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U.S. should feel pain in tariff war, Premier Doug Ford says as he calls Trump 'loser'
The United States needs to feel the pain in response to President Donald Trump's latest trade war escalation, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday as he and the president traded insults. Ford had ear...
Aug 24, 2026
Ottawa to announce details of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. Tuesday
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to unveil details of Canada's retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday. Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne, Industry Minister Mlanie Jol...
Aug 24, 2026
Montreal City Hall adopts amended motion in solidarity with the Palestinian people
MONTREAL - Montreal's municipal council adopted a motion of solidarity with the Palestinian people in a meeting on Monday night. The motion, which contained multiple amendments from the one originally...
Aug 24, 2026
Trump and referendum talk to mark a tough-to-predict Quebec election, analysts say
MONTRAL - Four years ago, Franois Legault's Coalition Avenir Qubec party was so far in the lead at the start of the provincial election campaign that the only debate was who would finish second. The o...
Aug 24, 2026
Russian embassy protesters keep daily picket, 4.5 years into Ukraine invasion
OTTAWA - Standing outside Russia's embassy in Ottawa, retiree Karen Niven-Wigston is decked out in yellow and blue, holding a pink plastic flamingo as a sign of support for Ukraine. "If Canadians knew...
Aug 24, 2026
First Nations stuck in 'spiralling cycle' during wildfires: federal housing advocate
OTTAWA - First Nations are stuck in a "spiralling cycle" during wildfire seasons due to a lack of co-ordinated emergency management supports and a severe housing gap, the federal housing advocate is w...
Aug 24, 2026
Key points on the legacy of Treaty 6, first signed 150 years ago
DUCK LAKE - Treaty 6, primarily covering most of what's now central Alberta and central Saskatchewan, was signed 150 years ago by the Crown and First Nations chiefs. Festivities honouring the annivers...
Aug 23, 2026
Politicians, Indigenous leaders hope next 150 years of Treaty 6 better than the past
DUCK LAKE - Standing in the same place where it was signed, politicians, Crown representatives, Indigenous chiefs and elders marked the 150th anniversary of Treaty 6 on Sunday by saying they hoped the...
Aug 23, 2026
From business leaders to sports fans, Canada responds to trade war escalation
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to suspend trade talks with the United States has stirred up emotions on both sides of the border, and has drawn the ire of the U.S. president. Early Sun...
Aug 23, 2026
Canada's premiers react to U.S. trade war with calls for unity and economic support
Several premiers across Canada showed a united front on Saturday after waking up to find their country in a trade war with the United States. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said after a virtual meeting wi...
Aug 22, 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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