Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Trump called Canada a 'tariff abuser.' Does Ottawa mistreat American importers?
U.S. President Donald Trump this week continued to single out Canada as a bad trading partner, claiming in a social media post that his northern neighbour is a "tariff abuser" that charges high rates ...
Mar 12, 2025
Canadian mayors, workers worry about 'permanent damage' from Trump tariffs
Canadian mayors, workers and industry representatives are warning that the Trump administration's punishing tariffs on steel and aluminum could cost jobs and cause lasting damage to industries on both...
Mar 12, 2025
Canada pushes back on U.S. tariffs as G7 ministers gather in Quebec
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is welcoming her counterparts from some of the world's most powerful countries to Quebec this week, as Ottawa works to maintain unity between Washington a...
Mar 12, 2025
Ford talks to Carney, premiers ahead of trade meeting in Washington
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford and federal Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc suggested Wednesday they want to come out of a meeting with a top U.S. official with a "coherent plan" for the tariff r...
Mar 12, 2025
Mark Carney's transition team hoping for PM swearing in by Friday
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney is hoping to be sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister by the end of the week but there are some logistical hurdles like security clearances for senior members of...
Mar 12, 2025
In America's 'most Canadian town,' Trump's trade war wounds wallets and hearts
The tiny community of Point Roberts is a little bit of America, firmly fixed to British Columbia. It's the result of a cartographic quirk, occupying the southern tip of the otherwise-Canadian Tsawwass...
Mar 12, 2025
Tariff war forcing N.B. to cut trade barriers, go into deficit in next week's budget
FREDERICTON - Nearly seven years after the New Brunswick government went to the Supreme Court to prevent the free movement of alcohol across the country, Premier Susan Holt says the tariff war with th...
Mar 12, 2025
Poilievre suggests 50 per cent metal tariffs on U.S. after latest Trump threat
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Tuesday Canada should hit the U.S. with matching tariffs on steel and aluminum in reply to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest trade war escalation....
Mar 11, 2025 Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre speaks with media in the foyer of the House of Commons on Monday, March 10, 2025 in Ottawa. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Dairy industry says tariffs less scary than threats to supply management
MONTREAL - Members of Canada's dairy industry say they're less worried about the threat of steep U.S. tariffs than about a looming battle over supply management. U.S. President Donald Trump has threat...
Mar 11, 2025 (Canadian Press files)
Confused about tariff deadlines? Here's what we know right now
OTTAWA - The trade war between the U.S. and Canada took another turn Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to double the tariff on steel and aluminum imports coming from Canada. Trump said...
Mar 11, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...