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The day the old American order cracked in the Oval Office
It would take some scrounging around the bottom of the barrel to find a historical precedent for what transpired Friday at the White House. There simply aren’t good parallels for U.S. President Donald Trump belittling the leader of Ukraine on camera, kicking him out of the building and cancelling lunch.
Donald Trump has some thoughts about Canada's upcoming election
U.S. President Donald Trump has made some of his most detailed public comments about Canadian politics. They include doubt about Pierre Poilievre's commitment to MAGA and taking credit for the departure of Chrystia Freeland.
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Confused by Trump's many tariff threats? Here's what's going on
Being confused by Donald Trump's tariff threats isn't a flaw — it's proof you're paying attention in the funhouse maze of Trump's trade decrees.
Big tariffs on Canada next week? Not necessarily, White House says
Reports that Canada and Mexico are set to be slapped with tariffs next week may be premature. The White House has clarified that North America-wide tariffs are not a done deal, as many news headlines suggested following remarks Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump.
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An 'Iron Dome' for North America? Talk heats up about Canada joining U.S. missile defence
Cross-border tensions or not, there's growing talk in Washington that Canada and the U.S. could expand their military co-operation in a continental missile shield.
How a meeting with Donald Trump Jr. led Canada's premiers to an $85,000-a-month lobbying firm
It was at an encounter with the U.S. president's son that Yukon's premier met the head of a lobby firm that helped organize this week's trip to Washington, and which has now been hired to represent the provinces in the U.S.
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Trump vs. the last democratic guardrail: the courts
After a series of legal setbacks, Donald Trump has stopped short of crossing the democratic Rubicon — outright defying a court order, a line no U.S. president has breached in at least a century and a half.
Tariffs atop tariffs? White House says levies on Canada would be cumulative
At the moment, the U.S. is threatening two actions: a worldwide tariff of 25 per cent on steel and aluminum starting March 12, and it has also paused, until March 4, the threat of an economy-wide 25 per cent tariff on Canada and Mexico while it works on border-security deals with both countries.
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Washington's view on annexing Canada: This is a joke, right? Right?
Donald Trump's repeated talk of annexing Canada is almost universally treated as a joke in Washington. Or, maybe, as a negotiating ploy. If it's neither, the U.S. president would face a Himalayan climb to make it a reality.
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Trump's trade pick gets an earful on Canada tariffs
Thursday’s hearing wasn’t a sign of congressional action — it was a political weather vane, showing which way the politics is blowing. And the message to Trump’s pick for trade representative was: Don't apply big tariffs on Canada.