Jul 13 Trudeau apologizes for not recusing himself from charity contract decision By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized for not recusing himself from a Cabinet decision to award a contract to a charity his family did paid work for. Continue reading
Jul 06 Trudeau turns down White House invitation amid pandemic By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Trump and López Obrador are due to meet Wednesday Washington, but Trudeau spokesperson Chantal Gagnon said Monday that while Canada wishes the U.S. and Mexico well, Trudeau won't be there. Continue reading
Jun 12 Trudeau calls police video of aboriginal chief arrest ‘shocking’ By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The arrest has received attention in Canada as a backlash against racism grows in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee to his neck. Continue reading
Jun 01 Canada’s Trudeau says Russia won’t be included in the G7 By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Trudeau noted Russia was excluded from the group after it invaded Crimea in 2014 and annexed it from Ukraine. Continue reading
May 01 Canada bans assault-style weapons after shooting rampage By Rob Gillies, Associated Press "Canadians need more than thoughts and prayers," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. Continue reading
Apr 14 WATCH: Trudeau says it will be weeks before Canada restarts economy By Courtney Vinopal Ontario extended its state of emergency for another 28 days. Continue reading
Apr 09 Canada unlikely to return to normal until there is a COVID-19 vaccine By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians will need to stay at home and practice physical distancing for months as the first wave of COVID-19 cases in the country won’t end until the summer. Continue reading
Mar 16 Canada closes borders to noncitizens, Americans exempt By Associated Press Trudeau announced the move Monday outside his residence, where he is self isolating after his wife tested positive for the new coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 12 WATCH: Canada’s Trudeau says he’ll work from home after wife tests positive for COVID-19 By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canada shut down Parliament and advised against all nonessential travel outside the country Friday while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau governed remotely from his home, in self-imposed quarantine after his wife tested positive for the new coronavirus. Continue reading
Feb 18 Trudeau urges patience, warns against using force against pipeline protestors By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Demonstrators have set up blockades in British Columbia and Ontario in solidarity with opponents of the Coastal GasLink pipeline project that crosses the traditional territory of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation in northwestern British Columbia. Continue reading