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Montreal creates tolerance zones, won’t dismantle homeless encampments
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2026
MONTREAL — The City of Montreal is changing the way it deals with homeless encampments by moving away from dismantling operations condemned by advocates. Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada says dismantling operations are often traumatic for the vulnerable inhabitants and often result in tents moving to another area. The city says its new policy creates so-called ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five things Canadians should know about the U.S. Supreme Court tariff ruling
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2026
OTTAWA — The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a set of President Donald Trump’s tariffs in a landmark ruling Friday — but that decision didn’t affect all duties on Canadian goods entering the United States. Here’s what you need to know about the ruling and the fallout for Canada. IEEPA tariffs are over, but impact ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Premier Smith defends referendum questions on immigration changes
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2026
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending a suite of fall referendum questions aimed at immigration reform, saying “not every newcomer is a net contributor” to provincial coffers. Smith announced in a TV address Thursday night that her United Conservative Party government is putting nine questions to a provincewide referendum on Oct. 19. They include proposals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s a list of the U.S. tariffs still hammering Canadian industries
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2026
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to hit the world with tariffs. While the decision ends the fentanyl-related duties on Canada, Trump said he would use a different tool — Section 122 — to implement a 10 per cent global ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says 10 per cent global tariff coming after Supreme Court ruling
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2026
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will sign an executive order to impose a 10 per cent global tariff after the Supreme Court struck down his use of an emergency legal tool to realign global trade. Trump says he will use the Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act to hit the world ... Read More »
1 responseDefence suggests woman regrets engaging in sexual encounter with Frank Stronach
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2026
TORONTO — A defence lawyer for Frank Stronach is suggesting one of his accusers regrets engaging in a sexual encounter with the billionaire businessman in the early 1980s. Leora Shemesh suggested in cross-examination that the woman, who is the fourth complainant to testify in the case, does in fact remember how things happened that night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Trump says 10 per cent global tariff coming after Supreme Court ruling
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2026
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will sign an executive order to impose a 10 per cent global tariff after the Supreme Court struck down his use of an emergency legal tool to realign global trade. Trump says he will use the Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act to hit the world ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bloc MP says he was mugged and pepper-sprayed while in Brussels for NATO visit
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2026
OTTAWA — A Bloc Québécois member of Parliament says he was assaulted and pepper-sprayed this week while in Brussels for a NATO parliamentary assembly meeting. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, who represents the riding of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton, posted on social media that three people jumped him in the street around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday and stole his watch. Savard-Tremblay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s Smith blaming immigrants for her own failures: Opposition NDP
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2026
EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith is stoking hatred by blaming her government’s financial “mismanagement” on newcomers. Smith announced in a TV address Thursday night that her government is putting nine questions to a provincewide referendum on Oct. 19. They include proposals to restrict social services from some immigrants and to open ... Read More »
2 responsesOntario man accused in Ryan Wedding case denied bail
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2026
TORONTO — An Ontario man accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in assets for an international drug smuggling ring allegedly led by former Olympian Ryan Wedding has been denied bail. Rolan Sokolovski sought to be released ahead of a hearing that will determine whether he’ll be extradited to the United States, where he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s use of emergencies law for tariffs
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2026
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s use of a legal tool to deploy tariffs, reining in the president’s sweeping use of the national security statute to realign global trade. Trump used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, better known as IEEPA, for his “Liberation Day” tariffs and fentanyl-related duties ... Read More »
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