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B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey on track to deliver budget as Trump slaps tariffs
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
VICTORIA — One day before delivering her first budget, British Columbia’s finance minister said she knows that everyone is wondering how it can be done in the face of unprecedented tariffs from the United States. It is not time to make “deep cuts,” Brenda Bailey told reporters on Monday, but a time to plan for ... Read More »
2 responsesFederal privacy watchdog heads to court over Pornhub operator’s consent practices
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne is seeking a Federal Court order directing the operator of the Pornhub website to comply with Canadian privacy law. Dufresne’s application comes a year after he concluded Aylo, the Montreal-based firm behind Pornhub and other pornographic sites, broke the law by allowing intimate images to be shared without direct ... Read More »
1 responseCanada ‘open for business,’ minister says as Ottawa pushes critical minerals mining
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says that while other countries isolate themselves from foreign investment, Canada is “open for business.” Speaking Monday at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto, Wilkinson announced several new measures meant to drive “rapid development” of Canada’s critical minerals sector. He said the federal government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says threatened economywide tariffs will hit Canada, Mexico on Tuesday
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, will start Tuesday. Trump says there’s no room left for America’s closest neighbours to negotiate a way out of the devastating duties. The president says both counties ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Trump says economywide tariffs to hit Canada Tuesday
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, will start Tuesday. Trump says there’s no room left for America’s closest neighbours to negotiate a way out of the devastating duties. The president says both counties ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Trump says economy-wide tariffs to hit Canada Tuesday
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, will start Tuesday. More to come. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. plans to nearly triple anti-dumping duty on Canadian softwood as tariffs loom
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
VANCOUVER — The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced it’s planning to almost triple the anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood lumber, bringing total levies to almost 27 per cent even before the American president’s threatened tariffs. The department issued a preliminary anti-dumping rate of 20.07 per cent today, up from 7.66 per cent sent three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Analyst calls on Canada’s military to fix white supremacy problem before it starts
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
EDMONTON — An Alberta-based analyst asked by the military to study white supremacy in its ranks says if it doesn’t want the problem to take root, it should take action against a culture that gives it room to grow. Political scientist Andy Knight says his research suggests current attitudes within the Armed Forces favour white, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former PM Harper blasts Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney’s economic record
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper is taking shots at Liberal leadership front-runner Mark Carney’s economic record days before the party gathers to choose its next leader. In his bid to win the Liberal leadership, Carney has campaigned on his economic record as governor of both the Bank of Canada and later the Bank ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec man accused of killing three men in 2023 truck attack to stand trial in May
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
MONTREAL — The trial for a Quebec man charged with killing three pedestrians with his truck will begin mid-May and is expected to last eight weeks. The Crown prosecutor’s office says a judge confirmed today that Steeve Gagnon’s trial will begin May 15 in Rimouski, Que. Gagnon faces 14 counts in the alleged attack in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada extending tax credit for investors in critical mineral exploration
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government is extending a tax break for those investing in critical mineral exploration. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announcement today at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto. The 15 per cent tax cut is being extended for two more years and is expected to free ... Read More »
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