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Canada wants to join Golden Dome missile-defence program, Trump says
Donald Trump says Canada has asked to join the missile-defence program his administration is building, adding a new chapter to a long-running cross-border saga. The U.S. president dropped that news in the Oval Office on Tuesday as he unveiled the initial plans for a three-year, $175 billion US project to build a multi-purpose missile shield he’s calling the Golden Dome. “Canada has called us and they want to be a part of it,” Trump said. “They want to hook in and they want to be a part of it.” Canada willRead more
Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ raises major questions: Can it be built? Should it be built? What’s Canada’s role?
U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence system, which Canada has expressed interest in joining, is raising questions about the project’s cost and feasibility as well as concerns about a space-based arms race. Trump’s plan is modelled after the Iron Dome that protects Israel — a land mass smaller than Vancouver Island — and aims to be more robust and hundreds of times bigger. The Iron Dome is mainly built to defend against lower-flying threats like short-range rockets, mortars and shells, while Trump and other top U.S. officials say the proposed Golden Dome wouldRead more
Ontario set to begin construction of Canada’s 1st mini nuclear power plant
Premier Doug Ford’s government has given Ontario Power Generation the green light to start construction on Canada’s first small modular reactor, a new nuclear energy technology to be built next door to the Darlington power plant. The small modular reactor (SMR) would provide 300 megawatts of power, enough electricity to supply about 300,000 homes, according to briefing documents from Ontario’s Ministry of Energy and Mines. It would be the first of four such reactors that OPG aims to build on the site, at a total project cost of $20.9 billion,Read more
How will Carney contend with a minority — and what kind of Parliament do MPs want?
In his first news conference since Monday’s election, Prime Minister Mark Carney did not shy away from some of the rhetoric and ambition that carried him through the campaign. Canada would be embarking, he said, “on the biggest transformation of our economy since the end of the Second World War.” This country’s “old relationship” with the United States was “over.” The government would address the failures of the housing market by “unleashing the power of public-private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.” “Now is the time for ambition,Read more
Carney warns of ‘tough days ahead’ as tariffs make U.S. recession ‘likely’
Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs is only a few days old, but the havoc they’re already exerting on the global economy points to upcoming “pressure” on Canada’s employment levels, Liberal Leader Mark Carney is warning. Wednesday’s announcement of new tariffs on imports into the United States from dozens of countries — along with starting the 25 per cent levy on “all foreign-made” vehicles — brought “greater certainty,” Carney said Saturday, about both the U.S. president’s ambitions for tariffs and the repercussions for Canada. “We can expect pressure on employment in this economy,” he said during a campaign stop inRead more
Top American scientists just lost their jobs. Canada is rolling out the welcome mat
Many top scientists in the U.S. are now out of a job. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is aiming to cut 20,000 jobs at agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Not all of them are scientists, but Canada could have a role to play in making sure American scientists are able to continue their research, say researchers on both sides of the border. Anecdotally, Canadian academics say they’re hearing daily from AmericanRead more
Freeland to be transport minister, Guilbeault Quebec lieutenant in Carney cabinet: sources
As Liberal Leader Mark Carney prepares to be sworn in as prime minister on Friday, the makeup of his cabinet is becoming clearer. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and former Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould will not be in Mark Carney’s cabinet, sources tell CBC News. But sources with knowledge of the decision told CBC News that Carney has invited another former leadership rival, Chrystia Freeland, to become transport minister. Staunch carbon tax defender and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is also being shuffled into a newRead more
King Charles gives his Canadian attendant a sword as sovereignty threats intensify
King Charles bestows a new ceremonial sword to the Usher of the Black Rod of the Senate of Canada Gregory Peters with Speaker of the Senate of Canada Raymonde Gagné present at Buckingham Palace. (Aaron Chown/Pool/PA) King Charles presented his Canadian personal attendant and messenger with a new ceremonial sword at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, a symbolic gesture that carries added meaning as the country stares down U.S. President Donald Trump and his increasingly forceful annexationist taunts. It’s the latest move by Charles, the country’s head of state, to show solidarity with CanadiansRead more
Canada races to revive Commonwealth ties with its U.S. relationship on shaky ground
With the U.S. losing its long-held place as Canada’s most trusted partner, the country’s leaders are now clamouring to revive ties to like-minded countries, most notably historic allies like Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. (Pawel Dwulit/The Canadian Press) The Canada-U.S. relationship is at its lowest point in more than a century with President Donald Trump’s near-daily threats to ruin the Canadian economy and undermine the country’s sovereignty. With the U.S. losing its long-held place as Canada’s most trusted partner, the country’s leaders are now clamouring to revive tiesRead more
Top general says military relationship with U.S. is solid as Trump’s threats continue
The country’s top military commander delivered a keep calm and carry on message on Wednesday in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to annex Canada. Gen. Jennie Carignan says the military-to-military relationship between the two countries is solid and has not shown the signs of the political strain that has racked the two nations. “The relationship that we have with our American military colleagues is very stable and very strong,” Carignan said as the Department of National Defence released an update on how the military will rebuildRead more