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CTV News reports: Canada has a new prime minister. Liberal Leader Mark Carney has just sworn the oaths of office and allegiance and is in the midst of presenting his new pared-down cabinet to the Governor General. Arriving at Rideau Hall to officially become Canada’s 24th prime minister, Carney pledged to get “straight to work.” “Our message? We’re a very …

The New York Times reports: Mr. Trump and Mr. Trudeau spoke twice on Feb. 3, once in the morning and again in the afternoon, as part of discussions to stave off tariffs on Canadian exports. But those early February calls were not just about tariffs. He told Mr. Trudeau that he did not believe that the treaty that demarcates the …

NPR reports: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa would impose immediate 25% tariffs on more than $20 billion worth of U.S. imports. Tariffs on an additional $86 billion worth of products will take effect in 21 days. “Our tariffs will remain in place until the U.S. trade action is withdrawn,” Trudeau said, adding his government was looking into non-tariff …

Reuters reports: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his priority in talks with King Charles on Monday will be protecting his country’s sovereignty after U.S. President Donald Trump recently suggested making Canada the 51st U.S. state. Trudeau said nothing is more important to his citizens than “standing up for our sovereignty and our independence”, ahead of the meeting with Charles, …

The CBC reports: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau voiced support for Ukraine after a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went completely off the rails. “For three years now, Ukrainians have fought with courage and resilience. Their fight for democracy, freedom and sovereignty is a fight that matters to us all,” Trudeau wrote on X in …

The New York Times reports: It took Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada just minutes to tap out his reaction to his nation’s victory over the United States in an international hockey championship final on Thursday in Boston. “You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game,” Mr. Trudeau wrote on X. Ahead of the match, the …

The New York Times reports: President Donald Trump phoned Team USA on Thursday morning to express his support ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game against Canada, after he had already stoked simmering political tensions that morning in a post to his Truth Social account in which he once again referred to Canada as the “Fifty First State” and …

The CBC reports: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told business leaders at the Canada-U.S. Economic Summit in Toronto that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada “is a real thing.” “Mr. Trump has it in mind that the easiest way to do it is absorbing our country and it is a real thing.” Trudeau said. The prime minister made the …

The CBC reports: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump will hold off on levying tariffs on Canada for at least 30 days. “Proposed tariffs will be paused for at least 30 days while we work together,” Trudeau posted on X.  Trudeau said that Canada committed to taking new measures to secure its border with the …

The CBC reports: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced late Saturday the federal government will hit back against the U.S. after President Donald Trump launched a trade war this weekend with punitive tariffs on all Canadian goods. Trudeau said Canada won’t stand for an attack from a country that was supposed to be an ally and friend. Ottawa will immediately levy …

The Guardian reports: Justin Trudeau says Canada will bring a “forceful but reasonable” retaliation to any tariffs imposed by the US as his country braces for the economic fallout of a trade war. “I won’t sugarcoat it – our nation could be facing difficult times in the coming days and weeks,” Trudeau said Friday while speaking to an advisory council …

Canada’s CBC News reports: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce this morning that he’s stepping down as Liberal leader, sources tell CBC News. Those sources, who spoke on the condition they not be named, said Trudeau will stay on until his successor is chosen. The prime minister is expected to address Canadians at 10:45 a.m. ET from outside his home …

CNN reports: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce as early as Monday that he will step down as leader of the ruling Liberal Party, Canadian media reports, ahead of a general election to be held later this year that he is widely expected to lose. Trudeau will likely announce his resignation before a key national caucus meeting …

Reuters reports: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday looked set to lose power early next year after a key ally said he would move to bring down the minority Liberal government and trigger an election. New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, who has been helping keep Trudeau in office, said he would present a formal motion of no-confidence after …

The CBC reports: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Kamala Harris’s loss in the U.S. presidential election was a setback for women’s progress — and cited several recent incidents that he said suggest women’s rights are under attack by “regressive” and “reactionary” political forces. In an address to an Ottawa gala for Equal Voice, Trudeau said politicians who are …

Fox News reports: President-elect Trump suggested to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week that if a tariff for failing to address trade and immigration issues would kill the neighbor to the north’s economy, maybe it should become the 51st state, sources told Fox News. Last Friday, Trudeau flew to Mar-a-Lago unannounced after Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on …

The CBC reports: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Palm Beach, Fla., to meet with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Trudeau’s plane landed Friday evening at Palm Beach International Airport, which is used by Trump when he travels to his Mar-a-Lago estate. Trump has been meeting with his transition team there in recent weeks. The Prime Minister’s Office has refused to …

The Associated Press reports: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on this threat to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products, he would be raising prices for Americans and hurting American businesses. “It is important to understand that Donald Trump, when he makes statements like that, he plans on carrying them out. There’s …

The CBC reports: American-style MAGA politics has caused the Conservative Party of Canada to abandon Ukraine in its hour of need, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Trudeau made the comments a day after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said his party voted against the updated Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement in the House of Commons because it would compel the war-torn …

Semafor reports: India said it would stop issuing new visas for Canadians, in the latest escalation of the diplomatic feud that began after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused Narendra Modi’s government of being involved in the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia. Indian journalist Rahul Kanwal described the move as a “diplomatic ballistic missile,” saying …