As U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he intends to move ahead with tariffs, with the possible exception of oil, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called on the Liberals to recall Parliament and work with opposition leaders on a potential support package for workers who could be hit by the impending trade levies.

Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he will be dropping out of the Liberal Party leadership race in favour of backing former central banker Mark Carney. The 46-year-old member for Sydney-Victoria joined the race on Jan.

Nova Scotia Finance Minister John Lohr said Thursday that it was "too early" to talk about what the province plans to do to help businesses that could be affected by new U.S. tariffs.

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is sticking to his commitment to defeat the government in the House of Commons by the end of March. Singh restated his pledge today at a news conference in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., walking back comments from earlier this week when he suggested the NDP might again support the Liberals in the minority Parliament.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he still plans to force a spring election when Parliament returns at end of March. He says that before that vote to topple the Liberal government happens, he could work with the governing party for about two months to rush through Parliament relief measures for workers who could be affected by a looming tariff war with the U.

The leadership race is being contested in part on who is best to negotiate with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. As such, candidates are under some incentive to exhibit their ease in speaking to Americans and garnering sympathy from American audiences.

The threat of upcoming U.S. tariffs and political changes in Canada have installed a lot of fog in front of the windshield,' said CFIB's chief economist.

As party leaders launched their election campaigns with prepared speeches Wednesday, NDP Leader Marit Stiles was ready with lengthy criticisms of her opponents on the ballot, while the only politician Doug Ford mentioned outside his party was U.

TORONTO — Roughly $900 billion in annual trade between Canada and the United States — and with it, traditionally chummy bilateral ties — is on the brink of upheaval, with President Donald Trump threatening to impose sweeping tariffs on Canada as early as this weekend.

Ford has said he needs a new mandate to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's new administration and to spend in response to tariffs.

The leader of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, on Wednesday triggered a snap election, saying he needs a strong

Chrystia Freeland, the former finance minister who is running to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister, says her country needs to release a “retaliation list” of goods the country would target if U.