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Edmonton city council votes to restrict the sale of knives in convenience stores
EDMONTON - City council has passed a bylaw that restricts the sale of knives in Edmonton convenience stores. Mayor Amarjeet Sohi says convenient and quick access to knives makes the community less saf...
Feb 04, 2025
Opposition parties call for Parliament's return after Trump hits pause on tariffs
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives and New Democrats say the government needs to recall Parliament within the next month to act on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threat. On Monday, Trump agreed ...
Feb 04, 2025
No Canadian soldiers assigned to border enforcement, minister says
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister David McGuinty suggested Tuesday that some information about Canada's upgraded border plan to halt fentanyl and illegal border crossings into the United States may not ...
Feb 04, 2025
Fact-checking Trump's executive order threatening tariffs on Canada
OTTAWA - To justify his executive order imposing stiff tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, U.S. President Donald Trump cited an "extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, inc...
Feb 04, 2025
China counters with tariffs on US products, will investigate Google
BEIJING (AP) - China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, just minutes after a sweeping levy on Chinese products imposed by U...
Feb 04, 2025
China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google
BEIJING (AP) - China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, just minutes after a sweeping levy on Chinese products imposed by U...
Feb 04, 2025
Quebec union group urges Amazon boycott after warehouse closure announcement
MONTREAL - A Quebec labour group is urging governments and the public to boycott Amazon because the online retail giant announced the closure of its seven warehouses in the province a few months after...
Feb 04, 2025
Uncertainty, turmoil persist with tariff delay: Canadian Chamber of Commerce
OTTAWA - The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to delay the implementation of tariffs on Canadian goods headed to the U.S. leaves businesses, workers, and fam...
Feb 04, 2025
Hospitality Sask. CEO warns that tariffs could be 'catastrophic'
The Saskatchewan hospitality industry is breathing a small sigh of relief after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 30-day pause on tariffs on Monday. Jim Bence, president and CEO of Hospitality S...
Feb 04, 2025
Despite tariff pause, uncertainty hangs over Canadian economy
OTTAWA - Uncertainty still hangs over the Canadian economy despite U.S. President Donald Trump announcing a 30-day pause in tariffs that were to take effect today. The temporary reprieve halts - at le...
Feb 04, 2025
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