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Trump brands his opponents as 'communists,' a label loaded with the baggage of American history

Trump brands his opponents as 'communists,' a label loaded with the baggage of American history

For years, President Donald Trump blamed “communists” for his legal and political troubles.
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Experts see hopeful signs as Mark Carney prepares to talk trade with Trump

Experts see hopeful signs as Mark Carney prepares to talk trade with Trump

WASHINGTON — 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.
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Quebec Conservative leader to seek vacant Arthabaska seat in eventual byelection

Quebec Conservative leader to seek vacant Arthabaska seat in eventual byelection

VICTORIAVILLE — The leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec has formally announced his intention to seek a seat in the legislature by running in the riding of Arthabaska when a yelection is eventually called.
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Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn't know if he backs due process rights

Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn't know if he backs due process rights

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is circumspect about his duties to uphold due process rights laid out in the Constitution, saying in a new interview that he does not know whether U.S.
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McGill platform becomes safe space for conserving U.S. climate research under threat

McGill platform becomes safe space for conserving U.S. climate research under threat

MONTREAL — Academics at McGill University in Montreal are providing the U.S. scientific community a platform to protect climate research under attack.
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Alberta NDP votes to allow opting out of federal party membership

Alberta NDP votes to allow opting out of federal party membership

EDMONTON — Alberta’s New Democratic Party has voted overwhelmingly to cut traditional membership ties with its federal counterpart.
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How the stock market made back all its losses after Trump escalated the trade war

How the stock market made back all its losses after Trump escalated the trade war

It felt much longer, but the U.S. stock market needed just a few weeks to roar all the way back to where it was on President Donald Trump's “Liberation Day.
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Canada's deepening dependence on U.S. has been a decades-long evolution, experts say

Canada's deepening dependence on U.S. has been a decades-long evolution, experts say

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly accused the Liberal government of entrenching Canada's economic dependence on the United States.
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Seven foreign policy challenges facing PM Mark Carney that aren't about Donald Trump

Seven foreign policy challenges facing PM Mark Carney that aren't about Donald Trump

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has many foreign policy issues on his plate — and they're not all about U.S. President Donald Trump.
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The headwinds and potential ahead for Carney's economic ambitions

The headwinds and potential ahead for Carney's economic ambitions

Canada now knows who will lead the country as it confronts this nation-defining economic moment, but uncertainty is still the word of the year.
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