US EditionQuick quotes: Editors pick Trump tariffs, Canadian pride the ‘dominant story’ of 2025
Trump’s tariffs fueled Canadian patriotism, uniting provinces and influencing culture and economy, named News Story of the Year by Canadian Press editors.
- On Dec. 23, 2025, The Canadian Press reported U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs sparked a spike in Canadian nationalism, and editors and news directors named it the dominant News Story of the Year.
- U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs prompted a rise in patriotism that restored unity among provinces experiencing fractures and affected Canadian culture, mobility, identity and economic conditions.
- Editors and news directors across Canada said the tariff war affected Canadians from coast to coast and had widespread implications, with `There isn't a single Canadian, I believe, who hasn't felt the impact of the tariff war.`
- The patriotism surge brought much of the country together, influencing Canada's federal election and advancing interprovincial trade, Jim Poling said.
- Commentators likened the reaction to a hockey-style retort, saying `No Canadian takes kindly to a cross-check under the chin after the whistle,` David Kirton said about the Canada–U.S. tariff dispute.
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MONTREAL — The US President Donald Trump's tariff campaign against Canada – and the wave of national pride that it aroused – was chosen as "Canada's New of the Year" by The Canadian Press. Nearly two thirds of the editors and news leaders across the country identified President Trump's customs duties as the most important event of 2025. The Blue Jays' journey from Toronto to the World Series and the federal election of spring also received votes…
CP Trump’s tariff war is CP’s News Story of the Year – 105.9 The Region
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign against Canada — and the surge of national pride it triggered — have been voted The Canadian Press News Story of the Year. Nearly two-thirds of editors and news directors surveyed from media organizations across the country chose Trump’s tariffs as the most consequential story of 2025. The president dominated headlines throughout the year as his tariffs rattled Canadian manufacturing — and a…
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