Category Archives: Canada
'Fentanyl czar' will serve as liaison between U.S. and Canada, minister says
OTTAWA - Federal Public Safety Minister David McGuinty says Canada's new "fentanyl czar" will serve as a liaison between Canada and the U.S. on cross-border efforts to curb fentanyl traffic. McGuinty ...
Feb 04, 2025
Opposition parties call for Parliament's return after Trump hits pause on tariffs
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives and New Democrats say the government needs to recall Parliament within the next month to act on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threat. On Monday, Trump agreed ...
Feb 04, 2025
'Fentanyl czar' will serve as liaison between U.S. and Canada, minister says
OTTAWA - Federal Public Safety Minister David McGuinty says Canada's new "fentanyl czar" will serve as a liaison between Canada and the U.S. on cross-border efforts to curb fentanyl traffic. McGuinty ...
Feb 04, 2025
Fact-checking Trump's executive order threatening tariffs on Canada
OTTAWA - To justify his executive order imposing stiff tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, U.S. President Donald Trump cited an "extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, inc...
Feb 04, 2025
Quebec union group urges Amazon boycott after warehouse closure announcement
MONTREAL - A Quebec labour group is urging governments and the public to boycott Amazon after the retail giant announced the closure of its seven warehouses in the province. CSN president Caroline Sen...
Feb 04, 2025
In the news today: Despite U.S. tariff pause, uncertainty remains over Canada
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Despite tariff pause, uncertainty hangs over Canadian economy Uncertainty still hangs over the Canadian econom...
Feb 04, 2025
Ontario votes: Leaders making stops in Ottawa, Brampton after U.S. tariff reprieve
Two of Ontario's main party leaders are set to make stops in the national capital after Canada got a 30-day reprieve from U.S. tariff threats that dominated campaign promises at the start of the week....
Feb 04, 2025
From Musk to mushrooms, Canadian buyers let money do the talking amid tariff turmoil
VANCOUVER - Finance worker Michael Atkinson is a fan of electric cars, but lately he found himself embarrassed to drive his Tesla Model 3 around Vancouver. Dismayed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his asso...
Feb 04, 2025
Despite tariff pause, uncertainty hangs over Canadian economy
OTTAWA - Uncertainty still hangs over the Canadian economy despite U.S. President Donald Trump announcing a 30-day pause in tariffs that were to take effect today. The temporary reprieve halts - at le...
Feb 04, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal orders new trial for husband in 'rape role-play' case
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal says a man convicted of sexually assaulting his wife deserves a new trial because messages between the pair about a consensual "rape role-play" scenario were wrong...
Feb 03, 2025