How will Donald Trump behave when he meets the Queen?

He has been described as approaching a handshake like an arm wrestle, in which he clasps the hand and pulls sharply, leaving the recipient off-balance. He yanked French President Emmanuel Macron's hand at the Bastille Day celebration in July 2017, holding on to it for nearly 30 seconds.

Why Trump’s trade war makes sense – if you’re Trump

The U.S., which just fired the first shot in a trade war with China, is threatening up to $500 billion US in tariffs that would cover nearly all of the trade between the world's two largest economies. If one word could sum up how many Canadians feel about the Trump-shaped piano dangling over the country's economy, it would likely be "disbelief."

Greenpeace Canada Blockade Reaches 30-hour Mark as Tanker Pulls Away from Terminal

The tar sands oil tanker, Serene Sea , has now pulled away from Kinder Morgan's Westridge Marine Terminal and is sitting at anchor as the 12-person blockade launched by Greenpeace Canada yesterday reaches its 30-hour mark. It's now been 30 hours since the climbers began their ascent yesterday and almost 25 hours since seven of them rappelled down into mid-air to prevent the Serene Sea from leaving the terminal.

From ketchup to toilet paper: Canada launching retaliatory tariff broadside

When Sen. Patrick Toomey looks at the future of the ketchup market in his home state of Pennsylvania, he sees real blood on the floor. On Sunday, Canada's $16.6-billion worth of retaliatory tariffs on dozens of U.S. products is set to kick in - the country's answer to the crushing steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by the Trump administration.

Doug Ford set to officially become Ontario premier, reveal cabinet

Ontario premier-designate Doug Ford leaves after announcing his commitment to keeping the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station in operation until 2024 in Pickering, Ont., on Thursday, June 21, 2018. Doug Ford is set to officially become the premier of Ontario today, weeks after leading his Progressive Conservatives to a sweeping victory in the provincial election.

In the news today, June 29

Ontario premier-elect Doug Ford walks out onto the front lawn of the Ontario Legislature at Queen's Park in Toronto on June 8, 2018. Though he officially takes up the premier's mantle on Friday, Doug Ford has already set the wheels in motion for several of his plans for Ontario -- and one expert predicts the Progressive Conservative leader will move quickly on his agenda once he seizes the reins of the province.

The Latest: Aid ship taking tuneups from Sicily to France Source: AP

Portugal has offered to take in some of the more than 200 migrants aboard a rescue ship which has been idling for days in the Mediterranean Sea without a port to pull into. The center-left Socialist government says it will know how many people it will accept from the ship operated by German group Mission Lifeline if the ship docks in Malta, a destination Italy's premier announced on Tuesday.

US Success Could Be Reason Bureaucrats Rejected ‘Bonanza’ Star…

A panel of bureaucrats who decide whether Canadian personalities are significant enough to be remembered with an official plaque from the Canadian government has rejected actor Lorne Green - again - for that honor. Greene, who starred as iconic Ben Cartwright in the TV series "Bonanza" from 1959-73, was also in dozens of feature films, did Shakespeare on the Canadian stage and was called "The Voice of Doom" as a CBC Radio Second World War news anchor because of his deep baritone.

When Hitler met Hoover and eight other instances dictators scored presidential face time

In this May 24, 2018, file photo, people watch a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. President Donald Trump's slapdash, on-again-off-again summit with Kim Jong Un in Singapore on Tuesday will hand the North Korean dictator a diplomatic coup that his father and grandfather never achieved.

Trump takes more swipes at Canada after arrival in Singapore

President Donald Trump took more swipes at Canada and its prime minister over trade issues as he settled in for a summit with North Korea in Singapore, contending that "Fair Trade is now to be called Fool Trade if it is not Reciprocal." Trump roiled the weekend Group of Seven meeting in Canada by agreeing to a group statement on trade only to withdraw from it while flying to Asia.

The Latest: Merkel finds Trump’s action sobering, depressing

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participates in the G-7 Working Session with Outreach Countries and International Organizations at the G-7 Summit in La Malbaie, Quebec on Saturday, June 9, 2018. LA MALBAIE, Quebec - The Latest on the trade fallout after the Group of Seven meeting in Canada : German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she finds President Donald Trump's tweet disavowing a common statement after the Group of Seven summit in Canada "sobering" and "a little depressing."

White House adviser says Canada’s Trudeau ‘stabbed us in the back’

The top White House economic adviser accused Canada's prime minister on Sunday of betraying President Donald Trump with "polarizing" statements on U.S. trade policy that risked making the American leader look weak on the eve of a historic summit with North Korea. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at the G7 Summit in the Charlevoix town of La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, June 9, 2018.

The Latest: White House ramps up verbal attacks on Trudeau

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participates in the G-7 Working Session with Outreach Countries and International Organizations at the G-7 Summit in La Malbaie, Quebec on Saturday, June 9, 2018. LA MALBAIE, Quebec - The Latest on the trade fallout after the Group of Seven meeting in Canada : President Donald Trump's trade adviser says: "There's a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy with President Donald J. Trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out the door."

Trump’s Blasts Upend G-7, Alienating Oldest Allies

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats: Russia is Attempting to Influence US Midterms, Divide Transatlantic Alliance - Russia is attempting to influence the midterm elections in the United States in November as well as divide the transatlantic alliance, US Director Trump Says U.S. Will No Longer Be 'Piggy Bank That Everybody's Robbing' - LA MALBAIE, Quebec - President Trump said on Saturday that he had brought up with America's closest allies the dramatic prospect of completely eliminating tariffs on goods and services, even as he threatened to end Trump removes U.S. from G-7 joint statement over escalating feud with Canada's Trudeau - QUEBEC CITY - President Trump feuded with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and threatened to impose penalties on foreign automobile imports Saturday, capping an acrimonious meeting of the Group Scoop: Trump open to U.S. embassy in Pyongyang, ... (more)

Documents Show Political Lobbying in Census Question About Citizenship

Trump demands Canada dismantle supply management or risk trading relationship - 'We don't want to pay anything, why should we pay anything?' Trump says of Canadian tariffs on dairy products - U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada will have to dismantle its supply-managed dairy system Trump Says U.S. Will No Longer Be 'Piggy Bank That Everybody's Robbing' - LA MALBAIE, Quebec - President Trump said on Saturday that he had brought up with America's closest allies the dramatic prospect of completely eliminating tariffs on goods and services, even as he threatened to end Trump removes U.S. from G-7 joint statement over escalating feud with Canada's Trudeau - QUEBEC CITY - President Trump feuded with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and threatened to impose penalties on foreign automobile imports Saturday, capping an acrimonious meeting of the Group Scoop: Trump open to U.S. embassy ... (more)

Environmental groups concerned over sale of pipeline

Environmental and indigenous groups said Thursday they are worried Canada may soon own the Puget Sound Pipeline that delivers crude oil to refineries in Whatcom and Skagit counties. They are concerned the 69-mile pipeline may be expanded or the amount of oil that flows through it may be increased.