Canada will react to Trump's 'attack' soon, could impose tariffs, says Carney
Canada will soon respond to new tariffs on imported vehicles announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and could impose retaliatory measures against the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
Carney said Trump's move was "a direct attack" and told reporters he would be convening a high-level cabinet meeting on Thursday to decide on a response.
"We will defend our workers, we will defend our companies, we will defend our country, and we will defend it together," he said in Kitchener, Ontario.
The tariffs look set to damage the highly integrated North American auto industry.
Canada has already announced a package of retaliatory tariffs totaling C$155 billion that it said would be imposed in stages depending on what Trump did, according to Reuters.
Trump officials attack journalist after Signal leak published in full
The White House reacted furiously on Wednesday after The Atlantic magazine published messages between national security officials in a Signal group chat in their entirety, BBC reported.
President Donald Trump called the reporting "all a witch hunt" and declared the publication a "failed magazine".
Jeffrey Goldberg, the journalist who was inadvertently included in the chat among senior cabinet leaders, shared texts in which US defence secretary Pete Hegseth provided sensitive information such as detailed timetables and unit information ahead of a US strike in Yemen, according to BBC.
Goldberg said he decided to publish the information after the Trump administration accused him of lying that classified information was shared.
Trump announces 25% tariffs on car imports to US
US President Donald Trump has announced new import taxes of 25% on cars and car parts coming into the US in a move that threatens to widen the global trade war, BBC reported.
Trump said the latest tariffs would come into effect on 2 April, with charges on businesses importing vehicles starting the next day. Charges on parts are set to start in May or later.
The president claimed the measure would lead to "tremendous growth" for the car industry, promising it would spur jobs and investment in the US.
But analysts have said the move is likely to lead to the temporary shutdown of significant car production in the US, increase prices, and strain relations with allies, according to BBC.
Mike Waltz takes 'full responsibility' for Signal group chat leak
US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has taken responsibility for a group chat in which high-ranking officials planned military strikes in Yemen in the company of a journalist who was inadvertently added, BBC reported.
"I accept full responsibility. "I built the group," Waltz told Fox News on Tuesday, adding that it was "embarrassing."
President Donald Trump and US intelligence leaders have played down the security threats, claiming no confidential information was provided.
However, Democrats and some Republicans have called for an investigation into what several senators have described as a significant breach, according to BBC.
Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of Atlantic magazine, stated that he was unintentionally joined to the Signal chat by a user named Mike Waltz.
