(Bloomberg) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick dismissed as “political noise” the moves in recent days by Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney to strengthen trade relations with China, and raised the risk of that manoeuvre seeping into talks over a revamped North American trade accord this year. Read More

(Bloomberg) — Las Vegas casino operator Derek Stevens will accept Canadian dollars on par with U.S. currency in a bid to win back guests at his three Las Vegas properties. Read More

An absolutely quintessential moment in Toronto politics, and perhaps, sadly, Canadian politics in general: In their latest update on Hogtown’s ruinous decision to host six World Cup soccer games this summer for roughly $380 million, city staff revealed they have wasted only $685,000 on World Cup-related contracts for businesses owned by Black and Indigenous Torontonians. That’s far less than the $20 million targeted, and despite the proverbial thumb being on the proverbial scale. Read More

Davos, Switzerland — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday blasted the EU's lack of "political will" in countering Russian leader Vladimir Putin, during a fiery address criticizing some of Kyiv's top allies at the World Economic Forum. Read More

Notably absent as Donald Trump launched his vaunted “Board of Peace” on Thursday morning in Switzerland was Mark Carney. Read More

One can debate whether Prime Minister Mark Carney’s canola-for-cars trade deal with China is good for Canada, but it’s clearly a blow to Ontario, both politically and economically. Read More

The American children’s entertainer and YouTuber known as Ms. Rachel has issued an apology after admitting to accidentally liking an antisemitic comment on Instagram calling for the U.S. to be “free from the Jews.” Read More

The deal that persuaded President Donald Trump to defuse an escalating crisis over Greenland paves the way for NATO to beef up security in the Arctic region and fend off any threat from Russia or China. Read More

If you want a close look at the “new world order” Prime Minister Mark Carney casually mentioned during the lavish tributes he was paying his hosts in Beijing last week, you would do well to begin by considering the components of a new high-speed Russian drone that was shot down by Ukraine’s air-defence division a few days ago. Read More

Donald Trump said he had a “good” meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Davos and expressed renewed hope the war Russia has started four years ago is going to end. Read More

The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Thursday warned Washington that the force had its "finger on the trigger" in the wake of mass protests, as US President Donald Trump said the Islamic republic still appeared interested in talks. Read More

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has become the butt of jokes on social media after buying an expensive globe to "find Greenland". Read More

QUEBEC CITY — Days after a commanding speech that earned him praise on the world stage, Prime Minister Mark Carney was back in the country to hammer the values and choices that have set Canada apart for centuries — and will continue to do so, he said.   Read More

Mexico's president and a federal deputy are praising Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland from earlier this week. Read More

Prosecutors are asking a judge to dismiss the long-awaited appeal of Ali Lalji, a former Vice Media employee in Canada who was convicted of helping arrange cocaine smuggling into Australia, saying his arguments raise no issues requiring the court’s intervention. Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a framework for a permanent deal over Greenland, backing off his threat to seize the territory from Denmark — but offered no details. Read More

President Donald Trump officially launched his Board of Peace initiative, barrelling ahead with a project he says will promote geopolitical stability even as its creation spurs rancour and reservations from key allies. Read More

A Federal Court judge has given a former head constable with Pakistan's Punjab Police Service (PPS), who was ordered deported from Canada for making ‘a voluntary, significant and knowing contribution to the crimes against humanity’ committed by the notorious force, another chance to stay in Canada. Read More

Iran has been roiling with protest. Across cities and provinces, Iranians have been risking their lives to challenge a clerical regime that has ruled through religious coercion, surveillance and fear for nearly half a century. The merchant classes — once regime loyalists — sparked the uprising that rapidly drew young women, workers, students, professionals and grandmothers into its ranks. Read More

A new course you probably wouldn't expect to exist at a Canadian university just wrapped up. "Dangerous Ideas" invited students to tackle difficult and polarizing topics by debating both sides, and the students loved it — suggesting that they would rather examine and discuss ideas than be told that they're off-limits. Could this be the beginning of the end of wokeism in Canadian universities? Read More

The talk of the country today is Prime Minister Mark Carney’s state-of-the-globe stemwinder delivered to the World Economic Forum in Davos Tuesday. I think even the most generous critic would have to admit that this is partly a campaign speech meant for a Canadian audience: the PM is harvesting his globalist bona fides, and giving a somewhat convincing appearance of deep erudition — of being the kind of person who can create a sensation in Davos by means of ideas, rather than good looks and zany outfits. Read More

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Jan. 20 speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland received significant media attention. It was critical of U.S. President Donald Trump’s political agenda without directly saying so. Canada’s progressive commentators, and some conservative commentators, couldn’t contain their enthusiasm when the PM uttered lines like, “we know the old order is not coming back … we shouldn’t mourn it” and “we shouldn't allow the rise of hard power to blind us to the fact that the power of legitimacy, integrity and rules will remain strong, if we choose to wield them together.” Read More

U.S. President Donald Trump’s pursuit of Greenland may be a dress rehearsal for taking over Canada. Read More

A vehicle police said was “held together with duct tape and wishful thinking” was pulled from the road in B.C. earlier this month after its driver was stopped for speeding on a highway southeast of Kelowna, near the U.S. border. Read More