Dan Karpinchuk
Appearances
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-13-2025 6AM EDT
Ford says he paused the surcharge to let cooler heads prevail. It came after President Trump threatened to bump the 25% on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50%. Ford, along with Canada's finance minister, will meet with Lutnick. He says their message is, quote, let's stop this, it's hurting both economies, and let's move forward on what's needed to negotiate the USMCA.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-23-2025 4PM EDT
Recent polls suggest Carney's Liberals are in a tight race with the opposition Conservatives, and this election campaign, only five weeks long, will focus on the main issue of tariffs and annexation talk from President Donald Trump.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-23-2025 4PM EDT
Carney says in the past 10 days since he's become Prime Minister, he's initiated several major changes, including getting rid of the unpopular carbon tax and expanding dental care to more than 4 million Canadians. So Carney has asked for a strong mandate from voters in what he described as the most consequential election in a lifetime.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-23-2025 4PM EDT
The Conservatives, led by Pierre Poliev, continue to say Carney still represents the old liberals and their policies, and it's time for a change. For NPR News, I'm Dan Carpinchuck in Toronto.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-22-2025 4PM EDT
Jennison cited testimony at trial where the Texas Secretary of State conceded that more than 650,000 registration records in their system were incorrect. He added that expert testimony estimated that more than 2 million people were unable to vote due to the ID restrictions. The state of Texas is expected to appeal. I'm Dan Katz in San Antonio.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-22-2025 4PM EDT
Victor Jennison, an attorney with the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund, says there was no way to know which ID number the state had on file until the ballots were rejected.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-15-2025 2PM EDT
The comment came just hours after Blair was reappointed as defense minister under the government of new Prime Minister Mark Carney. Portugal also says it would no longer go ahead with the acquisition of the high-tech warplane. This comes as Canada is in the midst of a trade war with the Trump administration after Washington slapped punishing tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-15-2025 2PM EDT
Many Canadians also support getting out of the $19 billion purchase. Blair says Canada may accept the first group of F-35s already paid for, but also look at the Swedish-built Saab Gripen, which was considered before the F-35s. Sweden's proposal would allow the Gripens to be assembled in Canada. For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpinchuk in Toronto.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-08-2025 5PM EST
Trump says reciprocal tariffs on Canadian dairy and lumber could be coming in the next few days. That's in addition to the levies that are set to be slapped on steel and aluminum. Canada's industry minister, François-Philippe Champagne, says the Canadian government is having difficulty understanding what needs to be done to avoid the tariffs.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 03-08-2025 5PM EST
and he wants both countries to get back to a place of normalcy. Champagne also says Ottawa is willing to open talks with Trump on renegotiating the USMCA, free trade deal, but there is a process that needs to be followed. Champagne says what's needed right now is stability and predictability on both sides of the border. For NPR News, I'm Dan Karpinchuk in Toronto.