Matina Stevis-Gridneff

1 week ago | virginislandsdailynews.com | Matina Stevis-Gridneff

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada had one key goal in his high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday: say, in no uncertain terms, that Canada is not going to become the 51st state, while avoiding a public fight. And he succeeded. “As you know from real estate, there are some places that are not for sale,” Carney said solemnly. “It’s not for sale it won’t be for sale, ever,” he added. “Never say never,” Trump replied.

1 week ago | pressdemocrat.com | Matina Stevis-Gridneff |Tyler Pager

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada had one key goal in his high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday: say, in no uncertain terms, that Canada is not going to become the 51st state, while avoiding a public fight. And he succeeded. “As you know from real estate, there are some places that are not for sale,” Carney said solemnly. “It’s not for sale it won’t be for sale, ever,” he added. “Never say never,” Trump replied.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Matina Stevis-Gridneff

The Canadian prime minister will meet with President Trump, days after being elected on an anti-Trump platform as relations between the two allies are at a historic nadir. Just days after winning a stunning election on an anti-Trump platform, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada on Tuesday will meet with President Trump, who has imposed tariffs on Canada, America's closest ally, next-door neighbor and top trading partner, and repeatedly threatened its sovereignty.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Matina Stevis-Gridneff

In voting in Canada and Australia, right-wing parties that borrowed from the MAGA playbook were punished. Elsewhere, President Trump is having a more complex impact. The Trump factor is shaping global politics, one election at a time - just not necessarily to the president's taste. In major votes in Canada and Australia over the past two weeks, centrists saw their fortunes revived, while parties that had borrowed from the MAGA playbook lost out.

1 week ago | telegraphindia.com | Matina Stevis-Gridneff

While a majority government would have allowed Carney to push through his policies without needing to rely on others in parliament, the task of securing support from other members to pass laws and budgets did not appear too taxing — the Liberals have governed without a majority over two terms, for the last 4 ½ years Matina Stevis-Gridneff Published 01.05.25, 07:47 AM Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on Tuesday.