Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Trump: Allow those into US who ‘want to love our country’
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — President Donald Trump vowed Monday to allow only people who “want to love our country” into the United States, defending his immigration and refugee restrictions as he made his first visit to the headquarters for U.S. Central Command. Trump reaffirmed his support for NATO before military leaders and...
The Latest: VP Pence to attend Super Bowl in Houston
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EDT): 9 p.m. Vice-President Mike Pence is going to the Super Bowl. Pence is scheduled to fly to Houston aboard Air Force Two on Sunday for the showdown between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons. No U.S. president has ever attended a Super Bowl, but Pence will be the...
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Feb. 1 ——— TRUDEAU ABANDONS PROMISE TO CHANGE VOTING SYSTEM: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is abandoning his long-held promise to change the way Canadians vote in federal elections — an about-face that has opposition rivals seeing red. In a mandate letter for newly appointed Democratic Institutions...
Minister hints at sending more help for Ukraine amid new of violence
OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the federal government is concerned about a new outbreak of fighting in Ukraine and is looking at ways to improve Canada’s military support to the country. Government forces and Russian-backed rebels have traded heavy fire in eastern Ukraine over the last few days, killing at least 19 people and...
B.C. father-son team developing technology to 3D print in space using moon dust
VANCOUVER — For Alex and Sergei Dobrianski, the building blocks of an upcoming revolution in the space industry are found in moon dust. Over the past five years, the father-and-son team has been developing the technology to send a 3D printer to the moon that can extract and use the various fine-grained metals coating the lunar surface to build...
Trump looms large as Canada, allies finalize plans for NATO mission to Latvia
OTTAWA — President Donald Trump will loom large when representatives from several NATO countries gather here this week to finalize plans for deployment of a Canadian-led battle group to Latvia starting in the spring. But at least one senior official from the eastern European nation is counselling calm. Canada agreed last year to lead one of four...
Car makers concerned about Trump, says Canadian innovation minister
OTTAWA — A Liberal cabinet minister says he’s hearing concerns from auto makers about negative effects on their industry from a Donald Trump presidency. Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains says he’s had conversations with concerned automakers at the recent Detroit auto show and during his current visit to the World Economic...
Trump poised to ‘reverse’ seven decades of U.S. foreign policy: Harper
OTTAWA — Donald Trump’s presidency will mark a landmark shift in U.S. foreign policy not seen since the end of the Second World War, says former prime minister Stephen Harper. “The Trump presidency is a major source of global uncertainty,” Harper said Thursday in a speech in New Delhi, the speaking notes for which were obtained...
Putin says US administration trying to undermine Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the outgoing U.S. administration of trying to undermine President-elect Donald Trump by spreading fake allegations. Putin, speaking at a news conference Tuesday, described a dossier on Trump as part of efforts by President Barack Obama’s administration to “undermine the legitimacy of the...
Facing Trump-Putin axis, Ukraine turns to a white knight — Chrystia Freeland
Seen from Ukraine, the news from North America at the beginning of the year was promising. Chrystia Freeland was sworn in as Canada’s new minister of foreign affairs on Jan. 10. She is the proud descendant of Ukrainians and a fierce critic of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s wars in Ukraine and his annexation of Crimea in 2014. She...
