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President Donald Trump claims he’s targeting Canada with punishing tariffs on all our goods because he’s concerned about the country’s supposedly lax approach to fentanyl and migrants. But new data from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) shows Canada has a reason to worry about what’s pouring in from the U.S.Continue Reading

Politics·Analysis The last few weeks may have at least buried any remaining notion that Canadian leaders can exert much control over the current president of the United States. But Canadians can control what kind of country they want to build beside this new version of the United States. We’re stuckContinue Reading

Politics The NDP’s national campaign director has sent a memo to all candidates and campaign staff warning them to be prepared for a snap federal election as early as March 10. The memo also accuses the Liberals of turning the tariff crisis into a political opportunity. Memo accuses Liberals ofContinue Reading

Politics The former head of the Canadian military’s personnel branch, who had been accused of misconduct but had charges withdrawn, has been told he’s being kicked out of the Armed Forces. Court martial against lieutenant-general dropped in 2023 Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted: Feb 12, 2025 6:31 PM ESTContinue Reading

Politics Canada’s newly appointed fentanyl czar says his goal is to bring the already low percentage of the deadly opioid smuggled south into the United States down to zero. Role created in response to Trump’s border concerns Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Feb 12, 2025 2:46 PM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Politics A team of Canada’s premiers say they had a “constructive” meeting with senior White House officials on Wednesday as they continue to make the case against tariffs on Canadian goods. Premiers hail ‘constructive’ meeting as they lobby against tariffs Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Feb 12, 2025 2:22Continue Reading

Politics Defence Minister Bill Blair says U.S. President Donald Trump’s talk of annexing Canada is not a “real threat,” less than a week after the prime minister was heard telling an economic summit that it should be taken seriously. Bill Blair says Trump’s comments are ‘disrespectful and concerning,’ but notContinue Reading

As Harrison Ford, Drew Barrymore and other celebrities hawked trucks, cruises, beer and soda to millions of Americans during Sunday night’s Super Bowl game, the Ontario government made its own pitch. One of the pricey Super Bowl commercials — with a 30-second spot going for $8 million — featured an ad sponsored by theContinue Reading

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s foreign minister who has tangled repeatedly with Canada, said last year that many countries were nervous after the re-election of U.S. President Donald Trump. But he said India was “not one of them.” This week, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Trump in the White House, followingContinue Reading