Joly said she remains 'cautiously optimistic' that a diplomatic solution can be reached to prevent the tariffs, but did not get any assurances that Trump has made up his mind.

Canada has pledged to spend $1bn on border security, and has recently deployed newly leased Black Hawk patrol helicopters, extra dogs and 60 drones at the border partly in response to Trump’s demands — as well as concerns about weapons and undocumented migrants arriving from the US.

Canada working to prevent steep tariffs that US President Donald Trump says could be imposed as early as February 1.

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on Monday she would soon be talking to counterparts in allied nations in a bid to fend off tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose.

She called for unity on Canada's trade strategy. The premiers of Alberta, Quebec and Saskatchewan have pushed back on Ottawa for floating the idea of imposing dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs and cutting off energy exports.

Two years after Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly declared she was taking the unprecedented step of moving to confiscate millions of dollars from a sanctioned Russian oligarch with assets in Canada,

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will provide an update on Canada's efforts to stop punishing U.S. tariffs this morning following meetings in Washington on border security, trade and investment Thursday.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canadian David Lavery has safely made it to Qatar from Afghanistan with the help of the Qatari government. Armed Forces veteran

Canada is seeking to coordinate with the UK, EU and Mexico on US President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said Monday ahead of a trip to Washington. She told reporters in Ottawa she has been in contact with her Mexican counterpart and would reach out this week to British officials and representatives of the 27-nation European Union.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly answers questions from journalists before a meeting of the Liberal caucus in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will press Canada's case against damaging tariffs with the new U.S. secretary of state in Washington next week, after Trump repeated a demand ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Monday the federal government is preparing for the 2026 review of the free trade agreement between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, but is staying mum on whether Canada is willing to open that deal up any earlier,