Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc sent a video describing Canada's border security efforts to the man U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen to oversee his tariff agenda — part of Canada's pitch to avoid devastating duties that could come as soon as Saturday.

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.

Canadian leaders expressed relief that sweeping tariffs were not applied to Canadian products on the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency and that he did not mention America’s major trading partner

With Canada continuing to face pressure from the United States to beef up border security, the RCMP says a Black Hawk helicopter started patrolling the Alberta-U.S. boundary on Tuesday. Helicopter patrols will travel along the Prairie border searching for illegal activity, including illegal migration, human smuggling and drug trafficking.

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.

"We've done a lot of good advocacy work, but we're also now ready to respond to whatever decision [Trump] makes, assuming they come next," said Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc during an ... and the prime minister. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith posted ...

Trump said he would likely decide by the end of the day Thursday whether to put a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian oil imports that would take effect on Saturday.

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed today he’ll follow through on his threat to impose punishing tariffs on Canadian imports on Saturday, despite efforts by the federal government to address the commander-in-chief’s concerns by fortifying the border.

The latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET.0950 ET – Oil futures are steady with the market starting to wonder how OPEC and its allies may respond to President Trump’s call for the group to help lower prices at their meeting next week.

But there’s a golden rule for politicians in this province: if it’s a battle between Alberta and the Liberal Party of Canada, you choose the Grits at your peril. Nenshi just ignored it and now puts at risk his provincial political career before even taking a seat in the legislature.

SPINNING PLATES — DOMINIC LEBLANC is not lacking for priorities. Cabinet’s pointman on government finances, Canada’s premiers and key players in the Trump transition is starting to prepare an annual budget — and, according to the Globe, a bulky tariff relief package.

The federal government expects the cost of disaster relief funding to balloon to a billion dollars or more each year as the climate crisis advances, according to a new risk-management report. The document,