Trump’s ridiculous bullying of Canada is backfiring The US president’s need to assert dominance is igniting patriotism abroad and a backlash at home The Guardian - US · Sep 2
Joe Rogan slams Trump’s Lake Ontario name change as ‘a distraction’ ‘Who cares if it’s Lake Ontario? It’s a good name,’ Rogan told listeners The Independent UK · Sep 2
'Stop doing memes': Canada's Mark Carney hits back at US as trade fight intensifies Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday (local time) hit back at the US, saying it should “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough,” as he pushed back against a fresh wave of online barbs from the Trump administration, days after trade talks between the… The Times of India · Sep 2
Carney tells Trump ‘stop doing memes’ after taunts over US-Canada trade dispute hit new low Carney’s plea comes after Pete Hegseth mocked Canada's military in a post that was immediately met with backlash The Independent UK · Sep 1
Mark Carney tells US to ‘start being serious’ amid escalating trade war Canadian PM is set to retaliate against tariffs levied by Donald Trump and criticized US officials over insults The Guardian - US · Sep 1
Canada’s Liberals sweep special elections as voters back Carney’s crusade against Trump The most dramatic shift occurred in Quebec, where a Liberal candidate ousted a Conservative for the first time since 2018 The Independent UK · Sep 1
From labels to Netflix, how Quebec's fight to protect French collides with US trade French-language protections in Quebec have emerged as an unlikely source of friction between Canada and the United States, bringing rules designed to protect French in overwhelmingly English-speaking North America into a much bigger fight over trade. Radio France Internationale · Sep 1
‘Dangerous power grab’: top Democrats decry USPS system that could thwart mail-in voting – as it happened This live blog is now closed. The Guardian - US · Sep 1
Burnham warned trans-pacific £2bn trade boost fails ‘to plug Brexit black hole’ The warnings come after The Independent revealed last week that the UK has lost £11.7bn a year in trade as a result of leaving the EU while 98.2 per cent of businesses want access to the single market again The Independent UK · Aug 31
Google Maps now shows ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump’s executive order. But Canada still sees ‘Lake Ontario’ The rest of the world can see both names. We Got This Covered · Aug 31
Trump's Trade War With Canada Is Costly, Absurd, and Unfunny American consumers and businesses are being taken advantage of by Canadians who are…offering to sell us aluminum, oil, and wood? How? Reason · Aug 31
Why Canada is ready to fight How much do you know about the War of 1812? To Canadians, it was unprovoked Yankee aggression Salon · Aug 31
Defence spending is an insatiable beast. John Healey is right to tame it The MoD grossly overspends then claims poverty. It’s high time it was treated as just one part of a progressive government, says John McTernan, former special adviser to the Ministry of Defence The Guardian - UK · Aug 31
As US-Canada tensions flare, who’s calling the shots in Trump’s trade team? US trade representative Jamieson Greer has a level-headed reputation but commerce secretary Howard Lutnick and White House adviser Peter Navarro also have key roles The Guardian - US · Aug 31
The Independent UK · Aug 31 Trump says ‘Canada thinks they’re a state’ as he defends bitter trade war with US neighbor President Donald Trump argues northern ally should not expect favorable treatment after tariff hikes
Metal Hammer · Aug 30 Bruce Dickinson mocks Donald Trump's 'Lake America' stunt on opening night of Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives Tour in Toronto Iron Maiden frontman draws approval of Canadian fans as he shoots down US president's "ridiculous" antics
The Conversation · Aug 30 What game theory teaches Canada about negotiating with an untrustworthy Donald Trump Every negotiation assumes that both sides will honour what they agreed to, or that someone else — a court, a regulator, a contracting authority — can compel them to make good on their commitments. That assumption breaks down more often than we’d like: an employer who reneges on a deal,…
The Independent UK · Aug 30 Doug Ford hits out at Trump’s ‘backward’ move to rename Lake Ontario: ‘Like something out of Saturday Night Live’ Premier of Ontario walk back personal insults but doubles down on refusal to recognize Great Lakes name change
The Independent UK · Aug 30 Google Maps accused of bending knee to Trump by changing name of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ ‘So basically they’ll allow any POTUS exec order to rename stuff,’ one user wrote. ‘No reason he doesn’t just start renaming things after his friends’
The Economic Times · Aug 30 Google Maps will show 'Lake America' in US, not 'Lake Ontario' In a surprising move, Google Maps has transformed Lake Ontario into Lake America for users in the United States, following an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at altering map standards. While Canadian users will still view the traditional name, both titles will appear for international users, marking a…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 30 ‘You’re at war when you get attacked’: Mark Carney shows combative nature in face-off with Trump The Canadian PM is one of the few world leaders to stand up to the US president. Former colleagues say they are not surprised
The Independent UK · Aug 29 Lake Ontario, Always: Canada hits back at Trump’s Lake America order with giant sign Doug Ford unveiled a giant billboard along the Canadian shore bearing the message ‘Lake Ontario. Now and Always’
The Independent UK · Aug 29 Trump posts AI video of ‘Lake America’ being protected by an army of bequiffed ‘Donald Ducks’ The post came after the president signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ amid a bitter tariff war with Canada
The Guardian - US · Aug 29 The rebranding of ‘Lake America’ is Trump’s desperate attempt to distract us Ignore Iran, the Epstein files, and your wallet – not to mention Trump’s plummeting approval ratings
Euronews · Aug 29 How Canada’s turn toward Europe might test the EU's borders The boundaries of the EU are inevitably informed by geography – but Canada, which shares the EU’s values and its vision of the world order, could challenge the bloc’s limits and open the door to a new form of association with Brussels.