Before Confederation, and even before the U.S. Declaration of Independence, the border could be a contentious place.
Canada-U.S. relations have been pretty harmonious — well, over the last century, anyhow. But it’s usually the tense moments that get remembered. Here, some choice pre-Trump low points in bilateral relations.
•1775: Early in their rebellion, Americans invade the British Province of Quebec — and take over Montreal — keen to drive back the forces of King George III. The U.S. revolution is a success, but not the occupation, which ends the next year.
Now the US is vying regional dominance, experts point to War Plan Red as proof its Canadian allyship has always been flimsy
Offendend by a Canadian advertisement featuring a 1987 speech by Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs, the American president broke…
President Donald Trump said Tuesday there is “mutual love” but also “natural conflict” between the United States and Canada as he…
US president offers few concessions on tariffs after durable alliance fractured by trade war and annexation threats
Canada faces the fallout from the US president's protectionist offensive. To reduce its reliance on its powerful neighbor, Ottawa…
The Trump administration and MAGA circles are closely watching the conservative, oil-rich province, particularly as a separatist…
