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Protests planned for Carney's investment summit in Toronto
16+ hour, 6+ min ago (299+ words) Protests are planned for the prime minister’s high-stakes summit aimed at attracting new investment to Canada, with organizers saying Mark Carney is keeping company with business leaders they say are exacerbating global crises. Hundreds of executives and global asset managers…...
Trump's Canada-bashing echoed by supporters at Dallas convention
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (675+ words) Thousands of U.S. President Donald Trump’s most ardent followers have gathered in Dallas for “Trump-a-palooza” this week — and many are parroting the president’s constant bashing of Canada. Lona Heins from Tennessee said Canada is now “communist” and no longer shares the…...
Conservative Leader Poilievre in New York to pitch closer Canada-U.S. ties
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (520+ words) Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre told an American TV audience Thursday that Canadians are united in their mission to fight U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. In an interview with CNBC, Poilievre pitched a stronger North America and said he wants Canada and…...
U.S. moves to ban imports of some Canadian products, exempt others from tariffs
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (586+ words) Most imports of Canadian-made liquor and a handful of dairy products will be banned from the United States at the end of September, but dozens of other products are getting a tariff reprieve. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed new…...
Greater Victoria businesses survive tariffs with pivots and diversification
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (436+ words) As the latest round of Canada-U.S. tariffs take hold, Vancouver Island businesses have braced for impact. Some find that customers are no longer interested in U.S.-made products, or they are diversifying their businesses, but all agree that it’s not going…...
‘NEVER be the 51st state’: B.C. to put up signs at U.S. border amid trade war
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (493+ words) The B.C. government will install new signs at American border crossings that insist Canada will never become a 51st state, as B.C. Premier David Eby seeks to push back against what he calls an “unhinged” U.S. president’s trade war. Eby unveiled the…...
Eby invokes Canadian kindness after 9-11 in support of Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (284+ words) British Columbia Premier David Eby has invoked the memory of the 9-11 terrorist attacks and Canadian efforts to help their neighbours as he voices support for Ottawa’s counter tariffs in the trade conflict with the United States. Eby says Canadians stepped…...
Carney warns of tough times ahead in national address as retaliatory tariffs kick in
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (655+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney is warning Canadians that the country’s pivot away from the United States will come at a cost, but that the alternative would be far worse. In a national video address set to be released Tuesday — hours…...
Trump says no to Bombardier sales in the U.S. as tariff deadline looms
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (586+ words) Rhetoric from the White House ramped up as a deadline for Canada’s retaliatory tariffs counts down, with President Donald Trump posting on social media Monday that he’ll block Bombardier sales in the United States. Quebec-based Bombardier manufactures aircrafts and has…...
Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S.
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1131+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have led to a tangle of red tape and extra expenses for Canadian wool producers and hobbyists, and some are walking away from their U.S. customers altogether. Judy Enright Smith, who owns the Wabi Sabi yarn…...