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Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted the Keystone XL Pipeline built and pledged easy regulatory approvals for the project, which was opposed for years by environmentalists before its permit was revoked by the Biden administration. The pipeline was first proposed in 2008 to bring oil from the Alberta oil sands to U.S. refiners and was halted in 2021 by then-owner TC Energy Corp after formerDemocratic President Joe Biden revoked a key permit needed for a U.S. stretch of the project.In a social media post on Monday, Trump urged the company that was building the pipeline to “come back to America,” saying his administration would offer easy approvals and an almost immediate star...

An Ontario township has decided to remove all permanently affixed American flags from its buildings amid growing tensions with the United States. West Lincoln council voted unanimously Monday night to take down the flags after it was recommended by the town’s corporate services committee last week. Council also approved all unrelated recommendations the committee made in its vote, without debate.During the committee meeting, Coun. William Reilly questioned why the U.S. flag remains up year-round at the West Lincoln community centre, while Ontario’s provincial flag is absent.“We have an American flag that seems to be fixed in our community centre and we don’t even have an Ontario provincial flag that’s up even one day a year,” Reilly said.“I feel disrespected by our American neighbours. It ...

He wasn’t on the stage but U.S. President Donald Trump’s shadow towered over the Liberal leadership race during Monday night’s French-language debate. The candidates — former central banker Mark Carney, former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, former government House leader Karina Gould and former MP Frank Baylis — spent much of the debate talking about the threat Trump poses to Canada’s economy and sovereignty.Carney said that Trump has changed since his first term and is now more “isolationist, more aggressive.”“Trump of today, he isn’t the same as before,” he said. “Before, he wanted a piece of our economy. Now, he wants our country.”Carney said that the first step when negotiating trade with the Americans is to be clear about what won’t be on the table: supply management, culture and...

By Jesmeen Gill The Canadian Press Posted February 24, 2025 3:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Jagmeet Singh says he’s “absolutely” the right person to lead New Democrats into the next election despite the party’s drop in support. A recent Leger poll suggests the NDP stands at just 14 per cent — and that its support would drop to 12 per cent with Mark Carney as Liberal leader.Recent polling by Ipsos for Global News shows similar numbers, with the NDP sitting at 16 per cent. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign u...

Thousands of visitors flock to Yosemite National Park in California each February, hoping to catch a glimpse of “firefall” — a natural phenomenon that causes the falling water of El Capitan’s Horsetail Fall to light up and look like a ribbon of molten lava cascading down the sheer rockface. But this year, crowds took in a different spectacle in the form of an upside-down American flag hung at the top of the El Capitan summit, in protest of President Donald Trump‘s administration’s layoffs in the National Park Service.According to NBC News, Saturday evening’s act of resistance came from a group of unhappy Yosemite employees, and photographer Brittany Colt captured the moment the flag was unfurled. Story continues below advertisement “This hit so close to home f...

Liberal leadership candidates will square off on the debate stage Monday and Tuesday nights in Montreal, as hopefuls try to convince Canadians they can lead the party to victory and take on U.S. President Donald Trump. The four contenders will try to make the case for why they should be the next prime minister during two debates — the first in French, the second in English — in a matchup that will feature a political “newbie,” a friendly rivalry and the Trump factor.The debate themes are:Canada’s place in the worldGrowing a strong economySupporting CanadiansClimate Action“I think everything almost is going to come back to Trump in some way,” pollster and CEO of Abacus Data David Coletto said. 0:28 ...

Canada will send $5 billion in aid to Ukraine using funds from seized Russian assets, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday at a peace and security summit in Kyiv. Trudeau and a dozen other world leaders are in the Ukrainian capital to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, where support for Ukraine to end the war on its terms and with its territory intact remained strong.“This is not a conflict Ukraine wanted, provoked or asked for in any way,” Trudeau said at the summit table.“This is a war started for one reason and one reason only: Russia‘s desire to erase Ukrainian history and expand their empire.”Trudeau also pledged 25 additional light armoured vehicles for Ukraine and a grant to help with energy security as Russia attacks the country’s power grid. Story contin...

The candidates in the race to be the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada will square off tonight in the first of two live debates. With just two weeks left until the winner is announced and two days until voting begins, the two events are the only chance Liberal supporters will have to see the candidates together.Former central banker Mark Carney, former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, former House leader Karina Gould and former MP Frank Baylis are the only candidates still in the contest.The party disqualified former Ontario MP Ruby Dhalla on Friday afternoon alleging she broke the rules, though she announced yesterday she had filed an appeal for reinstatement.Former TVA-Québec anchor Pierre Jobin is expected to moderate the French language debate tonight.The winner of the race...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join world leaders in Kyiv on Monday as Ukraine marks the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as a Ukrainian diplomat urged Canada to “step up” its support. Zelenskyy confirmed during a news conference in Kyiv Sunday evening that he will meet with Trudeau in person – one of 13 foreign leaders attending a summit on peace and security for Ukraine.“Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be here with a visit tomorrow,” Zelenskyy said in Ukrainian.“He is chairing the G7 at the moment so he will tell me what is happening with the relationship with the U.S.”The news conference was translated into English by Ukrainian broadcaster UATV.The Prime Minister’s Office has not publicly confirmed Trudeau’s...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Multiple cities across Canada are holding rallies at city halls, museums and community centres this weekend as part of a global day of action marking the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Rallies spanning across the country in cities including Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver will be held today.Rallies began in cities across the country yesterday, and a handful of other cities have rallies scheduled for Monday.Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022 in a major escalation of a conflict that began in 2014.The invasion is the largest and deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II, and has caused hundreds of thousands of military casualt...