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Ottawa to reimburse auto dealers on hook for $11 million in unpaid EV rebates
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government will explain today how it plans to reimburse auto dealers who were left hanging when Ottawa suspended its electric vehicle rebate program earlier this year. In January, Transport Canada paused its popular Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles program — iZEV — after its funding ran out. Ottawa spent nearly $3 billion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling plans to impose across-the-board tariffs if he won the United States presidency. Trump was elected on Nov. 5, and it’s been a roller-coaster ever since for Canadian leaders and businesses. He has threatened, enacted, modified and delayed multiple rounds of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at the countries that received Trump’s tariff letters
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump has sent letters to Canada and a handful of other countries this week outlining higher tariffs they’ll face if they don’t make trade deals with the U.S. by Aug. 1. Some of these import taxes mirror the same, so-called “reciprocal” rates Trump unveiled against dozens of trading partners in April — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump threatens 35 per cent tariffs on Canada on Aug. 1 in letter posted online
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports on Aug. 1. Trump posted a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on social media, saying if Canada works to stop the flow of fentanyl he may consider a tariff adjustment. But Trump says there are other issues ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP leadership to begin in September, new leader chosen no later than March 29
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — The NDP’s leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh will formally begin in September, with a six-month race to follow according to a rules framework adopted by the party’s national council. A new leader will be chosen no later than March 29, when the party holds its 2026 convention in Winnipeg. An entry fee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal will not agree to stop dismantling homeless encampments, despite new report
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — The City of Montreal won’t promise to stop dismantling homeless encampments, in spite of a recommendation from a study it commissioned to find solutions to the growing problem of homelessness in the city. City officials on Thursday said taking down encampments is a “last resort” but at times it’s necessary to protect the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bullet holes riddle windows of Indian star Kapil Sharma’s Surrey, B.C., restaurant
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
Police in British Columbia are investigating after shots were fired at a restaurant linked to a prominent Indian comedian, with apparent footage of the shooting widely shared on social media. Kap’s Cafe is linked to comic and television host Kapil Sharma, who posted a video of the newly opened establishment on Instagram this week. Surrey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Sense of shock’ in Quadeville, Ont., after teen charged in attack on eight-year-old
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
A tight-knit village in eastern Ontario is shaken after learning that a teenager was charged with attempted murder and sexual assault on an eight-year-old girl in what police initially suspected to be an animal attack. “People are never going to forget it. Probably every day of our life, it’ll be in our minds,” said Wanda ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former justice minister David Lametti confirms start date as adviser to PM Carney
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Former Liberal justice minister David Lametti starts his new job in Mark Carney’s Prime Minister’s Office on Monday. Lametti posted on LinkedIn to confirm his start date as Carney’s principal secretary, a top political aide position. Carney’s new chief of staff, former UN ambassador Marc-AndrĂ© Blanchard, started in his role at the beginning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government extends temporary trade war relief measures for employment insurance
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government is extending changes it made in March to the employment insurance program in response to the trade war with the U.S. The changes were meant to help businesses retain workers by reducing their hours and compensating them through employment insurance for lost wages. The changes to EI came into effect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Campaign to woo NDP donors away from central party ‘misguided,’ says ex-strategist
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — A campaign by federal New Democrats to urge party members to shift their donations away from the central party to local electoral associations is a “self-sabotaging” act, says a former NDP strategist. Jordan Leichnitz said the efforts by a group called Reclaim Canada’s NDP to divert funds to riding associations undermines the party ... Read More »
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