Voting closed Sunday in the race to lead Canada’s Liberal Party, with a former central banker and political novice favored to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the country confronts threats from US President Donald Trump. Mark Carney, who served as the governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, is the … Read more
Two friends from Alberta, both with strong careers overseas and similar backgrounds, are vying to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party and of Canada just as the country faces a generational crisis because of the Trump administration’s tariffs and sovereignty threats. Some 400,000 Liberal Party members were eligible to cast ballots in … Read more
Canadians deal with tariff threats amid Trudeau successor battle – CBS News Watch CBS News As President Trump threatens tariffs on the Canadian dairy and lumber industry — while holding off on broader tariffs on goods covered under the USMCA until April — Canadians are also dealing with a transfer of power, with Prime Minister … Read more
Automakers received temporary reprieve Wednesday from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico, as concerns mounted over consumer impacts and talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yielded no immediate breakthrough. Following discussions with the “Big Three” US automakers — Stellantis, Ford and General Motors — Trump decided to “give a one-month exemption … Read more
President Trump’s imposition of blanket 25% tariffs on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico drew swift vows of retaliation from the United States’ immediate neighbors on Tuesday. China, which was hit with a second 10% tariff on U.S. exports since Mr. Trump took office, bringing the total levy to 20%, immediately announced its own … Read more
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a sharp rebuke of US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian goods, calling it a “very dumb thing to do.” Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday (March 3), Trudeau cited a Wall Street Journal article, saying, “Donald, they point out that even though you … Read more
It took Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada just minutes to tap out his reaction to his nation’s victory over the United States in an international hockey championship final on Thursday in Boston. “You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game,” Mr. Trudeau wrote on X. Ahead of the match, the … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada’s response will be “forceful but reasonable” if US decide to impose 25 per cent tariffs as threatened by President Donald Trump, The Globe and Mail reported. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on its neighbour Canada and Mexico as early as Saturday. What did Trudeau say? … Read more
The race to be Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s successor kicked off on Tuesday, a day after he resigned amid a looming trade war with the United States and a divisive political climate at home. The country’s new leader is likely to face elections within weeks of taking over from Trudeau in March. With the … Read more
Canada’s main stock index opened higher on Tuesday, lifted by mining shares, with investors awaiting key U.S. and domestic economic data as well as political changes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his plan to resign. The TSX strengthened 61.47 points to kick off Tuesday at 25,061.26. The Canadian dollar dropped … Read more