Donald Trump, Mark Carney

Canada Rejects US Trade Demands, Marking a New Assertion of Economic and National Sovereignty

Canada has rejected a last-minute trade proposal from the United States, with Prime Minister Mark Carney declaring that Ottawa will not accept terms it considers unfair and economically damaging, even as the decision threatens to deepen trade tensions with Canada’s...
Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe

Canada Retaliates Against US Tariffs as Trade War Deepens Between Longtime Allies

Canada has announced a sweeping package of retaliatory tariffs on US goods, escalating an increasingly bitter trade dispute between the two historically close North American allies and raising fresh concerns about the economic costs of a prolonged confrontation. Ottawa said...
CANADA BRIDGE

Canada-US Trade Rift Deepens as Carney Rejects ‘Bad Deal’ and Announces Retaliatory Tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced retaliatory tariffs against the United States after trade negotiations between the two longtime allies collapsed, escalating an already damaging economic dispute and raising fresh concerns about the future of North American trade relations....
GCAP Sixth-Generation Fighter

Canada’s Interest in GCAP Sixth-Generation Fighter Program Signals Potential Shift in Future Air Force Modernization Strategy

Canada has signaled fresh interest in joining one of the world's most ambitious next-generation military aviation projects, adding a new chapter to the country's long-running effort to modernize its fighter fleet. Defense Minister David McGuinty recently indicated that Ottawa is...
Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN)

Canada Chooses Australia’s JORN Over-the-Horizon Radar in Landmark A$2.5 Billion Defence Contract

Australia has signed its largest-ever defence export agreement, securing a landmark A$2.5 billion (US$1.8 billion) deal with Canada to supply advanced over-the-horizon radar technology derived from the Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN), officials announced on Monday. The agreement marks a...
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Canada Air Force

Canada Considers 72 Saab Gripen Fighters From Sweden in Potential Blow to Lockheed Martin F-35 Program

Canada is reportedly considering a dramatic expansion of its future fighter fleet, potentially combining American F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters with Swedish Gripen E/F aircraft in a move that could reshape the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) while reflecting growing...
Canada

Oil Wealth, Trump Ties and Western Anger: Alberta Separatists Push Petition for Breakaway Vote from Canada

A separatist movement in Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta is entering a decisive phase as organizers prepare to submit a petition they claim has gathered enough support to trigger a referendum on independence. On Monday, convoys of supporters are expected...
F-35 Canada

F-35 “Bluff” or Strategy? Canada Unlikely to Scrap US Jet Deal Despite Political Tensions with Washington

Canada’s newly installed government, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, initiated a review of its multibillion-dollar F-35 fighter jet deal with the United States in early 2025, the move was widely interpreted as symbolic. At the time, it appeared to...
Gripen Fighter Jet

Canada Opts Swedish Gripen Fighter Jet Over F-35 Amid Rising US Political Tensions and Trade Disputes

Canada’s plan to anchor its future air power in the American-made F-35 Lightning II is facing renewed turbulence as political tensions with Washington threaten to reshape one of the country’s largest-ever military procurements. What began as a long-delayed effort to...
F-35

Canada Quietly Advances F-35 Purchase Despite Trump Tensions, Annexation Threats & Trade War Escalation

Amid escalating political tensions with the Trump administration — including annexation rhetoric, tariff threats, and a sweeping review of defence cooperation — Canada appears to be quietly moving forward with its acquisition of additional F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters. In...
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