Canadians head to polls in election upturned by Trump

Liberals favored to beat Conservatives in contest influenced by anger over threats to sovereignty and growing trade warCanadians head to the polls in a federal election overshadowed by fury at Donald Trump’s threats to the country’s sovereignty and fears over his escalating trade war.In the final days of a month-long campaign – described by all party leaders as the most consequential general election in a lifetime – the US president yet again re-inserted himself into the national discussion, with fresh threats to annex the country. “We don’t need anything from Canada. And I say the only way this thing really works is for Canada to become a state,” he told Time magazine on Friday. Continue reading...

Apr 28, 2025 - 10:12
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Canadians head to polls in election upturned by Trump

Liberals favored to beat Conservatives in contest influenced by anger over threats to sovereignty and growing trade war

Canadians head to the polls in a federal election overshadowed by fury at Donald Trump’s threats to the country’s sovereignty and fears over his escalating trade war.

In the final days of a month-long campaign – described by all party leaders as the most consequential general election in a lifetime – the US president yet again re-inserted himself into the national discussion, with fresh threats to annex the country. “We don’t need anything from Canada. And I say the only way this thing really works is for Canada to become a state,” he told Time magazine on Friday. Continue reading...