This Month
The anti-MAGA hat goes global
The very success of the MAGA hat as a symbol of political allegiance has also made it an effective weapon of the opposition, at least internationally.
March
Trump moment drives Carney’s ‘Canada First’ election campaign
Even some usually Conservative voters have announced they will vote for the Liberal prime minister based on his promise to handle the bombastic US president.
Labor to make biggest defence spending increase since WWII
Richard Marles says Labor will bring forward $1 billion in defence spending in the budget; second lady Usha Vance to visit Greenland as Trump talks up US takeover. How the day unfolded.
‘He wants to break us’: Canada’s PM calls election to take on Trump
New prime minister Mark Carney asked for a mandate “to take on President Trump” as he announced a five-week campaign before voting on April 28.
Canada’s oldest retailer to begin liquidating most stores
Hudson’s Bay Co, which was founded in 1670, is the longest continuously operating company in North America and pre-dates Canada itself.
Canada picks Australian radar in record defence export deal
Canada has chosen an Australian partnership for the over-the-horizon technology system to detect incoming missiles fired over the Arctic.
This key index is flashing a clear US recession warning
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies is bearing the brunt of Donald Trump; Vanuatu on US banning list; tariffs on Australian beef would push up McDonald’s prices. See how the day unfolded here.
CANZUK: An idea whose time has come
For a decade, a formal alliance of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and UK, was treated as a worthy idea, but not urgent. Then came the second Donald Trump term.
New Canadian leader sees progress in US trade talks
Mark Carney, the 59-year-old former central banker, took the oath as Canada’s new leader in the middle of an explosive trade war with the US.
Top Canadian supermarket says sales of US products ‘rapidly’ dropping
The chief executive of grocery chains owner Empire said that customers have been “loud and clear” that they want domestic products.
Putin makes surprise visit to Kursk as Russia mulls peace deal
The Kremlin is reviewing details of the US proposed ceasefire with Ukraine; Westpac boss backs decision not to retaliate against US tariffs. How the day unfolded.
‘I don’t see it at all’: Trump shrugs off recession fears
The president dialled back his trade-war threat against Canada, but also said he wasn’t worried about a US downturn. “I think this country’s going to boom.”
‘Make no mistake, Canada will win’: ‘Rock star’ Carney takes on Trump
The former central banker has cast himself as an even-keeled political outsider with the economic bona fides to take on the US and manage a trade war.
Trump declines to rule out recession as tariffs roil markets
The US president’s recognition of the economic turbulence was a reversal from previous claims that his policies would deliver quick wins.
China hits back at Canada with fresh agriculture levies
The latest move by Beijing opens a new front in a trade war largely driven by US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
Flash flooding in Hervey Bay, 700mm rain forecast
Footage shows severe flash flooding in Hervey Bay with more rain forecast; campuses stay closed; airlines resume flights after Alfred passes. How the day unfolded.
Trump annexation threats seen as deadly serious in Canada
President Donald Trump does not believe that the treaty that demarcates the border between the two countries was valid and that he wants to revise it.
Trump pauses Mexico-Canada tariffs but no aluminium exemptions
Both countries secured an exemption until April 2, when the US expects to slap fresh levies, including “reciprocal” duties, on nations around the world.
Trump grants car makers one-month tariff exemption
The president declined, however, to give Canada and Mexico a broader reprieve on levies, while Justin Trudeau said he would not lift retaliatory duties.
Trump tariffs to drive Canada into recession, cause price spike
Economists have estimated that the US tariffs on Canada will shave 2 to 4 percentage points off the country’s gross domestic product growth.