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Minister says he hopes Metis boarding school settlement will help the community heal
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he hopes a federal settlement with Métis who attended a boarding school in Saskatchewan will help them heal. The Île-à-la-Crosse boarding school operated for more than 100 years and was attended by Métis and First Nations people who reported being banned from speaking their language and being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau says he and the new Liberal leader will decide on his last day in office
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — With the Liberal party set to announce its new leader within days, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his last day in office will be determined by himself and his replacement. Responding to questions about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs at a press conference today, Trudeau says a conversation will take place to decide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada and U.S. stock markets plunge for a second day after trade war launched
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
TORONTO — North American stock markets plunged for a second day as the U.S. imposed broad tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, triggering a continental trade war. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 547.26 points at 24,454.31, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order implementing the tariffs took effect at just after midnight. “Markets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau says the U.S. launched a ‘very dumb’ trade war and Canada is fighting back
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. has launched a “dumb” continental trade war and Canada is fighting back. Addressing U.S. President Donald Trump directly at an Ottawa press conference on Tuesday, Trudeau said imposing the tariffs was “a very dumb thing to do.” He said Canada is immediately introducing 25 per cent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. tariffs set to slow pace of homebuilding in Canada: CHBA
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s building industry says a trade war with the United States will slow down the pace of home construction. Canadian Home Builders’ Association CEO Kevin Lee says the U.S. tariffs levied against Canada today will have a “muted” impact on the industry on their own. But he says an expected slowdown in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As Trump’s trade war begins, his team links his tariff agenda to drug trafficking
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers and senior advisers in Washington are scrambling to react after U.S. President Donald Trump’s economywide tariffs on Canada and Mexico came into force. Key members of Trump’s team fanned out to TV news programs today to link the damaging duties to the flow of deadly fentanyl into the United States. Commerce Secretary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada and U.S. stock markets plunge for a second day as U.S. tariffs start trade war
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
TORONTO — North American stock markets plunged for a second day as the U.S. imposed broad tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, triggering a continental trade war. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 631.09 points at 24,370.48, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order implementing the tariffs took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET. In ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau says the U.S. has launched a trade war, Canada is fighting back
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the U.S. has launched a continental trade war and Canada is fighting back. Speaking directly to U.S. President Donald Trump, Trudeau says enacting the tariffs “is a very dumb thing to do.” Canada is immediately imposing 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs on $30 billion worth of American ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Trudeau says the U.S. has launched a trade war, Canada is fighting back
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the U.S. has launched a continental trade war and Canada is fighting back. Canada is imposing 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs on $30 billion worth of American products, with the levy set to expand to cover another $125 billion in U.S. goods in 21 days. Trudeau says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec premier set to announce response to U.S. tariffs, says up to 160K jobs at risk
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault was scheduled to hold a special meeting of his cabinet on Tuesday before announcing his province’s response to the start of the trade war with the United States. Legault has said his government will launch a fund to give short-term financing to Quebec companies vulnerable to the tariffs that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s the latest as the U.S. imposes tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump today imposed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. The president’s executive order hitting Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to talk more about ... Read More »
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