As U.S. President Donald Trump renews his tariff threat on Canadian products, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says diplomacy, not retaliation, is the best way for the country to stifle the risk of punishing new trade sanctions.

OTTAWA — As Alberta Premier Danielle Smith worked rooms in Washington, D.C., on Monday morning, welcome news broke that President Donald Trump wouldn’t immediately slap a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods, a move that would have devastated Alberta’s oil and gas industry.

OTTAWA — Canada’s political class scrambled to respond on Thursday, after United States President Donald Trump took his latest swipe at Canada in virtual remarks to the World Economic Forum, telling attendees that the U.S. economy could get along just fine without Canadian imports.

As Ottawa promises to retaliate against American trade tariffs, U.S. President Donald Trump has taken a new swipe at Canada.

Prior to Trump's inauguration, Smith travelled to the president's Florida home to advocate for Alberta's interests in response to the tariff threats.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will be holding off on imposing the tariffs he’s been promising, earning praise from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

Speaking virtually to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump also said he will press NATO members to increase their defence spending target to five per cent of GDP.

Alberta’s Premier said she had a “friendly and constructive conversation” with the U.S. president-elect and emphasized the importance of energy ties.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says while she doesn't want to assume anything after her meeting with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence over the weekend, Canada needs "to be prepared" that threatened tariffs are on the way.

Donald Trump says he will declare a national energy emergency to increase oil and gas production in the United States, casting uncertainty on the future of exports from Alberta. According to the Canadian Energy Regulator, virtually all of Canada’s crude oil was exported to the United States in 2023. Almost 90 per cent of that comes from Alberta.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As thousands rallied against incoming U.S. President Donald Trump with a “peace tank” on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith flew in to a chilled, subdued inauguration, bringing a message of “unprecedented opportunity.”