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Canada has now learned that the derisive acronym TACO — often slapped on U.S. President Donald Trump — is inaccurate and needs to be tweaked to something more like “Trump (Almost) Always Chickens Out.”


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Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland told MPs Friday she was “dismayed” by B.C. Ferries’ decision to purchase four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder using a $1 billion federal loan — but did not call for the loan’s cancellation.


A Canadian and a U.S. flag fly next to the Ambassador Bridge towards Detroit from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, February 1, 2025.

Two groups representing businesses in Ontario and Michigan are urging Canada and the U.S. to get a trade deal done in order to avoid prolonged instability.


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Canada’s secretary of state for sport says the government is keeping Hockey Canada under increased monitoring for the foreseeable future as a condition of federal funding. 


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U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had not spoken with Prime Minister Mark Carney, the day before his deadline to increase tariffs on Canadian products.


Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped into Zawaida in central Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 31, 2025.

Canadian aid is being airdropped into Gaza a day after Ottawa announced its intention to recognize Palestinian statehood.


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Canada’s economy contracted slightly — by 0.1 per cent — for the second consecutive month in May, according to Statistics Canada.


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The credibility and reputation of the Canadian Army is once again being questioned following an investigation into alleged extremist activities involving soldiers in Quebec and revelations of inappropriate social media posts by members of an Ottawa-based reserve unit, the country’s army commander acknowledged Wednesday.


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Most of the tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed on countries around the world — including the ones on Canada that he’s threating to bump to 35 per cent — face a crucial legal test on Thursday.


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U.S. President Donald Trump took to his social media platform just after midnight on Thursday to say he is not pleased with Canada backing statehood for Palestine, under certain conditions. He says it could affect trade negotiations, which Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed have not been finalized yet just two days ahead of the deadline.