Defence Minister Bill Blair said Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's talk of turning Canada into the 51st state is ...

"Canadians will always stand up for our nation, our country,” Bill Blair said Wednesday in Brussels. “We're prepared to defend ourselves as required." ...

Trump has repeatedly said he wants the U.S. to take over Canada, the Panama Canal, Greenland and the Gaza Strip.

As Canadian leaders piece together just how serious U.S. President Donald Trump is over making Canada the 51st American state ...

Defence Minister Bill Blair says the U.S. president's repeated remarks about Canada becoming the 51st state are concerning and offensive, but added he does not believe it represents a 'real threat ...

Defence Minister Bill Blair says the U.S. president's repeated remarks about Canada becoming the 51st state are concerning and offensive, but added he does not believe it represents a 'real threat' to ...

Defense Minister Bill Blair said on Wednesday that while President Donald Trump’s 51st state threats are “offensive,” he does not believe Canada is “sincerely threatened.” Blair was ...

BRUSSELS — Defence Minister Bill Blair says U.S. President Donald Trump's talk of turning Canada into the 51st state is not a "real threat." The minister is in Brussels to meet with NATO allies and ...