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Can Canada Beef Up Its Military After Decades of Atrophy?

15 juin 2025 à 05:01
To help shift the country away from its dependence on the United States, Canada’s prime minister plans to spend billions to revitalize its military and meet a NATO spending goal.

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Canadian soldiers during a training exercise in March. Prime Minister Mark Carney has not specified where the money for increased military spending would come from.

Canada Commits Billions in Defense Spending to Meet NATO Target, Mark Carney Says

9 juin 2025 à 18:49
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to hit the alliance’s 2 percent spending threshold this year, seven years ahead of a previous schedule.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada spoke at the Fort York Armory in Toronto on Monday. He did not say where the money for increased military spending would come from.

Will Hudson’s Bay’s 355-Year-Old Charter Go to the Highest Bidder?

7 juin 2025 à 06:00
The bankruptcy receivers want to auction the founding document signed by Charles II in 1670. Others say it belongs to the public.

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Some of the dozens of mannequins on sale at the Hudson’s Bay Company store in downtown Ottawa.

After Trump’s Tariffs Crash Exports, Canada Posts a Record Trade Deficit

5 juin 2025 à 14:13
Sales of vehicles made in Canada plunged by nearly 23 percent in April after President Trump imposed a 25 percent auto tariff.

© Brittany Greeson for The New York Times

The Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, earlier this year. Canada’s exports to the United States declined 15.7 percent in April, leading to a record trade deficit for the country.

Trump’s 50% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports Go Into Effect

4 juin 2025 à 13:48
President Trump has doubled the rate on foreign metals to 50%, saying the levies weren’t high enough to help the U.S. industry.

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Companies that import steel for their products will now pay higher costs as a result of President Trump’s latest increase in tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum.
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