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How Canadians are reacting to Donald Trump’s tariffs
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico kicked in at midnight, triggering a North American trade war. The president’s executive order to impose 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, is now in effect. Canada is immediately imposing 25 per cent retaliatory tariffs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Ottawa pauses preventive health care task force amid review over breast cancer screening recommendations
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
TORONTO — Federal Health Minister Mark Holland has paused the work of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, which has come under fire for not recommending breast cancer screening for women under 50. More coming. Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians say they will stop buying U.S. products as Trump’s tariffs take effect
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
HALIFAX — Canadians say they are ready to use their wallets to fight the trade war with the United States, which began today as President Donald Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods. Haligonians interviewed today said they are focused on buying Canadian whenever possible, and many said they had already stopped purchasing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Poilievre says Canadian counter-tariffs should go to fund tax cuts
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada needs to retaliate against American tariffs by targeting U.S. goods Canada can make, does not need or can obtain elsewhere. Poilievre says Canada needs to cut taxes to counteract the domestic impact of tariffs and points to the carbon price, the capital gains tax and income tax. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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