Thursday, February 27th, 2025
Canada races to revive Commonwealth ties with its U.S. relationship on shaky ground
With the U.S. losing its long-held place as Canada’s most trusted partner, the country’s leaders are now clamouring to revive ties to like-minded countries, most notably historic allies like Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. (Pawel Dwulit/The Canadian Press) The Canada-U.S. relationship is at its lowest point in more than a century with President Donald Trump’s near-daily threats to ruin the Canadian economy and undermine the country’s sovereignty. With the U.S. losing its long-held place as Canada’s most trusted partner, the country’s leaders are now clamouring to revive tiesRead more
Ukraine’s mineral riches could bankroll its postwar future. But what does Trump’s deal really mean?
The giant excavator working in the quarry near the central Ukrainian town of Zhytomyr rarely stops scooping, removing earth and precious titanium ore 24 hours a day. “Ukraine possesses approximately 20 per cent of the world’s titanium reserves,” operations manager Dmytro Holik told CBC News, as the noise of the excavator blared in the distance. “I am very interested that Ukraine can become a global or European titanium hub.” On that point, Holik and U.S. President Donald Trump would appear to share common ground. After weeks of painful — and often publicRead more
USAID workers pack belongings, as Trump administration targets 90% of foreign aid contracts
A U.S. Agency for International Development worker holds a bouquet of flowers after retrieving her belongings from agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/The Associated Press) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers — many in tears — carted away belongings through cheering crowds in a final visit to their now-closed headquarters on Thursday as the Trump administration’s rapid dismantling of the congressionally authorized agency moved into its final stages. Notices sent out in mass mailings this week are terminating more than 90 per cent of USAID’s contractsRead more