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Canada's Trudeau reshuffles his Cabinet as resignation calls mount and new election threat looms

Dec. 20, 2024 17:16 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chances of staying on in power have become more tenuous after the opposition party that backed his government for years announced it will vote no confidence in the government when Parliament resumes. An embattled Trudeau...

The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024

Dec. 20, 2024 12:47 PM EST

It was a murder case almost everyone had an opinion on. O.J. Simpson 's “trial of the century” over the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend bared divisions over race and law enforcement in America and brought an intersection of sports, crime, entertainment and class that was hard to...

Canada's Trudeau to shuffle his Cabinet Friday amid resignation calls and rising discontent

Dec. 19, 2024 22:13 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Embattled Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his Cabinet Friday. The prime minister's office confirmed late Thursday that Trudeau will participate in the swearing-in ceremony and chair a meeting with his new Cabinet later Friday. ...

Alberta's premier says Americans will pay a lot more for gas if Trump applies 25% tariffs on Canada

Dec. 19, 2024 19:07 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — The premier of Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta said on Thursday that Americans will pay a lot more for gas if President-elect Donald Trump imposes a 25% tariff on all Canadian products. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said in an interview with The Associated...

Tariff threats cast a shadow over US reliance on Canada for the majority of its oil imports

Dec. 19, 2024 09:49 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. increasingly relies on Canadian crude oil to meet domestic demand and that relationship faces potential strain amid the threat of tariffs from President-elect Donald Trump. More than 50% of crude oil imported to the U.S. comes from Canada, up from 33% in...

Alberta's premier responds to Trump's trolling by saying Canada's oil helps make America wealthy

Dec. 18, 2024 18:48 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Alberta's premier responded to President-elect Donald Trump's trolling of Canada on Wednesday by saying the trade deficit with the country is due to billions in raw materials being sent south which creates trillions of wealth in America. Trump said the United States...

An arson attack targets a Montreal synagogue and a nearby Jewish office building is damaged

Dec. 18, 2024 17:31 PM EST

MONTREAL (AP) — A synagogue in a Montreal suburb was targeted in what police suspect was an arson attack early Wednesday, the second time the building in this Canadian city was hit by an incendiary device in little more than a year. Police said a nearby Jewish office building was...

Ontario's premier says Trump's tariffs would be a disaster for US markets

Dec. 18, 2024 14:44 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — The premier of Canada's most populous province said Tuesday President-elect Donald Trump's plan to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on all Canadian products would be a "disaster" that would hurt U.S. stock markets. Ontario Premier Doug Ford also said in an interview with...

Canada's prime minister faces calls to resign. Here's what could happen next

Dec. 17, 2024 21:33 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure to resign from his own Liberal Party after his top minister abruptly quit and criticized his handling of the budget. Trudeau has led the country for nearly a decade, but has become widely unpopular in recent years over a...

Canada imposes economic sanctions on 5 Venezuelan officials, including the high court president

Dec. 17, 2024 14:53 PM EST

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Canada imposed economic sanctions on Tuesday on five Venezuelan officials, including the head of the country’s high court, accusing them of engaging in electoral fraud during the disputed July presidential election. Both Venezuela’s incumbent President...