bound electricity
Ontario says it will slap a 25% surcharge on US-bound electricityOntario says it will slap a 25% surcharge on US-bound electricityCanada’s most populous province Ontario is slapping a retaliatory 25%…
Canada: PM Mark Carney talks tough on Trump threat
Mark Carney’s thumping victory in the race to succeed Justin Trudeau makes him not only leader of the Liberal Party but, by default, the next Canadian prime minister. It’s an…
Canada: New PM Mark Carney vows to win trade war with Trump
Mark Carney has won the race to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister, vowing to win the trade war with the US and President Donald Trump. The former governor…
Canada: The ‘anti-Trump’ numbers man who may force the UK to take a side
Mark Carney’s elevation to the top job in Canada is of particular significance at this moment when his country is at the frontline of a North American trade war. He…