Canada’s outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country’s oil rich province of Alberta are confident Canada can avoid the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Canada and Mexico on Feb.
Canadian leaders expressed relief that broad tariffs were not applied to Canadian products on the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency.
During a news conference in Ottawa discussing the U.S.-Canada border, Public Safety Minister David McGuinty says the federal government is interested in showing the incoming U.S. administration that Canada is serious about the border relationship.
Earlier in the day, cabinet ministers were careful not to declare victory after Trump was sworn into office without mentioning Canada at all, and with no sign of the punishing tariffs he's been threatening since the November election.
If Zain Haq is forced to leave, Canada could become one of the first countries to ever deport a climate activist. Elizabeth May is urging federal ministers to step in
U.S. border and the RCMP will deploy two new helicopters this week as officials move to ratchet up security. Federal ministers and security officials trotted out details of the new border measures Wednesday — part of the Trudeau government efforts to show it's serious about beefing up border protection just days before U.
The federal government announced Wednesday it is sending a slew of drones and two leased Black Hawk helicopters to the southern border to begin beefed-up patrols in an 11th-hour move to placate the incoming Trump administration.
The Liberal government pledged $1.3 billion in border upgrades after U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs unless Canada and Mexico clamp down on the flow of migrants and illegal drugs.
Speaking on Monday, the Minister of Public Safety David McGuinty spoke about the situation at the Canada-U.S. border and said the federal government is “prepared to deal with any potential surge,” adding that it is “illegal” and “dangerous” to cross the border in between ports of entry.
President signed executive orders Monday meant to tighten up immigration rules, including bolstering the U.S.-Mexico border
Toronto: Canadian leaders expressed relief on Monday that broad tariffs were not applied to Canadian products on the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency, but Trump later said he could impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canada and Mexico on February 1.
There's been an 89 per cent drop in illegal border crossings from Canada into the United States since June 2024, the immigration minister says.