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Trump's threats reveal the trouble with Canada's pipelines running through the U.S.
Canada's crude oil exports give this country powerful leverage in any trade war with the United States. But interconnectedness is a double-edged sword: the U.S. also controls pipelines that flow into Canada. The long-term solution is Canadian pipelines to non-U.S. markets — pipelines that never leave Canadian soil.
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Cutting off oil is Canada's nuclear option. What would it mean if it happens?
Tariffs on crude oil — or witholding it entirely — in response to Trump's threats would cause pain on both sides of the border.
Analysis
Why acquiring Greenland is more than just a whim of Trump
The territory's apparent barrenness belies its richness in key 21st-century resources — and this isn't the first time the United States has tried to take it.
Chaos and an abduction in Caracas as Canada recognizes Venezuelan opposition
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.
Indians deluged with false reports about release of Nijjar murder suspects
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.
Liberals say no changes coming for leadership race, despite risk of foreign interference
The Liberals will be the first federal party to hold a leadership contest since the Hogue Commission on foreign interference revealed previous attempts by foreign governments to influence outcomes. Elections Canada would like to see such votes limited to citizens, but that's not what the Liberal Party's planning.
Trump's tariff threat could force Canada to face tough decisions on sovereignty
Canada might be asked to make concessions in order to satisfy the Trump administration's demands on drug trafficking and illegal migration — concessions that could affect Canada's sovereignty and its ability to make its own decisions.
Trump's tariff threat throws a spotlight on the whack-a-mole trade in drug precursors
Donald Trump's latest tariff threat is focusing attention on the threat posed by fentanyl and its precursors. But stifling the drug trade by trying to control the trade in precursors is a frustrating and not very effective approach that has failed to produce the desired results in the past.
Mexico steels itself for the return of a hostile President Trump
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum got a foretaste of what dealing with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will be like on Wednesday night when she was forced to correct what appeared to be his mischaracterizations of their first conversation.
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As Trump's return threatens to end U.S. support for Ukraine, allies scramble to fill the gap
While the incoming Trump administration appears determined to end U.S. support for Ukraine, other western allies — including Canada — say they're not ready to give in. But can they fill the vacuum if America decides to cut and run?