Thursday, July 3rd, 2025
Carney meets with car industry CEOs as U.S. trade talks continue
A spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office said the CEOs of Ford Canada, Stellantis Canada and GM Canada met with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on Wednesday. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press) Prime Minister Mark Carney met with automotive sector CEOs Wednesday morning to discuss U.S. tariffs and ways to protect Canadian supply chains from the trade war with the United States. A spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said the CEOs of Ford Canada, Stellantis Canada and GM Canada met with Carney, along with Brian Kingston of the CanadianRead more
Carney’s major projects bill passed. Now he says ‘the real work begins’
Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters last month that his government will be meeting with Indigenous leaders over the summer, after his major projects bill passed the House of Commons. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press) Now that Bill C-5 is the law of the land, Prime Minister Mark Carney says “the real work begins” to fast-track major projects. Here’s what comes next — and what experts say needs to happen. Parliament passed the bill before it rose for the summer. The second half of the bill, the Building Canada Act, enablesRead more
Tornado fells trees after touching down in central Alberta
A tornado touched down in central Alberta on Wednesday, cutting a path through a treed area, but apparently sparing the area from any more serious damage. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a tornado warning Wednesday afternoon for an area west of Drayton Valley. Storm chaser Trenten Pentelichuk said he watched the twister touch down near the hamlet of Lodgepole — about 175 kilometres southwest of Edmonton. He’d been in the area all afternoon, waiting to see if the significant storm activity in the forecast would actually create a tornado. “AroundRead more
U.S. House passes Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill by narrow margin
U.S. House Speaker Johnson gavels the passing of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s big multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage on Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a Fourth of July deadline. The tight roll call, 218-214, came at a potentially high political cost, with two Republicans joining all Democrats opposed. GOP leaders worked overnight and the president himself leaned on aRead more