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U.S. President Donald Trump took another swipe at Canada on Thursday, calling the long-standing ally “tough to deal with” and claiming the U.S. doesn’t need Canadian oil and gas. Speaking virtually to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump also said he will press NATO members to increase their defence spending target to five per cent of GDP — more than triple Canada’s current spending.Trump said his administration would be “demanding respect from other nations” that trade with the U.S. and quickly brought up his escalating feud with Canada.“Canada has been very tough to deal with over the years, and it’s not fair that we should have a [US]$200 billion or $250 billion [trade] deficit,” Trump told the Davos crowd during a discussion moderated by several financial executives. ...

Canada’s plan to reduce the number of immigrants over the next three years will result in a 1.7 per cent drop in the country’s gross domestic product  (GDP) by 2027, according to the federal fiscal watchdog. The report from the parliamentary budget officer (PBO), Yves Giroux, on Thursday also said that new immigration targets released by the federal government last fall will slash the country’s population by 3.2 per cent or 1.4 million people over the next three years.The PBO report comes days after Statistics Canada reported this week that Canada’s population could reach up to 80 million in 50 years, with migratory increase a “key driver of population growth.”The PBO report said that the federal government’s new target to reduce immigration levels would lead to 1.3 billion fewer hours wor...

While she was found guilty of storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 alongside thousands of others, Pamela Hemphill is now standing out from the crowd by saying she won’t accept the pardon that was given to her by President Donald Trump this week. Hemphill, a 71-year-old from Boise, Idaho, who was once known as “MAGA Granny” after videos of her at the Capitol circulated online, explained her reasoning for rejecting the clemency granted by Trump — offered to more than 1,500 people charged with crimes from that day — to the Idaho Statesman.“Accepting the pardon would be an insult to the Capitol Police officers, to the rule of law, to our nation,” Hemphill told the outlet. “The J6 (Jan. 6) criminals are trying to rewrite history by saying that it was not a riot; it wasn’t an insurrection. ...

The House on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that requires the detainment of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes, marking the first legislation that President Donald Trump can sign as Congress, with some bipartisan support, swiftly moved in line with his plans to crackdown on illegal immigration. Passage of the Laken Riley Act, which was named after a Georgia nursing student who was murdered last year by a Venezuelan man, shows just how sharply the political debate over immigration has shifted to the right following Trump’s election victory. Immigration policy has often been one of the most entrenched issues in Congress, but a crucial faction of 46 politically vulnerable Democrats joined with Republicans to lift the strict proposal to passage on a 263-156 vo...

By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted January 23, 2025 7:44 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal Liberal caucus is meeting today and tomorrow on Parliament Hill as the party searches for its next leader. Candidates who want to run to replace Justin Trudeau as party leader are almost out of time to confirm their bids.Leadership hopefuls face a 5 p.m. deadline to declare they will run and submit their paperwork. 6:09 Freeland launches leadership campaign, pledges ‘true Canadian response’ ...