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U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub said on Thursday she received a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump that purports to fire her but added that the action was illegal. In a post on X, Weintraub attached the Jan. 31 letter signed by Trump which said: “You …
Read More »O say can you jeer? Canucks anthem singer hits highs and lows of Trump backlash
When Agasha Mutesasira was asked to perform the national anthems for the Vancouver Canucks-Detroit Red Wings game Sunday at Rogers Arena, she had no way of predicting the terrible and wonderful reception that awaited her major sporting debut. On one hand, there were the many thousands of fans who joined …
Read More »Trudeau, Trump spoke this morning — will speak again this afternoon on eve of trade war
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump early Monday morning about the forthcoming trade war that has the potential to inflict economic pain on workers and businesses on both sides of the border — and they are expected to speak again later today. The Prime Minister’s Office …
Read More »Some Canadians are boycotting U.S. products and buying local in wake of Trump tariffs
Canadians have begun organizing efforts of their own to counteract U.S. tariffs imposed Saturday by President Donald Trump, with some heeding calls by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who quickly announced retaliatory levies against the U.S., to buy Canadian and boycott U.S. goods as much as possible. Giancarlo Trimarchi, past-chair of the Canadian Federation of Independent …
Read More »Trump orders U.S. bombing of ISIS targets in Somalia
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he ordered military airstrikes on a senior Islamic State attack planner and others from the organization in Somalia. “These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “The strikes …
Read More »Trump claims there are only ‘2 genders.’ Historians say that’s never been true
Historian Mo Moulton watched with dismay last week as U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring that the U.S. will only recognize two sexes, male and female, and that they cannot be changed. “There’s been so much energy expended trying to police people into fitting into just two boxes,” …
Read More »China’s non-specific response to Trump tariffs stands in contrast to Canada’s retaliatory measures
China’s government on Sunday denounced the Trump administration’s imposition of a long-threatened 10 per cent tariff on Chinese imports while leaving the door open for talks with the U.S. that could avoid a deepening conflict. Beijing will challenge President Donald Trump’s tariff at the World Trade Organization — a symbolic gesture — and …
Read More »Foreign aid agency USAID in crisis as Trump, Musk threaten shutdown
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is facing its greatest threat since its inception over 60 years ago, as President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk spent the weekend impugning the agency that has contributed to Washington being the most critical source of foreign assistance around the …
Read More »European leaders plot responses to potential Trump tariffs
European leaders warned on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to expand tariffs to the EU risked setting off a trade war that would cause economic harm on both sides of the Atlantic. European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said if the U.S. and Europe started a trade …
Read More »Trump tariffs hit markets on Monday in early reaction to Canada-U.S. trade war
U.S. stocks sank and the Canadian dollar fell further in early trading on Monday morning against the backdrop of a brewing North American trade war, then rebounded mid-morning after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced that U.S. tariffs against her country would be delayed by one month. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that extensive …
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