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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand shake hands following talks at the G7 foreign ministers meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., in November 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)

Canada backs the International Criminal Court — but U.S. threats require a delicate balancing act

Here’s why Canada is in a tricky spot when it comes to saying more to counter the many inaccurate claims made about the ICC by the United States.
One of the most visible ways that Canada responded to President Donald Trump’s tariffs was by sharply restricting U.S. alcohol sales. AP Photo/Jill Colvin

Canada is kicking its US booze habit as trade tensions persist

Canada’s shunning of beer, wine and spirits from the US is a textbook example of how market access for politically exposed goods can quickly unravel.
Liberal Party candidate Doly Begum celebrates winning the byelection for the riding of Scarborough Southwest in Toronto on April 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Mark Carney secures majority after ‘unwinnable’ 2025 election victory, building new momentum

Instead of assessing parties along familiar ideological lines, many Canadian voters approached the 2025 election based on who could best protect the country from the U.S. That’s seemingly still the case.
United States President Donald Trump looks towards Prime Minister Mark Carney as they raise their glasses during a toast at a working dinner in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Mark Carney’s apology to Donald Trump: Far from ‘elbows up,’ it seems Canada has no elbows at all

An Ontario ad on Ronald Reagan’s support of free trade may have been an unnecessary risk. But Mark Carney’s apology to Donald Trump was an unnecessary own-goal.
Trump, dejected? Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump engage in a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., May 6, 2025. Carney reiterated to Trump that Canada ‘is not for sale … ever.’ THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Mark Carney tells Donald Trump ‘Canada is not for sale’ in a high‑stakes Oval Office meeting

Under a thin veneer of supposed friendship and convivial conversation, the Oval Office meeting between Mark Carney and Donald Trump was tense.
Blueberry Grunt performs at the Elbows up rally at Alderney Landing in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia on April 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Riley Smith

Rising Canadian patriotism is a chance to rethink who gets to belong here

Canadian patriotism has risen since Trump threatened to annex the country. However, the rhetoric and symbols of Canadian nationalism may be leaving out modern understandings of the country.
A digital billboard flashes a message in Kennedy Township, Pa., in March 2025. Canada is placing ads like these along highways in 12 states that voted for Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Canadians need to use the language of freedom in fighting American annexation

Canadian diplomatic efforts amid Canada-U.S. tensions should aim at convincing American citizens that the idea of annexing Canada is a betrayal of U.S. values
Many international travellers are choosing not to travel to the U.S. for political and economic reasons. Travellers move through an airport terminal in November 2024 at Boston Logan International Airport. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Travelling to the U.S.? Here’s what you need to know about the risks and your rights

Should Canadians be worried about travelling to the U.S., given the current political climate? Here’s what two experts say.
An ‘Elbows Up Canada’ sign during rally in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to Canadian sovereignty, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, March 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Why Gordie Howe’s elbows are Canada’s answer to Donald Trump

With their ‘elbows up,’ Canadians are counting on a Gordie Howe-style response — rational, expert, and effective — in a trade war with the United States that may just be getting started.

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