[ad_1] Ottawa: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the G7 summit in June in the western province of Alberta, a government official told AFP on Monday. Carney, who took office last week, spoke to the Ukrainian leader over the weekend, the official said, adding: “President Zelensky has been invited…
[ad_1] Ottawa: Newly sworn-in Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday said Canada will “never” be absorbed into the United States, rejecting President Donald Trump’s annexation threats. Canada “will never, ever, in any way, shape or form, be part of the United States,” Carney said after taking the oath to become Canada’s 24th prime minister, while…
[ad_1] Washington: President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the U.S. ambassador in Ottawa said on Thursday he views Canada as an independent nation, pledging to respect its sovereignty amid a global trade war and hostile rhetoric that has roiled diplomatic relations. “Canada is a sovereign state, yes,” Peter Hoekstra told his Senate confirmation hearing, when…
[ad_1] Ottawa: Canada launched a complaint with the World Trade Organization on Thursday over US President Donald Trump’s across-the-board imposition of 25-percent tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. The steep levies, which came into force on Wednesday, contained no exemptions despite countries’ efforts to avert them. “Canada has requested WTO dispute consultations with the United…
[ad_1] Ottawa: Former central banker Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada’s next prime minister on Friday morning along with his cabinet, the governor general’s office announced on Wednesday. The new Liberal leader had promised a “seamless and quick” transition as he takes over from Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January after…
[ad_1] Ottawa: Canada on Wednesday announced additional tariffs on CAN$29.8 billion ($20.7 billion) of US goods, retaliating against American levies on Canadian steel and aluminum. Finance Minister Dominic Leblanc said the Canadian tariffs that come into force Thursday will hit products that include computers and sports equipment, and were in response to President Donald Trump’s…
[ad_1] Canada is the biggest foreign supplier of steel and aluminum to the United States. (Representational) Canada will announce C$29.8 bln in retaliatory tariffs on the United States on Wednesday in response to US President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs, a Canadian official said. The official declined to be named. Trump’s increased tariffs on…
[ad_1] Washington: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would “probably” reconsider doubling planned tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, hours after announcing the sharp hike. Trump’s step up to 50 percent levies initially came after the Canadian province of Ontario imposed an electricity surcharge on three US states who buy it — but Ontario…
[ad_1] A trade dispute between Canada and the US has escalated, with several Canadian provinces pulling American-made alcohol from store shelves. The move is a direct response to the Trump administration’s imposition of 25% tariffs on Canadian goods. Lawson Whiting, CEO of Brown-Forman, the company behind Jack Daniel’s, has denounced the Canadian retaliation, calling it…
