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Is Canada now free of internal trade barriers? Read the fine print
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
OTTAWA â Federal and provincial leaders are working to dismantle internal trade barriers that push up the cost of goods and make it harder to do business within Canada. But anyone expecting all of them to be gone by tomorrow should read the fine print. Throughout the spring federal election campaign, Liberal Leader Mark Carney ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Retiring government rep Marc Gold calls Senate ‘greatest privilege’ of his life
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
OTTAWA â Sen. Marc Gold’s career as the government’s representative in the Senate is ending, closing a chapter he called “the greatest privilege” of his life. Gold reaches the Senate’s mandatory retirement age of 75 on Monday. He was first appointed in 2016. He said he sought out the role because he wanted to help ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From lacrosse myths to kilts: 5 things you may not know about Canadian symbols
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
OTTAWA â Parliamentarians likely will get a chance later this year to debate whether to adopt a livestock brand as an official national symbol. A bill to create the brand was introduced earlier in June by Saskatchewan Conservative MP Steven Bonk. If the bill passes, the brand will become Canada’s 10th national symbol â joining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s how provinces are trying to remove Canada’s internal trade barriers
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
Efforts to boost interprovincial trade have kicked into high gear amid the U.S.-Canada tariff war. Here’s a look at some trade agreements, legislation and proposals among provinces and territories that are in addition to the New West Partnership between the four Western provinces that has been in place in some form since 2010. COMPREHENSIVE AGREEMENTS ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada rescinds digital services tax to resume negotiations with U.S.
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
OTTAWA â Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Canada is rescinding the digital services tax and will resume trade negotiations with the United States. The announcement was made in a statement following a phone call between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump. The move comes three days after Trump said he was terminating ... Read More »
1 responseCP News Alert: Canada rescinds Digital Services Tax to resume negotiations with U.S.
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
OTTAWA â Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Canada is rescinding the digital services tax and will resume trade negotiations with the United States. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rainbows deck Toronto streets for Pride parade amid fears for 2026 cash crunch
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
TORONTO â The clouds menacing next year’s Pride celebrations in Toronto were nowhere in sight for this year’s festivities on Sunday as tens of thousands of revellers filled city streets with rainbow hues and expressions of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community. Organizers of the city’s annual, month-long Pride festival have sounded the early alarm about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge authorizes Tim Hortons Roll Up to Win class action for Quebec customers
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
MONTREAL â A judge has authorized a class action lawsuit over emails Tim Hortons sent out in error to participants in its popular Roll Up to Win promotion — but only for Quebec residents. Montreal-based firm LPC Avocats claims some 500,000 customers across Canada received an email in April 2024 saying they had won a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rainbows to deck Toronto streets for Pride parade amid fears for 2026 cash crunch
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
TORONTO â The streets of Toronto will be filled with rainbows this afternoon when the annual Pride parade takes place, but thereâs a cloud hanging over future festivities. Today’s event will see more than 25,000 marchers from some 250 groups wind through the downtown core in Canadaâs biggest show of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals taking âfreshâ look at online harms bill, justice minister says
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
OTTAWA â Justice Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government plans to take a “fresh” look at its online harms legislation over the summer but it’s not clear yet exactly what the bill will look like when it is reintroduced. It would be the Liberals third attempt to pass legislation to address harmful behaviour online. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interest in âelbows upâ merchandise waning ahead of Canada Day, businesses say
By Canadian Press on June 29th, 2025
When Rachael Coe decided to launch an âelbows upâ merchandise line at her store in Yarmouth, N.S., in March, she said it was an immediate bestseller. Within a week, Coe said her Timeless Memories shop had already made 400 sales. By the end of the first month, she had sold 2,500 products ranging from T-shirts ... Read More »
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