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CP NewsAlert: White House says Trump to announce auto tariffs today
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2025
WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says U.S. President Donald Trump will announce tariffs on auto imports at 4 p.m. today. More to come. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau was warned about Trump’s trade plans before phone call: briefing note
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau went into his first phone call with a newly re-elected Donald Trump aware that the U.S. president likely was looking to reopen the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement — just a few weeks before he first threatened devastating economy-wide tariffs. A briefing note prepared ahead of the phone conversation between Trudeau and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Serial killer victim called Buffalo Woman identified as Ashlee Shingoose: AFN chief
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2025
WINNIPEG — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the fourth victim of a Winnipeg serial killer has been identified as Ashlee Shingoose of St. Theresa Point First Nation. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says she has spoken with the woman’s parents and offered her condolences. Police are scheduled to confirm the identity of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Chief says fourth victim of Winnipeg serial killer is Ashlee Shingoose
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2025
WINNIPEG — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the fourth victim of a Winnipeg serial killer has been identified as Ashlee Shingoose of St. Theresa Point First Nation. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says she has spoken with the woman’s parents and offered her condolences. Police are scheduled to confirm the identity of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals and Conservatives campaign in Quebec, NDP proposes tax measures
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec, while the NDP rolls out its tax plan. Under the plan put forward by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, anyone making less than $177,882 would not pay taxes on the first $19,500 they earn, saving them about $505 annually. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Carney, Poilievre in Quebec, vacation homes prices on the rise
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Liberals and Conservatives shifting to Quebec Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec. Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated crowd of about 4,500 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals and Conservatives taking their federal election campaigns to Quebec
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec. Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with an estimated crowd of about 4,500 people, is expected at a news conference in Montmagny, Que., around noon and at a rally in Quebec City in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. energy minister says treaty not a ‘bargaining chip’ in U.S. trade dispute
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix says U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims about Canada supplying water through the Columbia River Treaty are “not accurate,” and the U.S. can manage the water that flows over the border “however they see fit.” Dix says there has been speculation about how the treaty could potentially be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. to bring in legislation to end its carbon tax on consumers starting April 1
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province. It says in a statement that the tax will be removed April 1, and it is notifying fuel sellers and natural gas retailers now so they stop collecting the tax as of that date. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Record deficit, economic stimulus and other highlights of Quebec’s 2025-26 budget
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard introduced his budget on Tuesday, under a cloud of possible U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods that he forecasts will average 10 per cent in the next two years. Here are some highlights: — Deficit of $13.6 billion, or 2.2 per cent of GDP, including payments of about $2.2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trade war with United States pushes Quebec budget into record $13.6-billion deficit
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Against the backdrop of U.S. tariff threats, the Quebec government tabled a budget on Tuesday with a record $13.6-billion deficit and billions of dollars in new infrastructure spending to stimulate the economy. Calling the budget a “complex exercise in uncertain times,” Finance Minister Eric Girard told a news conference in Quebec City that ... Read More »
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