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The latest news on Justin Trudeau, Canadian politician and Prime Minister of Canada, including political news and updates.

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25 Dec 1971

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Politician

last updated:

4 December, 2024

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departs after a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Friday. Photo: Canadian Press via AP

Canada

Canada’s Trudeau drops one-third of cabinet as his political future looks shaky

Meanwhile, the NDP’s Jagmeet Singh, whose party has been keeping the PM in power, says he will vote to bring down the Trudeau government.

21 Dec 2024 - 4:08AM

Canada

How Trump’s tariff threats may help unseat Canada’s Trudeau

19 Dec 2024 - 12:11PMvideocam

Donald Trump

‘Great idea’: Trump taunts Trudeau again, says Canada should be a US state

18 Dec 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

Canada

Canada Conservative likely to unseat Trudeau has Trump-like tendencies

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s main rival Pierre Poilievre of the Conservative Party has promised to put ‘Canada first’.

18 Dec 2024 - 3:19PMvideocam

Canada

Explainer | Canada’s Trudeau faces calls to resign. What could happen next?

Here are some potential ways forward for Canada as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau battles to hold on.

18 Dec 2024 - 4:44PM

Canada

Canada’s finance minister quits as Trudeau deals with declining popularity

Shock move raises questions about how much longer Justin Trudeau – the prime minister of nearly 10 years – can stay on.

17 Dec 2024 - 8:58AMvideocam

Canada

‘Think twice before invading Canada’: Trump’s annexation taunt irks ally

The US president-elect’s jibes spark debates on national identity, patriotism and Ottawa’s relationship with its neighbour.

14 Dec 2024 - 10:15AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Canada weighs export taxes on uranium and oil If Trump starts trade war

Such levies would be a last resort for Trudeau’s government, coming after retaliatory duties on US-made goods.

13 Dec 2024 - 5:28AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump mocks Trudeau as ‘governor’ of ‘state’ of Canada

Trump’s jibe follows reports that he suggested making Canada the 51st US state during discussions with Trudeau in Florida.

11 Dec 2024 - 11:46AM

Canada

Canada’s Trudeau survives third no-confidence vote

Minority Liberal government got support of the New Democratic Party (NDP), a small leftist faction, to defeat the motion 180-152.

10 Dec 2024 - 11:01AM

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump

Trump says Canada could be 51st US state. A Canadian minister says he was joking

The US president-elect made the remarks in jest during a dinner with PM Justin Trudeau, says Dominic LeBlanc, who was at the event.

4 Dec 2024 - 1:50PMvideocam

US president-elect Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself standing on mountain with a Canadian flag next to him on Tuesday. Image: Truth Social/realDonaldTrump

Canada

Canada pulls refugee welcome mat, launches ads warning of stricter asylum rules

The campaign running in 11 languages aims to combat misinformation and deter asylum claims, reflecting a shift in the government’s stance on immigration.

2 Dec 2024 - 7:30PM

Donald Trump

Canada ambassador says Trump-Trudeau dinner key to getting tariffs removed

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with US President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday after Trump’s tariff threat.

2 Dec 2024 - 4:14PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump says Canada PM Trudeau pledged action on border after tariff threat

The two leaders spoke during a ‘productive’ three-hour dinner that also covered topics like China, Ukraine, fentanyl and the Middle East.

1 Dec 2024 - 3:15AMvideocam

Canada

Canada’s Trudeau dines with Trump in Florida amid tariff threats

The unannounced visit comes days after the US president-elect threatened Ottawa with import tariffs once he takes office.

30 Nov 2024 - 12:12PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Canada considering retaliatory tariffs on US items following Trump threat

Canada mulls retaliatory tariffs on US goods as Trump threatens sweeping levies on Canadian products.

28 Nov 2024 - 10:34AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Mexico’s Sheinbaum hints she could retaliate against Trump tariffs

Meanwhile, Canada’s Trudeau says he had a ‘good’ conversation with the US president-elect after the latter’s surprise tariff threat.

27 Nov 2024 - 11:55AMvideocam

Canada

US senator says Trump would laugh at Canada’s current military spending

Jim Risch said Ottawa’s pledge to meet Nato’s target by 2032 would get a ‘large guffaw’ from the US president-elect.

23 Nov 2024 - 10:54AMvideocam

Canadian troops take part in a Nato-led military exercise in Latvia on November 14. Photo: AFP

Canada

Trudeau to cut sales tax, send cheques to millions of Canadians

Canadians have been struggling with rising living costs, hurting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s polling numbers.

22 Nov 2024 - 11:17AM

G20

Biden, Trudeau miss G20 family photo with world leaders

A US official blamed ‘logistical issues’ and said the group photo was taken early.

19 Nov 2024 - 5:11PM

US presidential election 2024

Canada on ‘high alert’, braces for migrants fleeing US after Trump win

An official warned if thousands of migrants come all at once and cross at many border points ‘it could become unmanageable’.

9 Nov 2024 - 12:45PMvideocam

Migrants wait along the US-Mexico border wall in Texas to surrender to American Customs and Border Protection agents for asylum claim processing. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

US presidential election 2024

Canada plays China card in preparation for Trump trade fight

Facing the threat of US tariffs, Ottawa seeks to make the case that Canada is aligned with Trump’s strategy for competing with China.

7 Nov 2024 - 7:49AMvideocam

Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland takes part in a press conference in Ottawa in October. Photo: Reuters,

India

India denies minister plotted anti-Sikh attacks in Canada

Canadian officials implicated Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, in a broader campaign targeting Canadian Sikh activists.

2 Nov 2024 - 7:57PM

Canada

Indian minister authorised plots to target Sikh separatists in Canada, official alleges

Canada’s deputy foreign minister told a US-based newspaper that India’s Amit Shah was behind alleged campaign on Canadian soil.

30 Oct 2024 - 2:16PMvideocam

India

Who is Lawrence Bishnoi? The Indian crime boss at the heart of a diplomatic row

Canada says Bishnoi coordinated with Indian officials to target dissidents overseas, specifically Sikh activists living in North America.

29 Oct 2024 - 11:01AMvideocam

Policemen escort Lawrence Bishnoi at a court in New Delhi in April 2023. Photo: ANI/Handout via Reuters

Canada

Sikh separatist claims Indian ‘spy network’ operates in US and Canada

Activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun accused India of silencing dissidents abroad, but did not elaborate on his claims of an alleged spy network.

28 Oct 2024 - 7:04PM

Canada

Canada to slash immigration numbers as Trudeau government faces pressure

Migrants have been blamed for everything from a housing crisis to a rising cost of living and a strained healthcare system.

24 Oct 2024 - 5:15PM

India

India ex-official charged in US murder plot was arrested in New Delhi murder case

The US Justice Department unsealed the indictment of Vikash Yadav, 39, alleging he led a plot to murder a Sikh separatist in New York.

19 Oct 2024 - 8:45PM

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