Thursday, July 30th, 2026
Trump’s new tariff threat shows Canada’s retaliation ‘being noticed’: Ontario’s D.C. rep
U.S. President Donald Trump is seen with Prime Minister Mark Carney last month. After Trump threatened new tariffs, there are signs that trade talks have accelerated, says Ontario’s rep in Washington. (Evelyn Hockstein/The Associated Press) The Ontario government’s representative in Washington says U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threat to levy 50 per cent tariffs on hundreds of Canadian goods is an indication that the administration is taking notice of the effect Canada’s retaliatory trade action is having on the American economy. Speaking to CBC’s Power & Politics, David Paterson pointedRead more
‘Absolute chaos’ as thousands of Moroccan migrants breach Spain’s Ceuta border
Migrants cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Thursday, a tiny territory off Morocco’s northern coast. (Antonio Sempere/The Associated Press) Spain will deploy its military to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory. The announcement comes after local authorities in Ceuta had asked the central government in Madrid for reinforcements to manage a border crisis that had been building up before boiling over on Thursday with large crowds of people breeching the border fence. In a statement Thursday evening,Read more
Trump touts tariffs while in Michigan despite rising costs. Even some supporters are worried
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak at an event at the General Motors Proving Ground Monday, July 27, 2026, in Milford, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Flying to a rally at General Motors in Michigan this week, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that “car companies are doing better than they’ve ever done” thanks to his tariffs . “All because of Trump,” he said. It was a message the Republican president repeated while touring a collection of new vehicles, predicting that “it’s amazing what tariffs will do for General Motors” before autographing aRead more
Trump says ‘Board of Peace’ reaches deal for Hamas, other Gaza groups to disarm
Militants from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad stand on a street in Gaza City on March 20. (Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that his so-called “Board of Peace” had reached an agreement on the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. In a post on Truth Social, Trump cast it a “major milestone in the implementation of the Trump 20-Point Plan” to end Israel’s war in Gaza. Trump said the agreement would be implemented in phases, with Israeli forces withdrawing as disarmament proceedsRead more