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Canadian minister says Trump was joking when he said Canada could become the 51st state

Dec. 03, 2024 20:42 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump was joking when he suggested Canada become the 51st U.S. state during a dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a Canadian minister who attended their recent dinner said Tuesday. Fox News reported that Trump made the comment in...

Trudeau told Trump Americans would also suffer if tariffs are imposed, a Canadian minister says

Dec. 02, 2024 17:03 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Donald Trump that Americans would also suffer if the president-elect follows through on a plan to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products, a Canadian minister who attended their recent dinner said Monday. Trump threatened to...

Canada's ambassador says Trudeau told Trump the Canadian border can't be compared to Mexico's

Dec. 01, 2024 20:25 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's ambassador to the United States said Sunday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was successful in getting President-elect Donald Trump and key Cabinet nominees to understand that lumping Canada in with Mexico over the flow of drugs and migrants into the U.S. is unfair. ...

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau flies to Florida to meet with Trump after tariffs threat

Nov. 30, 2024 09:06 AM EST

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew to Florida on Friday to have dinner with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club after Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products. Trump threatened to impose tariffs on...