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Canada-U.S. relationship is one bad president away from disaster

Canada-U.S. relationship is one bad president away from disaster

HALIFAX—Prime Minister Mark Carney is proving that politics at its most important is a big-picture game. Which is to say, it isn’t only about the...

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Donald Trump’s topsy-turvy, turbulent reign is falling apart

Donald Trump’s topsy-turvy, turbulent reign is falling apart
29.06.2026 20

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We’re living in a world of deliberate inversions, writes CJPME advocate

24.06.2026 30

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A 55 per cent jump in the northern cod catch rate is not gradual

22.06.2026 20

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This is not a pissing-match PM

HALIFAX—It is old news that United States President Donald Trump is a bloviating, malignant wind-bag who remains a stranger to the truth after years...

15.06.2026 20

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The future of America hangs in the balance

HALIFAX—The big question in American politics is whether the country will deal with United States President Donald Trump’s moral bankruptcy or...

08.06.2026 10

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If there’s a Trump 2.0, Canada must be ready to face that brave new world

01.06.2026 20

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When the bad kid gets all the attention, how long before the good kid revisits their options?

25.05.2026 20

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When the big boys meet, everyone watches to see who comes out on top

HALIFAX—When the big boys meet, everyone watches to see who comes out on top. And so it is with the summit in China between that country’s...

18.05.2026 20

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Acid test for Carney: if he’s faced with a bad deal from Trump, is he prepared to say no?

HALIFAX—Something odd is happening in Canada’s national politics. Governing is usually a recipe for a short honeymoon followed eventually by a...

11.05.2026 30

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The King’s speech: Charles was a hit at the box office

HALIFAX—King Charles was a hit at the box office after his speech to the United States Congress last week. He was afforded the reception of a...

04.05.2026 20

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Canadians should brace themselves for possibly extreme measures from Trump

HALIFAX—The most important file for any Canadian prime minister is the relationship with the United States. And no Canadian prime minister has ever...

27.04.2026 30

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No one appears able to stop Benjamin Netanyahu from uprooting one million people from Gaza City

HALIFAX—No one appears able to stop Benjamin Netanyahu from uprooting one million people from Gaza City.   To keep reading, subscribe and become a...

20.04.2026 10

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Fact-checking Tucker Carlson’s anti-Canada rant

HALIFAX—It is easy to get whiplash trying to follow United States President Donald Trump’s violent and often contradictory outbursts.  To keep...

20.04.2026 30

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Harper Conservatism is passé, and so is Poilievre

13.04.2026 40

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Trump’s threat to leave NATO is outrageous

06.04.2026 40

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Trump has created wars of whimsy

HALIFAX—When will America wake up to the reality that its democracy and peace in the world are both at risk from the bully in the bully pulpit? When...

30.03.2026 40

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Poilievre’s call for better economic ties with U.S. is out of step with Canadians

16.03.2026 20

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Why, prime minister, did Canada support an increasingly belligerent U.S. president in unleashing the dogs of war?

HALIFAX—Even the most partisan Conservative has to admit that Prime Minister Mark Carney has had a pretty solid first year as prime minister. To...

14.03.2026 20

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Why, prime minister, did Canada support an increasingly belligerent U.S. president in unleashing the dogs of war?

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09.03.2026 40

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What’s up with Trump’s unprecedented demand for state voter lists?

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02.03.2026 40

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Canadians considered American presidents beacons of democracy before Trump’s rogue power trip

09.02.2026 40

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Americans unwittingly elected their first anti-Canadian president in history

02.02.2026 30

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America lost justice when Renee Nicole Good was killed

19.01.2026 90

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The year of living dangerously: it’s here

12.01.2026 40

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Michael Harris: my personal wish list to Donald Trump

15.12.2025 20

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From Reagan’s ‘shining city,’ there’s now an ominous darkness in America under Trump’s lawless abuse of power

08.12.2025 30

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Never have 10 words so disgraced the United States

24.11.2025 30

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America is getting to be a strange country

17.11.2025 30

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Canada shouldn’t obsess so much about caving to a despot, especially when he’s clearly wrong

03.11.2025 30

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Poilievre still isn’t selling hope, just nastiness

27.10.2025 40

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Trump’s peace plan still has to fly

13.10.2025 20

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Canada’s federal politics boils down to a pair of intense competitions

06.10.2025 30

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Maybe it’s time to take a look at Trump’s mental health

29.09.2025 30

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Charlie Kirk’s murder: what has gone wrong in America?

15.09.2025 20

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Will Canadians ever thank U.S. President Donald Trump?

08.09.2025 40

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No one appears able to stop Benjamin Netanyahu from uprooting one million people from Gaza City

18.08.2025 20

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Trump has the tools to treat his baseless conspiracy theories as if they were real, and that’s a problem

11.08.2025 30

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Carney’s on the right side of history on Palestine

04.08.2025 30

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Trump named in Epstein files, lies his way into a corner again

28.07.2025 30

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Americans need to wake up, wise up, and stand up to Trump

21.07.2025 30

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How Canadians feel about Carney will rely on trade talk success with a mercurial Trump

14.07.2025 30

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It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

07.07.2025 30

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It’s time to end Trump’s free ride

23.06.2025 30

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Trump shamelessly uses U.S. military to do his bidding in Los Angeles 

16.06.2025 40

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Conservatives need to do some serious soul-searching

09.06.2025 30

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As the world turns and burns, war is everywhere

26.05.2025 30

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Trump just tossed a $400-million jumbo jet into the swamp he was supposed to drain

19.05.2025 30

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Carney pulls off mission impossible

12.05.2025 40

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Carney steps into the fray

05.05.2025 40

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