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Carney vows ‘quick’ transition to new Canada government
[OTTAWA] Canada’s incoming prime minister Mark Carney said on Monday he will soon take over from Justin Trudeau after his convincing win in the ruling Liberal Party’s leadership race.
Mark Carney wins race to replace Canada’s Trudeau
The former central banker will take over as PM at a tumultuous time for Canada, which is in the midst of a trade war with the US
Canada, Mexico could see relief from tariffs, Trump official hints
THE US commerce secretary on Tuesday said President Donald Trump could dial down huge tariffs on Canada and Mexico this week while maintaining pressure on China, hours after Canada’s premier attacked ...
Trudeau dismisses ‘very dumb’ tariffs, says Trump wants to ruin Canadian economy
PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau told US President Donald Trump on Tuesday that his tariffs on Canadian imports were “a very dumb thing to do” and said Ottawa was striking back immediately at its closest...
Trump pauses Canada, Mexico tariffs after last-ditch talks
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has delayed the start of tariffs on Mexico and Canada for a month after the US neighbours struck last-minute deals to tighten border measures against the flow of migrants and...
Ontario cancels Starlink contract in latest Canadian tariffs protest
THE Canadian province of Ontario on Monday (Feb 3) announced it was cancelling a C$100 million (S$93.4 million) contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink, the latest retaliatory move against tariffs announce...
Canada's Trudeau slaps 25% tariffs on C$155 billion of US goods in retaliation for Trump's tariffs
Mexico also announces retaliatory tariffs; China turning to WTO
Former Trudeau ally Freeland enters race to be Canada PM
CANADA’S former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland launched her campaign on Sunday to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and prime minister, pitching herself as the best option to opp...
Canada has counter-tariffs ready if Trump launches trade war, Trudeau says
JUSTIN Trudeau says Canada is ready to respond with counter-tariffs against the US if president-elect Donald Trump follows through on his threat to begin a trade war in North America.
Currency options trading skyrockets as politics upend bets
The longer-term backdrop of a surging US dollar is adding fuel to fire as political risks spill over into the US$7.5 trillion a day foreign exchange market
