US President Donald Trump has agreed to repel imposing 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days, the BBC reported on Tuesday. But a US tariff of 10 percent on Chinese imports is still due to go into effect on Tuesday, according to the British broadcaster. Trump said he planned to speak on More
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday his country will respond immediately and forcefully if the United States goes ahead with a threat to impose tariffs President Donald Trump has set a Saturday deadline to slap a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico. He says he wants stronger action to halt the More
Ex-Canadian forces solider David Lavery has arrived in Qatar after being released from a prison in Afghanistan, the Canadian foreign minister announced on Monday. Mélanie Joly wrote on her X handle: “I just spoke with David Lavery upon his safe arrival in Qatar from Afghanistan. He is in good spirits.” She appreciated her Qatari counterpart’s More
Following Justin Trudeau’s resignation, the Liberal Party of Canada will announce its next leader on March 9, says a media report. The leading candidates for the role are former central banker Mark Carney and ex-Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, whose sudden resignation last month led to Trudeau’s exit, Associated Press reported. “After a thorough and secure More
Following the resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, America’s president-elect says Canadians love to be the 51st state of the United States. According to CBC, Donald Trump’s reaction to the resignation of the Canadian prime minister came late on Monday. Trump said: “Many people in Canada love being the 51st state. The United States can no More
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reportedly set to announce his intention to step down, media reports say. However, Trudeau has yet to make a final decision, a source familiar with his thinking told Reuters on Sunday. The Globe and Mail had earlier reported Trudeau could announce his resignation as early as Monday after nearly More
The Canadian government has urged its citizens not to travel to Afghanistan due to certain security concerns. “Avoid all travel to Afghanistan due to the volatile security situation, terrorist attacks, ongoing armed conflict, the risk of kidnapping, arbitrary arrest and detention, the high crime rate, and widespread violations of human rights by the de facto authorities,” More
Canada has announced donating CAD 3 million ($2.2 million) to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Wednesday. OCHA wrote on X: “OCHA thanks Canada for a new contribution of CAD 3 million (US$2.2 million) to the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund for 2024”. With this additional More
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in the list of terrorist groups by the Canadian government. “Our government has made the decision to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code,” Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc told a news conference. Flanked by Canada’s foreign and justice ministers, he accused the Iranian More
The US Coast Guard has declared five people onboard in the Titan Vessel dead as search operation for the missing vessel concluded, according to a media report on Friday. “The debris is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel,” said Rear Admiral John Mauger. Officials said that the location of the debris field was More
