King Charles to open Canada parliament as PM Carney reacts to Trump threats

<p>Liberal PM will also meet with US president on Tuesday amid tensions over threatened annexation and tariffs</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/prince-charles">King Charles</a> has accepted an invitation to open Canada’s parliament on 27 May, in “an historic honour that matches the weight of our times”, the country’s prime minister, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/mark-carney">Mark Carney</a>, said on Friday.</p><p>In his first news conference since an election dominated by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s threats to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/canada">Canada</a>’s sovereignty, the prime minister also confirmed he would meet the US president at the White House on Tuesday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/02/canada-mark-carney-king-charles">Continue reading...</a>