President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia congratulated the hockey player Alex Ovechkin on Monday for breaking the N.H.L.’s goal-scoring record. Mr. Ovechkin, 39, captain of the Washington Capitals, scored his 895th career goal on Sunday evening in a game against the New York Islanders. That broke a record set by Wayne Gretzky that had stood…
Elon Musk has said that “Canada is not a real country,” just one of his social media jabs at the U.S. neighbor. But people in Canada have done real damage to the vehicles and dealerships belonging to his electric car company, Tesla, according to the police. More than 80 Teslas had their tires punctured and…
Canada isn’t known for making a fuss, with niceness essentially part of its national brand. Not anymore. Canadians are angry, and they’re showing it. Threats by President Trump to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canadian exports and to annex the country have set off cascades of fury. “Do you know how angry you have to…