London: It started as a joke. In December 2024, Donald Trump glibly told Justin Trudeau that Canada should become the 51st state. Three months later, the “joke” seems to have become an American foreign policy goal for the second Trump administration. Canadian Parliament has been unanimous in its response: “Canada is not for sale.” But … Read more
Toronto: At first it was the threat, and then the reality, of tariffs. Now, US President Donald Trump’s talk of Canada’s forced annexation – no longer laughed off as a joke – has really angered a population better known for its politeness. Canadians are rallying for their country and seeing a resurgence in nationalism, as … Read more
This local pub in Toronto is now making everything such as – nachos, wings, beer, with Canadian ingredients and wherever not possible, using non-US products from Europe or Mexico. Leah Russell, manager at Toronto’s Madison Avenue pub, said that the boycott was “pretty set in stone” even if the tariffs were not. “I’m glad that … Read more
Singer Chantal Kreviazuk changed the lyrics of the Canadian national anthem on Thursday night in a mark of protest against President Donald Trump’s repeated calls to make the country the 51st US state. In her pregame performance in front of a Boston crowd at the 4 Nations Face-Off championship ice hockey match between the US … Read more