Canada Goose 1 - 0 American Eagle
Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice
Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions
Leyland Cecco
In an allegory for the North American supremacy battle, it's nice to be able to report that, after the first skirmish on ice, the goose shaded it.
A few days before the goose and eagle went at it, another icy exchange had taken place, this time on the ice in Boston...
"Three days earlier, Canada’s national hockey team had stepped on to the ice in Boston for a match heralded as a showdown between the sport’s most powerful nations."
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"An overtime Canadian goal, heavily laden with symbolism, finished the game and both electrified and soothed an anxious nation."
Canada-US 4 Nations finals game: Trudeau swipes at Trump after win
Trudeau posted on social media “You can’t take our country - and you can’t take our game”.
Canada won it by 3-2. Former Canada Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, gloated:
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"You can't take our country - and you can't take our game."
Since then, Canada has a new Prime Minister, with Mark Carney replacing the long-serving Justin Trudeau. I suspect that we'll see a strengthening of Europe's relationship with Canada as the ties to the USA wither...
Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney meets King Charles and Sir Keir Starmer
The former Bank of England governor, who was sworn in as Canada’s new leader last week, arrived in London from Paris where he met French President Emmanuel Macron.
Rhiannon Mills
