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Carney’s Liberal party wins Canadian election and completes a stunning turnaround fueled by Trump

By ROB GILLIES
Updated 11:43 PM CDT, April 28, 2025

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election on Monday, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war.

After polls closed, the Liberals were projected to win more of Parliament’s 343 seats than the Conservatives, though it wasn’t immediately clear if they would win an outright majority — at least 172 — or would need to rely on one of the smaller parties to form a government and pass legislation.

The Liberals looked headed for a crushing defeat until the American president started attacking Canada’s economy and threatening its sovereignty, suggesting it should become the 51st state. Trump’s actions infuriated Canadians and stoked a surge in nationalism that helped the Liberals flip the election narrative and win a fourth-straight term in power.

“We were dead and buried in December. Now we are going to form a government,” David Lametti, a former Liberal Justice Minister, told broadcaster CTV.

“We have turned this around thanks to Mark,” he said.

The Conservative Party’s leader, Pierre Poilievre, hoped to make the election a referendum on former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose popularity declined toward the end of his decade in power as food and housing prices rose. ...

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Trump administration dismisses scientists writing national climate report

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Nearly 400 scientists across the United States were informed Monday afternoon that their services were no longer needed to help write a major report on climate change for the federal government.

The report, known as the National Climate Assessment, is a major publication produced every four years that summarizes the impacts of climate change in the United States, and it is congressionally mandated under the Global Change Research Act of 1990. The sixth edition is scheduled for publication in 2027 and preparations have been underway for months to...
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U.S. border town paying an economic toll for Trump's trade war with Canada

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Point Roberts, Washington — There may be no town in the U.S. as Canadian as Point Roberts, Washington.

"I would say 90% of our business is driven by the Canadians," said Tamara Hansen, who runs the Saltwater Café.

On this particular April day, the Saltwater was completely empty at the height of lunch hour.

"This is not normal, to not have anybody sitting in the restaurant," Hansen said.

Nothing is normal these days in Point Roberts, which is located on the southernmost tip of the Tsawwassen peninsula, about 25 miles south of Vancouver, British...
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Trump roasted Dem critics, media with new nicknames in first 100 days online: 'Watermelon-Head'

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump has been unafraid to publicly blast Democrats and the liberal media during his first 100 days in office, continuing a similar trend from his first term.

In one high-profile skirmish, Trump publicly berated Maine's Democrat. Gov. Janet Mills for defying his executive order barring biological males who identify as transgender from competing in women's sports.

"Your population doesn't want men playing in women's sports, so you better comply because otherwise you're not getting any federal funding," Trump told Mills during a...
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EXCLUSIVE: Cattle industry chief warns flesh-eating fly menaces US herds as Mexico yields on pest fight

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The nation’s top cattle industry leader sounded the alarm Tuesday that a flesh-eating fly infestation advancing through Mexico remains a dire threat to U.S. ranchers, even as the Trump administration claimed a key victory in efforts to stop it.

Buck Wehrbein, president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and a cattle feeder from eastern Nebraska, praised Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins for taking aggressive action against the outbreak of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly whose larvae can burrow into the flesh of...
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Trump laughs off protester who attempted to disrupt 100 days speech: ‘Thought it was a guy’

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President Donald Trump laughed off a protester who attempted to disrupt a speech he was giving in Michigan marking his first 100 days in office, joking that he "thought it was a guy."

As the president was praising Republican National Committee leader Michael Watley, there appeared to be some type of disruption in the crowd, causing the president to pause his speech.

"What's the problem over there?" Trump said. "What’s the problem? Is that a radical left lunatic? He's just a child. All right, get him out."

As security personnel removed the...
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Trump celebrates 100 days in office by touting record and blasting foes

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He tells a crowd in Michigan that he is using his presidency to deliver "profound change".
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Why civil rights groups are concerned about equal protection under Trump

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Department of Justice's civil rights division under President Trump has made a seismic shift in enforcement of equal protection laws in employment, housing and education, leading to more than 100 lawyers resigning from the unit. Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, joins to discuss.
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How U.S. ports and retailers are bracing for shortages as tariffs hit

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Bookings of container shipments from China to the U.S. are down nearly 50% compared to a year ago. Carter Evans reports from one of the country's busiest ports to see the economic impact at the loading dock and on small business shelves.
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Breaking down Trump's latest move on police oversight

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President Trump has signed a record 142 executive orders in his first 100 days in office. Tucked in at the bottom of the third section on an order about "strengthening law enforcement" is a directive to review and potentially terminate what is known as "consent decrees." Scott MacFarlane has more.
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What to know about Trump's changes to auto tariffs

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President Trump was outside of Detroit to mark 100 days in office and touted his plan to give relief to the crucial American car industry from some of the tariffs that are expected to increase prices on production. Kelly O'Grady explains.
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How Trump's Canada rhetoric is straining U.S. border town's economy

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After liberals won the parliamentary elections, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took aim at President Trump and his threats to make Canada the 51st state. No corner of America is feeling the impact of the U.S.-Canada tensions quite like the upper left corner. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
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Are DOGE's cuts to the federal workforce actually saving money?

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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President Trump spent a large portion of his first 100 days in the top federal job eliminating other federal jobs. But how much is being saved with all these job cuts? Nancy Cordes has more.
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Furloughed Michigan auto workers react to Trump's tariff moves

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Touching down in Michigan, President Trump brought with him good news for the state's key industry. Automakers will still face a 25% tariff on imported cars and parts, but not on other critical materials -- including steel and aluminum. Ed O'Keefe reports.
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FDA chief looking at whether to approve COVID shots for next winter

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The head of the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that the agency is now looking at whether it will still approve COVID-19 vaccines for next winter, citing a lack of data on booster shots.

"We're taking a look. I can't comment on any particular application. As you know, we have a bunch of applications for those booster shots," FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary told CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett.

Makary said many health care workers did not get the last round of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, calling it "a bit of a...
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Trump slams Republican ‘grandstanders’ opposing budget bill, predicts massive US tax increases if it fails

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During a Michigan speech marking his first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump slammed Democrats and Republican "grandstanders" opposing his "big beautiful" budget reconciliation bill — saying that if they succeed Americans will see the "highest tax increase in history."

He said that his bill has "100 percent, just about Republican support," but said it "would be nice if we had just a couple of Democrats just to make sure, because, you know, every once in a while, you have a grandstander Republican. We have some grandstanders."

As the crowd...
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