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Trump may not honour auto tariff protections won by Canada, Mexico in 2018

Trump revived the 2019 Section 232 investigation findings to impose the 25 per cent tariffs that take effect on April 3, but White House officials made no mention of the 2018 USMCA side-letter promise

Donald Trump calls first talk with new Canadian PM 'extremely productive'

US President Donald Trump said Friday that his first call with new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was extremely productive and Carney said Trump respected Canada's sovereignty both in private and public but added that the relationship has changed. The call came as Trump has declared a trade war on Canada and has threatened to use economic coercion to make Canada the 51st US state, a position that has infuriated Canadians. Trump avoided any mention of that in his social media post and in public remarks later. "We had a very good conversation. Mark called me," Trump said. We had a very very good talk. He's going through an election. We'll see what happens. Trump didn't refer to the prime minister as governor as he did with Carney's predecessor Justin Trudeau. The US president, in his social media post, said the two sides agree on many things and will be meeting immediately after Canada's upcoming Election to work on elements of Politics, Business, and all other factors, that wil

Amid trade war, Canada's PM Mark Carney to speak soon with Donald Trump

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday said he would speak with US President Donald Trump in the coming days after the latter announced 25 per cent tariffs on auto imports. Carney, who hasn't spoken with Trump since becoming Canada's new leader nearly two weeks ago, said the US president reached out on Wednesday night to schedule a call. "We will be speaking soon, certainly in the course of the next day or two," Carney said. He also said that Trump has to respect Canada's sovereignty. "That's not much to ask, but apparently it's a lot for him," he said. Trump has declared a trade war on Canada and continues to call for the United States' northern neighbour to become the 51st US state, a position that has infuriated Canadians. Carney was sworn in as Canada's new prime minister on March 14. It's unusual for a US president and Canadian prime minister to go so long without talking after a new leader takes office. Carney, who replaced Justin Trudeau as Canada's leader and th

President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs stun US' automaker allies

Mexico, Japan, and South Korea, along with Canada, account for about 75 per cent of US vehicle imports

Trump imposes 25% tariff on imported cars, expects $100 bn in tax revenue

But US and foreign automakers have plants around the world to accommodate global sales while maintaining competitive prices

Trump warns EU, Canada: 'Large-scale tariffs' coming if US economy harmed

US President Donald Trump said that far larger than currently planned will be placed on Canada and the European Union if they work together to combat trade tariffs

Canadian PM Carney calls Trump's auto tariffs 'direct attack' on country

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday said that US President Donald Trump's auto tariffs are a "direct attack" on his country and that the trade war is hurting Americans, noting that American consumer confidence is at a multi-year low. Trump on Wednesday said he was placing 25 per cent tariffs on auto imports and, to underscore his intention, he stated that "this is permanent". "This is a very direct attack. We will defend our workers. We will defend our companies. We will defend our country," Carney responded. Carney also said he needs to see the details of Trump's executive order before taking retaliatory measures. He called it unjustified and said he will leave the election campaign to go to Ottawa on Thursday to chair his special Cabinet committee on US relations. Carney earlier announced a USD $1.4 billion "strategic response fund" that will protect Canadian auto jobs affected by Trump's tariffs. Autos are Canada's second largest export, and Carney noted it employ

Citing consumer confidence, Canada PM Carney says trade war hurting US

Mark Carney also said the kinship that exists between US and Canada is under more strain than at any point in the two countries storied histories

India, China could interfere in elections, claims Canadian spy agency

Vanessa Lloyd, deputy director at CSIS, also warned that China could use tools enabled by artificial intelligence

Canadian PM Carney calls snap poll, says Trump wants to break Canada

Upon being sworn in as prime minister on March 14, Carney had said he could work with and respected Trump. On Sunday, however, he took a more combative approach

