Tag: Canada

• Saturday, March 15th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

  Canada will never be the US' 51st State, Carney says

  

  Mark Carney was officially sworn in Friday as Canada's new Prime Minister before Governor General Mary Simon, the personal representative of King Charles. He insisted his country would not become Washington's 51st State, as suggested by US President Donald Trump. Canada “will never, ever, in any way, shape or form, be part of the United States,” he stressed.

• Tuesday, March 11th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Canada's new PM's past in Brazil comes to light

  

  Canada's new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, may be a novice in politics but not to scandals, given his past at the investment firm Brookfield Asset Management, where he was vice chair and head of transition investing, later becoming chair of the asset management arm. During his tenure, Brookfield's name was linked to deforestation and slave-like labor practices, which seem to clash with Carney’s public stance on sustainability and climate action.

• Monday, March 10th 2025 - 09:00 UTC

  Carney to succeed Trudeau as Canadian PM

  

  Mark Carney, a former central banker and governor of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, has been elected as the new leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, succeeding Justin Trudeau as prime minister after a landslide victory over former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland with 85.9% of the vote. His election comes at a time when the country faces a trade war with the United States, given President Donald Trump's tariffs, in addition to wanting it to become the 51st U.S. state.

• Friday, March 7th 2025 - 10:48 UTC

  Trump extends tariffs pause to Canada

  

  US President Donald Trump extended to Canada a waiver on the 25% tariffs he had given Mexico earlier Thursday until April 2, 2025. The Republican leader signed an executive order exempting goods compliant with the USMCA trade agreement and reducing the tariff on Canadian potash - which is used in fertilizer - to 10%. This follows his imposition of the tariffs, citing concerns over fentanyl trafficking and irregular migration.

• Wednesday, March 5th 2025 - 10:38 UTC

  Trump's tariffs become effective, but new compromise expected

  

  The United States implemented tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China, triggering responses from these nations and causing a market meltdown. The tariffs include a 25% levy on imports from Mexico and Canada and an increase from 10% to 20% on goods from China. The move seeking to address fentanyl trafficking and border security has failed to meet expectations.

• Tuesday, February 4th 2025 - 08:46 UTC

  Tariffs on Canada also postponed after Trump-Trudeau talks

  

  After agreeing with Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum on a one-month pause for the imposition of 25% tariffs, US President Donald Trump reached an understanding Monday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, provided his northern neighbors acquiesced to a series of demands regarding border security, including higher spending on organized crime and drug trafficking fight, in addition to appointing an official specifically in charge of fentanyl, drug cartels, and terrorists. Under the new deal, Canada also agreed to launch a joint strike force to combat organized crime.

• Saturday, October 5th 2024 - 08:46 UTC

  HMS Protector “Sea Rider” Arctic Expedition for UK/Canadian Early-Career Researchers

  

  The British High Commission in Ottawa organized an expedition for a group of British & Canadian early-career researchers to travel on board HMS Protector for an Arctic cruise. The UK and Canada have an exciting portfolio of collaborative projects relating to science, technology, and research.

• Thursday, June 27th 2024 - 20:39 UTC

  Falklands MLAs in US and Canada, including “moving the dial at C24” on self determination

  

  The Falklands team has ended its successful tour and contacts in Canada, following on a very busy June in the US holding meetings with members of the US Congress, State Department, and NGOs, plus the annual farce of the United Nations Special Decolonization Committee, or C24, where its members, many of them with governments in open violation of the UN charter principles, particularly when it comes to human rights and peoples' rights, have the time to openly support Argentina's claim over the Falkland Islands.

• Thursday, June 13th 2024 - 09:55 UTC

  Wreck of Quest, Shackleton's last ship, found 390 meters deep off Labrador

  

  The Royal Canadian Geographical Society is reporting that an international team has found the wreck of the last ship belonging to Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, off the coast of Labrador in Canada, 62 years after it went missing.

• Wednesday, May 29th 2024 - 21:43 UTC

  Canada and Finland okay Ukraine using their weapons to attack Russia

  

  Just one week after the final destination of the war equipment supplied to Ukraine rose tensions between Moscow and London, Canadian and Finnish authorities Wednesday okayed Kyiv's using the weapons supplied by both countries in a potential offensive against Russia