President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that Canada is “considering” an unprecedented offer to join the United States as its 51st state, in exchange for free access to his proposed $175 billion “Golden Dome” missile defence system. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “I told Canada, which very much wants to be part…
Amid Canada’s federal election, President Donald Trump has reignited controversy by suggesting that Canada should become the 51st state of the United States. The race pits Liberal Party leader and incumbent Prime Minister Mark Carney against Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre. Canadian voters will elect 343 members of Parliament, with 172 seats required for a…
Virat Kohli struck an unbeaten century against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy. India’s Virat Kohli has re-entered the top five in the ICC Men’s ODI batting rankings following the latest update. His 51st ODI century against Pakistan at the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai on Sunday helped him climb one position to fifth place.India now…
As President Trump looks north and repeatedly presses his case to absorb Canada as the “51st state,” politically minded Democrats who are otherwise outraged by almost everything else about his agenda find themselves contemplating a potential electoral boon should it ever happen. Few in Washington take the prospect all that seriously, of course. Canada has…
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state as he proposes erasing the 5,525-mile-long border that separates the countries and alleviating the need for tariffs he’s threatened against one of America’s top allies and trading partners. The traditional Lower 48 states would become the contiguous 50 as the Canadian…
“Give your head a shake!” Former Canadian PM Jean Chrétien rebukes Trump’s remark suggesting Canada join the US, calling it an “unprecedented threat” to sovereignty and emphasizing Canada’s independence and resilience. Jean Chrétien, Canada’s prime minister from 1993 to 2003, joined other officials from the northern US neighbour in warning that Trump’s remarks are no…
Beyond the dust of Liverpool’s dock road and the huge lorries rolling in and out of the city’s port, the glass panels of Everton’s new home at the Bramley-Moore Dock sparkle impressively, radiating ambition. The site, expected to open next year, is a feat of engineering considering the narrow dimensions of the fresh land below…
Leave it on US President-elect Donald Trump to think outside the box. This time, however, Trump didn’t just think outside the box, but the American map as well. He suggested a Canada-sized addition to the US map. Last week, when he met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, he suggested that Canada could become the 51st…