Category Archives: Canada
In the news today: Despite U.S. tariff pause, uncertainty remains over Canada
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Despite tariff pause, uncertainty hangs over Canadian economy Uncertainty still hangs over the Canadian econom...
Feb 04, 2025
Ontario votes: Leaders making stops in Ottawa, Brampton after U.S. tariff reprieve
Two of Ontario's main party leaders are set to make stops in the national capital after Canada got a 30-day reprieve from U.S. tariff threats that dominated campaign promises at the start of the week....
Feb 04, 2025
From Musk to mushrooms, Canadian buyers let money do the talking amid tariff turmoil
VANCOUVER - Finance worker Michael Atkinson is a fan of electric cars, but lately he found himself embarrassed to drive his Tesla Model 3 around Vancouver. Dismayed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his asso...
Feb 04, 2025
Despite tariff pause, uncertainty hangs over Canadian economy
OTTAWA - Uncertainty still hangs over the Canadian economy despite U.S. President Donald Trump announcing a 30-day pause in tariffs that were to take effect today. The temporary reprieve halts - at le...
Feb 04, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal orders new trial for husband in 'rape role-play' case
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal says a man convicted of sexually assaulting his wife deserves a new trial because messages between the pair about a consensual "rape role-play" scenario were wrong...
Feb 03, 2025
Quebec follows federal government and delays capital gains tax hike until 2026
QUBEC - Quebec's Finance Department says it is following the federal government's lead and delaying a planned hike in the capital gains tax until Jan. 1, 2026. The federal Liberals said in their April...
Feb 03, 2025
Interprovincial trade barriers: what they are, why they exist and how to cut them
OTTAWA - The Trump administration's on-again, off-again threat to impose damaging tariffs has boosted an old idea for driving economic growth in Canada: eliminating interprovincial trade barriers. "Th...
Feb 03, 2025
Trudeau says U.S. tariffs on Canada will be paused for 30 days
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. has agreed to pause tariffs on Canada for at least 30 days after he spoke with President Donald Trump this afternoon. Trudeau says in a social media post th...
Feb 03, 2025
Canada's forestry sector faces uncertainty with 25 per cent U.S. tariffs
VICTORIA - A wide shadow of uncertainty has been cast over Canada's forestry sector by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25-per-cent tariff on its lumber products. Several industry gr...
Feb 03, 2025
Trump mistaken, U.S. banks can and do operate in Canada says finance professor
A finance professor at the University of Toronto says American banks do operate in Canada despite assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump that they are not allowed to do business in the country. Tru...
Feb 03, 2025