Mark Carney, a central banker turned politician, steps into his role at a crucial moment as President Trump sets his sights on Canada’s sovereignty and keeps threatening more tariffs.

Two Windsor-Essex MPs have been reacting to Mark Carney's appointment to the role of Canada's prime minister with a mixture of praise and disappointment.

The former central bank chief takes over at what he has called “a time of great peril” for Canada, with Trump attacking its sovereignty and economic security.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio denied the U.S. was in a trade war Friday as he wrapped up his trip to a meeting of top diplomats from the G7 industrialized democracies.

Despite tensions, top diplomats from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies have agreed on a joint statement expressing support for Ukraine and a US ceasefire proposal in the three-year-old war.

The Group of Seven (G7) economically developed Western democracies has after lengthy talks agreed on a common position on the US course towards securing a ceasefire in Ukraine. "All these seven foreign ministers agree with the US proposal of a ceasefire that is supported by Ukrainians,