The Daily Populous

Saturday January 24th, 2026 evening edition

image for Trump threatens 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods if Canada 'makes a deal with China'

Trump did not specifiy what a "deal" means in his social media post.

"China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric, and general way of life," Trump said.

In a followup post, the president said, "The last thing the world needs is to have China take over Canada.

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the beginning of a cabinet planning forum, at the Citadelle in Quebec City on Thursday.

(Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press). Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in a statement posted to social media , "There is no pursuit of a free trade deal with China.

The U.S. president's social media posts are a departure from his initial comments after Canada struck the agreement with the Chinese government.

If you ⁠can get a deal with China, you should do ‍that," Trump told reporters at the ‍White ⁠House at the time. »

Ubisoft has cancelled 6 games, including the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake

Authored by videogameschronicle.com

Ubisoft has announced that it has cancelled six games currently in development – including its remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time – and delayed seven others.

This means the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake has been cancelled, as well as four unannounced titles, including three new IPs and a mobile title.

“We’ve made the difficult decision to stop development on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. »

Pentagon to offer 'more limited' support to US allies

Authored by bbc.com

In a significant shift to its security priorities, the US Department of Defense now considers security of the US homeland and Western Hemisphere - not China - as its primary concern.

Previous versions of the strategy - published every four years - named the threat posed by China as the top defence priority.

By comparison, in 2018, the Pentagon described "revisionist powers", such as China and Russia, as the "central challenge" to US security. »

Top football official says its ‘time to consider’ World Cup boycott over Trump Greenland demands

Authored by independent.co.uk
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A German football federation executive committee member has said that a World Cup boycott should be considered in response to actions by Donald Trump.

Trump has caused significant discord across Europe, notably with his bid to acquire Greenland – a semi-autonomous territory belonging to NATO member Denmark.

That’s something that really, really, really bothers me,” Göttlich said of the German federation’s opposition to the previous World Cup host. »

‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults

Authored by theguardian.com

“In the interest of greater strategic independence from the US, the Bundesbank would therefore be well advised to consider repatriating the gold.”.

Stefan Kornelius, the spokesperson for Friedrich Merz’s coalition government, said recently that withdrawal of the gold reserves was not currently under consideration.

… The risk is increasing that the German Bundesbank will no longer be able to access its gold. »