Jan 25 Carney says Canada not pursuing free trade deal with China as Trump threatens tariffs By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade deal with China. Continue reading
Jan 24 Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs over its new China trade deal By Michelle L. Price, Rob Gillies, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America's northern neighbor went ahead with its China trade deal. Continue reading
Jan 23 Carney fires back at Trump after Davos speech By Rob Gillies, Associated Press “Canada doesn’t live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 4:29 Trump backpedals on threats against Greenland, but allies say damage has been done By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev President Trump announced what he called the framework of a deal over Greenland, the Danish island he had threatened to take over. There are not many details, but Trump said it would allow the U.S. to build missile defense bases… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 5:21 Greenland push helped Trump address Arctic security, Rebeccah Heinrichs says By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi, Veronica Vela For perspective on the crisis over Greenland and what comes next for the U.S. and its allies, Geoff Bennett spoke with Rebeccah Heinrichs, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute, a think tank in Washington. Continue watching
Jan 21 WATCH: Trump claims Canada 'lives because of the United States' By Associated Press President Donald Trump needled his northern neighbor in his address at Davos after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that the current phase of global diplomacy was a "rupture" and called for "middle powers" to "act together."… Continue reading
Jan 13 China urges Canada to break from U.S. influence as Carney visits Beijing By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China is hoping President Trump's economic and military actions against other countries will weaken the U.S.-Canada relationship. Continue reading
Dec 24 '60 Minutes' segment on Trump immigration policy accidentally airs online By Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press The segment featured interviews with migrants sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison under President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. The segment was removed from Canada's Global Television Network but still appeared on its app. Continue reading
Nov 02 Canada and Philippines sign defense pact to boost drills, deter China's aggression By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China’s increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, signed a key defense agreement on Sunday to boost combat drills and expand security alliances to deter aggression, officials said. Continue reading
Oct 26 Fact-checking claims that a Canadian ad was misleading about Reagan's tariff warning By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact The one-minute ad included some of Reagan’s remarks out of chronological order and omitted that Reagan recorded the address after imposing duties on some Japanese products. However, the ad’s overall message doesn’t misrepresent Reagan’s views on tariffs. Reagan said he believed that… Continue reading