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Less than two weeks into his second term as U.S. president, Donald Trump has fuelled even more uncertainty for longtime allies, upended the civil service and targeted any dissent in his administration. That combative approach is likely making one-time friends to the U.S. look elsewhere for stability, a former Trump administration official says.“It’s making America a less predictable ally,” Anthony Scaramucci, who briefly served as Trump’s White House communications director during his first term, told Mercedes Stephenson in an interview that aired Sunday on The West Block.He said the tariffs Trump threatened on Canada and Mexico — with threats of more to come for other countries around the world — are just one example of that approach put into practice.“It’s going to cause places like Cana...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The LCBO will pull U.S. booze from its shelves after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on Canada, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said. Ford announced the details of the plan on Sunday, 12 hours after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hit back against Trump’s tariffs with counter-tariffs worth $155 billion.“Every year, LCBO sells nearly $1 billion worth of American wine, beer, spirits and seltzers. Not anymore,” Ford said in a statement.“Starting Tuesday, we’re removing American products from LCBO shelves. As the only wholesaler of alcohol in the province, LCBO will also remove American products from its catalogue so other Ontario-based restaurants and retailers can’t order or restoc...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has responded to U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. Trudeau spoke to media Saturday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing the tariffs.Trump said in a statement that he has implemented a 25 per cent tariff on imports from both Canada and Mexico, which drops to 10 per cent on Canadian energy, as well as an additional 10 per cent tariff on imports from China.Canada has been told the tariffs will go into effect on Tuesday.Here’s the English transcript of Trudeau’s full speech.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: Good evening. Today, the United States informed us they will be imposing a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian exports to the United States and 10 per cent on Canadian energy, a decision that, should they elect to proceed with, should take...

By Paul Wiseman The Associated Press Posted February 1, 2025 11:49 am Updated February 1, 2025 2:46 pm 5 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Tariffs are making big headline news at the moment.  Here’s what they are and what you need to know about them. Tariffs are a tax on imports. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Tariffs ...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size It remains to be seen whether the Trump administration will impose tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods Saturday. This comes after weeks of U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly warning Mexico and Canada — two of the United States’ top trading partners — he will impose tariffs if the two countries do not end fentanyl trafficking and the flow of migrants across U.S. border.He has also complained about deficits in trade after both countries took steps to boost security.On Thursday, Trump said they “may or may not” include a tariff on Canadian oil and gas — Canada’s largest export to the United States — but whether tariffs will be the threatened 25 per cent ones on all exports or lower, mor...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio embarks this weekend on his first foreign trip in office, heading to Central America to press President Donald Trump’s top priority — curbing illegal immigration — and bring the message that the U.S. wants to reclaim control over the Panama Canal despite intense resistance from regional leaders. It’s an unusual destination for the maiden voyage of America’s top diplomat, whose predecessors have generally favored Europe or Asia for their initial outings. It reflects not only the personal interest that Rubio — the first Hispanic to hold the nation’s most senior Cabinet post — has in the region but also the Trump administration’s intent to focus much of its foreign policy energy close to home.“It’s no accident that my first trip abroad as secretary of state will...

Hamas freed three hostages in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday and Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners in the fourth round of exchanges during the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. The six-week phase one truce calls for the release of 33 hostages and nearly 2,000 prisoners, as well as the return of Palestinians to northern Gaza and an increase in humanitarian aid to the devastated territory.Israel and Hamas are set next week to begin negotiating a second phase of the ceasefire, which calls for releasing the remaining hostages and extending the truce indefinitely.The war could resume in early March if an agreement is not reached.Palestinian health authorities in Gaza also announced that the long-shuttered Rafah border crossing with Egypt would reopen on Saturday for tho...