CP NewsAlert: Carney ‘concerned’ about U.S. ‘escalation’ on Greenland after tariffs

By Canadian Press on January 18, 2026.

DOHA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is “concerned” about U.S. “escalation” on its push to buy Greenland after it hit eight European nations opposed to the U.S. purchasing the self-governing Danish territory with the threat of tariffs.

President Donald Trump says that Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland will face a 10 per cent tariff starting Feb. 1.

Trump says that tariff will climb to 25 per cent on June 1 if no deal was in place for “the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland” by the United States.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 18, 2025.

Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press

8
-7