Trump signals willingness to lower China tariffs ‘at some point’
US President Donald Trump said he is willing to lower tariffs on China at some point because the levies now are so high that the world’s two largest economies have … Read More
Month: May 2025
It’s not just Trump: 7 foreign policy issues Mark Carney faces – National
Prime Minister Mark Carney has many foreign policy issues on his plate — and they’re not all about U.S. President Donald Trump. Here are six of the key challenges Ottawa will be navigating in the coming months during a turbulent time in … Read More
Trump tariffs portend bleak prospects for China’s toy exporters at Canton Fair
Unlike the previous two weeks, when foreign buyers eagerly sought out Chinese tech products, the toy exhibition halls saw relatively low foot traffic and a lack of blockbuster products, reflecting … Read More
Trump ‘delighted’ by his influence on Canada’s election: U.S. journalist – National
U.S. President Donald Trump “seemed positively delighted” about the impact he had on Canada’s federal election, a U.S. journalist said while recounting a recent interview with the president. Ashley Parker … Read More
Trump says he would delay TikTok ban past June 19 deadline
US President Donald Trump said he would extend the June 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of TikTok, the short video app used by 170 million … Read More
Conservatives need ‘fine tuning,’ not overhaul after election loss: MacKay – National
Former Conservative cabinet minister Peter MacKay isn’t pointing the finger at Pierre Poilievre for the party’s loss in last week’s federal election, but he does think members of his team … Read More
Lebanon votes in first election since Israel-Hezbollah war
Lebanon on Sunday began the first stage of long-delayed municipal elections, the first vote since a devastating war between Israel and Hezbollah and after a new national government was formed. … Read More
As Carney prepares to talk trade with Trump, experts call for a united front – National
Prime Minister Mark Carney will be watched closely by Canadians infuriated by Donald Trump — and by an anxious business community looking for tariff relief — when he meets with the U.S. president Tuesday in Washington. After … Read More
French police free kidnapped father of crypto-millionaire
French police mounted a weekend raid to free a man who had been kidnapped in Paris to force his crypto-millionaire son to pay a ransom, prosecutors said, adding that five … Read More
Canada’s dependence on U.S. has decades-long evolution, experts say – National
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly accused the Liberal government of entrenching Canada’s economic dependence on the United States. But political scientists say the reality is more complex, noting a broad trend toward continental integration of national economies that began almost … Read More