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Once again, U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s confident his country will gain control of Greenland, reasserting his claim that the autonomous Danish territory’s 57,000 residents would be on board with a potential acquisition. His comments came during a short question-and-answer period with reporters aboard Air Force One Saturday evening as he flew to Miami from Las Vegas.“I do believe Greenland, we’ll get — because it really has to do with freedom of the world. It has nothing to do with the United States, other than we’re the one that can provide the freedom,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One this weekend, per the Financial Times. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the press, alongside White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt (R), on board Air Forc...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise virtual appearance during Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) election campaign event in Halle in eastern Germany on Saturday, as thousands of people gathered to show their support for the far-right party. Addressing a hall of 4,500 people alongside party leader Alice Weidel, Musk spoke about preserving German culture and protecting the German people.Musk spoke in support of the far-right party, saying: “I’m very excited for the AfD, I think you’re really the best hope for Germany. Something I think that is just very important is that people take pride in Germany and being German. This is very important. It’s OK to be proud to be German. This is a very important principle.”“It’s good to be proud of German culture, German values, and not to los...

Is Canada ready and able to detect, deter and counter foreign interference? Canada’s foreign interference commission will present its final report into the question on Tuesday, capping off nearly 16 months of work at a time when all eyes are also on the Liberal leadership race and the looming federal election, which could come as soon as this spring.The inquiry was first established in September 2023 after a series of reports by Global News and the Globe and Mail exposed alleged attempts at meddling by foreign actors like China in recent federal elections and raised questions about the government’s response.Justice Marie-Josée Hogue, a judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal, was appointed as commissioner.Multiple government officials, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, have testified to...

Ontario’s representative to the U.S. is confident there’s a deal to be made on growing the Canada-U.S. economic relationship in a way that resolves U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade concerns, but says Canada will feel “a lot of pain” before that is achieved. David Paterson says he’s had positive conversations with Republican lawmakers in Washington who understand America’s dependance on Canadian goods, particularly critical minerals like nickel from Ontario, and the need for a North American alliance against China and Russia.He says underscoring those needs and finding ways to strengthen and expand them has been a key focus as Trump’s threatened tariffs on Canadian goods inches closer.“You just can’t unscramble the eggs,” he told Mercedes Stephenson in an interview that aired Sunday on T...

Canada’s chief of the defence staff says the next prime minister needs to “pay attention to our defence” and take responsibility for Canada’s territorial integrity, pointing to other countries whose “sovereignties have been breached these past few years.” U.S. President Donald Trump’s complaints about Canada’s military spending and capabilities have underscored the need for Ottawa to prioritize defence, though Gen. Jennie Carignan says work was already underway to speed up investments and procurement before Trump took office last week.As the Liberal Party chooses a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — and with a general election widely expected this spring — Carignan says whoever leads the country next needs to ensure that work continues.“I think we need to pay attention t...

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 26, 2025 9:08 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Former central banker Mark Carney is set to add another big endorsement to his growing pile of backers as Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne is expected to announce his endorsement today. Two sources who weren’t authorized to discuss it publicly, tell The Canadian Press Carney and Champagne will be campaigning in the minister’s riding all day. Yesterday in Toronto, Carney said he would run as an MP in the next election, regardless of what came of the leadership race.The endorsement is a...

As Ottawa floats possible solutions to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, it faces a dilemma: does it appease the United States and open up the domestic market, inflicting volatility and job losses but potentially driving down consumer prices, or does it stand firm with retaliatory threats to protect Canadian industries? Canada is bracing for the impact of Trump’s threats to levy blanket tariffs of 25 per cent on all goods entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico, with much being said about price hikes for certain consumer goods if the tariffs come into force, but little attention paid to what possible solutions, like opening up the market, could mean.“I’m not going to sugarcoat it, there will be job losses if we open up those protected industries,” says Ian Lee, associate profe...

An Albertan who lost her home in the devastating Jasper wildfire last year says broken promises by the United Conservative Party government in setting up interim housing for those displaced are unacceptable. “I don’t know why the UCP would commit and promise something and then just completely revoke it,” said Sabrina Charlebois, who has been living in a hotel in town since November.“Because they’re not getting their way, they’re just pulling out completely? That’s unacceptable.” Charlebois helped organize a protest Friday on the six-month anniversary of the blaze that displaced an estimated 2,000 Jasper residents.More than 200 people marched through town, stopping in front of the municipal library.Social Services Minister Jason Nixon announced in October that the province would spend $...

While United States President Donald Trump continues to talk about tariffs on Canadian exports, his plans are being criticized by some industry groups in both the United States and Canada who say changing the status quo will hurt everyone involved. “Both of our economies, particularly when it comes to energy, are highly integrated and highly efficient,” said Mark Scholz, the president and CEO of the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC).He explained trade over the past 50 years or so has created wealth and prosperity for both Canada and the United States and any export tariffs, taxes, or bans on either side of the border would hurt both nations.“This is too important of a trade relationship, too many jobs are on the line both in Canada, the United States to take this for grant...

Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada could hit its NATO defence spending target within just a few years if need be but didn’t commit to doing so. NATO members have all committed to spend the equivalent of two per cent of its GDP on defence but Canada has consistently failed to reach that target.Last summer, following backlash from Republican lawmakers in the U.S., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadian defence spending would hit the two per cent marker in 2032.But there was no clear plan to get there, and some military analysts have questioned whether 2032 was possible.Today when Blair was asked by a reporter if Canada could reach that mark in two years, Blair replied that is “absolutely achievable” but didn’t say it would happen. Story continues below advertisement ...