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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined world leaders in congratulating Donald Trump on winning the U.S. presidential election on Wednesday. “Congratulations to Donald Trump on being elected President of the United States,” Trudeau wrote in a Wednesday morning post on X, formerly known as Twitter.“The friendship between Canada and the U.S. is the envy of the world. I know President Trump and I will work together to create more opportunity, prosperity, and security for both of our nations.”Congratulations to Donald Trump on being elected President of the United States. The friendship between Canada and the U.S. is the envy of the world. I know President Trump and I will work together to create more opportunity, prosperity, and security for both of our nations. pic.twitter.com/yEnL6gxy...

Quebec will closely monitor the potential impacts a new Donald Trump presidency will have on immigration and the economy, with the premier warning the province “risks experiencing turbulence” in the coming months. François Legault was addressing Wednesday the outcome of Trump clinching the United States presidential election in a political comeback that saw him defeat Kamala Harris.It will be Trump’s second, non-consecutive term at the helm of American leadership and, as a result, Legault says he will implement a “working group” composed of several cabinet ministers to defend Quebec’s interests.“Americans voted yesterday and Mr. Trump won,” Legault said at the provincial legislature. “And we have to respect that result.”But Legault was quick to lay out his concerns about Trump’s victory, w...

Donald Trump’s U.S. presidential election victory on Wednesday will essentially end the criminal cases brought against him, at least for the four years he occupies the White House. The first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, Trump for much of this year faced four simultaneous prosecutions, over allegations ranging from his attempt to cover up a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign to his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat. A New York jury in May found him guilty of falsifying business records tied to the Daniels payment, making him the first former U.S. president convicted of a felony.Trump, a Republican, told an interviewer on Oct. 24 that he would fire U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith — who led the federal prosecutions over his a...