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9 hours ago News Duration 1:21 Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that they say will deepen economic ties between the Canadian province and the U.S. state. Shapiro condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Canada, calling it ‘reckless and …
Read More »Denmark says its sovereignty isn’t negotiable after Trump’s Greenland about-face
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Denmark’s prime minister insisted on Thursday that her country can’t negotiate on its sovereignty, after U.S. …
Read More »Minister defends Canada’s sovereignty as Trump says Golden Dome would cost ‘zero dollars’ for 51st state
Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada will control its defence spending, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his rhetoric to make the country the 51st state — this time in exchange for protection under a proposed missile defence system. “I learned a long time ago when it comes …
Read More »Politicians talk about Arctic sovereignty. But as a northern voter, I feel abandoned by Ottawa
This First Person article is the experience of Damien Haogak, who lives in Yellowknife. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. After four years of university in Edmonton, I moved back to Yellowknife in 2023 with my partner. The pandemic meant I didn’t have many …
Read More »Canada’s ambassador to France says Trump’s sovereignty threats could violate international law
Canada’s ambassador to France says he’s against U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to take over Greenland, saying “in order to respect international law, you don’t threaten your neighbours by invasion.” Stéphane Dion, who is also the special envoy to Europe and the European Union, says threatening a country’s sovereignty is …
Read More »Heated words about sovereignty and U.S. trade? Sounds a lot like 1988
Donald Trump’s repeated musings about Canada becoming part of the United States have — unsurprisingly — raised hackles in Ottawa. “There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell,” shot back Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, while the Finance Minister Dominic Le Blanc noted, “The joke is over.” Opposition leaders are similarly irked, with Conservative Pierre Poilievre asserting “Canada will never be …
Read More »Alberta uses Sovereignty Act for 1st time. What happens now?
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s using the province’s Sovereignty Act for the first time to challenge Ottawa’s requirements to have a net-zero electricity grid by 2035. Smith said she wanted to invoke the act to send a message that her government is serious about pushing back against Ottawa’s plan …
Read More »UCP MLAs divided, unsure of support for possible Alberta Sovereignty Act
If elected leader of the United Conservative Party, Danielle Smith may have a challenge convincing all of her caucus to vote for her signature law. A proposed Alberta Sovereignty Act has been the centrepiece of Smith’s campaign to become party leader and the province’s next premier. No draft of the legislation …
Read More »Danielle Smith’s ‘sovereignty’ plan separates her from UCP leadership pack
In an anxious fantasy sequence in an episode of The Simpsons, young Lisa Simpson imagines playing saxophone at a rock concert as the audience pelts her band with jeers. She snaps out of the daydream, asking: “Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?” This scene came …
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