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Are Canadians “mean and nasty” for refusing to travel to the U.S. and pulling American booze from liquor store shelves amid tariff and annexation threats? That’s the view of U.S. President Donald Trump, his ambassador to Canada told a Washington state audience on Monday morning — comments that drew a rebuke from B.C. Premier David Eby. 2:12 Trump’s tariffs on Canada might be here to stay, U.S. Secretary of Commerce says Pete Hoesktra was speaking at the PNWER summit in Bellevue, Wash., when an audience member asked him about Canadians eschewing travel south of the border in the context of the upcoming FIFA 2026 World Cup. Story continu...

The federal auditor general is planning to conduct a review of Canada’s international student program, which has seen a surge in admissions that critics say the country was ill-prepared to handle. A report from the planned audit is expected to be tabled in Parliament in 2026, a spokesperson for Auditor General Karen Hogan’s office told Global News on Monday.“As the audit is in the planning phase, providing information on scope and timelines is premature,” Claire Baudrey said in an emailed statement.The Globe and Mail first reported on the upcoming probe, which was also confirmed by The Canadian Press.Critics, including the opposition Conservatives, have argued Canada’s rapid increase in international student admissions over recent years drove up youth unemployment and worsened the housing ...

As the clock ticks on the target date for an updated trade deal between Canada and the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. senators Monday. Carney will meet with a bipartisan delegation of senators on Monday, his itinerary said.That comes as several members of the U.S. Senate have publicly spoken against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada.In a press release earlier this month, the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Trump’s tariffs have damaged the U.S.’s relations with a vital ally.“The American people and the overwhelming majority of my colleagues in Congress reject this short-sighted and costly trade war with Canada, which is what I emphasized when I led a bipartisan delegation to Ottawa to meet with Prime Minist...

Ontario’s cottage country is set to become the centre of Canadian power for three days beginning Monday, as leaders from across the country descend on Huntsville, Ont., for high-stakes meetings. Story continues below advertisement The Council of the Federation, which includes all of the country’s 13 premiers, will meet in the small town to discuss trade, energy, immigration and U.S.-Canada relations, among other topics.Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Huntsville for a separate meeting with provincial leaders on Tuesday.Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who will chair his last meeting as the head of the group this week, selected the rural setting, close to his own cottage, to show off what his team believes is the best of the province.“As the Chair of the Counci...