After Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was invited to the White House to reportedly sign a rare earth minerals deal and discuss security guarantees on Friday — it turned out to be anything but friendly during a meeting in front of the press in the Oval Office. #donaldtrump #volodymyrzelenskyy
Assembly of First Nations Chief Cincy Woodhouse Nepinak met former U.S. president Joe Biden while both were at the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday. Amid U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty, referring to Canada as the “51st state,” the AFN chief asked Biden if he backed Canada as an independent country.
U.S. President Donald Trump commented Wednesday on his previous day’s back-and-forth with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who at one point threatened to cut the power to the U.S. before each side backed down. “You shouldn’t be playing with electricity it affects people’s lives.”
Police in Pennsylvania have identified the “box demon,” who was caught on a doorbell camera leaving an empty box on a front porch in the middle of the night. Northern York County Regional Police Department says officers have “spoken to the ‘Box Demon'” and there are no longer any “public safety concerns.” #DoorbellCamera #Pennsylvania
On Friday, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said that Prime Minister Mark Carney has "no mandate" as he was not elected by the Canadian people but rather appointed by the "Liberal establishment." When questioned about the legitimacy of the leadership race, Poilievre responded by saying those numbers are either "just pathetically low" or they show something more "suspicious."
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet just doesn't think Liberal Leader Mark Carney is that into Quebec. During a press conference on Monday, Blanchett claimed Carney doesn't "give a damn" about Quebec nor about taking an interest in what the province has to offer. "I don't feel the love," he said.
Two pro-Palestine protesters employed by Microsoft were removed from the company's 50th anniversary celebration after they disrupted two separate events on Friday. One woman walked up during Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman's speech and accused the company of selling AI weapons to Israel that have been used to kill Palestinians. #Microsoft #Palestinian #Protest #AI
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre said U.S. President Donald Trump is right in saying that a Liberal government would be “easier for him to deal with” as a trade war between Canada and the United States continues. #trump #poilievre
A New York judge shut down a plaintiff's attempt to use an AI-generated video to present an argument in an employment lawsuit. The man, who was representing himself, later issued an apology to the court saying he didn't intend any harm and thought the AI-generated avatar would be able to deliver his arguments without his mumbling and stumbling. #AI #Court #Judge #NewYork
When newly sworn-in Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney boarded a plane to visit France and the UK, some social media users criticized him for not saluting the service member at the top of the stairs. But as it turns out, Carney isn't alone in the long history of prime ministers keeping their hands at their sides. #MarkCarney #Canada #PrimeMinister #Salute
U.S. President Donald Trump complained in a social media post that a portrait of him hanging in the Colorado State Capitol is "truly the worst." Trump said that the painting was "purposefully distorted to a level that even I, perhaps, have never seen before." Trump called on Colorado Governor Jared Polis to take down the portrait, which had originally costed 10,000$ to commission. #donaldtrump #Colorado #Art #Painting
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt laughed and said “absolutely not” when asked about a French politician’s request for the United States to return the Statue of Liberty. “My advice to that un-named, low-level, French politician would be to remind them that it’s only because of the United States of America that the French aren’t speaking German right now,” Leavitt said.
English-language election moderator Steve Paikin got some laughs at the end of Thursday’s debate as he took a playful dig at the previous night’s French-language debate, which had its time moved up so as not run opposite the Montreal Canadiens’ playoff clinching game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Paikin thanked the Toronto Maple Leafs for clinching the Atlantic Division early before jokingly adding "Go Habs Go." #torontomapleleafs
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Tuesday responded to a remark made by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a day earlier saying Canadian couples’ “biological clock” is running out before they can buy a house and start a family because of high home prices.
King Charles joked about Britons "corrupting" Italy's "wonderful cuisine" as he became the first British monarch to address a joint session of the Italian parliament on Wednesday. As he underscored the commonalities and bonds between Italy and the United Kingdom, the King also thanked Italy for giving his country the idea to put the monarch's head on coin currency. #KingCharles #RoyalFamily #Italy #Food
Oscar the miniature poodle is recovering after being discovered in a trash bin at Pacific Spirit Park in Vancouver, B.C. last week. The tiny dog underwent surgery for a broken leg, a dislocated hip and fractured ribs, and has received support, love and donations from around the world. #Poodle #Dog #DogRescue #Vancouver
Canadians may notice some extra charges on the items they bring back from the United States as Canada imposes 25 per cent counter-tariffs on certain U.S. goods, in addition to regular duties and taxes, when being brought into Canada. The surtax will apply to goods that originate in the U.S., commercial imports and to individual travellers above their personal exemptions, the CBSA explained. #Surtax #TradeWar #Canada #US #CrossBorderShopping #tariff
U.S. President Trump announced during a visit to the Kennedy Center that his administration would be releasing all of the federal government’s files on the assassination of president John F. Kennedy. “I don’t believe we’re going to redact anything,” Trump said of what he says is approximately "80,000 pages."
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging his provincial counterparts to ramp up retaliatory measures against tariffs imposed on Canadian goods by U.S. President Donald Trump. “A message to Premier (Danielle) Smith: One day, I think you might have to use that trump card and give approval for an export tax,” he said. #US #Trumptariff #Tradewar
While acknowledging Canada as a “neighbour” and longtime ally of the U.S. Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested it was “becoming a competitor” amid an exchange of increasing tariffs between the nations. Leavitt also doubled down on her backing of President Donald Trump’s idea to annex Canada and make it the “51st state,” using Canada’s cost-of-living crisis to back the idea.