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‘Elbows up!’ How Canada stopped playing nice with Trump

Donald Trump has suggested making Canada the 51st US state. Could he? And how are (usually polite) Canadians fighting back?

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Rather than jingoistic chest-thumping, Trumpism has stirred a stoical civic pride in the things that differentiate individual countries from the US.

  • Nick Bryant
Canadians are not happy about being residents of “the 51st state”.

‘He wants to break us’: Canada’s newbie PM calls snap election as Trump looms large

Canadians will go to the polls at the end of April in an election that will be as much about their neighbour as their own country.

  • Michael Koziol
Justin Trudeau finishes his speech at the Liberal leadership announcement in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Just two months ago, Canada’s prime minister was in trouble. Then along came the US President.

  • Michael Koziol
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Albanese, Dutton split on peacekeepers as Putin responds to ceasefire call

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will join talks with world leaders on Saturday night, and is willing to consider a small deployment as a show of support.

  • David Crowe
It took a trade war and the threat of annexation for Mark Carney, once seen as just a steady steward of national finances, to come out of his shell.

New Trump-baiting world leader has vowed not to ‘bow down to a bully’

It took a trade war and the threat of Canada’s annexation for Mark Carney – once seen as just a steady steward of national finances – to come out of his shell.

  • Benedict Smith
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Mark Carney, while being in the public eye for much of his career, has not been a traditional politician before making his bid for party leadership.

Ex-central banker Mark Carney to become Canada’s next PM

Carney will take over from Justin Trudeau at a tumultuous time in Canada, which is in the midst of a trade war with longtime ally the United States and must hold a general election soon.

  • Ismail Shakil
The Climate Change Minister has said WA will soon decide its interim targets to reach zero emissions by 2050.

‘Reputation shredded’: Investors warned off backing Woodside’s Pluto

Woodside wants $US3b from selling down Pluto LNG to ease the financial burden of its $US12b Scarborough investment, but environmental groups are mobilising to thwart the deal.

  • Peter Milne
"Tensions on trade... have resonated negatively on the confidence index of many economic operators," says IMF managing director Christine Lagarde.

Europe's 'let's think about it' coronavirus response can't last much longer

The most striking part of how Europe has responded to the economic threat is the lack of real action. 

  • Bevan Shields
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Global finance leaves Australia behind in the march to net-zero emissions

While major global financial institutions declare their exit from coal, Australian politicians dither.

  • John Hewson

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