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Ontario Premier Doug Ford tones down rhetoric in war of words with Donald Trump
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford has toned down his rhetoric in the war of words with U.S. President Donald Trump. Ford is making the rounds on U.S. media after he and Trump traded insults on Monda...
Aug 25, 2026
Trump threatens to change name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump continued his war of words on Canada Tuesday, first insisting the United States is "giving serious consideration" to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake ...
Aug 25, 2026
Ottawa to hit U.S. back with tariffs on steel, aluminum, smartphones and golf clubs
OTTAWA - The federal government hit back at the latest escalation in the trade war with the United States on Tuesday, announcing plans to hike American steel and aluminum tariffs from 25 to 50 per cen...
Aug 25, 2026
Frenemies for Canada: Ex-Alberta premiers join hands to keep province from separating
Two former political foes in Alberta are joining hands to try to keep the province from separating. And one of them says when it comes to Canada, it's a no-brainer. "I'm always happy to put patriotism...
Aug 25, 2026
Alberta announces music commissioner to grow industry culturally, economically
EDMONTON - Alberta has its first commissioner of music. The province says Jennifer Venance will fill the role. Venance has worked in the government developing the school curriculum and has more than t...
Aug 24, 2026
Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration Monday in a case over President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much ca...
Aug 24, 2026
Booze down, elbows up: Prairie politicians, consumers react as tariff war heats up
A white hot trade war between Canada and the U.S. has renewed a push on the Prairies to put American booze down and elbows up. In Saskatchewan, the Opposition NDP urged Premier Scott Moe to stop "pand...
Aug 24, 2026
N.B. Premier Susan Holt ready to help Ottawa hit back at the U.S. 'where it hurts'
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's premier says she's ready to work with the prime minister to hit the U.S. where it hurts. Susan Holt told reporters Monday that her government is working with Ottawa on re...
Aug 24, 2026
Two former B.C. Conservatives plan to form new party, steer clear of CentreBC
There are plans for a new party in the British Columbia legislature as politicians return this fall, with two MLAs who recently defected from the provincial Conservatives saying they want to provide a...
Aug 24, 2026
Canada-U.S. trade tensions continue to escalate as Trump team defends tariffs
WASHINGTON - Members of the Trump administration on Monday fanned across cable news stations and in front of crowds of loyal supporters to make the case for Donald Trump's latest tariffs on Canada as ...
Aug 24, 2026
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Sarah Mills: The name Lake Ontario stands, regardless of any presidential decree
Sarah Mills says petty tantrums are not the way to negotiate a trade deal, and they don't benefit anyone paying bills an...
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