Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has created a Canada-U.S. relations council as part of his response to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's tariff threat. Mike Armstrong reports on who is forming that council, and how Alberta remains the missing link in the 'Team Canada' approach.
Speaking to reporters in Vancouver on Wednesday, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre pointed the blame at the Liberals, saying they “got us in this mess” of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s recent tariff threats against Canada. “Not only have the Liberals weakened our economy, now they’re resorting to dividing our people,” Poilievre said in reaction to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith refusing to sign the joint retaliation plan against Trump by Canada's premiers on Wednesday.
After a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other premiers in Ottawa, Premier Susan Holt says they are united on a Canada-first approach to fighting any potential hefty tariffs from the incoming Trump administration, even though Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she’s reluctant to jeopardize the province’s oil industry in a trade war.
OTTAWA — The country's premiers emerged from a key meeting about Canada-U.S. relations in Ottawa on Wednesday with a message of unity and a pledge to stand together, with one exception: Alberta's Danielle Smith, who said she cannot support the federal government's plan if energy export tariffs could be a part of it.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Canada's premiers to devise a unified approach on how to push back against U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's tariff threat. David Akin explains why two premiers aren't on the same page with the rest of the first ministers.
Though he said he respects Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said “Canada comes first” Thursday after Smith was the only premier not to sign a communique about Canada's response to tariff threats posed by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. The United Conservative Party (UCP) leader opted to prioritize Alberta’s oil and gas industry instead – which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested could be blocked off to the U.S.
Canada's outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday that “nothing is off the table” when it comes to responding to proposed tariffs by President-elect Donald Trump, but that no single region of the country should bear the full brunt of that response. Trump has threatened to impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian imports. “We have to respond to the challenge we’re facing,” Trudeau said following a five-hour meeting in Ottawa with Canada's provincial premiers to discuss Trump’s threats.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith refused to sign a joint statement of unity from the federal government and Canada’s premiers against U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to impose punishing tariffs on Canadian goods. Former Alberta politician Gary Mar says Smith’s reluctance to sign onto the agreement is in part because of the ‘disproportionate impact’ it may have on Alberta.
Premier Doug Ford wore the hat while speaking to reporters ahead of a premiers' meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss Canada's response to the threat of U.S. tariffs. It was designed by an Ottawa-based company in response to U.S. president Donald Trump's recent musings about Canada becoming the 51st state.
Nancy Pelosi will not attend Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Pelosi attended the president-elect’s first inauguration in 2017, but will be a mystery no-show this time around, reported ABC News and The Hill. A spokesperson for the former House speaker confirmed Pelosi will not attend but did not state a reason why. The 84-year-old underwent hip replacement surgery last month after she took a “hard fall” on marble stairs during a state trip to Luxembourg.
President said he fears he ‘almost spent too much time on the policy, not enough time on the politics’
After the initial crush of personnel announcements for President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration, now the nominations process officially begins. Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump's picks for the Cabinet. Many nominees have met with senators individually.
I'm a chef. Here's how I turn Costco's $5 rotisserie chicken into five easy dinners and lunches for two people, from pasta dishes to burrito bowls.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said “So I raped you” was extradited Thursday from France to the United States.
Outgoing Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "has to find a way to accommodate the legitimate concerns" of Palestinians for the long term sustainability of Israel. "And the idea that Israel is going to be able to sustain itself for the long term without accommodating the Palestinian question ... It's not going to happen," Biden, who hands over to Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, said in an interview on MSNBC. "And I kept reminding my friend, and he is a friend, although we don't agree a whole lot lately, Bibi Netanyahu, that he has to find a way to accommodate the legitimate concerns of a large group of people called Palestinians, who have no place to live independently."
U.S. President Joe Biden used his farewell address to sound the alarm about the rising influence of ultra wealthy tech titans in American politics. Anne Gaviola explains why Biden says "an oligarchy is taking shape" in the U.S., and what this means for Canadians.
The latest numbers released by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation show housing starts were up by two percent in Canada in 2024. However, housing starts in B.C. were down nine per cent compared to the previous year. Builders say inflation and financing are to blame.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber. Elected as the state’s top law enforcement officer in 2018, Moody campaigned on a pledge to voters that she’d be a prosecutor, not a politician.
Twenty five years ago, Florida was a swing state that hung by a few chads. Since then, its politics have drifted rightward. Titans of industry and finance are migrating there, creating what's being called Wall Street South. Now, as Donald Trump prepares for a second term, this nexus of "MAGA" and money could make Florida the policy blueprint for the rest of the nation.
Federal Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney launched his campaign bid in Edmonton on Thursday before a scheduled campaign stop in Richmond, B.C. With Canada under threat from proposed tariffs, Mark Carney says he’s the best person for the job after heading up the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada.
