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Donald Trump loves a good spectacle, and it’s hard to top a speech to a joint session of Congress. The House chamber is packed with lawmakers, and the president’s arrival is announced in a booming voice by the sergeant-at-arms, triggering cacophonous applause. Trump’s speech on Tuesday evening isn’t technically considered a State of the Union address — that comes next year, after he’s been on the job for longer — but there’s no distinguishable difference for anyone watching at home.Almost no detail is left to chance in these situations. Here’s an idea of what to look and listen for:The most powerful people in American government are usually on the dais during an event like this. While the president addresses the nation, the House speaker and the vice president, who doubles as the ceremonia...

By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted March 3, 2025 7:54 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed back to Ottawa, after ending his London visit with an audience with King Charles. Trudeau was in London for a weekend security summit, making Canada the only non-European nation represented in talks on how to ensure a possible Ukraine ceasefire actually holds.Analysts say Trudeau’s visit was meant to maintain Canada’s role in the transatlantic alliance, despite U.S. President Donald Trump pulling back from NATO and blaming Ukraine for Russia’s invasion. ...

Recent measures by the federal government to strengthen its border security and answer complaints by U.S. President Donald Trump are a good start but don’t go far enough in solving long-standing issues, former border agents from both Canada and the U.S. say. Ottawa has invested over $1 billion in new equipment and security measures to combat drug trafficking and irregular migration in a bid to avert sweeping tariffs from Trump, who has tied his trade threat to concerns about fentanyl in particular. The tariffs are set to go ahead on Tuesday, Trump said last week after suggesting Canada has not done enough.While the new investments are welcome and are having some impacts, former Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) official Kelly Sundberg says there needs to be a more coordinated and forwar...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s commerce secretary said the tariffs on Canada and Mexico are still coming Tuesday, though he appeared to suggest there could be changes to the original 25 per cent plan. Howard Lutnick said in an interview on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures that there would be tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on the announced March 4 date, though Trump would determine at what levels.“There are going to be tariffs on Tuesday on Mexico and Canada,” he said. “Exactly what they are, we’re going to leave that for the president and his team to negotiate.”The secretary’s comments come just three days after the president said his threatened 25 per cent tariffs against both countries were going ahead as scheduled. ...