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New Leader in Canada Has Succinct Response to US

'It's crazy,' says Mark Carney of annexation idea, and he says so in two languages

(Newser) - Canada has a new leader for the first time in more than nine years, and Mark Carney didn't waste many words when asked about the US idea of his nation becoming the 51st state. "It's crazy," the prime minister told reporters after being sworn in on...

Canada Gets a New Leader Today
Canada Gets a
New Leader Today
Mar 14, 2025 7:42 AM CDT

Canada Gets a New Leader Today

Mark Carney is expected to call a snap election within weeks

(Newser) - Canada will get a new prime minister Friday—and the country could have its third one of the year by the end of next month. Mark Carney will be sworn in at a ceremony in Ottawa at 11am Eastern after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his resignation official, the CBC...

Trudeau Takes Emotional Look at His 'Complicated Times'
Trudeau Takes
Teary Look Back
Mar 7, 2025 3:10 PM CST

Trudeau Takes Teary Look Back

It's been a decade of Trump, war, pandemic, and inflation, prime minister says on his way out

(Newser) - Down to his last few days in office, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered a teary assessment of his tenure and era. "These have been complicated times," he said at a press conference Thursday in Ottawa. "This is the job I signed up for. This is the...

Canadian Senator Wants to Throw Down With Trump Jr.

Patrick Brazeau not happy with tariffs, challenges president's son to charity boxing match

(Newser) - Will Donald Trump Jr. throw down? A Canadian senator wants to find out, challenging the US president's son to duke it out in a charity boxing match. Or as the CBC puts it, "Sen. Patrick Brazeau wants to punch Donald Trump in the face." The non-affiliated senator...

Trump Says He Told Trudeau: 'That's Not Good Enough'

President claims Canadian leader is using tariff fight to stay in power

(Newser) - President Trump says he had a call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday that ended in a "somewhat" friendly manner—but it apparently wasn't enough to change Trump's mind about tariffs. "I told him that many people have died from Fentanyl that came through...

Trudeau to Trump: This Is a 'Very Dumb Thing to Do'

Canadian leader says Americans will feel the pain of a new trade war

(Newser) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid into President Trump and the new American tariffs on his nation Tuesday. Trudeau held a news conference in which he took a "position of confrontation rather than acquiescence," per Canada's CTV News . Among other things, he accused Trump of starting a...

Trudeau: Trump's Threat to Annex Canada Is Real

The Canadian prime minister warned that Trump is serious about absorbing his country

(Newser) - President Trump has suggested that Canada and its abundance of resources should belong to the US , and outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he believes the talk is very real. The Guardian reports that during a closed-door summit of business and labor leaders working on a response to Trump'...

Trudeau: Here's What Trump's '51st State' Remarks Are Doing

Canada's outgoing PM says Trump doesn't want Americans to realize how tariffs will hurt them

(Newser) - Canada's outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday suggested that President-elect Trump's remarks about Canada becoming America's "51st state" have distracted attention from the harm that steep tariffs would inflict on US consumers, the AP reports. "The 51st state, that's not going to happen,...

Canada's Next PM Could Be Its Shortest-Serving

Liberal Party will name new leader on March 9

(Newser) - Canada's governing Liberal Party will announce the country's next prime minister on March 9 after a leadership vote that follows the resignation of Justin Trudeau this week, party leaders said late Thursday. Trudeau remains prime minister until a new leader is chosen. The frontrunners for the Liberal leadership...

Trudeau to Trump: 'There Isn't a Snowball's Chance in Hell'

He fires back after president-elect suggests joining countries by 'economic force'

(Newser) - Justin Trudeau is still Canada's prime minister, for now, and he's apparently had enough of President-elect Trump's remarks about annexing his country. "There isn't a snowball's chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States," Trudeau said in a post...

For Trudeau, 'the Writing Was on the Wall'
Inside the
Downfall of
Justin Trudeau
the rundown
Jan 7, 2025 2:46 PM CST

Inside the Downfall of Justin Trudeau

'The writing was on the wall,' says the BBC

(Newser) - The long reign of Justin Trudeau as Canada's prime minister entered its final stage on Monday, with the Liberal leader announcing that he was stepping down both as PM and head of his party. That sets up a long goodbye over the next few months, as Trudeau will remain...

After Trudeau Resigns, Trump Proposes Merger

President-elect is pushing that 51st state idea again

(Newser) - US President-elect Trump was again pushing his idea of Canada becoming a part of the United States following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing his impending resignation Monday. "If Canada merged with the US, there would no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE...

Justin Trudeau Resigns as Prime Minister

He will resign as PM after the party selects its next leader

(Newser) - Following a flurry of reports that he would do this very thing, on Monday Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he will resign as Liberal Party leader, a position he has held for 11 years. In an appearance in Ottawa, he said:
  • "My friends, as you all know, I'
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Reports: Justin Trudeau Is Expected to Resign This Week

A Globe and Mail reports suggests it'll happen by Wednesday

(Newser) - As America prepares to welcome a new leader, reports indicate Canada will soon need to do the same. The Globe and Mail first reported that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce that he will step down as leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party as soon as...

Trudeau: Now's the Time to Be 'Ambitious'

Canadian PM weighing next steps amid calls for his resignation

(Newser) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's reflecting on next steps following the resignation of deputy Chrystia Freeland and public calls for his own resignation, including from some in his Liberal party, which has suffered a series of byelection losses. With parliament now adjourned until Jan. 27, Trudeau has...

'Bombshell' Resignation Could Spell the End for Trudeau

Canada's deputy PM cites Trump tariff threats in resignation letter

(Newser) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, announced Monday that she was resigning from the Cabinet.
  • The stunning move raised questions about how much longer the prime minister of nearly
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Trump Taunts 'Governor' Justin Trudeau

Calls Canadian PM the 'governor' of the 'Great State of Canada'

(Newser) - Things are getting frosty on the US-Canada border as President-elect Trump and Justin Trudeau continue to duke it out over Trump's threat to slap a 25% tariff on Canadian exports as soon as he gets the keys to the Oval Office. As NBC News reports, the latest salvo came...

Trudeau Shows Up on Trump's Home Turf Over Tariffs

Canadian PM makes unannounced stop at Mar-a-Lago for meeting with incoming president

(Newser) - No one's completely sure if Donald Trump's tariffs proposal is a real, fleshed-out plan or merely a "negotiating ploy" with China, Mexico, and Canada to win some trade concessions. Whatever it turns out to be, Canadian Prime Minister seems to be taking the threat seriously, paying...

As Election Nears, Canadians Will Receive a Check

With the cost of living a major issue, Trudeau says sales tax on many purchases will be paused

(Newser) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government announced plans Thursday to temporarily lift the federal sales tax off a number of items and send checks to millions of Canadians who are dealing with rising costs. The measures come as a cost-of-living crisis has left voters unhappy with Trudeau and ahead...

Trudeau: Targets for Immigration Were Too High

Canada will admit fewer arrivals, with prime minister conceding 'balance' was off

(Newser) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that Canada will significantly reduce the number of new immigrants it allows into the country after acknowledging that his government failed to get the balance right coming out of the pandemic. Trudeau's Liberal government was criticized for its plan to allow 500,000...

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