World Aug 22 U.S. and Canada fall deeper into a trade war with new tariffs as talks collapse and blame is spread President Donald Trump’s import taxes will hit about 5% of what Canada ships to the United States every year, including products ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors.
World Aug 20 Quebec's premier says Canada-U.S. trade talks are 'far from over' Premier Christine Fréchette demanded more information from Prime Minister Mark Carney before deciding whether an emerging agreement adequately protects Quebec’s dairy and forestry sectors.
World Aug 19 Trump says U.S. and Canada reached last-minute deal to delay 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports The announcement, which Trump made on his social media platform, buys time for more negotiations and avoids, for now, another strain in already tense relations between the historic allies.
World Aug 18 U.S. and Canada hold last-minute negotiations to prevent Trump's 50% tariffs If no deal is reached, Trump has threatened to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products, ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors.
World Aug 07 Carney says U.S. trade talks are 'nasty' after Trump criticizes Canada's leadership Carney said Canada remained engaged in the negotiations despite Trump’s comments, describing the talks as a fight to protect Canadian workers and businesses.
World Jul 06 Canada selects German company to build submarine fleet as it boosts NATO spending The decision Monday came before Prime Minister Mark Carney headed to this week’s NATO summit, where allies face pressure to back higher defense spending with concrete plans.
World Jun 17 Takeaways from the G7: Trump's new attitude toward allies buoyed by their praise for Iran deal President Donald Trump is not known to be a fan of international gatherings of world leaders, but he changed his tune at this year's G7 summit at a French Alpine resort, where he was buoyed by support from his counterparts…
World Jun 17 Canada's Carney isn't having a bilateral meeting with Trump at G7 but says it's not a snub Canadian leaders typically get a bilateral meeting with American presidents at summits of the world's leading industrialized democracies, but Carney dismissed any notion of a snub.
World Jun 16 Hot mics capture world leaders' chats between weighty topics at G7 summit World leaders at the G7 summit are discussing global issues, but hot mics have revealed lighter conversations too.
World Jun 13 Canada's Carney says middle-power countries shouldn't compete for favor with the U.S. Carney said that Canada and the European Union have a combined population that is more than twice that of the U.S., with a similarly sized economy and a collective defense budget that is twice that of China’s. He said smaller…