Economy, Law & Politics

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told her G7 counterparts Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump's annexation threats against Canada are not a joke as Trump continues to upend global trade.

WASHINGTON — Canadian officials said a Thursday meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was constructive and lowered temperatures amid the ongoing trade war launched by U.S.

OTTAWA — Mark Carney will be sworn in as prime minister this morning at Rideau Hall, where he will also reveal his new cabinet. Carney won the Liberal leadership race last weekend with an overwhelming 86 per cent of the votes from Liberal members.

OTTAWA — Mark Carney will be sworn in officially as prime minister and reveal the makeup of his first cabinet Friday morning — a team one government source said will not include Jean-Yves Duclos.

LA MALBAIE, Que. — Ministers representing some of the world’s most powerful countries gathered in a show of unity for liberal democracy Thursday, with Canada proposing maritime co-operation as the G7 splits on Ukraine and U.S. tariffs.

New legislation, if passed, could allow the B.C. government to impose a transit tax on Alaska-bound trucks coming from Washington state; but it also gives government sweeping regulatory powers to respond to perceived tariff threats from the United States

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell almost 150 points while U.S. markets were also down in late-morning trading Thursday. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 146.50 points at 24,276.84.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump's choice for United States ambassador to Canada is facing tough questions in his Senate nomination hearing today, as the relationship between the two countries is strained by tariffs and threats of annexation.

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is drifting in early trading, even after getting a double-shot of encouraging news on the economy. The S&P 500 was off 0.