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A protester holds the flags of Canada and the United States on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, on February 1. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP
Donald Trump

Outside In | Outraged by Trump, Canada scrambles to define what makes a nation

Threatened with annexation, Canadians reluctant to be absorbed nevertheless find it hard to say what distinguishes them from Americans.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Hawkeye star Jeremy Renner’s ex-wife, former actress Sonni Pacheco

Donald Trump

Era of close ties with US ‘over’, Canada PM says, as Trump asks to talk

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Pakistan

Pakistan’s Parsi community shrinks as young migrate

Many young and skilled Pakistanis want to leave a country wracked with political uncertainty, security challenges and a struggling economy.

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Garbage pickers sort waste strewn around the corner of the formerly clean and tidy Sohrab Katrak Parsi Colony, which was nearly deserted by its original inhabitants, in Karachi. Photo: AFP
Icons and Influencers

Meet Canada’s new first lady, economist and author Diana Fox Carney

Diana met her husband, new Canadian PM Mark Carney, at Oxford University, where they both played ice hockey – they now have 4 daughters and she is an economist who has spoken out against consumerism.

Donald Trump

Canada PM Carney calls Trump car tariffs a ‘direct attack’ on his country

The prime minister says his government will defend Canadian workers and companies, and the US president’s trade war is hurting Americans.

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Donald Trump

Trump presses ahead with 25% car tariffs, ratcheting up trade war

Trump’s move is expected to drive up vehicle prices and send shock waves through the industry worldwide.

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Brand new cars at a storage lot in Richmond, California. Photo: AFP
Music

Canadian rock giants Rush release 50-song box set for 50th anniversary

Three-piece Rush last performed in Los Angeles in 2015 and their drummer Neil Peart died in 2020, but their popularity hasn’t diminished.

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China-Canada relations

Canada files WTO trade action against Chinese agriculture, fishery import duties

Tariffs place a 100 per cent surcharge on rapeseed oil, peas and oil cakes for animal feed. Aquatic products will face a 25 per cent levy.

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Donald Trump

Canadian PM Carney calls April 28 election as Trump looms over race

Polls show a close contest between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney gestures, as he boards an aircraft, after calling for an election, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 23, 2025. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Justin Trudeau

Canada votes: Carney seeks strong mandate to deal with Trump

Carney and his Conservative opponent will kick off the election against the backdrop of a trade war and annexation threats from Trump.

Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference following the First Ministers Meeting at the National War Museum on Friday. Photo: Canadian Press/AP
United States

Opinion | Only a global ‘de-risking’ from the US can stop Trump’s trade war

A unified response is essential. Operating independently would only play to Trump’s advantage, and render nations vulnerable to his bullying.

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The Philippines

‘Mission accomplished’: US-Philippines drills return in full battle mode

As 16,000 troops gear up for the 40th Balikatan, one Philippine general says he ‘doesn’t care’ how China reacts: ‘if they’re angry … good’.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Michael Kives – and is he the most well-connected man in Hollywood?

Michael Kives has his stint at the CAA to thank for many of his celebrity contacts – who he later introduced to Sam Bankman-Fried when the crypto entrepreneur was on his way up.

You may not recognise him, or his wife Lydia, but Canadian investor Michael Kives is one of the most well-connected men in America. Photos: @lydiakives/Instagram
Climate change

Opinion | Asia is ground zero for the impact of global glacier loss

Other mountain ranges are losing their glaciers faster but Asia’s critically dependent economy and people put it on the front line.

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Food and Drinks

Profile | Chinese-Canadian chef impresses Dubai with ‘third culture’, ‘borderless’ cooking

At Jun’s in Dubai, Kelvin Cheung’s ‘borderless’ cooking draws on influences from the Philippines to India for ‘completely original’ dishes.

United States

My Take | A ‘toxic masculinity’ explanation of Donald Trump’s foreign policy

In his relations with other nations, the US president exhibits the same pattern of abuse of power as his alleged treatment of women.

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Central banks

Canada’s PM Carney expected to call for April 28 snap election

The next election is not due until October 20, but Carney is hoping to capitalise on a remarkable recovery by his Liberal Party in the polls.

Although the next election was not due until October 20, Carney is hoping to capitalise on a remarkable recovery by his Liberal Party in the polls since January. Photo: Reuters
Banking & finance

Ontario Teachers’ departure is Hong Kong’s loss, Singapore’s gain

Canada’s third-largest pension fund will wind down its operations over the next 18 months, spokesman says.

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China-Canada relations

Ottawa says China executed 4 Canadians earlier this year

Canada condemns executions of ‘dual citizens’ as Chinese embassy says China always imposes severe penalties on drug-related crimes.

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Food and Drinks

Chinese cuisine in the Yukon answers the call of the wild

Swapping urban China for the Yukon in Canada’s far north allowed Matthew Bossons to hunt and harvest the abundant bounty of the region, and adapt the cuisine of his Chinese wife’s homeland to their new surroundings.

Matthew Bossons’ northern Canada take on Lanzhou lamian, featuring meat from a bull moose hunted and harvested by Bossons and friend Jim Elliot. Photo: Crystal Schick
Video gaming

Can Assassin’s Creed Shadows, set in feudal Japan, save developer Ubisoft?

The struggling French gaming giant is staking its future on the latest title in the Assassin’s Creed historical action-adventure franchise.

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Visitors wait to play the Assassin’s Creed Shadows video game at the Paris Games Week fair in Paris, on October 23, 2024. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Opinion | Rampant trade tariffs are no cure for the US’ fentanyl crisis

The public health disaster results from the US’ painkiller culture. Meanwhile, tariff hikes are sparking serious concerns about a recession.

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China trade

Canada’s lobster exporters feel the pinch as China’s tariffs snip prices

Retaliatory tariffs from China on Canadian seafood, particularly lobsters, have led to a dramatic drop in price as exporters work to keep supply chains moving.

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Music

US visa fee increases, delays make tours there ‘not worth it’ for artists

1,000-day waits for interviews. 8 months for processing. Higher fees. Visa applications are a headache for acts looking to tour the States.

Montreal rock band Fuudge perform at the New Colossus Festival. Photo: Invision/AP
US-China relations

US says ready to confer with China, Canada on WTO disputes

China launched a dispute after Trump tariffs on Chinese goods in February.

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A cargo ship full of shipping containers at the port of Oakland in California on March 6 as trade tensions escalate over US tariffs. Photo: Reuters
Ukraine war

Trump, Putin agree on partial Ukraine ceasefire. Kyiv wants details

Ukraine ceasefire talks set for Sunday in Jeddah after Trump and Russian president hold lengthy phone call.

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Insurance

Manulife picks chief actuary Finch as Asia CEO to lead biggest profit centre

Steve Finch will take over as Asia CEO from May 9, replacing Phil Witherington who is heading back to Toronto to become global CEO.

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