Canada

Canada

Canada's Carney talks 9/11 solidarity and slams Trump for trade war

On the campaign trail in Gander after calling a snap election, the Canadian prime minister lamented the countries' broken bonds.

24/03/2025

Canada

Canada's new Prime Minister Carney announces snap election in April

New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Conservative opponent kicked off their election campaigns on Sunday before the vote on 28 April.

23/03/2025

EuroVerify

Fact check: Can Canada join the EU?

Questions have been raised over whether Canada could hypothetically apply to join the European Union amid its crumbling relations with the US, but experts say its geographical and cultural distance to the continent poses a problem.

20/03/2025

Canada

Mark Carney sworn in as Canada's new PM as country faces US trade war

The governing Liberal Party appeared to be poised for a historic election defeat this year until US President Donald Trump declared an economic war and threatened to annex the country as a "51st state".

14/03/2025

Canada

Canada's new PM says he'll talk trade with Trump if there is 'respect'

Mark Carney made the comments after Canada this week announced retaliatory tariffs worth 29.8 billion Canadian dollars (€19.1bn) on US imports.

13/03/2025

Canada

Canada announces tariffs in response to US ones

Canada's new tariffs are in addition to its 25% counter tariffs on $30 billion Canadian of imports from the US that were put in place on 4 March in response to other Trump import taxes that he’s partially delayed by a month.

12/03/2025

Economy

China to impose retaliatory tariffs on certain Canadian imports

China is set to impose tariffs on some Canadian goods in retaliation to Canada’s levies on Chinese electric vehicles and metals as the global trade war heats up.

10/03/2025

Canada

Canada's new PM Mark Carney vows country will 'never be part of US'

Former central banker Mark Carney is set to become Canada’s next prime minister after succeeding Justin Trudeau as leader of the governing Liberal Party.

10/03/2025

Canada

Trudeau addresses his Liberal Party for the final time as Canada's PM

Trudeau gives his final speech as Canadian Prime Minister.

09/03/2025

Canada

Canadian PM Trudeau slams Trump’s tariffs as 'a very dumb thing to do'

US President Donald Trump said he would proceed with planned tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, causing a broad sell-off in US stock markets.

04/03/2025

Canada

Tens of thousands sign petition to revoke Musk's Canadian citizenship

The parliamentary petition argues that tech billionaire Elon Musk's alliance with US President Donald Trump is a threat to Canada's sovereignty.

24/02/2025

Tech News

New apps encourage Canadians to buy local in response to US tariffs

A handful of barcode scanning apps have popped up in Canada to help customers avoid American products in grocery stores.

24/02/2025

Health news

Proportion of new schizophrenia cases linked to cannabis use triple

New research adds to mounting evidence of a link between heavy cannabis use and psychosis, experts say.

04/02/2025

Tech News

Ontario premier rips up €66 million contract with Elon Musk's Starlink

The premier of Canada's largest province says he will rip up a €66 million contract with Starlink and prevent US companies from bidding on Canadian contracts as the trade war between the countries heats up.

03/02/2025

Canada

Canadian sports fans boo US anthem after Trump tarrifs

Fans at NBA and NHL matches in Canada jeered peformances of the US national anthem after US President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs.

03/02/2025

Canada

Who will succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada's prime minister?

Announcing his resignation on Monday, Trudeau said he planned to stay on as prime minister until a new party leader is selected. Who will succeed him — and can they survive a looming no-confidence vote?

07/01/2025

Canada

Trudeau resigns as Canada's PM after growing calls to step down

Trudeau, who has led Canada for nine years as the leader of the governing Liberal Party, has seen his government thrust into turmoil after his finance minister quit last month.

06/01/2025

wellbeing

Dry January: How drinking alcohol can affect your health

Alcohol has been linked to over 200 health conditions, including cancers, cardiovascular disease, and more.

06/01/2025

Canada

Flights suspended at Halifax airport after landing incident fire

An Air Canada plane experienced problems landing at Halifax airport, skidding down the runway before part of the aircraft caught fire.

29/12/2024

Canada

Trump says Canadians want the country to become the '51st state'

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political survival looks fragile as his finance minister, Chrystia Freeland, resigned — citing irreconcilable differences on how best to deal with Trump's incoming tariff threats.

19/12/2024

Culture news

Who is the new most popular French-language singer in Spotify history?

A song from 2010 is the most listened-to French-language track on Spotify. But who is the indie musician Patrick Watson behind the surprise hit?

16/12/2024

Moments

Searching for Christmas spirit on a Canadian Arctic cruise

Warmth can be found in the coldest of places, as an expedition through the Northwest Passage brings festive joy.

15/12/2024

Health news

What patients who opt for medically assisted dying have in common

Patients with ALS or cancer were more likely to choose assisted dying regardless of where they lived, a study found.

09/12/2024

Canada

Trump and Trudeau discussed border and trade following tariff threats

US President-elect Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met in Florida to discuss concerns about drugs and migrant flows.

02/12/2024

Tech News

Canada watchdog sues Google over alleged 'anti-competitive' ad conduct

The legal action is over online web advertising, the watchdog said.

29/11/2024

Health news

Bird flu: Canada teenager hospitalised with country's first human case

This marked "the first detection of a presumed human case" of H5 in Canada, authorities in British Columbia said.

13/11/2024