Trump will want talks as Americans suffer from trade war, says Canada PM

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that US President Donald Trump will ultimately respect Canada's sovereignty and be ready for comprehensive trade talks because Americans are going to suffer from Trump's trade war. Carney said talks with Trump will not happen until we get the respect we deserve as a sovereign nation. By the way, this is not a high bar. Trump kept up his near-daily attacks on Canada on Friday, repeating that the country should be the 51st state and that the US keeps Canada afloat. When I say they should be a state, I mean that, the American president said. Carney met with Canada's provincial leaders at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa for trade war talks. Carney, sworn in last Friday, still hasn't had a phone call with Trump. Trump mocked Carney's predecessor, Justin Trudeau, by calling him Governor Trudeau, but he has not yet mentioned Carney's name. The new prime minister said he wants a comprehensive discussion on trade and security with the America

China executes four Canadians for drug charges, Canada condemns action

China is believed to execute more people each year than any other country, though the exact numbers remain a state secret

Canada PM Mark Carney expected to call snap election for April 28

Carney, a former two-time central banker with no previous political or election campaign experience, captured the Liberal leadership two weeks ago

'Regret moving to Canada': Reddit post asking Indians to stay back is viral

A Delhi man who moved to Canada calls his migration experience a 'scam' in a viral post, urging Indians to stay back and focus on opportunities at home

Canada in talks with EU as it looks to reduce US defence reliance

Canada is in discussions with the European Union to join an EU drive to break its security dependency on the United States, with a focus on buying more defense equipment, including fighter jets, in Europe, a senior Canadian government official confirmed Wednesday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, said the plan includes building fighter jets in Canada. In Canada, where U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a trade war and has threatened economic coercion to make it the 51st American state, Defense Minister Bill Blair has been tasked by Prime Minister Mark Carney to review the purchase of America's F-35 fighter jets to see if there are other options given the changing environment, a defense spokesman said on the weekend. Carney has said the potential for having more production in Canada is a factor. A proposal by Sweden's Saab promised that assembly and maintenance of the Saab Gripen fighter jet would tak

'One of the nastiest countries': Trump takes a shot at '51st state' Canada

Donald Trump calls Canada 'a nasty country to deal with', takes aim at former PM Trudeau, and says opposition leader Poilievre is 'no friend of mine' amid Canada's election race

Here's why Europe, Canada are eyeing alternatives to US-made fighter jets

Questions are mounting in Canada and in Europe over whether big-ticket purchases of high-end US weaponry, such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, are still a wise strategic choice for Western countries worried about their investment in US defence technology. In less than two months, US President Donald Trump has upended decades of US foreign policy. He has left NATO members questioning whether the US will honour the alliance's commitment to defend each other if other European countries are attacked by Russia. He's also made repeat overtures to Russia and suspended most US foreign aid. And Pete Hegseth, Trump's defence secretary, last month told a gathering of European defence ministers that stark strategic realities prevent the US from being primarily focused on the security of Europe. That could impact foreign sales of the Lockheed Martin-produced F-35 and other advanced US jets like the F-16. As the war in Ukraine continues into its fourth year, it's become clear that Eastern ...

Trump's tariff priorities are Canada, Mexico, China, EU: Dhruva Jaishankar

According to him, India will be particularly hard hit along with other nations

Carney meets Britain, Germany leaders as Trump targets Canada's sovereignty

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met the leaders of Britain and France on Monday during his first official overseas trip, seeking support from two of Ottawa's oldest allies as US President Donald Trump targets Canada's sovereignty and economy. Canadians have criticized the leaders of the two countries that founded Canada for their muted response to Trump's attacks. The president has imposed tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum and repeatedly commented on turning Canada into the 51st state. Carney and French President Emmanuel Macron did not take journalists' questions, and a joint news conference was not scheduled with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, either. An official familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly, said the Canadians proposed a press conference in Paris but the French declined. Starmer has called Canada a friend and ally of the U.K. but has declined to directly call out Trump's talk of annexati

Affected by Canada's First-Generation limit? You can apply for citizenship

Canada introduces interim measures allowing those affected by the First-Generation Limit or loss of citizenship to apply for discretionary grants, pending permanent reforms.