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Truckers scramble for new routes as tariffs bring shipments to a halt
MONTREAL - Trucking companies are halting shipments, mulling layoffs and scrambling for new routes as tariffs wreak havoc on cross-border trade. The lead-up to U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping 2...
Mar 6, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Ontario putting 25 per cent surcharge on U.S.-bound electricity Monday
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says starting Monday, the province will charge 25 per cent more for electricity shipped to 1.5 million Americans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff...
Mar 6, 2025
New Brunswick MP Jake Stewart says he's not running in the next election
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Jake Stewart says he won't run in the next election. In a post on social media, Stewart says the last 18 years in politics have taken a toll on his family and his health. The ...
Mar 6, 2025
Ottawa, plaintiffs agree to settle lawsuit over 'Indian hospitals'
OTTAWA - The federal government announced Thursday it has reached a settlement with plaintiffs who filed a class action lawsuit over their experiences at so-called "Indian hospitals." The federal gove...
Mar 6, 2025
Valour FC signs Canadian youth international forward Myles Morgan
Valour FC has signed Canadian youth international forward Myles Morgan to a two-year contract with an option for 2027. The 19-year-old from Pickering, Ont., came through the Toronto FC academy system ...
Mar 6, 2025
Quebec to table budget March 25 with focus on infrastructure, tariffs
MONTREAL - Quebec's finance minister will table the province's next budget on March 25, with a focus on shoring up businesses and workers amid the economic disruption of U.S. tariffs. Eric Girard says...
Mar 6, 2025
Trudeau says call with Trump was 'colourful' and he wants tariffs lifted entirely
OTTAWA - One day after he had what he describes as a "colourful call" with U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to insist the Trump administration's tariffs on Canada m...
Mar 6, 2025
The House censures Democratic Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's joint address to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Thursday voted to censure an unrepentant Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump's address to Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had Gree...
Mar 6, 2025
Sudan files case to UN court alleging UAE is breaching genocide convention by funding rebels
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Sudan filed a case at the top United Nations court accusing the United Arab Emirates of breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary gro...
Mar 6, 2025
Second federal judge extends block preventing the Trump administration from freezing funding
BOSTON (AP) - A second federal judge on Thursday extended a block barring the Trump administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars. U.S. District Court Judge J...
Mar 6, 2025