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1 month ago | 
english.elpais.com | Iker Seisdedos |Nuño Rodrigo Palacios |Jaime Porras Ferreyra
The tariff war between the United States and Canada flared up again on Tuesday when U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 50% tariff on Canadian aluminum and steel imports, doubling his previous threat of 25%, starting on Wednesday March 12. The decision was taken in response to the announcement on Monday that the Canadian province of Ontario was adding a 25% percent surcharge to the electricity it exports to Michigan, Minnesota and New York.
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1 month ago | 
english.elpais.com | Miquel Echarri |Jaime Porras Ferreyra
Donald Trump hates basketball and loves ice hockey. He has mentioned this on a few occasions: he considers the sport of basketball to be a hotbed of political dissent and anti-American propaganda. The sport of stick and puck, on the other hand, is (for him, at least) as dignified, noble and patriotic as baseball or American football.
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2 months ago | 
english.elpais.com | Iker Seisdedos |Miguel Jiménez |Jaime Porras Ferreyra
Half a dozen employees were working in a textile factory outside Ottawa on Friday to satisfy the sudden surge of nationalist sentiment in Canada. They are in charge of supplying the latest and unexpected North American cultural war: the battle of the caps.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
english.elpais.com | Jaime Porras Ferreyra
On Monday, hours after taking office for the second time, Donald Trump said tersely that his desire to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports could become a reality on February 1. Trump had stated in November that such a tariff charge would take effect on the first day of his return to the White House. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been preparing for weeks for this scenario of trade friction, despite the fact that the Liberal politician will leave office on March 9.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
elpais.com | Jaime Porras Ferreyra
El lunes, horas después de haber tomado posesión por segunda vez, Donald Trump dijo escuetamente que su deseo de imponer aranceles del 25% a importaciones mexicanas y canadienses podría hacerse realidad el 1 de febrero. Trump había afirmado en noviembre que esa carga arancelaria entraría en vigor el primer día de su regreso a la Casa Blanca.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
elpais.com | Jaime Porras Ferreyra |Alejandro Santos |Alejandro Cid
El Servicio de Policía de Toronto anunció este martes el mayor decomiso de cocaína en la historia de la ciudad, la más poblada de Canadá. El peso del cargamento es de 835 kilogramos, con un valor estimado en las calles de 85 millones de dólares canadienses (unos 59,4 millones de dólares estadounidenses).
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
english.elpais.com | Elías Camhaji |Jaime Porras Ferreyra |Miguel Jiménez
“I want to put my country first.” “There is crime and chaos in our streets.” “I will do whatever it takes.” These statements are not from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, but from Pierre Poilievre, the frontrunner in Canada’s polls. Justin Trudeau’s resignation has triggered a race for his successor, opening up a host of uncertainties regarding the impact on the North American political landscape, already shaken by Trump’s return to the White House on January 20.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
english.elpais.com | Jaime Porras Ferreyra |Miguel Jiménez |Karina Suárez
When Justin Trudeau took over the Liberal Party of Canada in April 2013, it generated widespread relief among members of his group after years of internal squabbling and electoral defeats. In October 2015, the Liberals defeated the Conservatives, who had been in power since 2006, to thunderous applause and desires to make major changes thanks to the majority government that Canadians gave Trudeau at the polls.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
elpais.com | Jaime Porras Ferreyra
La llegada de Justin Trudeau a la jefatura del Partido Liberal de Canadá en abril de 2013 generó un alivio generalizado entre los miembros de su agrupación tras años de rencillas internas y de derrotas electorales. En octubre de 2015, venció a los conservadores, instalados en el poder desde 2006, entre estruendosos aplausos y deseos de efectuar grandes cambios gracias al Gobierno mayoritario que los canadienses le otorgaron en las urnas.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
elpais.com | Jaime Porras Ferreyra
Justin Trudeau anunció este lunes que dejará el cargo de primer ministro y la jefatura de su partido. Sin embargo, el foco político se desplazó en cuestión de horas a Estados Unidos. Donald Trump lleva semanas declarando que Canadá debería ser el Estado 51 de la Unión Americana si no logra satisfacer sus exigencias en materia de seguridad fronteriza.
