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DETROIT: President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, a major new U.S.-Canada crossing between Detroit and Windsor, unless Canada agrees to terms he outlined on social media. Trump said the bridge should

EuroWire, BRUSSELS: The European Union is looking to increase liquefied natural gas supplies from Qatar, Canada and North African countries as senior officials warn that Europe’s growing reliance on U.S. LNG has become a vulnerability in the bloc’s energy mix. EU Energy Commissioner Dan

MENA Newswire, TORONTO: Toronto mounted a major cleanup on Monday after a winter storm delivered the largest single day snowfall recorded in the city, burying neighbourhood streets, disrupting transit and forcing widespread flight cancellations as crews worked to restore normal

MENA Newswire, OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Jan. 26 announced a package of food affordability measures centered on a temporary increase to the federal GST credit, which the government is rebranding as the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit.

DAVOS: U.S. President Donald Trump publicly rebuked Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney this week after Carney’s World Economic Forum speech described a breakdown in the rules-based international system and warned against the use of economic leverage by major powers. Trump’s

WASHINGTON: The United States has imposed a 25% tariff on a narrow range of advanced computing chips, including Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence processor, under a presidential proclamation that cites national security concerns tied to semiconductor supply chains. The measure, signed

MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: The United States will suspend the processing of immigrant visa applications for nationals of 75 countries starting Jan. 21, the State Department said, citing public assistance concerns under longstanding “public charge” standards used in immigration adjudications. The

MENA Newswire, BEIJING: Chinese officials on Tuesday urged Canada to pursue a more independent foreign policy as Prime Minister Mark Carney began a four day official visit to Beijing, marking the first trip by a Canadian leader to China in

MENA Newswire, BEIJING: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in China this week for an official visit aimed at restoring bilateral engagement after years of strained relations, as Ottawa seeks to broaden its international economic and diplomatic ties. The visit

MENA Newswire, WASHINGTON: U.S. regulators have approved SpaceX to deploy an additional 7,500 Starlink satellites, expanding the company’s low Earth orbit broadband network under conditions set by the Federal Communications Commission. The decision increases the number of second generation Starlink