April 19 (UPI) — Citing steep tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday his country’s historically close trade and economic ties to the United States have become a “weakness.” In a video statement posted to YouTube, the Canadian leader asserted the United States has “fundamentally changed its approach

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday said his country’s close ties to the US have become “weaknesses,” as Ottawa looks to become less dependent on Washington ahead of major trade negotiations this year. Carney’s remarks — “It’s our future. We are taking back control,” he said — came two days after US Commerce Secretary

Eyck Freymann is a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University, a Non-Resident Research Fellow at the U.S. Naval War College, China Maritime Studies Institute, Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy, and the Institute of Geoeconomics in Tokyo. In his new book, Defending Taiwan, he draws on extensive interviews and research to argue that the U.S. needs

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected. In the nearly 10-minute address, Carney spoke about his government’s efforts to strengthen the Canadian economy by attracting new investments and

Yasin Gungor 19 April 2026•Update: 19 April 2026 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday that Canada’s historically close ties to the US have turned into “weaknesses” that Canberra must now urgently address. “The US has fundamentally changed its approach to trade, raising its tariffs to levels last seen during the Great Depression,” Carney said

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected. In the 10-minute address, Carney spoke about his government’s efforts to strengthen the Canadian economy by attracting

If you loved season 20 of The Apprentice and are gutted it’s over, then you’re in luck. The Celebrity Apprentice is officially returning this year, this time with a full-length series (unlike the Christmas special, which was a shorter version). Following the success of the previous charity specials, the BBC gave the green light to

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, is reportedly in talks with Cursor to provide the startup with access to large-scale computing power. This new deal comes as the coding startup works to strengthen its position against rivals such as Anthropic in the fast-evolving AI coding space. Cursor is preparing to train its next AI coding model,

French justice awaits Elon Musk firmly. Will the American multi-billionaire – boss of Tesla, Space X and X (ex-Twitter) – respond to the summons from the Paris prosecutor’s office? The American multi-billionaire is expected on Monday, in a free hearing, as part of the investigation carried out by the French justice system into his social

President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has sunk to a new low as Americans express growing concerns about rising costs and the war with Iran, according to an NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Overall, 37% of adults

Donald Trump’s depiction of himself as Jesus Christ and recent spat with Pope Leo XIV could come back to bite him and the Republican party in the midterm elections, according to experts, with some newly aggrieved Christian groups set to play an outsized role in key races across the US. The president’s Trump-as-the-Messiah Truth Social

When Donald Trump abruptly fired Pam Bondi earlier this month, he made it clear that an unmistakable priority for the justice department would be using the nation’s top law enforcement agency to seek retribution against his political rivals. For months, Trump pressured Bondi to move ahead with prosecutions against James Comey, Letitia James, Adam Schiff

In the December 10, 2001 issue of Fortune, Warren Buffett wrote a landmark 7-page article that introduced a crucial market metric that became renowned as the “Buffett Indicator.” The Great Man adapted the piece from a speech he’d given that July at the annual Allen & Co. bash in Sun Valley, privately delivered to the

PayPal Chief Executive Officer Peter Thiel, left, and founder Elon Musk, right, pose with the PayPal logo at corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. Photo: Alamy / Associated Press Polls consistently show that a majority of the British public hold a negative view of Elon Musk. Beyond his businesses and immense personal wealth, the US

Bill Gates, who is ranked among the top 20 wealthiest people on Earth, suggested that a lazy person is often the best choice for difficult tasks, as they tend to find efficient solutions. Quote of the day by Bill Gates: “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will

Washington and Tehran “are far from a final agreement,” Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a state television interview on Saturday, with a ceasefire due to expire in days. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said negotiations are still ongoing but Iran “got a little cute.” He had said multiple times this week that

President Donald Trump said Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping is “very happy” about improving conditions in the Strait of Hormuz, as both leaders prepare for a highly anticipated meeting in China. Strait Of Hormuz Reopening Cited As Trump Signals Progress In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote that “President Xi is very happy that

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has proposed a new tax targeting some of the most expensive homes in the city, a move that could impact billionaires including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Dell CEO Michael Dell. The proposal, part of a broader state budget plan, focuses on luxury properties that are not used as