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Ontario leader calls for snap election to fight Trump’s threatened tariffs

Jan. 29, 2025 18:28 PM EST

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The leader of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, on Wednesday triggered a snap election, saying he needs a strong four-year mandate to fight the tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump. Doug Ford, leader of the Progressive...

The Latest: Hegseth confirmed as defense secretary in victory for Trump

Jan. 24, 2025 23:00 PM EST

President Donald Trump is in the fifth day of his second term in office, striving to remake the traditional boundaries of Washington by asserting unprecedented executive power. The president also took his first trip of his second administration on Friday, touring areas where politics...

Ontario leader will call election to fight Trump's threatened tariffs

Jan. 24, 2025 12:57 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — The leader of Ontario, Canada's most populous province, said Friday that he would call an early election, because he says he needs a mandate to fight U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs. Premier Doug Ford of the Progressive Conservative Party said that...

Trudeau says Canada will respond to US tariffs as Ontario's premier says Trump 'declared war'

Jan. 21, 2025 19:44 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country's oil rich province of Alberta are both confident Canada can avoid the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Feb. 1. Justin Trudeau and Danielle Smith will argue that Canada is the...

Trudeau vows Canada will respond to Trump's tariffs, but says burden will be shared across regions

Jan. 15, 2025 19:56 PM EST

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canada's outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday that “nothing is off the table” when it comes to responding to proposed tariffs by President-elect Donald Trump, but that no single region of the country should bear the full brunt of that...

US orange juice and steel will be on Canada's list for retaliation if Trump imposes tariffs

Jan. 09, 2025 21:55 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Canada is looking at putting retaliatory tariffs on American orange juice, toilets and some steel products if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his threat to impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian products, a senior official familiar with the matter said Thursday. ...

Canadian leaders say Trump's talk about Canada becoming the 51st state isn't funny anymore

Jan. 08, 2025 13:54 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s comments that Canada should become the 51st state are no longer a joke and are meant to undermine America’s closest ally, Canada’s finance minister said Wednesday. Dominic LeBlanc, the country’s point person for U.S-Canada...