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Canada imposes more retaliatory tariffs as Trump’s trade war hits the world
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Canada amped up its retaliatory measures against Donald Trump’s tariffs on Wednesday as the United States president brought his trade war to the world. A 10 per cent baseline tariff on imports to the U.S. from most countries, and higher duties on dozens of nations, came into force just after midnight following days ... Read More »
1 responseIn the news today: Two campaigns shift to Saskatchewan, Trump’s trade war continues
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Two party leaders heading to Saskatchewan today The Liberal and NDP leaders will take their campaigns to Saskatchewan today as the federal election race nears the halfway mark. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to make an announcement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two federal party leaders in Saskatchewan today as campaign nears halfway point
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Liberal and NDP leaders will take their campaigns to Saskatchewan today as the federal election race nears the halfway mark. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to make an announcement and speak at the First Nations Summit in Vancouver, before making his way to Saskatoon for a campaign event. There are 14 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada adds more retaliatory tariffs as Trump’s trade war hits the world
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Canada amped up its retaliatory measures against Donald Trump’s tariffs today as the United States president brought his trade war to the world. A 10 per cent baseline tariff on imports to the U.S. from most countries, and higher duties on dozens of nations, came into force just after midnight following days of ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. Human Rights Commissioner says guardianship law ‘opaque,’ lacks oversight
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
British Columbia’s human rights commissioner says the province is the only place that she’s aware of in Canada that allows people to be detained by the state without explicit legal authority, timelines or oversight. Kasari Govender says B.C.’s approach to holding people under the Adult Guardianship Act is discriminatory, causing harms that disproportionally impact people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Sign of hope’ for endangered killer whales as centre confirms newborn calf
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
The Centre for Whale Research says one of its field biologists has spotted a new calf in a pod of endangered killer whales off British Columbia’s southern coast. The Washington-based centre says in a Facebook post that biologist Mark Malleson encountered J-pod, part of the larger population of southern resident killer whales, as the orcas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man may have driven bus into Quebec daycare to kill his past, psychiatrist testifies
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
LAVAL — The man accused of killing two children and injuring six others when he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare was unable to distinguish right from wrong, a psychiatrist told a trial on Tuesday. Dr. Sylvain Faucher was the second psychiatrist in two days to testify that Pierre Ny St-Amand was experiencing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bus driver in Quebec daycare killings unable to tell right from wrong: second expert
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
LAVAL — A second psychiatrist told a trial on Tuesday that the man accused of killing two children and injuring six others when he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare was unable to distinguish right from wrong. Dr. Sylvain Faucher testified that Pierre Ny St-Amand was experiencing psychotic symptoms on Feb. 8, 2023 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rise in asylum seekers to Canada as migrants’ protected status set to expire in U.S.
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
MONTREAL — Canadian border officials say there has been a steady rise in the number of people seeking asylum at a border crossing south of Montreal. The rise in would-be refugees at the St-Bernard-de-Lacolle crossing comes as the temporary status of hundreds of thousands of migrants in the United States is set to expire over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aviation consortium celebrates first piloted hydrogen-powered flight
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-based aviation consortium says it is celebrating the first ever piloted hydrogen-powered helicopter flight, calling it a “milestone in sustainable aviation.” Canadian Advanced Air Mobility says its national board member Unither Bioélectronique completed the experimental flight at the airport in Bromont, Que., last month. The federal not-for-profit says in a news release ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leaders take their campaigns to Western Canada as federal election nears midpoint
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — The leaders of the top three federal parties were campaigning Tuesday in Western Canada, where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to crack down on offshore tax loopholes by appointing a tax task force. The Conservatives said the task force would make the rules more fair and simple and ensure large companies can’t “stash ... Read More »
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