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Which industries will feel the pinch of Trump's tariffs the hardest?
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order Saturday to impose tariffs of 10 per cent on Canadian energy and 25 per cent on everything else beginning on Feb. 4. Statistics Canada says the val...
Feb 01, 2025
Trump puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, spurring trade war as North American allies respond
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation and an undeniable sense of betrayal fro...
Feb 01, 2025
Key questions ahead of Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods
TORONTO - U.S. President Donald Trump is going to hit Canadian goods with 25 per cent tariffs on Tuesday, with a lower 10 per cent duty for energy, according to provincial government sources. Here's a...
Feb 01, 2025
Here's the latest as Canada braces for Trump tariffs Tuesday
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump will hit Canada with 25 per cent tariffs on Tuesday, with a lower 10 per cent duty for energy. The federal government has been working to reassure Canadians that i...
Feb 01, 2025
Trudeau announces 25 per cent targeted retaliatory tariffs
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will hit back with steep, immediate retaliatory tariffs on American goods after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed he is moving ahead with dev...
Feb 01, 2025
Saskatchewan Premier Moe says staying hopeful ahead of U.S. tariff threat
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he's staying hopeful that he won't wake up on Saturday morning to tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump's administration says the country w...
Jan 31, 2025
Alberta government overhauls board of health authority, appoints administrator
EDMONTON - Alberta's government says it has dismantled the board of Alberta Health Services - for the second time in nearly as many years - and appointed a high-ranking bureaucrat as administrator. Th...
Jan 31, 2025
B.C. Premier Eby bemoans 'chaos' and 'confusion' as U.S. tariff threat looms
VICTORIA - As economists met British Columbia's Finance Minister Brenda Bailey around a Vancouver hotel conference table and online on Friday, one announced news fresh to hand, sending a ripple throug...
Jan 31, 2025
Conservative fundraising for 2024 nearly doubles Liberal, NDP total
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party had a banner fundraising year in 2024, when it nearly doubled the combined total collected by the Liberals and NDP by raising almost $41.8 million. The Conservatives br...
Jan 31, 2025
Here's the latest as Trump tariff deadline looms
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods as early as Saturday. Politicians and business groups are making a final push today in the hope of avoiding o...
Jan 31, 2025
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Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...