Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada presented a budget update on Tuesday showing that his government’s deficit would be less than projected last fall and that the country’s economy would most likely grow over the coming year despite several key industries being buffeted by President Trump’s tariffs. The spring economic update, a mini budget of…
A view shows a board with the logo of Shell at the company’s fuel station in Saint Petersburg, Russia May 6, 2022. Anton Vaganov | Reuters British oil major Shell on Monday said it agreed a deal to buy Canadian energy company ARC Resources in an output-boosting deal valued at $16.4 billion. The transaction will…
Shorouk Express Hillman, a trade lawyer and career diplomat, was a key member of the Canadian negotiating team that faced off against Trump’s first administration during the talks that led to the creation of the USMCA. “While there will never be a perfect time to leave, this is the right time to put a team…
Shorouk Express The base is where Canada leads a multi-national NATO brigade in its largest foreign military deployment. Canada has trained 45,000 Ukrainian troops through NATO’s Operation Unifier, starting soon after Russia’s illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. Training was relocated to Poland after Russia’s full-scale February 2022 invasion. Carney’s political meetings will include Polish President Donald Tusk, Latvian Prime…
Shorouk Express Trump has repeatedly said he’d love Canada to become the 51st U.S. state and dismissively referred to Carney’s predecessor Justin Trudeau as “Governor Trudeau.” The U.S president slapped tariffs on imports from Canada within days of taking office. While Carney has been a strident critic of Trump, Britain’s Starmer has taken a different…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 6. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has thrown in the towel, announcing that he intends to hang up his boots as the head of the government once a new leader of the ruling party takes the reins, Trend reports. According to Trudeau, the operational functions of the Canadian Parliament will…
