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China has executed four Canadians over the last few months, Canada’s foreign affairs minister has said. Melanie Joly said she and former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau asked for clemency in the case of the dual citizens, who were accused of drug-related charges. Beijing’s embassy in Ottawa said the executions were because of drug crimes and noted China does…
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The 30-day pause in airstrikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure that Donald Trump got Vladimir Putin to agree to lasted perhaps a few hours. The White House had claimed “we’ve never been closer to a peace deal” before the phone call between the two leaders yesterday. Instead, Mr Trump appears to have achieved little in his conversation with Mr Putin, whose…
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After first visiting France, Carney will head to the UK where he will speak to Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III, who is Canada’s head of state. Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney has decided to travel to Paris on his first official visit seeking to shore up support from one of Canada’s…
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Tuesday that high Canadian tariffs on U.S. goods result from the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement negotiated by President Donald Trump during his first administration. “It was President Trump’s deal. It was the greatest deal ever. And that’s fine. Now, it’s not the greatest deal. That’s fine, too. Let’s sit down and negotiate,” Ford told…
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The European Union and Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on Wednesday after the Trump administration’s metals duties went into effect, broadening a trade war with several of America’s top trading partners. The U.S. at midnight began imposing 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports from all trading partners, with no exceptions or exemptions, the White House said. Officials representing…
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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett called tariffs “an act of war, to some degree” when asked about President Donald Trump’s plans for goods from other countries. Trump’s 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada, and an additional 10% on Chinese imports, took effect Tuesday. During an interview with CBS News televised Sunday, Buffett was asked about the…
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President Donald Trump’s blanket 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, an extraordinary action aimed at bringing America’s top trading partners to heel. But it threatens to weaken the North American economy, including that of the United States, at a time of significant stress for inflation-weary consumers. Trump also doubled the tariff on all…
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It may be a wiser choice for international students in Canada who are unable to meet the requirements for permanent residency, to relocate back to their home countries. This is because Canada’s immigration policies aim to limit the number of temporary residents in the coming years, as there is a high number of temporary residents…
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Canadians “will stand up strongly and firmly” to Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs, Justin Trudeau has said. Speaking on the sidelines of the Paris artificial intelligence summit, the Canadian prime minister said the “unacceptable” tariffs would have a negative impact. As we have been reporting this morning, the president announced 25% tariffs on steel and…
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Canada’s merchandise exports increased 4.9 percent and imports were up 2.3 percent in December, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The depreciation of the Canadian dollar continued to impact import and export values in December, said the national statistical agency. According to the agency, the average value of the Canadian dollar decreased sharply for a third consecutive…
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The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in December, as imports reached an all-time high amid looming tariff threats, according to data released on Wednesday. The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced that the goods and services deficit was 98.4 billion U.S. dollars in December, up 19.5 billion dollars,…
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Canada’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.8 percent on a year-over-year basis in December, down from a 1.9 percent increase in November, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. According to the national statistical agency, Canadians paid less for food purchased from restaurants in December on a year-over-year basis. This was the index’s first annual decline. On…
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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Friday she won’t run in the Liberal leadership race. The foreign minister said she is ready to become the first woman to lead the party, but the unjustified threat of tariffs from the president-elect of the United States requires a firm and urgent response. “I must dedicate every…
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Trudeau begins speaking The Canadian prime minister has just taken to the microphone outside his residence in Ottawa. “Every morning I’ve woken up as prime minister, I’ve been inspired by the resilience, the generosity and the determination of Canadians,” he says. “It is the driving force of every single day I have the privilege of…
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Welcome to our live coverage as Justin Trudeau prepares to hold a news conference at which he is expected to resign. The announcement that he would speak, which came only a short time ago, comes as speculation mounts that the Canadian prime minister is set to step down. Mr Trudeau has led Canada for nine…
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Bayrou, 73, was named the new prime minister after Michel Barnier’s government was toppled by a vote of no confidence on 4 December. François Bayrou, a centrist and loyal ally of President Emmanuel Macron, was appointed as France’s new prime minister on Friday afternoon. The announcement came after the French leader and Bayrou spoke for…
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