6 d. ago In the shadow of Trump’s tariff threats and claims of a ‘51st state.’ Here’s what to know about Canada’s snap election

President Donald Trump’s tariff aggressions and talk of incorporating the country as a 51st state has flipped Canadian politics upside down in recent months, allowing the once-unpopular Liberals to mount an extraordinary comeback

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7 d. ago Allegations of Indian interference rock Canada election campaign

Senior officials warn nations including China, Pakistan and Iran could attempt to subvert vote with sophisticated toolsThe spectre of interference by India has already rocked the early days of Canada’s federal election, with officials warning that sophisticated efforts from other hostile nations are expected in the coming weeks.As Canadians prepare to cast ballots on 28 April, senior officials say that India, China, Pakistan and Iran are all expected to make efforts to subvert the national vote through increasingly sophisticated disinformation campaigns. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago India accused of interfering in Canada’s Conservative Party leadership race

India has faced repeated accusations of election meddling in Canada, though it has consistently denied such claims

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1 week ago Canadian PM Carney calls snap election warning Trump wants to break Canada

‘We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetimes because of President Trump's unjustified trade actions and his threats to our sovereignty,’ Carney told reporters on Sunday

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1 week ago Mark Carney calls snap election for Canada citing ‘crisis’ caused by Trump

US president’s attacks have improved the fortunes of the former central banker’s Liberal party

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1 week ago Canada's Prime Minister calls snap election as he blames Trump for 'crisis of our lifetimes'

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a snap election for April 28 - saying he needed a strong mandate to deal with the threat that Donald Trump 's tariffs pose to the economy.

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1 week ago Canada to head to polls as Mark Carney calls snap election for 28 April

Prime minister launches contest expected to focus on US relations, as Liberals enjoy lead over ConservativesCanada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has called a snap election on 28 April, firing the starting gun on a contest that is widely expected to focus on the strained relationship with the US amid threats to Canada’s economic and political future.“We are facing the most significant crisis of our lifetime because of President Trump’s unjustified trade actions and his threats to our sovereignty,” he said. “He wants to break us, so America can own us. We will not let this happen. We’re over the shock the shock of the betrayal, but we can never forget the lessons. We have to look out for ourselves. We have to look out for each other.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Trump tariffs are reshaping our politics’: Canadians on their election

Voters reflect on their priorities and mood shifts in their communities before a crucial contestWhen the Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, resigned in early January, after months of pressure to quit, the approval ratings of the progressive firebrand had dropped from their peak of 65% in September 2016 to 22%.At the end of last year, the Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, described by many as “Trump Lite”, was the clear favourite to win Canada’s next general election, and the top pick of 45% of Canadians for prime minister. At the time, the three biggest issues for voters were all economic: reducing the cost of everyday items, inflation and interest rates, and access to affordable housing. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pakistan accuses India of sponsoring terror after 26 hostages killed in train attack

Indian foreign ministry rejects ‘baseless allegations’

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2 w. ago Canada ‘will never be part of the US’, says new PM Mark Carney amid trade war

Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor sworn in and expected to call election soonMark Carney has said Canada will never be part of the US, after being sworn in as the country’s 24th prime minister in a sudden rise to power.“We will never, in any shape or form, be part of the US,” the former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England told a crowd outside Rideau Hall in Ottawa, rejecting Donald Trump’s annexation threats. “We are very fundamentally a different country.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mark Carney sworn in as Canadian prime minister amid US trade war

Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor becomes 24th PM and expected to call election soonMark Carney has been sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister, capping a sudden rise to power for the former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England.Less than a week ago, Carney beat the former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, the former government house leader Karina Gould and the former member of parliament Frank Baylis with a dominant 85.9% of the vote, in a closely watched leadership race. He has no prior elected experience and does not have a seat in the House of Commons, making him a rarity in Canadian history. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Canada backs down on 25% charge for electricity exports hours after Trump threatens new tariff for steel

Ford announced a surcharge on electricity exports on Monday in response to Trump’s tariffs on Canada

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3 w. ago Canada folds to Trump and CANCELS bombshell electricity tariff after president's trade war escalation

Canada folded to President Donald Trump after he vowed the nation would pay an historically big 'financial price' for the electricity tariff it imposed on the United States.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump to 'declare national emergency on electricity' over bitter Canada trade war

Trump has written a blistering post on his platform Truth Social vowing to double the tariffs on aluminium and steel for Canada, also doubling down that Canada should be a US state

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3 w. ago Markets tank as Trump declares a national emergency amid shocking new Canada tariffs and 51st state threat

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on electricity in the U.S. and doubled the tariffs on aluminum and steel from Canada.

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3 w. ago Trump raises Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% as trade war escalates

President cites Ontario’s recent imposition of 25% surcharge on electricity exports to US as reason for doubling dutiesUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump has announced he is doubling tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% as a retaliation for the province of Ontario’s imposition of a 25% surcharge on electricity exports to several US states, in a dramatic escalation of the trade war between the two ostensibly allied countries.“Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25% Tariff on ‘Electricity’ coming into the United States, I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to ad [sic] an ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all STEEL and ALUMINUM COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM CANADA, ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARIFFING NATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump declares a national emergency on electricity and says Canada WILL become 'cherished' 51st state

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on electricity in the U.S. and doubled the tariffs on aluminum and steel from Canada.

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3 w. ago Trump orders more tariffs on Canada in response to Ontario tax on electricity exports – live

US president says new tariffs to go into effect 12 March and also threatens to ‘permanently shut down the automobile manufacturing business in Canada’Polls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as US President Donald Trump seeks control of the strategic Arctic island.The self-governing region of Denmark is home to 56,000 people, most from Indigenous Inuit backgrounds, and occupies a strategic North Atlantic location. It also contains rare earth minerals key to driving the global economy, AP reported. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump drops new tariff bombshell after Canada threatens to 'shut off electricity completely' to three US states

Donald Trump continued his feud with Canadian leaders with a promise that 'we'll just get it all back' when reciprocal tariffs go into effect next month.

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3 w. ago Canada’s designated PM Mark Carney meets with Trudeau as Trump threat looms

Former central banker won landslide victory in Liberal party race as trade war with US hastens transfer of powerCanada’s incoming prime minister, Mark Carney, has met with Justin Trudeau as the pair discuss a transfer of power after the former central banker’s landslide victory at the Liberal party’s leadership race.The meeting on Monday sets the stage for an imminent federal election and gives Canada a fresh leader to square off against the United States president, with the two countries locked in a bitter trade war provoked by Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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