"We expect the U.S. administration to respect Canadian sovereignty," Prime Minister Mark Carney said.

The leaders of both countries have recently visited Beijing seeking to strengthen economic ties, as tensions with the United States rise.

Donald Trump veered unexpectedly into a rant about Canadian ice hockey when asked about London’s efforts to reset relations with Beijing. Speaking on Thursday, the 79-year-old president warned that closer ties with China could have far-reaching consequences for Canada,

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calls Canada's potential pivot to China trade "a disaster," directly challenging PM Mark Carney's recent economic stance.

Mexico and Canada responded to the U.S. trade action with a 25% tariff against $155 billion worth of American goods as trade war kicks off next week.

Canada’s opposition Conservative Party voted to hand a fresh endorsement to its leader Pierre Poilievre nine months after a shock election which saw him narrowly lose to Mark Carney’s Liberal Party.

President Donald Trump insisted he thinks Canada will lose hockey after reworking a tariff deal with China when asked about a recent China-UK partnership.