China’s top court has overturned the death sentence for Robert Schellenberg — a Canadian accused of drug smuggling — a Canadian official tells CBC News. The source requested anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The New York Times first reported the news. Schellenberg had been found guilty of being involved…
As the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics opened Friday, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney used social media to shift the focus beyond medals, calling for unity in an increasingly divided world. In a video message to Team Canada, the PM framed the Games as a rare moment for connection, urging athletes to carry a message of…
(Bloomberg) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that Prime Minister Mark Carney did an “about-face” by striking a deal with China to lower some trade barriers, reinforcing President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat against Canada. “The Canadians a few months ago joined the US in putting high steel tariffs on China because the Chinese are…
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade deal with China. He was responding to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America’s northern neighbor went ahead with a trade deal with Beijing. Carney…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America’s northern neighbor went ahead with its China trade deal, intensifying a feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney, a rising voice in the West’s pushback to Trump new world order. Trump said in a social…
Deans from several of Canada’s top engineering programmes are exploring new academic exchange opportunities in Hong Kong, as relations between Ottawa and Beijing warm, with the organiser of a forum where they spoke describing the city as having a “pivotal role” in rebuilding ties. Speaking at the Canadian Engineering Asia-Pacific Conference, academics expressed hope that…
By Payton Zillich Global News Posted January 17, 2026 7:50 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new trade agreement between China and Canada on Friday. The deal will allow Chinese Electric Vehicles into the country in exchange for a drop in tariffs for…
America’s top trading partners are responding to President Donald Trump‘s belligerent and unpredictable trade policies by trying to take their business elsewhere. Canada broke with the United States Friday, slashing its 100% import tax on Chinese electric vehicles in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, particularly canola seeds.“It’s a huge declaration of realignment…
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday said he has found “much alignment” with Chinese President Xi Jinping in their views on Greenland, which some experts say is a signal of a new pragmatism in Canadian foreign policy while facing what Carney called a “new world order.” “I had discussions with President Xi about the situation…
Buckle up! The electric vehicle market in this country is about to take a sharp turn. Prime Minister Mark Carney is reopening Canada to Chinese-made EVs, lowering a 100 per cent tariff on imports, imposed in 2024, back to six per cent. There’s demand for more affordable and climate-conscious EVs and, for an average customer,…