David Baxter

OTTAWA -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said he wishes Canada pushed harder against the U.S. in trade negotiations, but that he understands where Prime Minister Mark Carney is coming from in his bid to seal a deal.

OTTAWA — Several premiers seem open to returning American liquor to provincial shelves, but there is little enthusiasm about the idea as questions

OTTAWA - Some Conservative strategists say there is little to take away from U.S. Vice President JD Vance's apparent mockery of Leader Pierre Poilievre in a fundraising speech this week.

Some Conservative strategists say there is little to take away from U.S. Vice President JD Vance's apparent mockery of Leader Pierre Poilievre in a fundraising speech this week.

Tim Powers, Summa Strategies chair and a former Conservative adviser, said Poilievre is being undermined, at least a little, by the repeated trips to the US by Jivani and his tightness with the White House.

OTTAWA — The head of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce calls the breakdown in talks for a Canada-U.S. trade deal a "self-defeating" body blow for continental competitiveness.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says retaliatory tariffs will hit the U.S. starting next month after Canada walked away from what he called a “bad deal.”

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about Canada’s response to new U.S. tariffs during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle)

OTTAWA – Canada is preparing to hit the U.S. with dollar-for-dollar tariffs in response to new 50 per cent duties on $28 billion worth of Canadian products that took effect when talks between the two nations collapsed as negotiations neared the finish line.

Along with the escalating trade war between Canada and the United States after the trade deal failed, a war of words has also erupted with politicians, business leaders and more weighing in.