WASHINGTON — Ottawa is ready to retaliate if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump slaps Canada with devastating tariffs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised Friday — and his ministers say Republicans in Washington don't fully understand the likely impact of the duties on both countries' economies.

— Selling change: The trick for Liberals will be changing their pitch without disavowing their record. Freeland has walked back support of controversial capital gains tax changes she championed and a federal carbon levy she supported for years.

Many ministers believe Mr Carney is the best bet to counter US President Donald Trump’s trade threats. Read more at straitstimes.com.

While Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the face of Canadian opposition to President Donald Trump in his first term, that role now appears to belong to Ontario Premier Doug Ford. In a lengthy interview with Politico magazine,

Canada's outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country's oil rich province of Alberta are confident Canada can avoid the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Canada and Mexico on Feb.

“We will not hesitate to act,” Trudeau said at a meeting of the newly formed Council on Canada-U.S. Relations in Toronto. “We will respond ... Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, who was in Washington this week, said Thursday ...

OTTAWA – Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney secured two more endorsements from cabinet on Saturday. Defence Minister Bill Blair backed Carney in a statement on X, while Nate Erskine-Smith

The federal government will provide TransLink with an initial $663 million in funding from the Canada Public Transit Fund's Base Funding.

As U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he intends to move ahead with tariffs, with the possible exception of oil, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called on the Liberals to recall Parliament and work with opposition leaders on a potential support package for workers who could be hit by the impending trade threats.

Carney has secured the backing of Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson and Labor Minister Steven MacKinnon. He will receive a public endorsement from Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Sunday, said a person close to Champagne.

The “asteroid” wasn’t a space rock after all. It was a cherry-red Tesla Roadster that Elon Musk launched into space to much fanfare in 2018 as part of a publicity stunt during the maiden flight of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket. The car, complete with a mannequin named “Starman” in the driver’s seat, had been orbiting the Sun ever since.

Federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says any retaliatory Canadian action against United States tariffs must be applied fairly across provincial economies, to ensure one sector is not hit harder than others.