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Trump, Canada PM Ease Tensions With 'Productive' Call

This is Beirut, 28/03 18:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said he had an "extremely productive" first call Friday with Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney after recent tensions over tariffs and Trump's repeated calls to annex his northern neighbor. Trump added that the two had agreed to meet soon after Canada's April 28 general election, in which Carney – who took office ...

Era of Close Ties with US 'is Over': Canada PM Carney

This is Beirut, 27/03 22:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The era of deep economic, security and military ties between Canada and the United States "is over," Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday, after President Donald Trump announced steep auto tariffs. Trump's planned 25 percent levy on vehicle imports to the United States is to come into force next week and could be devastating for a Canadian ...

Vacation Buzzkill: Canadians Cancel Summer Trips to Trump's America

This is Beirut, 26/03 18:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Rosalie Cote and her parents vacationed in the US state of Maine every summer for 25 years -- but this year they are staying home, incensed like many Canadians by Donald Trump's threats of annexation and tariffs. The United States was the top destination for Canadian tourists, with 20.4 million visits reported last year by the US Travel ...

Canada PM Carney to Call April 28 Snap Election

This is Beirut, 20/03 22:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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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 ...

New Canada PM Seeks 'Reliable' European Allies after Trump Threats

This is Beirut, 17/03 16:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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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 ...

Mark Carney Sworn in as Canada's Prime Minister

This is Beirut, 14/03 18:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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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 ...

US Hardens Rules for Visiting Canadians

This is Beirut, 12/03 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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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 ...

Trump Doubles Down on Plan to Annex Canada

This is Beirut, 12/03 05:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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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 ...

Canada's Liberal Party Elects New Prime Minister

This is Beirut, 10/03 05:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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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, ...

Trump Threatens Canada With Tariffs on Dairy and Lumber

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 ...

Trump Backs Off Canada and Mexico Tariffs

This is Beirut, 07/03 05:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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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 ...

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