Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Thunder Bay today at the Alstom plant, where he is expected to announce a major investment involving Canadian manufacturing.

CCBC News2026-09-03 13:35

Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce a “historic” investment in Canadian manufacturing during a Thursday appearance in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The move comes nearly two weeks after Canada halted trade talks with the US, escalating the bilateral trade war. Ottawa has promised dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs after Washington imposed a 50% levy on Canadian goods.

GGlobal News2026-09-03 13:20

President Donald Trump’s executive order renamed Lake Ontario as Lake America. MapQuest, the mapping service that refused to adopt the new name, has surged back onto US App Stores and become unexpectedly popular.

CCNN2026-09-03 01:10

As there is no end in sight to the U.S. war with Iran or its trade war with Canada, the federal government is extending a tax break to help Canadians cope with rising living costs. The program interviews the finance minister’s parliamentary secretary and examines the politics surrounding the affordability measure.

CCBC News2026-09-02 23:10

Apple has changed the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America on its Maps app for US-based users, following an order from President Donald Trump. Users in Canada will continue to see Lake Ontario, amid Washington’s trade dispute with Canada.

BBBC News2026-09-02 21:15

Canadian Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne suggested Canada remains committed to imposing counter-tariffs on the United States on Sept. 8, despite continuing trade tensions with President Donald Trump. He said Canada did not choose or create the trade war but needs to respond.

GGlobal News2026-09-02 20:23

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Canada abandoned a trade agreement at the last moment for political reasons. He spoke with Joe Mathieu during the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-02 19:40

As Canadians boycott U.S. products, avoid crossing the border and trade political barbs, CBC correspondents in Ohio and Iowa explore whether Americans have noticed the trade war with Canada. They examine views on escalating tariffs and counter-tariffs and their potential effects on daily life and voting decisions.

CCBC News2026-09-02 19:05

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick praises artificial intelligence and says Anthropic has resolved its differences with the Trump administration. Speaking at the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, he also discusses the state of U.S.-Canada trade negotiations.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-02 18:55

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says artificial intelligence will become the biggest boom in business the world has ever seen. He spoke with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at a technology event in North Carolina hosted by the US for G20 members.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-02 18:52

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman takes part in a fireside chat at the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The meeting is hosted by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

RReuters2026-09-02 16:43

Speaking at the 28th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense conference in Victoria, B.C., Adm. Samuel Paparo said Canada’s decisions about its own military are a “sovereign matter.” His remarks came after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth mocked Canadian cadets in a controversial social media post. Paparo called Canada a “close ally.”

GGlobal News2026-09-02 16:22

Watch live from Asheville, North Carolina, as U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and OpenAI’s Sam Altman take part in a fireside chat at the G20 gathering.

TThe Associated Press2026-09-02 14:34

Residents of Trump Avenue in Ottawa, Canada’s capital, are considering changing the street’s name amid a dispute over renaming Lake Ontario.

RReuters2026-09-02 12:39

Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Liberals’ three byelection victories are a clear sign that Canadians support him. As the trade war with the United States continues, he pushes back against renewed attacks from Washington, saying Canada is ready to return to talks for a mutually beneficial deal while calling the Trump administration’s terms misguided.

GGlobal News2026-09-02 00:15

Historian Tim Naftali says U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to rename the American side of Lake Ontario was meant to stir nationalist sentiment in the United States and provoke Canada.

CCBC News2026-09-02 00:05

Canada is set to impose retaliatory tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of U.S. goods on Sept. 8. Power & Politics examines how the trade war is affecting the United States in a discussion with economist Justin Wolfers.

CCBC News2026-09-01 23:01

Canadian soldiers have fought and died alongside Americans in five major conflicts over the decades, but the Trump administration continues to insult Canada’s military. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth mocked Canadian cadets as the army secretary resigned after months of friction. Hegseth posted a photo from the Cadet Training Centre in Vernon, B.C., captioned “This is real.”

GGlobal News2026-09-01 22:49

New York Democratic Rep. Tim Kennedy tells Power & Politics he is introducing the Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act to push back against what he calls an “out-of-control, juvenile and childish” president. The bill would prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America.

CCBC News2026-09-01 22:43

Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy says it was “very moving” when 16,000 fans sang the “Lake Ontario” lyric during the band’s performance of “Hasn’t Hit Me Yet” at Toronto’s RBC Amphitheatre. The show took place a week after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order renaming the waterway “Lake America,” amid an escalating trade war.

CCBC News2026-09-01 19:47

Google Maps users in the United States are seeing Lake Ontario labeled “Lake America” after Donald Trump’s executive order to rename it. Canadians still see “Lake Ontario,” while users elsewhere see both names. Apple Maps and MapQuest have not adopted the change, and MapQuest has surged to the top of the US App Store charts.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-01 19:26

Canadian Secretary of State for Sport and former Olympian Adam van Koeverden visited Able Sail in Toronto on Tuesday. Before sailing with the disability-focused organization, he spoke to reporters wearing a hat that said, “Lake Ontario, actually.”

GGlobal News2026-09-01 19:00

B.C. Premier David Eby called a controversial social media post by U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth an “embarrassment,” saying it attacked cadets who volunteered to serve selflessly in a military that has been a U.S. ally for generations. Hegseth reposted an image from the Vernon, B.C., cadet training centre showing two young women in uniform beside a Canadian flag with the caption “this is real.”

GGlobal News2026-09-01 18:45

Prime Minister Mark Carney said the United States must start taking the process seriously and “stop throwing shade” before Canada and the U.S. can resume talks on a possible trade deal.

RReuters2026-09-01 18:37