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4 Big Things That Tariffs May Hit Hard

Prices could climb significantly on imported goods we depend on

(Newser) - Friday is looking like a good day to buy an electric vehicle and fill up on guacamole and salsa. As ABC News reports, with President Trump's threatened 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico set to go into effect on Saturday, Americans are going to feel the...

Canada Can No Longer Claim the Magnetic North Pole

World Magnetic Model gets its first update since 2020

(Newser) - GPS systems around the world are adjusting to a new model tracking Earth's magnetic north pole, the point that attracts the needle of a compass, which is now closer to Siberia than to Canada, reports the Washington Post . The point, which differs from the geographic North Pole at the...

A 'Toronto 18' Ringleader's Quest for 'Redemption'
Nearly 2 Decades Later,
a 'Repentant Terrorist'
LONGFORM
Jan 19, 2025 9:01 AM CST

Nearly 2 Decades Later, a 'Repentant Terrorist'

The Walrus profiles how 'Toronto 18' terror plotter Zakaria Amara shifted his extremist views over time

(Newser) - When Michelle Shephard, a former reporter for the Toronto Star, received an email in late 2023 from Zakaria Amara, she knew exactly who he was: one of the ringleaders for the "Toronto 18," a group of Muslim men and youth who were arrested for a 2006 terror plot...

Doorbell Camera Captures Meteorite Strike
Knock, Knock:
It's a Meteorite
Jan 18, 2025 10:05 AM CST

Knock, Knock: It's a Meteorite

A Canadian couple's Ring camera captured a meteorite crashing outside their home

(Newser) - A Canadian couple went to walk their dogs one evening in July and returned to find their home had welcomed an extraterrestrial visitor. The AP reports their Ring doorbell camera captured extremely rare audio and video of a meteorite impact on land, and it just so happened to end up...

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...

Jan. 6 Rioter Arrested After Fleeing to Canada

Antony Vo, facing a nine-month sentence, was taken into custody at a ski resort

(Newser) - An American fugitive convicted in the Jan. 6 storming of the US Capitol was arrested at a Canadian ski resort on the four-year anniversary of the attack. Authorities said Antony Vo was taken into custody Monday in Whistler, British Columbia, on a warrant under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act....

One Canadian Official Makes a Trumpian Counteroffer

Ontario premier Doug Ford wonders about buying Alaska, maybe Minnesota

(Newser) - President-elect Trump keeps talking about making Canada part of the US , so much so that Bloomberg reports "it no longer sounds like a joke." The latest salvo came Tuesday, when Trump during his Mar-a-Lago news conference was asked whether he would ever consider using military force to annex...

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'
...

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...

Trump's Favorite New Theme: 'Imperialism'
Trump's
Favorite
New Theme:
'Imperialism'
the rundown
Dec 24, 2024 10:10 AM CST

Trump's Favorite New Theme: 'Imperialism'

Analysts do not think he's joking about plans to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal

(Newser) - As he prepares to return to the White House, President-elect Trump has floated the idea of the US taking over Greenland and the Panama Canal , not to mention needling Canada about becoming the 51st US state . A look at related coverage:
  • No joke: OK, disregard the Canada comments, which were
...

Canadians Respond to Trump's 51st State Remark

Former Quebec premier says Canadians should feel 'deeply offended'

(Newser) - President-elect Trump, who mocked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as " Governor Trudeau " earlier this month, targeted America's northern neighbor again in a Truth Social post Wednesday. "No one can answer why we subsidize Canada to the tune of over $100,000,000 a year? Makes no...

Canadian Kids Won't Get Letters From Santa This Year

But postal service says letters will still make it to North Pole after end of monthlong strike

(Newser) - A monthlong strike at Canada's postal service ended this week, and while Canada Post has assured children that their letters to Santa will still be delivered, he won't be responding this year. For more than 40 years, children who write to Santa have received personalized responses through Canada...

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
...

Carjacker Forgot to Check for Dogs in Back

Roxy the chocolate Lab is 'exhausted' but back home after man accused of taking dad's Jeep is caught

(Newser) - A Canadian family's Labrador retriever is back home, safe and sound, after a wild ride earlier this week, when the vehicle she was riding in was carjacked. Josh Miller tells the Toronto Star that he was dropping his daughter off early Wednesday at her middle school in Etobicoke, a...

Report: Ontario Might Ban US-Made Alcohol

Province's leader confirms that electricity exports could be cut if Trump brings in tariffs

(Newser) - Canada's most populous province may bar American-made alcohol in addition to restricting electricity exports to Michigan, New York, and Minnesota if President-elect Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on all Canadian products, a senior official said Thursday. The official in Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government said that it's contemplating...

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