Canada’s travel advisory website now includes guidance for a Palestinian state and Israel following the government’s official recognition of statehood, a move defended by Prime Minister Mark Carney as “necessary” and called “evil” by a Conservative critic on Monday. “We offer our full partnership in building the promise of a peaceful future for both the […]

Most of Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against the United States came down on Monday, in keeping with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s announcement last month. Carney announced that many of Canada’s tariffs on its biggest trading partner, on goods that comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico (CUSMA) trade agreement, will come down starting Sept. 1. He said this was after he and U.S. […]

The US and China have extended their trade truce for another 90 days, just hours before the world’s two biggest economies were set to hike tariffs on each other. On Monday, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to continue the truce until 10 November, while Beijing also announced it would extend its tariffs pause. It […]

A further 11 deaths resulting from malnutrition have been reported in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. That brings the total number of malnutrition-related deaths to 212, including 98 children. At least 38 people have also been killed and 491 injured as a result of Israeli military activity over the past 24 hours, the […]

Donald Trump has threatened to increase tariffs on Australian pharmaceuticals to 250 per cent in a major blow to the country. The US President initially proposed 200 per cent tariffs on foreign pharmaceutical imports last month, claiming they will be phased in over a year or more. He has since hinted to a US business […]

Canada’s minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade says conversations with American officials over steep tariffs remain “constructive,” but a resolution is still out of reach. Appearing on Face the Nation Sunday, Dominic LeBlanc said Ottawa is hoping for progress in discussions on the 50 per cent tariff the U.S. has placed on Canadian aluminum; a move […]

Canadian aid agencies say malnutrition and starvation is rampant among children in Gaza, as well as among the aid workers trying to help them. The Toronto-based president and CEO at Save the Children Canada said Friday the global agency’s clinics are inundated by 200 to 300 people arriving each day. Danny Glenwright said there’s been […]

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he was sending two nuclear submarines to “the appropriate regions” after a senior Russian official posted online about Russia’s nuclear capabilities and a “step towards war” with the U.S. Trump’s order sharply escalated a social media battle with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, who currently serves as the deputy […]