Watch: Mark Carney mocks Donald Trump with hand gesture
‘Accordion hands’ rarely looked more accurate Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney appeared to mock US President Donald Trump during a speech. During a Liberal caucus address, among other things Carney promised to push legislation on social media safety. He said that Canada can lead the world in digital safeguards, including on AI. Meanwhile, he also […]
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Could the UK follow Canada’s path to EU ‘associate membership’?
Between talks of a Union breakup, Canada’s path to the EU and an overall anti Brexit feeling: What is in place for the UK The Prime Minister has been at the head of the government for a little under two months now, and it already feels like a bit of a hotseat to be sitting […]
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Google renames Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ amid escalating trade war with Canada
A second body of water that Google has renamed under Trump rule It’s been well over a year since US President Donald Trump has renamed a body of water, with this last decree taking place on 20 January 2025, a somewhat controversial way of starting one’s presidential term. Mexico fought the name change, arguing that […]
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Mark Carney posts perfect response after Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
‘Canadians know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.’ Mark Carney has hit back at the White House after Donald Trump continued efforts to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. The last few days have seen US-Canadian relations deteriorate once more after Donald Trump reignited a trade war between […]
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White House shares spectacular self-own with attempted jibe at Canada
The White House accidentally shared the perfect metaphor for US trade policy in an embarrassing blunder. The White House managed to share a spectacular self-own as they attempted to take aim at Canada in a post on social media. The last few days have seen US-Canadian relations deteriorate once more after Donald Trump reignited a […]
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Canada tariffs on cars to double to 50% as Trump escalates trade war
It comes as the trade talks collapsed On 1 January Canada tariffs on cars, trucks and auto parts will double to 50%, following the decision by US President Donald Trump to escalate his trade war with the neighbouring country. On Monday, Trump announced the rise from the current 25% rate, days after US-Canada trade talks […]
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