Trump’s Venezuela, Greenland Threats Make Canada Fear It's Next

The president’s past talk about annexing Canada has taken on new, chilling resonance.

A man flies the Canadian flag on the Detroit River waterfront during a rally in Windsor, Ontario — A man flies the Canadian flag on the Detroit River waterfront during a rally in Windsor, Ontario
Photographer: Dominic Gwinn/AFP/Getty Images

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By Thomas Seal and Derek Decloet

January 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTC

For months, many Canadians hoped Donald Trump had lost interest in making their country the 51st US state — his plate full with turning Washington and the global trading system upside down.

Those hopes are fading.