Within a week, 3 Republicans tell voters they don’t back annexing Canada – National

Republican lawmakers have been facing angry constituents at town halls across the U.S., leading some to say that they don’t support U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats against Canada. At a … Read More

Rubio defends Trump’s 51st state rhetoric while on Canadian soil – National

The top diplomat of the U.S. government on Friday defended U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated call to make Canada the 51st state, calling it an economic “argument” that “stands for … Read More

‘Canada is a sovereign state,’ Trump’s ambassador pick tells U.S. senators – National

U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Canada on Thursday reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Canada relationship and Canadian sovereignty, despite escalating attacks from the White House. Pete Hoekstra … Read More

U.K.’s Starmer says no ‘divide’ with Trump despite threats to annex Canada – National

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday declined to weigh in on U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated calls to make Canada the 51st state, before Trump cut off the U.K. … Read More

Trump’s 51st state talk ‘almost never’ comes up in D.C.: Canada’s envoy – National

U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for Canada to become the 51st state aren’t being echoed by other Republicans in Washington, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. says, though Trump’s allies … Read More

As Trump threatens Canada, ‘there’s something dangerous brewing’: analyst – National

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s increasingly bold threats against Canada’s economy and sovereignty suggest “there’s something dangerous brewing” and a serious response is needed, a U.S. analyst says. David Frum, a … Read More