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'Well-known evil empire': Barack Obama mocks President Trump's tariff war with Canada
Barack Obama mocks U.S. tariff war with Canada
Former president Barack Obama took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods Saturday during an impassioned speech at a Democrat campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan, ahead of next month’s U.S. mid-term elections.
Obama mocked the current president’s tariff war with its northern neighbour while jokingly referring to Canada as a "well-known evil empire" and the home of Martin Short and maple syrup.
The former president says Trump has upset Canadians through his abuse of the country and talks of making it the 51st state.
He says the impacts of the tariffs are particularly evident in Michigan, where auto industry supply chains are deeply integrated with Canada and automakers have long said tariffs increase production costs.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney imposed dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs in September after Trump established 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian goods, including motor vehicles.
Trump says he will lift some of those 50 per cent tariffs at the end of the month, while adding tariffs to dozens of new products, including Canadian garbage and sewage.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 25, 2026.
--With files from The Associated Press
Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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BC Green Leader Emily Lowan wins bid for riding on Vancouver Island
BC Green Leader Lowan wins bid for seat
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting victory for BC Greens Leader Emily Lowan in the Vancouver Island riding of Saanich North and the Islands.
Lowan became leader of the provincial Greens in September 2025, succeeding Sonia Furstenau.
At 26, Lowan is among the youngest leaders of a major political party in Canada.
She takes over the riding from fellow Green Rob Botterell, who won the seat in 2024 but decided not to seek re-election.
The riding is a Green stronghold, having been held by Adam Olsen from 2017 to 2024.
Before leading the Greens, Lowan was a climate action activist who played a key role in a student-led campaign at the University of Victoria that resulted in the school directing investments away from fossil fuels.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2026.
By Nono Shen | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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What people are saying about the B.C. election campaign
What people are saying in the B.C. election
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The snap election in British Columbia is over and Lorne Deorkson has led his Conservatives to victory.
Here's what some notable people are saying about the election.
Stockwell Day, a former federal Conservative cabinet minister, at the B.C. Conservative’s postelection party:
“It’s been a great campaign, I think the strategy was right. I think people just want back to normal. I think the other part of the strategy was just to stand back and let Mr. Eby keep talking and it seems to have worked."
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Former Green Party MLA Rob Botterell at the Green Party's postelection party on Leader Emily Lowan:
“I am so proud of Emily and the campaign she's run. And what I see when I talk to folks in Sidney and in the riding is they're equally just totally impressed by Emily and her poise and her advocacy and her passion and her vision."
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Brian Gardiner, former NDP provincial director at the New Democrat postelection party:
"There's no question Lorne Doerkson was a better opponent than John Rustad was and ran a much better campaign that was run two short years ago," he said. "I think I would have said that it would have been worth waiting a couple of weeks to understand what was going to shake out in terms of both municipal campaigns and the Conservative leadership. But at the same time, the campaign was ready to go and its hard when you are ready to go and not go forward with the plans you have."
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2026.
By The Canadian Press | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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