U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied that his threat of sweeping tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico is meant to force early trade renegotiations, insisting he’s responding to “massive” flows of fentanyl and migrants into the U.S. The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump’s tactic was meant to kickstart talks on the Canada-United…
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a clemency order granting pardons to all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot and issuing sentence commutations to 14 others. The Trump supporters began leaving prison on Tuesday after he used his clemency powers on his first day back in…
Canadians are watching their finances for any impacts as President Donald Trump takes back the reins of government in the United States. But one of the biggest economic threats of Trump’s second term — a pledge to impose blanket tariffs on goods entering the U.S. from Canada and other trade partners — appears to have…
Cecile Richards, a national leader for abortion access and women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died. She was 67. Richards died Monday at home in New York “surrounded by family and her ever-loyal dog, Ollie,” her family said in a statement. “Our hearts are broken today but no words can…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Donald Trump will not impose new tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico on his first day in office, according to reports from Reuters, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Instead, U.S. media reports say the incoming U.S. president plans to issue an executive order that…
When it comes to enforcing Canada’s security along the border that stretches 9,000 km, “things happen quickly,” says the RCMP’s head of serious and organized crime and border integrity. In a Global News exclusive, The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson got the first access to the Black Hawk helicopters that are being wrapped and prepared for…
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will take office on Monday and while it’s not yet confirmed if he will impose tariffs on Canada on day one, his former national security adviser says there is “serious danger” the two countries will fall into a trade war. John Bolton, who served as Trump’s adviser from April 2018 until…
Donald Trump will be sworn in as president in a different location this year — the U.S. Capitol building — as “bitterly” cold temperatures are set to hit the country’s capital city on Inauguration Day. Trump announced the change to his plans on TruthSocial, pointing to a wind chill forecast by the National Weather Service…
By Jordan Prentice Global News Posted January 17, 2025 8:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The weight of president-elect Trump’s threat of a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian exports into the United States is looming, especially on Alberta. Trevor Lewington, CEO of Economic Development Lethbridge, says Alberta…
Just days away from the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump, industries across Alberta are preparing for the looming threat of tariffs to become a reality. The threat of sweeping tariffs on all Canadian goods exported to the U.S. has created uncertainty in Alberta’s agriculture industry, as beef production requires multiple trips back and forth across…
