Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says talk of Canada becoming the 51st state is a distraction from more pressing threats of U.S tariffs on Canada and their likely impact. In an interview that aired Sunday on MSNBC, he says Canada is ready to respond with retaliatory tariffs should president-elect Donald Trump follow through with a threat to impose…
Ministers’ plans for carbon capture and nuclear power could increase energy costs by £35 billion by 2030, campaigners have suggested. Trying to deliver carbon capture and storage (CCS) and new nuclear power plants would make decarbonising the UK’s energy supply slower and more expensive, climate charity Possible said. It suggested these technologies could increase costs…
Canadians hoping plans for high-frequency rail between Toronto and Quebec City would move forward this year will instead see further delays — and the prospect of a federal election makes the timeline more uncertain than ever. Late last year, the federal government requested an extension on bids to build the rail corridor in a move…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Premier Danielle Smith spent Saturday night at Mar-a-Lago in Florida with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. In a statement on X, Smith said she had the opportunity to meet Trump at the resort and then at his golf club on Sunday morning. “We had a friendly and…
Reform UK MP Lee Anderson lambasted Labour frontbenchers during a press conference held on Saturday. During the event, the Ashfield MP issued brutal nicknames for each cabinet minister, branding Foreign Secretary David Lammy as the “village idiot”. Mr Anderson said: “We’ve got over 6000 villages in the UK. “If you took the village idiot from…
The battle for the leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives is three months from being decided, and the two men vying for the role are laying out different paths to try to reignite the party voted out of office in the last election. Obby Khan, a former pro football player, cabinet minister and business owner from Winnipeg,…
No easy stroll to the exit for Antony Blinken. With exactly eight days left as secretary of state, he’s only just concluded what is likely his last trip back-and-forth across the globe, with meetings in Seoul, Tokyo, Paris and, finally, Rome. Blinken has traveled more than a million miles on the job. “Every minute, every…
The widow of Alex Salmond – who avoided public life for more than 40 years – has dramatically broken her silence and condemned attacks on her late husband. Moira Salmond, 87, said the attacks had caused her and her family “great distress, hurt and pain” and were “deeply unfair”. And she pleaded: “Let Alex rest…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ bid to fix Britain’s finances could result in holidaymakers paying a hotel tax. Officials at the Treasury are believed to have looked at the possible impact of bringing in a tourist tax similar to those applied in holiday hotspots on the continent, where guests can be charged extra per night for accommodation….
Social media sites such as Facebook and X will still have to comply with UK law, Science Secretary Peter Kyle has said, following a decision by tech giant Meta to change rules on fact-checkers. Mark Zuckerberg, whose Meta company includes Facebook and Instagram, said earlier this week that the shift – which only applies in…
