Vancouver — B.C. — Canadians headed over to the polls on Monday, April 28, to elect the members of the House of Commons to the 45th Canadian Parliament. With the recent events of imposed tariffs and Trump’s proposed idea of Canada becoming the “51st state” of America, the 45th and 47th president of the United States played a critical role in shaping how citizens voted in this election.

President Donald Trump has ordered a 25% import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the US in a major expansion of existing trade barriers. The tariffs, which will increase the costs of importing the metals into the US, come despite warnings of retaliation from some political leaders in Canada - America's biggest supplier of the metals - as well as other countries.

Canada's outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told a group of business leaders he believes President Donald Trump might be serious about annexing his country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the comments during a Canada-US Economic Summit in Toronto on Friday Trudeau suggested Trump has floated the idea of taking over Canada and making it the "51st state" because he wants to access the country's critical minerals.

Toronto, ONTARIO — Behind a veil of secrecy, an Ontario man named as the boss of a network of truck drivers smuggling large loads of cocaine and meth from California into Canada has given up his fight against extradition and surrendered to U.S. authorities. Guramrit Sidhu, 61, of Brampton, west of Toronto, allegedly also known as “King,” was arrested a year ago in Ontario at the request of the United States, where he is accused of orchestrating a large-volume drug trafficking network.

President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week. “Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a 25% tariff,” he told reporters Sunday on Air Force One as he flew from Florida to New Orleans to attend the Super Bowl.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday afternoon, less than 48 hours before President Trump was scheduled to slap tariffs on Canada and Mexico, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles got on a call with representatives from nervous automotive companies. The administration, the firms were told, was considering a carve-out for cars that comply with Trump’s North American free-trade deal—the main request of domestic automakers—according to people familiar with the call.

The Canadian province of Ontario on Monday said it was pausing a number of planned retaliatory measures against the United States, including the cancellation of a C$100 million ($68.12 million) contract with Elon Musk's Starlink. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was postponing by 30 days a series of tariffs against imports from Canada.

President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs against Canada and Mexico were both paused Monday after his decision to impose sweeping tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China initially led to retaliation from Canadian leaders and rattled global markets. That means there's a ceasefire in a trade war that had the potential to inflict major economic pain on workers and businesses on both sides of the border.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Saturday to impose a 10 percent tariff on goods imported from China. The latest U.S. trade protectionist measure has drawn widespread opposition both domestically and internationally. The White House said the 10 percent tariff applies to all imports from China, in addition to existing tariffs. Trump says the tariffs dovetail with his embrace of protectionist measures.

Canada’s interprovincial trade barriers have been a topic of debate in political and economic circles for years, with little actual progress toward resolving them. But tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump have brought new urgency to the issue, raising hopes from economists that the impediments will soon be resolved. Meetings between the prime minister and the premiers over the last few weeks have contained urgent discussions about removing internal trade barriers in Canada…

Canada and its biggest trading partner are headed for a costly and damaging trade war after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a retaliation plan against U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order that, starting Tuesday, will impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods and 10 per cent levies on Canadian energy.

Today, the United States will impose a 25% tariffon imports from Canada, citing concerns over illegal immigration and drug trafficking. However, a closer look at the data suggests that the justification for this tariff does not hold up to scrutiny. The scale of both illegal immigration and fentanyl trafficking from Canada pales in comparison to the same issues at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Today, the United States will impose a 25% tariffon imports from Canada, citing concerns over illegal immigration and drug trafficking. However, a closer look at the data suggests that the justification for this tariff does not hold up to scrutiny. The scale of both illegal immigration and fentanyl trafficking from Canada pales in comparison to the same issues at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Canada’s national carbon tax on consumer fuels is likely in its final weeks after both major contenders to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader have promised to scrap it. “My government will immediately remove the consumer carbon tax,” said Mark Carney, the former central bank governor who’s now vying for Trudeau’s job. “Since Canada’s current climate policy has become too divisive, it’s time for a new, more effective climate plan that everyone can get behind.”

President Donald Trump has threatened to impose increased tariffs on products from Mexico, Canada and China as soon as Saturday — a move that could significantly increase prices on goods from three of America’s most important trading partners. Trump has promised tariffs on an array of trading partners, including Europe, Russia, Brazil and India. His threatened tariffs of up to 50 percent on Colombian goods, after Bogotá’s government refused to allow U.S.

Possibility of emergency tariffs over border for now, then wider-ranging tariffs in spring. Howard Lutnick, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be commerce secretary, testifies before a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday. The U.S. is threatening a two-stage tariff plan in which Canada and Mexico could get hit with initial trade penalties within days then face broader penalties this spring. In summary it's: Maybe tariffs now, and maybe more tariffs later.

Canada’s prime minister said it’s “in the interest of Canadians as well as Americans” to strengthen border security and raised concern about the rising volume of illegal guns and drugs flowing north from the US. Justin Trudeau made the comment the day after US President Donald Trump threatened again to put 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods, citing the flow of undocumented migrants and fentanyl across the borders from two of the US’s closest neighbors — and singling Canada out as a “very bad abuser.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government was “insufficiently transparent” about foreign interference in Canadian politics and sometimes took “too long to act” against attempts to meddle in the country’s past two general elections by foreign powers including China and India, a government commission said on Tuesday. “Trust in Canada’s democratic institutions has been shaken, and it is imperative to restore it,” the commission said in its…

Washington, D.C., — A passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, as it approached the runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and defense officials. There are no confirmed casualties at this time, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. A massive emergency response is underway in DC’s Potomac River, where the passenger plane and helicopter collided.

At least 30 people have died and another 60 have been injured by a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh Mela festival in northern India. The crush happened between 1 am and 2 am local time on Wednesday (9 pm and 10 pm CET Tuesday), the most auspicious day of the world's largest religious festival. Vaibhav Krishna, a police officer in the city of Prayagraj, confirmed the death toll, adding that the injured had been rushed to nearby hospitals.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday became the first foreign leader to hold a phone call with US President Donald Trump since his return to office this week for a second term. May 20, 2017, US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia The decision to first speak with the de facto Saudi leader, known by his initials MBS, indicated the Trump administration’s priorities, with the president expressing his desire to expand the Abraham Accords with a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

After President Trump signed a blizzard of executive orders, many directed at her country, President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico put on a show of her own on Tuesday morning. President Claudia Sheinbaum said during her daily conference on Tuesday, “It’s important to always keep a cool head.” “It’s important to always keep a cool head,” she told reporters during a news conference.

Canada faces a major contradiction in its immigration policies. Thousands of international students, once celebrated as “ideal immigrants,”are now turning to the asylum system. As a migration policy researcher and former international student, I have watched this predicament unfold with growing concern. Federal immigration data reveal a surge in asylum claims by international students. The claims rose from 1,810 in 2018 to nearly 12,000 in 2023, with another 13,660 filed in the first nine months of 2024.

India’s government is prepared to work with Donald Trump’s administration to identify and take back all its citizens residing illegally in the U.S., an early signal from New Delhi that it’s willing to comply with the incoming American president and avoid a trade war. The U.S. has identified some 18,000 illegal Indian migrants to be sent back home, for which India will verify and start the process of deportation, according to people familiar with the matter.

Canada’s prime minister said it’s “in the interest of Canadians as well as Americans” to strengthen border security and raised concern about the rising volume of illegal guns and drugs flowing north from the US. Justin Trudeau made the comment the day after US President Donald Trump threatened again to put 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods, citing the flow of undocumented migrants and fentanyl across the borders from two of the US’s closest neighbors — and singling Canada out as a “very bad abuser.”