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Whatever happens on 3 November spells difficulty for Justin Trudeau as trade conflicts with the US won’t go away even after a Biden victoryBefore every US presidential election, a few disgruntled Americans can be relied on to promise that they’ll move to Canada if the results don’t go their way.Canadians watch US elections with close attention – and occasional horror – but they rarely...

The US president stokes division as the virus rages, while the prime minister of Canada – where the outbreak appears to be stabilizing – has fostered a shared sense of dutyDonald Trump marked the Fourth of July with an apocalyptic speech at Mount Rushmore in which he stoked partisan grievance and deployed racist dog whistles, ignoring calls for unity as coronavirus cases surge.Three days...

Canadian prime minister pauses for 20 seconds before saying: ‘We all watch in horror and consternation what’s going on in the United States’Live coverage of the US protestsJustin Trudeau, when asked about US president Donald Trump threatening to use the military to quell protests over the police killing of George Floyd, paused for more than 20 seconds before responding that Canadians were observing events...

The Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, was silent for 21 seconds in reaction to a question on Donald Trump's handling of protests across the US over the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer.Trudeau said Canada also had to face up to 'systemic discrimination' and become allies against itWashington archdiocese: ‘Reprehensible’ to allow Trump visitTrump’s threat to deploy military raises spectre of...

Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau announce ‘mutual’ decision, while president also says he will invoke Defense Production ActCoronavirus – live updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDonald Trump has announced the US will close its border with Canada to “non-essential traffic” in an attempt to curb what he again called the “Chinese virus”, prompting further allegations of racism.The president also said he would invoke the Defense...

Prime minister Scott Morrison says intelligence shows two missiles targeted the Boeing 737-800 jet, killing all 176 people onboardAustralian prime minister Scott Morrison has backed other western leaders including Donald Trump, Justin Trudeau and Boris Johnson in alleging Iran accidentally shot down a passenger jet in Tehran shortly after a volley of missile fire aimed at US military bases in the region.Intelligence sources told...

Donald Trump has cut short his attendance at the Nato summit in London and accused Justin Trudeau of being 'two-faced' after the Canadian leader was heard apparently mocking the president's predilection for long, impromptu press conferences at a Nato reception at Buckingham Palace. 'He was late because he takes a 40-minute press conference off the top,' Trudeau could be heard saying, as other world...

US president cancels press conference after video captured group of leaders apparently ridiculing himA furious Donald Trump cut short his attendance at the Nato summit in London after a group of leaders, including Boris Johnson, was caught on video ridiculing the US president at Buckingham Palace for staging lengthy press conferences.The notoriously thin-skinned Trump cancelled a planned press conference and branded the Canadian prime...

Donald Trump said Justin Truedeau was ‘two-faced’ after the prime minister of Canada seemed to joke about the US president in a video shared widely on social media.Trudeau appeared to be joking with Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron about Trump in the video, although the US president is never mentioned by name Continue reading...

Group including Macron and Johnson appear to be discussing US president in footage from Buckingham PalaceA video has emerged that appears to show world leaders including Boris Johnson, Justin Trudeau and Emmanuel Macron joking about Donald Trump at the opening of this week’s Nato summit in London.The video shows the leaders at a function at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening. Johnson asks Macron: “Is...