Canada's finance minister says U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s comments that Canada should become the 51st state are no longer a joke and are meant to undermine America’s closest ally and major trading partner.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to resign after calls increased for his ouster over his handling of economic policies.

The development comes a month after Canada's deputy prime minister, Chrystia Freeland, resigned suddenly from Trudeau's cabinet.

A senior official says Canada is looking at putting retaliatory tariffs on American orange juice, sinks, toilets and some steel products if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat

OTTAWA--Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he won't seek the Liberal Party leadership because his focus must remain on fighting against the risk of "unjust" tariffs from the incoming Trump administration.

OTTAWA — Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly will not be running for the Liberal leadership in the wake of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation, she announced on Friday. Joly said she was personally ready to lead the Liberal party, but that her current responsibilities made running for the job impossible.

Canada is looking at putting retaliatory tariffs on American orange juice, toilets and some steel products if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his threat to impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian products, a senior official familiar with the matter said Thursday.

Justin Trudeau’s uncertain future leaves potential leaders vying for Canada’s top political position in upcoming elections.

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc has ruled himself out of the race to succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to devote his full attention to the threat of U.S. tariffs. In the wake of Trudeau’s announcement Monday that he intends to resign as party leader and prime minister,