Trump and other American presidents have criticized Canada for failing to meet the alliance’s military spending minimum of 2 percent of gross domestic product.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s latest global tour emphasized military cooperation rather than developing trade ties.

Canada’s prime minister chooses pragmatism in a turbulent world, which means doing business with countries that do not share Canada’s democratic values. Some critics see this as weakness.

Canada’s prime minister got a warm welcome from leaders still smarting about President Trump’s remarks two months ago about taking over Greenland.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada would build three bases in the region. The government also plans to improve infrastructure and airports in the north.

The police are searching for two men who both fired at the building with a single handgun and fled in a white SUV.

The prime minister visited India, Australia and Japan to sell Canada to foreign investors and call for middle powers to unite, as the United States and Israel attacked Iran.

The leaders of Japan and Canada are making a unified front on defense cooperation as President Trump raises the pressure over military spending.

The Canadian prime minister is touring the Asia-Pacific to rejuvenate alliances in the wake of the U.S. trade war and President Trump’s calls for Canada’s annexation.

Prime Minister Mark Carney focused on business during a meeting with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, with little mention of India’s alleged role in a deadly shooting in 2023.