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U.S. President Donald Trump says he is “not trolling” about wanting to make Canada the 51st state, indicating that he is serious about American territorial expansion. Trump sat down with Time magazine for an interview marking his first 100 days in office in his second term. The U.S. president was asked if he was “trolling” with his comments about seizing both Greenland and Canada.“You’ve talked about acquiring Greenland, taking control of the Panama Canal, making Canada the 51st state. Maybe you’re trolling a little bit on that one. I don’t know,” the interviewer asked, according to a transcript of the interview posted online by Time magazine.“Actually, no, I’m not,” Trump responded.“I’m really not trolling. Canada is an interesting case.” ...

As the clock ticks down to the end of April, all eyes in Canada are fixed on the country’s most important campaign. Not the federal election, of course, but the quest for Lord Stanley’s Cup.Five Canadian teams remain in contention: the Edmonton Oilers, the Winnipeg Jets, the Ottawa Senators, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens.Given the other big campaign underway, Global News asked each of the three major party leaders who they’re hoping will win the Stanley Cup. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. “Look, you’ve got to be loyal, I think. I’m an Oilers fan, cheering for the Oil,” said Liberal Leader M...

City buses in Montreal have dropped the expression “Go! Canadiens Go!” following a complaint to Quebec’s language watchdog. Montreal’s transit agency is now using the French expression “Allez! Canadiens Allez!” on the electronic displays on the front of its buses to show support for the Montreal Canadiens’ NHL playoff run.The decision was made because the word “go” is an anglicism, said spokesperson Isabelle Tremblay.The expression “Go Habs Go!” is used extensively in Quebec to support the Montreal hockey team. It is also used widely by the team itself, including as a social media hashtag. But Tremblay said Quebec’s French-language office received a complaint last year about buses displaying the words “Go! CF Mtl Go!” — a reference to Montreal’s professional soccer club.In response, the So...

Canada’s federal election is just days away, and the leaders are making their final push to connect with voters across the country. British Columbia is shaping up to be a crucial battleground in the race, and unsurprisingly, the leaders of each of the three largest national parties have made multiple campaign stops in Canada’s Pacific province.Global BC’s legislative reporter Richard Zussman had a chance to sit down one-on-one with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh when they were in town. Here’s some of what they had to say.Pierre PoilievreFor Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, the ballot question this election is about change. Do voters want to try a different approach, or do they want to stick with the Liberals, who, despite ...

As Canadians prepare to vote in the federal election on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump has resumed his attacks on the country’s auto sector and sovereignty, prompting Canada’s party leaders to once more stress they will fight to protect both. On Wednesday, Trump told reporters it was possible his 25 per cent tariffs “could go up” for cars made in Canada, before repeating his assertion that Canada should be a U.S. state.While the president’s escalation of his trade war on Canada and countries around the world has continued throughout the federal campaign, his rhetoric around Canada’s sovereignty has largely quieted during the past several weeks.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said last week that Trump still wants Canada to become the country’s 51st state, but it was Wednes...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 24, 2025 1:24 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Quebec government has just tabled its proposal to family doctors as part of the negotiations to renew the 2015-2023 Framework Agreement. The offer published on the Treasury Board website stipulates that the government wishes to introduce “a performance-based principle, linked to relevant clinical performance indicators determined” by the Ministry of Health. Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday. ...

David Aldersey says he has never been to a political rally before but felt compelled to show up at a Conservative event in the Greater Toronto Area because of what he says is at stake. “I’ve been a small-c conservative, but I’ve just seen 10 years of bad decisions,” he said. “The Liberal party parachuted in Mark Carney and it’s another face on the same team.”Aldersey is one of Pierre Poilievre’s supporters who showed up Tuesday night in Vaughan, Ont., to attend one of the Conservatives’ last rallies of the campaign.But he worries the outcome may not be what he and others there want. 2:39 Poilievre reaffirms crime, housing, and addiction pledges in final campaign stretch ...

Quebec’s minister responsible for secularism says the government isn’t ruling out expanding its religious symbols ban to include daycare employees. Jean-François Roberge says “everything is on the table” when it comes to strengthening secularism in the province, including extending the law known as Bill 21 to include more categories of public employees.However, he said Wednesday the government will wait for the recommendations from a government-appointed committee studying the issue before making a final decision.“We’ll let the committee work,” he said. “After that, we’ll see if we move forward with daycares like in schools.”Currently, the workplace religious symbol ban applies to categories of public employees deemed to be in positions of authority, including teachers, judges and police o...

Advance poll numbers broke records, Elections Canada said this week, and newly-released numbers give further insight on the days and the provinces where those record-breaking numbers came from. Preliminary estimates released by the agency on Tuesday showed 7.3 million voters cast their ballot at advance polls during this past weekend, a 25 per cent increase from the 5.8 million votes in the 2021 federal election.According to data provided on Wednesday, the daily estimated turnout for the 2025 advance polls each surpassed the same period four years ago, with Friday and Monday seeing the biggest number of Canadians at the ballot box.A record number of voters cast their first votes on Friday, with 2,054,525 ballots cast, a big jump from the 1,401,010 cast on the first day of advance polls in ...

Elections Canada is urging Canadians who decided to vote by mail from within their riding to drop their ballot off in person if they haven’t mailed it yet to ensure their vote is counted on election day. The notice from the agency comes as the deadline to apply to vote by mail using a special ballot passed on Tuesday night.Voting by special ballot is one of the methods Canadians can use to cast their vote in the election if they don’t want to do so in person at an Elections Canada office, at advance polls or on election day. It’s also used by Canadians who won’t be in their riding for advance polls or election day, or if they live abroad.But with less than a week to go, the agency says those voting using this method from within their riding who have not yet mailed their completed ballot sh...