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Canada sending Blackhawks, drones to border as the clock to pacify Trump ticks down

With U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration just days away, the federal government announced it is sending a slew of drones and two Blackhawk helicopters to the shared border to begin beefed-up patrols — along with 11th-hour hope it will be enough to placate the incoming administration.

Mark Carney to launch bid for the Liberal leadership in Edmonton on Thursday

Mark Carney will launch his candidacy for the Liberal Party leadership at an event in Edmonton on Thursday, according to a notice from Calgary Skyview MP George Chahal.  
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Quebec premier warns Trump tariffs would bring 'inflationary surge' to U.S.

In an op-ed in the U.S. publication The Hill, Quebec Premier François Legault made the case that tariffs on Canadian imports would hurt "the American economy, many of its businesses and especially ordinary Americans by causing a new inflationary surge."

Teasing a Liberal leadership bid, Mark Carney talks change, economy with The Daily Show

Mark Carney has appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to talk about what kind of a Liberal leadership candidate he would make, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and the economic threat Canada faces from the incoming Trump administration.