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Politics For the first time since U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened hefty tariffs on Canadian goods, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took his argument against the import taxes directly to the American public. Conservative Leader Poilievre also outlined his plan to deal with president-elect Trump’s threats Darren Major · CBC NewsContinue Reading

Politics Canada today recognized Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the legitimate winner of the July 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, one day before Nicolas Maduro is due to be sworn in. Mass protests in the country saw the opposition leader emerge from hiding, only to be acducted and then released. Opposition leaderContinue Reading

Politics Indian media outlets, including some of the country’s most prominent and respected, ran false reports Thursday claiming that the four Indian nationals accused of murdering Canadian Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar have been released from custody. CBC News has confirmed that those reports are false. Numerous Indian media outletsContinue Reading

Politics As a giant of industry and the world’s richest man, Elon Musk wields influence across the global economy. He’s leveraging that success to extend his influence into the democratic process in Canada and elsewhere. Expert says Musk wants to position himself as a global thought leader Peter Zimonjic ·Continue Reading

Donald Trump’s increasingly strident approach to relations with Canada is provoking fear about the potential consequences north of the border and questions about just how serious the U.S. president-elect actually is.   While already threatening to cripple Canada’s economy by imposing tariffs on the day he returns to the White House,Continue Reading

Politics Less than two days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked the Governor General to suspend Parliament, a legal advocacy group has already taken the issue to court, while another has said it plans to do the same. But several constitutional experts say the challenges aren’t likely to succeed. ‘I don’tContinue Reading

Politics Among the most senior officials in Ottawa, there is a document circulating that outlines specific details about how Canada could retaliate against Donald Trump’s tariff threat. Ottawa is increasingly concerned Donald Trump will impose tariffs on Canada Katie Simpson · CBC News · Posted: Jan 08, 2025 6:00 PMContinue Reading

Politics Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Wednesday that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s assertions that Canada should become the 51st state should be taken seriously, after he initially dismissed them as a joke. Trump said Tuesday he’d be willing to use ‘economic force’ to join countries Darren Major · CBC NewsContinue Reading

A growing chorus of Liberal MPs are calling on their party’s executive to guard the upcoming leadership race — whose winner will automatically become Canada’s next prime minister — from foreign interference.  Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, who said she’s considering a leadership bid, said last year’s foreign interference inquiry laid bareContinue Reading