Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Canadians that they should expect "difficult times" as they brace for President Donald Trump's heavy tariffs, which will go into effect on Saturday. Newsweek reached out to the White House, the U.S. State Department and Trudeau's office for comment via email on Friday.

As the Saturday deadline approaches, Canada’s diplomatic and economic strategies will be closely watched, with hopes that negotiations in Washington will yield a positive outcome for both nations.

The Prime Minister and the premiers discussed the ongoing threat of U.S. tariffs against Canadian goods, which will make life less affordable for Canadians and Americans alike and weaken economic growth in both countries.

"We're ready with a response - a purposeful, forceful but reasonable, immediate response. It's not what we want, but if he moves forward, we will also act," he said in televised remarks, adding that all options were being considered.

While many issues turned Canadians away from their prime minister, the high cost of groceries and homes has become a chief grievance.

Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, in Warsaw, Poland.

Ruby Dhalla wrote to former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi expressing her thoughts on Operation Blue Star and the unrest in Punjab in 1984. Gandhi had responded to her letter personally.

Conservative Pierre Poilievre has a plan for revival but needs an election first.

Canada’s outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country’s oil rich province of Alberta are confident Canada can avoid the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Canada and Mexico on Feb.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping down after almost a decade in power, setting up a leadership battle in the G-7 country. Central American nation offers closer cooperation on migration and security while seeking to ease U.S. fears about Chinese influence over the Panama Canal.

Canadian cabinet minister Karina Gould on Saturday said she would take part in the contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party.

Pro-Palestinian protesters and a significant endorsement of her rival for the Liberal Party leadership have marred former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s campaign launch for the job of Canada’s n