This is Beirut, 24/03 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Canada United States Donald Trump Politics Elections
Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called early elections for April 28, pledging to defeat Donald Trump's drive to annex the United States' huge northern neighbor. Carney, a former central banker, was chosen by Canada's centrist Liberal Party to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister, but he has never faced the ...
This is Beirut, 20/03 22:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
United States Canada Mark Carney Elections
New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a snap election for April 28, triggering an intense campaign dominated by how to react to President Donald Trump's trade war and demands to turn the close US ally into a 51st state. Carney, who replaced prime minister Justin Trudeau just last week, is set to announce the election ...
This is Beirut, 17/03 16:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday that his country was seeking to reinforce ties with "reliable" European allies, as he embarked on a transatlantic trip after his country's economy and even sovereignty came under unprecedented threat from its southern neighbor, the United States. Carney, the former Bank of England ...
This is Beirut, 14/03 18:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Mark Carney Canada Prime minister Justin Trudeau
Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada's prime minister on Friday, taking charge of a country rattled by a breakdown in US relations since President Donald Trump's return to power. The ruling Liberal Party overwhelmingly backed Carney to replace Justin Trudeau, betting his experience leading two central banks through historic crises will ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States USA Canada
The United States will require Canadians visiting for more than 30 days to register with authorities, the federal register showed Wednesday, toughening rules as trade tensions soar between the North American neighbors. The new requirement, effective from April 11, would harden enforcement of an existing law from which US media said Canadian ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 05:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Canada Donald Trump Economy Diplomacy
The United States and Canada traded angry tariff warnings Tuesday, as trade tensions soared and President Donald Trump doubled down on provocative plans to annex his country's northern neighbor. Despite a compromise arising after a day of threats and counter-threats, Canada and other US trading partners will still be hit at midnight by a ...
This is Beirut, 10/03 05:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Canada's Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country's next prime minister Sunday, as the former central banker warned of "dark days" brought on by the United States under President Donald Trump. Carney lost no time taking a defiant stance against a US president he accused of "attacking Canadian workers, ...
This is Beirut, 07/03 20:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Canada Tariffs
US President Donald Trump on Friday said tariffs could be imposed on Canadian dairy and lumber products within days in a growing trade war between the United States and its northern neighbor. "Canada has been ripping us off for years on tariffs for lumber and for dairy products," he said. "They'll be met with the exact same tariff unless they ...
This is Beirut, 07/03 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Mexico Canada
US President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed some tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico, leading Ottawa to halt an upcoming wave of countermeasures -- offering a reprieve to companies and consumers after blowback on financial markets. Stock markets tumbled after Trump's duties of up to 25 percent took effect Tuesday, as economists warned that ...
This is Beirut, 06/03 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Mexico Canada Tarifs on imports
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was pausing sweeping tariffs recently imposed on Mexican imports after talks with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, while tensions with Canada continued to simmer amid strong blowback on world markets. Trump said fresh tariffs targeting Mexico would not apply to trade falling under a pact between ...
Maurice Matta, 06/03 11:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Canada Mexico Tariffs Trade
In his longest-ever speech before Congress, US President Donald Trump addressed several domestic and foreign issues, calling for the beginning of the “America’s Golden Age” and the strengthening of its sovereignty and independence. He emphasized that the United States “will remain free and independent.” As he delivered his speech, Trump ...
This is Beirut, 05/03 13:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Paris Donald Trump dollar budget Canada
Markets rallied on Wednesday as investors welcomed China's economic targets and a U.S. official signaled that President Donald Trump could dial down tariffs on Canada and Mexico. Global stocks had tumbled on Tuesday after China, Mexico, and Canada retaliated against U.S. tariffs, and fears grew that Europe could be Trump's next target. There was ...