politics
Carney hoping for a relations reset in meeting with Chinese president
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’ll meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at this week’s APEC summit — a get-together that the prime minister hopes will reset the relationship between the two countries. Source link
Federal budget to boost union training program, debut 5-year PSW tax credit
The federal government’s upcoming budget will expand a union training program and introduce a refundable tax credit for personal support workers. Source link
Ford's anti-Trump rhetoric came up repeatedly in trade negotiations: sources
Canadian officials may have said they were caught off guard last week when U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was cutting off trade negotiations with Canada over Ontario’s anti-tariff advertisement, but sources say Premier Doug Ford’s bad cop behaviour — and tough words for Trump — has been an irritant. Source link
Carney says he's not spoken to Trump since trade talks scuttled — but door remains open
Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump have not spoken since trade talks were cancelled last week, the prime minister confirmed Monday. And it doesn’t appear the two will try to break the ice any time soon. Source link
Tim Cook, chief historian at Canadian War Museum, dies
Tim Cook, the chief historian at the Canadian War Museum and the country’s “pre-eminent military historian,” has died, the museum announced Sunday. Source link
Despite Trump's anger, Canadian politicians won't say Ontario's anti-tariff ad was a mistake
Although an Ontario government anti-tariff advertisement has shredded Canada-U.S. trade talks, Canadian officials all the way from the municipal to the federal level are backing Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s approach and won’t say the ad was a mistake. Source link
Trump’s outrage toward Canada ‘super childish behaviour,’ says U.S. Democratic senator
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia says U.S. President Donald Trump’s outrage toward Canada over an anti-tariff advertisement by the Ontario government is “a temper tantrum” that will blow over — but it’s embarrassing for the United States. Source link
‘Right now, we don’t have the votes’ to pass federal budget, says Liberal House leader
Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon says the government does not have enough votes at the moment to pass the upcoming federal budget — and he’s pressing opposition parties to consider whether they want another election. Source link
Trump increasing tariff on Canada by 10 per cent 'over and above what they are paying now'
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced on social media he will be increasing tariffs on Canada by “10 per cent over and above what they are paying now” because of an advertisement by the Ontario government. Source link
Trump says he's raising 'tariff on Canada' by 10% 'over and above what they are paying now'
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced on social media he will be increasing “the Tariff on Canada” by 10 per cent “over and above what they are paying now” because of an advertisement by the Ontario government. Source link