Mark Carney’s rival,populist Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre,was in the lead until US President Donald Trump took aim at Canada with a trade war and threats to annex the country as the 51st state.
With a metaphorical gun to his head,billionaire Jeff Bezos backed down. The US president described their chat as a “good call”.
Donald Trump thinks trade is a zero-sum game. Xi Jinping appears happy to wait for the trade war to backfire on the US president.
The world is no longer standing in America’s shadow. It is learning,quickly and with no small amount of fear,how to stand on its own.
It is the most consequential start of a term of any American presidency,with Donald Trump taking direct aim at law,media,public health and culture.
US President Donald Trump is aware the Australian government has been trying to contact him to discuss tariffs,hinting that he will talk to the prime minister.
Amazon.com said it will not display the cost of US tariffs on products after President Trump called Jeff Bezos to complain.
Polls show the president has lost his sheen. But from “Hog’s Haven” to a hair salon in rural Kentucky,Americans who voted for Donald Trump still think he’s their best chance.
National broadcaster CBC has called the election,but it’s not yet known whether the Liberals would form a majority government.
Australia’s biggest oil and gas producer has signed off on building a $27 billion project that will liquefy more US gas and ship it to the rest of the world.