Justin Trudeau’s resignation as prime minister of Canada signals the departure of one of the world’s leading climate hawks. From the moment the charismatic young progressive took power a decade ago, he staked his career on aggressive climate action,

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turns to leave a news conference on Jan. 6, 2025, after announcing his resignation as Liberal leader outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)He said federal Liberal members in Alberta will hold ...

The one major exception occurred during the prime ministership of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Justin Trudeau’s father. In 1980, the elder Trudeau was returned to office after a brief spell in opposition.

The dynamics are not likely to change much once either Mark Carney or Chrystia Freeland replaces Trudeau in mid-March. Both are Liberals first, which means they will turn on Alberta in a heartbeat, even though both were partly raised in Edmonton.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that “everything is on the table” regarding retaliatory measures to President-elect Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs.

On CTV’s Question Period this Sunday, one of Canada’s lead negotiators, Foreign Affairs minister Melanie Joly, was asked specifically about the possibility of Canada responding to Trump with an energy export embargo on the U.S.A. “What I can tell you is everything is on the table,” Joly said.

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested and questioned by authorities in relation to a criminal insurrection investigation on Wednesday, saying he was only cooperating with what he called an illegal probe to avoid violence.

With U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to hit Canada with a 25 per cent import tariff within days, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says if Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wants his job, he 'has a choice to make.

The prime minister hailed "unanimous" consent on a possible response to U.S. tariffs after a meeting with the premiers, but Alberta's premier says she can't sign on to the plan.

Justin Trudeau’s resignation has opened up a vacuum in progressive leadership in Canada. It will likely be filled by left-leaning provincial premiers in the months and years ahead.