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In the news today: Trudeau visits King Charles before trip home
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Trudeau meets with King Charles before trip home Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with King Charles today before leaving London for Ottawa. Trudeau was received by the King in the saloon at Sandringham House. The prime minister was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Trudeau set to visit King Charles before trip home
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Trudeau set to visit King Charles before trip home Prime Minister Justin Trudeau planned to meet with King Charles today before leaving London for Ottawa. Trudeau was in London for a weekend security summit, making Canada the only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nurses, midwives can help treat depression during pregnancy and new motherhood: study
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
TORONTO — A new study says nurses, midwives and doulas can treat depression and anxiety symptoms experienced during pregnancy and after delivery. The clinical trial, published today in the journal Nature Medicine, suggests training non-mental health specialists in short-term behavioural therapy can make treatment available for people who don’t have a psychologist or psychiatrist. Lead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s bracing for Trump’s tariffs. Here’s how it’s expected to respond
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
Tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods imposed by the U.S. government are expected to take hold tomorrow, marking the start of a North American trade war. President Donald Trump signed the order to impose the devastating levies on his northern and southern neighbours on Feb. 1, saying the measures would help stop “illegal migration” and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada waiting to see if Trump starts North American trade war with steep tariffs
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
WASHINGTON — Canada is bracing to see whether U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threats of economy-wide tariffs — or whether another last-minute pause materializes, averting a North American trade war. Trump’s executive order to implement 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian products, with a lower 10 per cent levy on energy, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau set to visit King Charles before flying home to Ottawa after security summit
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
LONDON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau planned to meet with King Charles today before leaving London for Ottawa. Trudeau was in London for a weekend security summit, making Canada the only non-European nation represented in talks on how to ensure a possible Ukraine ceasefire actually holds. Analysts say Trudeau’s visit was meant to maintain Canada’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Can B.C.’s budget cushion shock of Trump’s tariff earthquake?
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s government has had plenty of early warning about the economic earthquake — epicentre, Washington, D.C. — that could rock the province on the same day Finance Minister Brenda Bailey delivers her first budget in Victoria. While the exact magnitude remains uncertain, experts and economists say the impact of U.S. President Donald ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy, trade investments ‘imperative’ in rocky times: Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
The head of the Canada Infrastructure Bank says the power and export-enabling projects the Crown corporation backs are more crucial than ever as trade tumult intensifies with the United States. “In the face of lots of uncertainty, the one thing you can know is that we’re going to need that electricity, energy and trade infrastructure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Municipalities, rights groups concerned about Quebec bill on integrating immigrants
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec municipalities and human rights groups are voicing concerns about proposed legislation that would require newcomers to abide by a set of common values. They say the new bill on cultural integration could foster anti-immigrant sentiment and impose a heavy administrative burden on communities. The bill, tabled in January by Quebec’s right-leaning Coalition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!“Nothing more than a distraction,” says B.C. forest minister on Trump’s lumber order
By Canadian Press on March 2nd, 2025
VANCOUVER — B.C.’s Forest Minister said the latest executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump is “nothing more than a distraction” after Trump signed two orders to increase his country’s domestic supply of timber while reducing its reliance of timber imports from other countries, including Canada. President Trump on Saturday signed a pair of actions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Excitement for Canadian company as Firefly’s Blue Ghost lands on moon
By Canadian Press on March 2nd, 2025
MONTREAL — The head of a Quebec aerospace company says he’s thrilled by the confirmation that a private lunar lander has touched down on the moon with his company’s technology aboard. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost successfully descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, carrying experiments for NASA and several Canadian-based technologies. Jean De Lafontaine says the ... Read More »
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