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By Kelly Geraldine Malone The Canadian Press Posted January 29, 2025 7:28 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is back in Washington, D.C., Wednesday to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as Canada faces the threat of devastating tariffs landing as early as Saturday. Joly said Monday that she still believes diplomacy can fend off President Donald Trump’s plan to slap Canada with 25 per cent across-the-board duties.Joly spoke with Rubio by phone last week and described the new secretary of state as a “good interlocutor.” 3:38…

“I cried,” it was “like being kept in captivity.” That’s how Rose Roll of Taber described her stay at the Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge after she says she was moved to a bed in a storage closet.Roll claims she was also forced to find her own bedding, food, water from a vending machine and had to use a public washroom.“Inmates get treated better,” said Roll in an interview with Global News.“At least inmates get a toilet, sink and are treated with dignity.” Rose Roll, a cancer patient from Taber, Alta., says being given a bed in a storage closet…

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Tuesday suggested he could work with the Liberal government and other opposition parties to discuss plans to support workers impacted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s looming tariffs, but said he still plans to bring down the government at the earliest opportunity. Singh called on the Liberals to present a support plan to opposition leaders and then recall Parliament, which is currently prorogued until March 24, to pass legislation before that date.He pointed to the COVID-19 pandemic when Parliament held emergency sessions to pass relief and other financial supports.But Singh said “nothing is on the table”…

U.S. President Donald Trump still plans to enact 25 per cent tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico starting this weekend, the White House said Tuesday. Speaking at the first press briefing of the new administration, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said she had discussed the issue with Trump and does not believe the president has wavered from the Feb. 1 start date for those tariffs.“As far as I’m still tracking, and that was last night talking to the president directly, Feb. 1 is still on the books,” she said.Canadian officials have been mounting a full court press on…

Disinformation and misinformation campaigns represent an “existential threat” to Canadian democracy according to the foreign interference commission. Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s final report on foreign interference in Canada found “information manipulation” poses the “single biggest threat to our democracy.” Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. “It is noxious, and it is powerful, it poses a major risk to Canadian democracy. If we do not find ways of addressing it, misinformation and disinformation have the ability to distort our discourse, change our views,…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will appoint a final group of senators to fill vacancies in the upper chamber before he resigns, his office confirmed to Global News on Monday. Parliament is currently prorogued until March 24 while the Liberals choose a new leader to succeed Trudeau, meaning the Senate and the House of Commons are not sitting and legislative business is on hold. That doesn’t prevent the appointment of new senators, however, and the Prime Minister’s Office says the selection process is underway.“The prorogation of Parliament does not affect the ability of the Governor General to appoint persons to the…

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says she believes a diplomatic solution to preventing U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods is possible, but noted the “unpredictable” administration of U.S. President Donald Trump makes that far from certain. Joly made the comments Monday after a meeting with the federal cabinet committee on U.S.-Canada relations and ahead of her trip this week to Washington, where she will meet with new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss Trump’s tariff threat.“When it comes to preventing tariffs, this is our number one priority and we’re working on it every day,” she told reporters in Ottawa.“Now,…

Once again, U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s confident his country will gain control of Greenland, reasserting his claim that the autonomous Danish territory’s 57,000 residents would be on board with a potential acquisition. His comments came during a short question-and-answer period with reporters aboard Air Force One Saturday evening as he flew to Miami from Las Vegas.“I do believe Greenland, we’ll get — because it really has to do with freedom of the world. It has nothing to do with the United States, other than we’re the one that can provide the freedom,” Trump told reporters on Air Force…

Tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise virtual appearance during Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) election campaign event in Halle in eastern Germany on Saturday, as thousands of people gathered to show their support for the far-right party. Addressing a hall of 4,500 people alongside party leader Alice Weidel, Musk spoke about preserving German culture and protecting the German people.Musk spoke in support of the far-right party, saying: “I’m very excited for the AfD, I think you’re really the best hope for Germany. Something I think that is just very important is that people take pride in Germany and being…

Canada’s chief of the defence staff says the next prime minister needs to “pay attention to our defence” and take responsibility for Canada’s territorial integrity, pointing to other countries whose “sovereignties have been breached these past few years.” U.S. President Donald Trump’s complaints about Canada’s military spending and capabilities have underscored the need for Ottawa to prioritize defence, though Gen. Jennie Carignan says work was already underway to speed up investments and procurement before Trump took office last week.As the Liberal Party chooses a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — and with a general election widely expected…