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Here's the latest as Canada faces tariffs from United States President Donald Trump
United States President Donald Trump confirmed this weekend that 25 per cent tariffs against Canadian goods will go into effect on Tuesday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said Canada will retaliate...
Feb 03, 2025
Canadian men's curling championship to return to St. John's next year
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Canadian men's curling championship will return to St. John's, N.L., next year. Curling Canada says the 2026 Montana's Brier will be held Feb. 27-March 8 at the Mary Brown's Cen...
Feb 03, 2025
Alberta law society to hold sanction hearing for former justice minister Kaycee Madu
Alberta's law society is to hold a hearing to sanction former provincial justice minister Kaycee Madu.Madu was found guilty of misconduct last year when, as justice minister in 2021, he phoned Edmonto...
Feb 03, 2025
Crawford, Alexander seek to carry Kitzbuehel momentum into world alpine championship
James Crawford and Cameron Alexander bring a combination of confidence and hunger to the world alpine ski championship. The duo recently electrified ski racing when Toronto's Crawford became the first...
Feb 03, 2025
USAID staffers are instructed to stay out of the agency’s Washington headquarters
WASHINGTON (AP) - Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency's Washington headquarters on Monday, according to a notice distributed to them, af...
Feb 03, 2025
USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it
WASHINGTON (AP) - Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency's Washington headquarters on Monday, according to a notice distributed to them, af...
Feb 03, 2025
In the news today: Trump and Trudeau to talk amid pending trade war
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump and Trudeau to talk as Canada braces for trade war with its southern neighbour Prime Minister Justin Tru...
Feb 03, 2025
As birth tourism rises again, will Trump's citizenship moves send more Canada's way?
RICHMOND, B.C. - Vancouver-based birth tourism operator Liga Lin says her phone has been buzzing with inquiries from expectant mothers since U.S. President Donald Trump moved to end American birthrigh...
Feb 03, 2025
Observers call for pressure on U.S. corporations as Trump, Musk take aim at Canada
OTTAWA - As U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk take aim at Canada, some high-level observers are calling on the federal government to consider sanctioning or even banning corporations owned by ...
Feb 03, 2025
Ontario votes: Campaign stops and TV appearances after Trump's tariff announcement
Party leaders in Ontario are back at it this morning as a trade war looms over the provincial election campaign. Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford will make a campaign stop in Etobicoke, going...
Feb 03, 2025