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.

Canadian leaders expressed relief that broad tariffs were not applied to Canadian products on the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency.

During a news conference in Ottawa discussing the U.S.-Canada border, Public Safety Minister David McGuinty says the federal government is interested in showing the incoming U.S. administration that Canada is serious about the border relationship.

Earlier in the day, cabinet ministers were careful not to declare victory after Trump was sworn into office without mentioning Canada at all, and with no sign of the punishing tariffs he's been threatening since the November election.

The Liberal government pledged $1.3 billion in border upgrades after U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs unless Canada and Mexico clamp down on the flow of migrants and illegal drugs.

President signed executive orders Monday meant to tighten up immigration rules, including bolstering the U.S.-Mexico border

With U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration just days away, the federal government announced it is sending a slew of drones and two Black Hawk helicopters to the shared border to begin beefed-up patrols — along with 11th-hour hope it will be enough to placate the incoming administration.

Toronto: Canadian leaders expressed relief on Monday that broad tariffs were not applied to Canadian products on the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency, but Trump later said he could impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canada and Mexico on February 1.

As part of the blueprint unfurled last month, the RCMP plans to set up an aerial intelligence task force for round-the-clock surveillance of Canada’s border, using helicopters, drones and surveillance towers.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday the country's leaders must put Canada first and forcefully hit back against president-elect Donald Trump if he goes ahead with punishing tariffs on all of our goods while also singling out Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for her reluctance to go all-in on retaliation.