Canada’s new PM calls snap election amid ‘most significant crisis of our lifetime’ due to Trump
Mark Carney’s decision comes as Liberals experience unprecedented swing in the polls that puts them ahead of Conservatives
Mark Carney’s decision comes as Liberals experience unprecedented swing in the polls that puts them ahead of Conservatives
‘We’re building a government that meets the moment’: Former central banker reshapes cabinet to deal with Washington
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Trump’s roller-coaster day saw him threaten to double duties on Canadian steel and aluminium to 50%
The banker suggested promissory notes be replaced with long-term government bonds paid over 25 to 40 years at a much lower interest rate
Canada’s soon-to-be prime minister (59) has held Irish and British citizenship for years but intends to renounce them
The allure of America has already dimmed since the first Trump administration. As calls for boycotts grow in Europe, the second Trump administration may break the spell entirely
Tariffs on more than €2.4 billion worth of Canadian agricultural and food products to take effect on March 20th
Much attention has focused on tariffs, but it’s increasingly clear that trust – or the lack of it – is an even bigger issue for many
Prime minister says US president wants to see ‘total collapse’ of Canadian economy
Stringent tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China could mark beginning of global trade war
S&P 500 closes 1.8% lower after worst session of year while Nasdaq Composite drops 2.6%
Even in the most transactional theory of Maganomics, bluffs on tariffs can only take the US president so far
US president’s taunts galvanise governing party and upend Conservative opposition’s strategy
Donald Trump says tariffs on America’s biggest trading partners to go into effect on March 4
Canada’s flag makers are struggling to keep up with suddenly soaring demand
Trade and defence, including the future of Ukraine, will top the agenda for the UK PM’s first meeting with Donald Trump as president
Dublin still has no replacement for the demolished Tivoli Theatre. Vancouver can show it a way forward
Trump’s opponents cower before him, and many of the country’s institutions look unfit for opposition
The former Baywatch star hasn’t always come out on top. But with her role in Gia Coppola’s gritty film The Last Showgirl, she is finally getting the respect she deserves
One passenger is critical while seven others sustained non-critical injuries
More than 5,000 people gained Irish citizenship this week at ceremonies in Dublin
As the war grinds on, Nato states are collaborating to train Ukrainian recruits to fly western jets. The RAF gets them first
The essential question for Ireland is: to grovel or not to grovel?
Without turning away from the United States, it is vital for Ireland to remain unambiguously and progressively engaged in collective action in support of Europe
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Mexico agrees to send 10,000 members of its national guard ‘to prevent drug trafficking from Mexico to the US, in particular of fentanyl’, says Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum
Guinness-maker highlights changing political landscape globally and the threat of tariffs as a key risk to its business
US president sparks fears of trade war with sweeping tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
The Canadian response – the imposition of 25 per cent tariffs on the $30 billion on imports originating in the US, is effective immediately
US president has warned he will impose levies on European Union
US president unleashes general levies of 25% on Canada and Mexico and 10% on China
Carmakers, food producers and construction will be worst hit but consumers across the US, Mexico and Canada could suffer
Author turns to new and often-overlooked source material for a fresh examination of the nation before independence
Ireland will be exposed if Donald Trump introduces blanket tariffs on imports from the EU
Ireland regularly reports having Europe's highest rates of the potent STEC strain
Planet Business: Mark Zuckerberg’s watch, Michael Barr’s pre-emptive move and possible successors to Justin Trudeau
Former Bank of England governor holds holds Canadian, Irish and British citizenship
PM’s boyish charisma was not enough to reassure Canadians facing rising housing prices, groceries inflation and the prospect of huge tariffs imposed by the US
Trudeau says he will remain in post until ruling Liberal party elects new leader
Everything written about Alice Munroe after revelations about her daughter’s sexual abuse will record the Nobel Prize-winning author’s failure as a parent and human being
With the Liberal Party trailing the Conservatives by 25 per cent in the polls, Canada’s long-serving prime minister will soon either step down as leader or call elections that he’ll most likely lose
Planet Business: Instagram advertising forecast, Chrystia Freeland’s resignation and the highest-paid female sports stars
Official figures suggest national turnout fell to 59.71 per cent in the recent general election, 3.19 per cent down on the 2020 election
It may be a little self-serving for Irish voices to be squawking about the potential threat to corporate tax take, but the worry is real
Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum to write to US president-elect to tell him tariff would put common businesses at risk
Canadian authorities are preparing for a surge in migrants crossing from the US, while allies of the incoming US president have raised alarm over a recent spike in migrants coming in from Canada
A new book explores how Rachel Cusk’s writing illustrates a conflict between restlessness and stasis – an attention to the ways in which time pauses and passes
Patrick McKenna fitted right into the political hothouse in Montreal in 1978, which provided him with the adrenaline rush he had been missing since leaving Belfast
We hear from the man running The Irish Times pub in Prague, as well as some tips for travelling Europe by train and surviving long-distance flights
Canada's PM seems unmoved after nearly two dozen backbench Liberal MPs signed letter last week calling for him to step down
Cruising on the Viking Polaris serves up experiences way off the beaten track and takes in a dawn view of Manhattan, with a side dish of science
In a US trade war, the EU could be tempted to take retaliatory action against American corporate tax in Ireland
Ottawa has accused Indian officials of planning the assassination of a Canadian Sikh separatist leader in Vancouver in 2023
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices